Semantic Roles of ‘Money’ as Agent and Patient in Russian Media Discourse
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5008-2025-5-26-37
Abstract
Aim. To examine the alterations in the semantic roles of lexical-semantic group units containing a component ‘money’ as both agents and patients in Russian media discourse, with a view to identifying their influence on the formation of public opinion, cultural attitudes, and moral values.
Methodology. To attain the predetermined objectives, the database of the National Corpus of the Russian Language, ‘Social Networks’ section specifically, was chosen as a recourse. The study principally focused on examples from the Telegram application, where it was observed how the agentic or patient qualities of money were emphasized with various lexical and syntactic constructions.
Results. The analysis revealed that money in media discourse can function in a dual capacity, simultaneously ‘actively influencing’ and awaiting action as objects. It was found that the use of diminutive forms and colloquial vocabulary imbues discussions with an emotional quality, thereby emphasizing the disparities in the perception of money among specific social groups.
Research implications. This study makes interplay between language and economic reality more understandable. By highlighting the influence of media discourse on the perception of money in society, it provides a valuable contribution to the existing body of knowledge. The study’s findings hold significant value for both further analyses of media discourse and for practical applications in the domain of economic journalism and sociology.
About the Author
I. V. Kanel
Moscow State University of Psychology & Education
Россия
Россия
Irina V. Kanel – Postgraduate Student, Department of Linguodidactics and Intercultural Communication
Odintsovo
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