作者简介 依涵,外国语言学及应用语言学博士,北京语言大学外国语学部教师。主要研究方向:英汉语言对比、外语教学等。曾获得“外教社杯”全国高校外语教学大赛北京赛区一等奖,北京语言大学青年教师教学基本功比赛一等奖,很好教学奖一等奖等。主持省部级、校级教改项目3项。北京市优质本科课程负责人。在InternationalJournal of Mobile and BlendedLearming,《山东外语教学》等期刊发表学术论文多篇。
目录 Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Comparative news discourse studies-its significance and relevance
1.2 Defining profile as a genre of journalistic discourse
1.3 The objectivity and subjectivity of media discourse
1.4 Research questions
1.5 Methodology
1.6 The organization of the book
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Approaches to the study of journalistic discourse
2.1.1 The critical approach
2.1.2 The corpus linguistic approach
2.1.3 The systemic functional linguistic approach
2.2 Evaluation, stance and appraisal
2.2.1 Definitions
2.2.2 Functions of evaluative language and their realization
2.2.3 Approaches to study evaluation
2.3 Appraisal studies on news discourse
2.4 Comparative and contrastive studies of appraisal in profiles
Chapter 3 Modelling an Appraisal Framework for Comparative Analysis across Cultures
3.1 Appraisal situated in Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL)
3.1.1 SFL as a functional-semantic approach to language
3.1.2 Appraisal and metafunctions
3.1.3 Stratification and realization
3.1.4 Axis structure and system
3.1.5 Instantiation
3.1.6 The interface between language and culture
3.2 The analytical framework of Appraisal
3.2.1 Taxonomy of Appraisal Theory —— an overall account
3.2.2 Subsystems of Attitude
3.2.3 Engagement
3.2.4 Graduation
3.3 Modelling an appraisal framework for comparative analysis
3.3.1 The typological and topological relations of appraisal types
3.3.2 A framework for a comparative analysis of American and Chinese media discourse
Chapter 4 Data Collection and Annotation
4.1 Principles and methods of data selection for Comparative study
4.2 Annotation methodology
4.2.1 Bottom-up and top-down approaches
4.2.2 Reading positions
4.2.3 Unit of analysis
4.2.4 Ambiguity, overlapping and layered coding
Chapter 5 Distributions of Appraisal Resources in American and Chinese Profiles
5.1 The overall pattern of attitudinal resources
5.1.1 The attitudinal pattern in American profiles
5.1.2 The attitudinal pattern in Chinese profiles
5.1.3 A comparison of attitudinal resources between American and Chinese profiles
5.2 The overall pattern of Attitude in relation to Polarity
5.2.1 The pattern of Attitude in relation to Polarity in American profiles
5.2.2 The pattern of Attitude in relation to Polarity in Chinese profiles
5.2.3 A comparison of Attitude patterns in relation to Polarity between American and Chinese profiles
5.3 The strategies of attitude realization
5.3.1 The explicit and implicit realization of attitude in American profiles
5.3.2 The explicit and implicit realization of attitude in Chinese profiles
5.3.3 A comparison of attitude realization strategies between American and Chinese profiles
5.4 The pattern of Appraiser and Appraised
5.4.1 The pattern of Appraiser and Appraised in American profiles
5.4.2 The pattern of Appraiser and Appraised in Chinese profiles
5.4.3 A comparison of Appraiser and Appraised patterns between American and Chinese profiles
5.5 Judgement patterns in American and Chinese profiles
5.5.1 Judgement pattern in American profiles
5.5.2 Judgement pattern in Chinese profiles
5.5.3 A comparison of Judgement patterns between American and Chinese profiles
Chapter 6 Evaluative Patterns, Authorial Stance and So Motivation
6.1 The interplay of Attitude resources in profiles
6.2 Evaluative keys, authorial voices and alignment strategies
6.2.1 Evaluative key of American profiles
6.2.2 Evaluative key of Chinese profiles
6.2.3 A Comparison of rhetorical effects and alignment strategies between American and Chinese profiles