Analysis of political discourse from the perspective of cognitive pragmatics – taking Putin's speech at SPIEF 2021 as an example

Mi Chenjie, Wu Haotian

This article seeks to break through the traditional perspective of political discourse research, integrate cognitive linguistics and pragmatic theory and analyze the metaphorical surface framing, deep framing and pragmatic identity of Vladimir Putin's speech at SPIEF 2021(St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2021) for the purpose of providing a better understanding of Vladimir Putin's positions and views. The study has found that in this speech, Vladimir Putin used the words of «orientation», «journey», and «family» domain to create the corresponding metaphorical surface framing as well as the deep framing of «cooperation», «mutual assistance», «openness», «peace», «win-win», «rise of Nation», «disruptive innovation» while formulating a positive pragmatic identity that the Russian Government is a «driver», «well-doer», «guide», «supporter», «host» and «partner». This paper provides a new perspective for studying Russian political discourse, thereby helping to strengthen the understanding of Russian political positions.

Keywords:political discourse, framing, pragmatic identity, Putin’s speech.