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Language and Revolution: Formulae of the Cultural Revolution Author(s): Ji Feng Yuan, Koenraad Kuiper, Shu Shaogu Source: Language in Society, Vol. 19, No. 1 (Mar., 1990), pp. 61-79 Published by: Cambridge University Press Stable URL: /stable/4168105 . Accessed: 05/09/2011 22:13 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms Conditions of Use, available at . /page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@. Cambridge University Press is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Language in Society. Language in Society I9, 6I-79. Printed in the United States of America Language and revolution: Formulae of the Cultural Revolution JI FENG YUAN, KOENRAAD KUIPER, AND SHU SHAOGU Department of English Language and Literature University of Canterbury ABSTRACT From the hypothesis that routine formulae code cultural norms, it fol- lows that social change will reveal itself in the formulaic inventory of a language. We test this prediction by looking at some of the changes to formulaic speech which took place in postrevolutionary China, partic- ularly during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. We first examine some generally used politeness formulae, comparing them with prerevolution- ary equivalents. We then examine the Public Criticism Meeting as a revolutionary ritual and show that its structure and formulaic language arose directly out of revolutionaryimperat