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В.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Komarova</surname><given-names>E. V.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Елена Валерьевна Комарова, кандидат филологических наук, доцент</p><p>факультет международного права; кафедра английского языка № 8</p><p>119454; пр. Вернадского, 76; Москва</p><p>Сфера научных и профессиональных интересов: медиадискурс, корпусная лингвистика, нейросетевые технологии, текстовый анализ, компьютерная лингвистика, методика преподавания иностранных языков</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Elena V. Komarova, PhD, is Assistant Professor</p><p>Faculty of International Law; English Language Department № 8</p><p>119454; 76, prospect Vernadskogo; Moscow</p><p>Spheres of research and professional interest: media discourse, corpus linguistics, neural network technology, text analysis, computer linguistics, ELT</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">e.komarova@inno.mgimo.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Московский государственный институт международных отношений (университет) МИД России</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>MGIMO UNIVERSITY</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2025</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>30</day><month>12</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>11</volume><issue>4</issue><fpage>38</fpage><lpage>50</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Комарова Е.В., 2025</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Комарова Е.В.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Komarova E.V.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://philnauki.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/654">https://philnauki.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/654</self-uri><abstract><p>   В статье представлены результаты исследования жанровой и риторической структуры дискурса корпоративной социальной ответственности (КСО) на материале отчета Barclays Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report 2024. Исследование проводится в интегративной перспективе, сочетая метод анализа риторических ходов (move analysis) по модели Суэйлс-Бхатия и типологии Ю и Бонди с анализом метадискурса по модели К. Хайланда.</p><p>   Цель работы – выявление универсальных и культурно-специфических стратегий, используемых корпорацией для легитимации своей деятельности и конструирования идентичности.</p><p>   В результате анализа была реконструирована типовая риторическая последовательность КСО-дискурса Barclays, включающая пять ключевых ходов: позиционирование корпоративной идентичности и ценностей, демонстрация достижений, апелляция к международным нормативам и стандартам, упоминание заинтересованных сторон и партнёрств, декларация будущих стратегий и обязательств. Количественный анализ показал доминирование ходов, связанных с демонстрацией результатов (30 %) и декларацией будущих стратегий (30 %). Проведённое сопоставление с кросс-культурным исследованием Ю И. Бонди выявило как общность жанровых конвенций (акцент на результативность и стандарты), так и специфику англоязычного дискурса Barclays, для которого характерны рационализированный стиль, ориентация на количественные показатели и минимизация нарративных и миссионерских стратегий по сравнению с китайской и итальянской традициями. Анализ метадискурса подтвердил, что Barclays использует комплекс интерактивных (связки, рамочные маркеры, эвиденциальные ссылки) и интеракционных (хеджи, бустеры, маркеры отношения) ресурсов для структурирования текста, выражения авторской позиции и вовлечения читателя. Делается вывод о том, что КСО-отчёт выполняет тройную функцию: отчётности, легитимации и стратегической репрезентации, формируя образ корпорации как ответственного участника глобальной повестки устойчивого развития. Работа вносит вклад в изучение жанрового функционирования КСО-дискурса и корпоративной риторики устойчивого развития. Полученные данные позволяют интерпретировать жанр КСО-отчёта как гибридного образования, сочетающего черты отчётности и публичной риторики. Выявленные стратегии могут быть использованы на практике для критического анализа корпоративных сообщений, подготовки более эффективных отчётов, а также в качестве модели для сравнительных исследований с целью выявления культурной и институциональной вариативности в глобальном дискурсе устойчивого развития.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>   The article presents the findings of the study of the genre and rhetorical structure of corporate social responsibility (CSR) discourse, based on the Barclays Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report 2024. The research is conducted using a combination of move analysis method based on the Swales-Bhatia model and the Yu &amp; Bondi typology with K. Hyland’s model of metadiscourse.</p><p>   The aim of the study is to identify the universal and culture-specific strategies employed by the corporation to legitimize its activities and construct its identity.</p><p>   As a result of the analysis, a typical rhetorical sequence of Barclays’ CSR discourse was reconstructed, including five key moves: presenting corporate identity and values, presenting achievements, appealing to international norms and standards, mentioning stakeholders and partnerships, and declaring future strategies and commitments. Quantitative analysis revealed the dominance of moves related to presenting results (30 %) and declaring future strategies (30 %). A comparison with the cross-cultural study by Yu I. Bondi revealed both common genre conventions (an emphasis on performance and standards) and the specificity of Barclays’ English-language discourse, characterized by a rationalized style, a focus on quantitative indicators, and a minimization of narrative and missionary strategies compared to Chinese and Italian traditions. Metadiscourse analysis confirmed that Barclays employs a complex of interactive (transitions, frame markers, evidentials) and interactional (hedges, boosters, attitude markers) resources to structure the text, express the author’s stance, and engage the reader. It is concluded that the CSR report serves a triple function: reporting, legitimation, and strategic representation, shaping the corporation’s image as a responsible participant in the global sustainable development agenda. This work contributes to the study of the generic functioning of CSR discourse and the corporate rhetoric of sustainable development. The obtained data allow the CSR report genre to be interpreted as a hybrid formation combining features of reporting and public rhetoric. The identified strategies can be used in practice for the critical analysis of corporate messages, for preparing more effective reports, and as a model for comparative studies aimed at identifying cultural and institutional variability in the global discourse of sustainable development.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>дискурс КСО</kwd><kwd>жанровый анализ</kwd><kwd>риторические ходы</kwd><kwd>дискурсивные стратегии</kwd><kwd>деловая коммуникация</kwd><kwd>устойчивое развитие</kwd><kwd>Barclays</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>CSR-discourse</kwd><kwd>genre analysis</kwd><kwd>rhetorical moves</kwd><kwd>discourse strategies</kwd><kwd>corporate communication</kwd><kwd>sustainable development</kwd><kwd>Barclays</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Кибрик А.А. 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