The language of war is applied to the Covid pandemic
\nVietnam, like many countries, has a long history of war, stretching back thousands of years. The last war ended in 1975, only 46 years ago. In any language, war creates a need for language to describe patriotism, unity and struggle. This language then gets used as simile or metaphor to talk about things other than war. Today, the Vietnamese government uses the language of war as a powerful tool to guide the behaviour of its citizens.
\nLet\u2019s look at how this is manifested in Covid messaging.
\n1. Ch\u1ed1ng d\u1ecbch nh\u01b0 ch\u1ed1ng gi\u1eb7c
\nFight the pandemic as we fight invaders
\n2. Using a lot of words like \u201cto\u00e0n d\u00e2n\u201d (all citizens), \u201cchung s\u1ee9c\u201d (gather our strength together), \u201cchung tay\u201d (hands together), \u201c\u0111\u1ed3ng l\u00f2ng\u201d (same heart towards), \u201c\u0111o\u00e0n k\u1ebft\u201d (unite) etc.
\nHere are some examples:
\nChung s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u00f2ng ph\u00f2ng ch\u1ed1ng Covid-19.
\nGather strength and hearts to fight Covid.
\n\u0110o\u00e0n k\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng \u0111\u1ea1i d\u1ecbch
\nUnite to win the war against the pandemic
\n3. M\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfn s\u0129 trong ph\u00f2ng, ch\u1ed1ng d\u1ecbch
\nEvery citizen is a soldier in the fight against the pandemic
\nM\u1ed7i gia \u0111\u00ecnh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i ch\u1ed1ng d\u1ecbch
\nEvery ward is a fort in the war against Covid
\n4. \u1ede nh\u00e0 l\u00e0 y\u00eau n\u01b0\u1edbc
\n1<\/p>\n
Every citizen is a soldier: How the language of war is applied to the Covid pandemic
\nTo stay home is to love your country
\nVocabulary
\nch\u1ed1ng
\nd\u1ecbch, \u0111\u1ea1i d\u1ecbch
\nnh\u01b0
\ngi\u1eb7c
\nng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n
\nto\u00e0n d\u00e2n
\nchung s\u1ee9c, chung tay \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u00f2ng
\n\u0111o\u00e0n k\u1ebft
\nph\u00f2ng
\nchi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng
\n\u0111\u1ec3
\nm\u1ed7i
\nl\u00e0
\nchi\u1ebfn s\u0129
\ngia \u0111\u00ecnh
\nph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i
\n\u1edf nh\u00e0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The language of war is applied to the Covid pandemic Vietnam, like many countries, has a long history of war, stretching back thousands of years. The last war ended in 1975, only 46 years ago. In any language, war creates a need for language to describe patriotism, unity and struggle. This language then gets used … <\/p>\n