Study on the Evolution of Key Words Collocation in Report on the Work of Government Over the Past Decade

Abstract

This research employs a combination of quantitative statistics and qualitative interpretation to explore the phenomenon of thematic word collocation evolution in the English version of Reports on the Work of the Chinese Government. Specifically, the research integrates data on thematic word collocations from reports from 2015 to 2024 to construct a theoretical framework for comparative analysis and interpret the differences in word collocations between these reports and corresponding expressions in the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) from memetic perspective. According to the findings, it is influenced by the norms of language expression and socio-cultural contexts. In light of this, it is necessary to optimize the English versions, enhancing the translation quality and international communication effect.