Transformation of Slogans and Stereotypes in Response to Shifts in Political Discourse

Трансформация лозунгов и стереотипов при смене политического курса

Authors

  • Ali Hussien Hadi University of Baghdad, Department of Scholarships and Cultural Relations. Baghdad, Iraq https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2830-5821
  • Al-Beder Adnan Habeeb Lafta University of Kerbala, Kerbala,Iraq.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36586/jcl.2.2025.0.51.0209

Keywords:

Keywords: Comparative analysis, Discourse analysis, Political myth-making, Rhetorical framing, Анализ дискурса, Политическое мифотворчество, Риторическое фреймирование, сравнительный анализ.

Abstract

This study examines the transformation of political slogans, clichés, and stereotypes in Russia and Iraq during periods of political regime change in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The main objective of the work is to identify and comparatively analyze the linguistic and cultural changes that accompanied political transformations in both countries. The research is based on theoretical concepts of political myth, framing, and critical discourse analysis. The research methodology includes content analysis of political texts, comparative analysis of linguistic transformations, and analysis of statistical data on cultural consumption. The main hypothesis is that, despite the presence of common trends in linguistic and cultural changes due to global processes of democratization and globalization, the specific forms and dynamics of these changes differ significantly depending on the national context. The results of the study demonstrate that both countries experienced processes of de-ideologization of socio-political vocabulary, democratization of public rhetoric, and pluralization of worldviews. However, significant differences were also revealed, particularly in the nature of language policy and the role of religion in public discourse. The study contributes to understanding the mechanisms of interaction between language, culture, and politics in conditions of radical social transformations and can be used to predict the socio-cultural consequences of political changes.

Аннотация:

Данное исследование посвящено анализу трансформации политических лозунгов, клише и стереотипов в России и Ираке в периоды смены политических режимов конца XX - начала XXI веков. Основная цель работы заключается в выявлении и сравнительном анализе лингвокультурных изменений, сопровождавших политические преобразования в обеих странах. Исследование опирается на теоретические концепции политического мифа, фреймирования и критического дискурс-анализа.

Методология исследования включает контент-анализ политических текстов, сравнительный анализ лингвистических трансформаций и анализ статистических данных по культурному потреблению. Основная гипотеза состоит в том, что, несмотря на наличие общих тенденций в лингвокультурных изменениях, обусловленных глобальными процессами демократизации и глобализации, конкретные формы и динамика этих изменений существенно различаются в зависимости от национального контекста.

Результаты исследования демонстрируют, что в обеих странах наблюдались процессы деидеологизации общественно-политической лексики, демократизации публичной риторики и плюрализации мировоззрений. Однако выявлены и существенные различия, в частности, в характере языковой политики и роли религии в общественном дискурсе. Исследование вносит вклад в понимание механизмов взаимодействия языка, культуры и политики в условиях радикальных общественных трансформаций и может быть использовано для прогнозирования социокультурных последствий политических изменений.

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2025-01-02

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Department of Russian Language

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Transformation of Slogans and Stereotypes in Response to Shifts in Political Discourse: Трансформация лозунгов и стереотипов при смене политического курса. (2025). Journal of the College of Languages (JCL), 51, 209-236. https://doi.org/10.36586/jcl.2.2025.0.51.0209

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2024-08-31

Accepted

2024-11-17

Published Online First

2025-01-02

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