The Cohesive Means of Xi Jinping’s Speeches: A Case Study of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (IV)

Language is indispensable to the development of human society, and as the most important communication tool, it plays an irreplaceable role in various fields such as politics, economy and culture. Since the 18th National Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping has delivered a series of important speeches, comprehensively elaborating his socialist ideology for the new era. Xi’s unique language style has made his thoughts more easily understood and accepted by people. This thesis, from the perspective of discourse analysis, analyses the cohesive means of Xi Jinping’s series of speeches aiming to find the characteristics of Xi’s language and enrich the analysis of Xi Jinping’s discourse.