Ritual frames and mimesis

Analysing military training in Chinese universities

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4359288
AutoresDániel Z Kádár (0000-0002-7238-730X, ELTE Research Centre for Linguistics, autor de correspondencia), J House (0000-0003-2650-1404, Universität Hamburg)
Año2021
Volumen80
Páginas25-38
Fecha de publicación2021-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLanguage & Communication (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0271-5309 • E-ISSN: 1873-3395
EditorialElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.langcom.2021.05.006
OpenAlexW3167111102
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas35

In this paper, we examine the phenomenon of mimesis, i.e. the way in which people copy each other's behaviour. We focus on an understudied type of mimesis, which we define as 'performative mimesis'. This type of mimesis tends to occur in complex participatory settings where the interactants follow a perceived 'scripted' form of pre-existing behaviour. Our data consists of transcripts of Chinese university 'military trainings', i.e. training courses organised for first year university students in China. In analysing this data we focus on expressions and speech acts through which the trainers in military trainings conventionally realise aggression associated with the script they are mimicking. Our analysis provides a systematic way to examine performative mimesis, hence filling a major knowledge gap in the field

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