拜登“百日”演讲的趋近化分析

A Proximization Analysis of Biden’s 100th Day Speech

摘要: 本文基于趋近化理论分析拜登“百日”演讲中的话语策略。研究发现在空间趋近化上，政治演讲者采用我者与他者的指称来鲜明划立指示中心内部实体与外部实体的界限；时间趋近化上，用现在进行时描述未来事件，营造迫在眉睫的危险；价值趋近化上，夸大意识形态冲突，突出外来实体入侵内部价值观。拜登使用趋近化策略，强调威胁逼近来让民众相信应立即采取防范措施，合理化政府的各项决策。本研究有助于揭示政治语篇中暗含的意识形态倾向，使我们更好地认知政治语篇的本质。

Abstract: This study adopts proximization theory to analyze discursive strategies in Biden’s 100th day speech. It is found that politicians tend to use “we” and “other” to distinguish ODC and IDC in space proximization. Besides, they extensively use present progressive tense to describe future, which indicates an imminent danger in time proximization. What’s more, in value proximization, speakers amplify ideology conflicts to emphasize the attach on inside value. In a word, Biden uses proximization to stress the approaching threat to convince the public that precautions should be taken immediately to rationalize government’s policy. This study helps to reveal the implicit ideological tendencies in political discourse, enabling us to better recognize the nature of political discourse.