Linguistic personality of British and Russian diplomats in the linguistic and cultural aspect using linguistic concepts: “Russia/the UK” and “Lyudi/People”

this paper presents a comparative analysis of key linguistic concepts in diplomatic discourse between Russia and the United Kingdom. Specifically, it focuses on the concepts “Russia” and “the UK”, as well as “people”, which reflect national and cultural aspects of political communication in these countries. The analysis is based on an extensive corpus of official speeches delivered by diplomats. The aim of this study is to examine the semantic differences in these concepts and their role in shaping diplomatic narratives. To achieve this, the research employs a combination of methods, including quantitative analysis of lexical frequency, qualitative analysis of contextual usage, and comparative analysis of conceptual representations. The findings of the research reveal significant disparities in the semantic content of the studied concepts. Russian discourse favors collectivist values and national sovereignty, while British discourse emphasizes individual rights and international cooperation. These findings indicate fundamental differences in how key political concepts are conceptualized, reflecting the contrast between multipolar and universalist approaches to international relations. These results are significant for the fields of political linguistics and international relations theory, as well as for the practice of cross-cultural communication. They open up opportunities for further comparative analyses of diplomatic discourses from various countries.

linguistic concept, semantic domain, diplomacy, quantitative analysis