Subjects of diplomatic communication and specifics of their activities in Ancient China

  • Siyu Zhang Minsk State Linguistic University, 21 Zakharava Street, Minsk 220034, Belarus

Abstract

The article is devoted to the consideration of the participants of diplomatic communication in Ancient China, as well as the cultural and national specifics of the institutionalisation of this discursive practice. The author analyses the semantics and patterns of functioning of the names of diplomatic workers in various periods of the existence of Chinese diplomacy. The author considers the dominant lexemes used to designate diplomatic employees within the six main historical eras of China: the pre-Qin era, the period of the Qin and Han dynasties, the era of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the era of the five dynasties, the period of the Song, Liao, Jing and Yuan dynasties, and the period of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Particular attention is paid to the historical development of the terminological system of Chinese diplomacy and the reasons for its change, the analysis of which helps to identify evolutionary trends in relation to the functional repertoire of diplomatic discourse.

Author Biography

Siyu Zhang , Minsk State Linguistic University, 21 Zakharava Street, Minsk 220034, Belarus

postgraduate student at the department of speechology and communication theory, faculty of intercultural communication

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Published
2023-10-31
Keywords: subjects of diplomacy, nomination, terminology of diplomatic workers, lexeme, diplomatic communication, discourse of diplomacy
Supporting Agencies The author of the article wishes to present her gratitude to PhD (philology), associate professor T. V. Eromeitchik.
How to Cite
Zhang S. Subjects of diplomatic communication and specifics of their activities in Ancient China // Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philology. 2023. 3. PP. 52-61.
Issue
No 3 (2023): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philology
Section
Linguistics

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