title: Interrogative sentences as a way of expressing Russophobia in the modern virtual space (as exemplified in network Reddit)
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metadata.value: Shipilova, Diana S.
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metadata.value: 2024-05-31T15:40:03Z
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metadata.value: 2024-05-31T15:40:03Z
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metadata.value: 2024-03
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metadata.value: Shipilova D. S. (2024). Interrogative sentences as a way of expressing Russophobia in the modern virtual space (as exemplified in network Reddit). Media Linguistics, 11 (1), 145–158. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu22.2024.108 (In Russian)
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu22.2024.108
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/45490
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metadata.value: Modern society today is subject to global processes of Westernization, the purpose of which
  is to subjugate other cultures to Western influence. Thanks to the powerful potential of the
  virtual space to disseminate the necessary ideas, a certain vision is imposed and mass manipulation of the consciousness of citizens is carried out. The consistent and long-term policy
  of the Western world promotes the image of evil Russians, that leads to a surge in discrimination
  against representatives of the Russian-speaking culture. The image of the evil people is
  broadcast in the media and cinema, media personalities and politicians talk about it. Such
  negative representation of Russians leads to their hostility. Intolerance towards the citizens of
  the Russian Federation arise in the minds of a wide audience, which is reflected in both verbal
  and non-verbal ways. The author aims: 1) to conduct a study of interrogative sentences in the
  social network Reddit, one of the most famous and frequently visited Internet platforms in
  the world; 2) to identify Russophobic sentiments, and 3) to make an attempt to systematize
  the idea of the functions of interrogative sentences. Interrogative sentences are analyzed from
  the point of view of their secondary function — the transfer of information, feelings and one’s
  attitude to any situation. Selected by continuous sampling and carefully analyzed interrogative
  sentences allow us to draw a conclusion about the Russophobic mood that is inherent
  in the population of the Western world. The author has found that interrogative sentences
  are aimed at expressing accusations, insults and gloating. The objects of Russophobia are the
  Russian Federation itself, the President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and the citizens of the
  country. It was revealed that Russophobia is observed through the use of verbs with negative
  connotations, negatively colored epithets, parallel constructions, metaphorical models and
  occasionalisms.
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metadata.value: ru
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metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.value: Media Linguistics;Volume 11; Issue 1
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: media text
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: interrogative sentences
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Reddit
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Russophobia
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metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Interrogative sentences as a way of expressing Russophobia in the modern virtual space (as exemplified in network Reddit)
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metadata.value: Article
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