« Dernière génération à pouvoir tout changer » – correspondances thématiques et formelles entre les slogans polonais et français tirés de pancartes des jeunes manifestants écologistes
“The Last Generation Able to Change Everything” – Thematic and Formal Correspondences Between Polish and French Slogans Taken from the Placards of Young Environmental Activists

Summary/Abstract: This article analyses thematic and lexical correspondences between the Polish and French slogans used during youth climate protests. Based on a corpus of 500 slogans per country, collected online between 2018 and 2023, it identifies three types of correspondence: complete, partial, and absence of correspondence. Complete correspondences share lexical and syntactic similarities and express a universal call for environmental change. Partial correspondences share similar themes despite formal differences. The absence of correspondence stems from local issues, untranslatable wordplay, or specific cultural contexts. The study highlights both the cultural specificity of the slogans and global concerns about climate change. It also explores the global and local dimensions of slogan production: global through complete and partial correspondences, and local through culturally rooted mismatches. The research shows how language reflects identity and collective thinking around shared goals.

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