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A Comparative Study on Attitude Resources of University Presidents’ Graduation Speeches in China and America

Authors
Ximei Jiang1, *
1College of Foreign Languages and Literature, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
*Corresponding author. Email: jxm_225@sina.com
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Ximei Jiang
Available Online 10 December 2022.
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10.2991/978-2-494069-27-5_20How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Appraisal theory; Graduation speeches; Attitude resources; Affect; Judgement; Appreciation
Abstract

Based on appraisal theory, this paper analyzes the distribution of attitude resources in the graduation speeches of Chinese and American university presidents in terms of three subsystems of attitude resources: affect, judgement and appreciation, respectively. With the help of UAM corpus tool, the author compares the similarities and differences between Chinese and American discourse in this regard. The study found that both Chinese and American university presidents’ graduation speeches have the largest proportion of judgment resources; the differences lie in the fact that Chinese university presidents’ graduation speeches are mostly appreciative resources, while American university presidents’ graduation speeches are mostly affect resources. This study has certain reference value for broadening the research perspective of speech discourse, and it also has guiding significance for the mutual learning of Chinese and American cultures.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Language, Communication and Culture Studies (ICLCCS 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
10 December 2022
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978-2-494069-27-5
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2352-5398
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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