Title: Critical Discourse Analysis of English News Reports on Diaoyu Islands in 2012
Abstract:Critical discourse analysis arises in the 1980s.As a society-oriented method synthesizing various disciplines such as linguistics,sociology and psychology,critical discourse analysis aims to reveal th...Critical discourse analysis arises in the 1980s.As a society-oriented method synthesizing various disciplines such as linguistics,sociology and psychology,critical discourse analysis aims to reveal the ideology hidden in the discourse and to explore the relationship among language,power and ideology.Four news reports concerning Diaoyu islands are selected from CNN and China Daily,and are analyzed and compared within the system of transitivity.Attempts are made to reveal the ideology and political standpoint in the discourse as well as verify the applicability of critical discourse analysis to news reports.By comparing news titles,lexical choice and three processes of transitivity system,it can be seen that the linguistic expressions that different media use are influenced by their standpoint and ideology.Readers should be aware of the relationship between language and ideology and read news reports in a critical way.Read More
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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