Meaning Generation in Chinese Official Media Discourse (1) (Routledge Studies in Chinese Discourse Analysis)

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Synopsis
Drawing on approaches from Linguistic Pragmatics, Critical Discourse Analysis, Conceptual Metaphor Theory, Social Actor Representation Theory, and Framing Theory, this book critically explores the various linguistic devices and pragmatic strategies that concern meaning generation in the context of Chinese official media discourse.The volume rests on eight chapters that—using different analytical lenses, with either a culture-specific perspective or a cross-cultural one—take language analysis as their point of departure, in order to investigate how meaning is generated in situated discourse, such as media accounts about specific issues within the socio-political, cultural, or economic sphere. Each chapter is empirically grounded, and either focuses on a specific genre, such as the documentary and the press conference, or explores social and political events and initiatives that have been topical in recent years: the Covid-19 and SARS crises, the US-China trade conflict, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and the 2021 Hong Kong electoral system reform.By bringing back the linguistic analysis to the core of the analytical approach, the volume shows the interconnection of text and context, reminding the reader about the key role of language users both on the production and reception side.This book will be of interest to students and scholars interested in the relation between language and politics and, in particular, in understanding meaning-making and meaning-moulding processes in discourses articulated in an official Chinese context aimed both internally and internationally.
Copyright:
2025

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Book Size:
198 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781040341780
Related ISBNs:
9781040341636, 9781032592961, 9781003454069
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
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Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Lutgard Lams, Rui Zhang, and Emma Lupano
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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Categories:
Nonfiction, Language Arts, Foreign Language Study, Sociology
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Lutgard Lams
Edited by:
Rui Zhang
Edited by:
Emma Lupano

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