Chinese news discourse : : from perspectives of communication, linguistics and pedagogy / / edited by Nancy Xiuzhi Liu, Candace Veecock, Shixin Ivy Zhang.

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Superior document:Routledge Studies in Chinese Discourse Analysis Ser.
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Place / Publishing House:London ;, New York, New York : : Routledge,, [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Routledge Studies in Chinese Discourse Analysis Ser.
Physical Description:1 online resource (203 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Series Information
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Figures
  • Tables
  • Contributors
  • Introduction
  • Four Perspectives to Study News Discourse
  • The Sociological Perspective
  • The Constructivist Perspective: CDA
  • The Sociolinguistic Perspective
  • The Interactive Perspective
  • News Discourse in China
  • About this volume
  • References
  • Part I Generating News in China
  • 1 Sustaining State Legitimacy in the Punch of Political Scandals: A Case Study of Local Newspapers in China
  • Introduction
  • News Media Control, Censorship and State Legitimacy
  • Safeguarding Sate Legitimacy and Maintaining the Image of Local Governments
  • Methods and Data
  • Local News Organizations Under Both Local and central Government Control
  • Before the Dismissal
  • After the Dismissal
  • Further Discussion and Conclusion
  • Acknowledgement
  • References
  • 2 Public Diplomacy Strategies Represented Domestically Through Ports Along the Twenty-First Century Maritime Silk Road: ...
  • Introduction
  • Public Diplomacy in Present China and Xi Thought
  • Xi Thought Represented at the Macro Level
  • Meso-level Analysis of Ningbo Zhoushan Port
  • Meso-level Analysis
  • Constructing Corporate Identity
  • Establishing Company's Credentials
  • Demonstrating Readiness for Service Provision
  • Micro Level Analysis On the General Public
  • Discussion and Conclusion
  • Note
  • References
  • 3 A Survey of Chinese Photojournalists: Identities, Work Conditions and attitudes in the Digital Age
  • Introduction
  • Previous Studies On Photojournalists
  • Journalistic Field, Capital and Habitus
  • Methods
  • Survey Results
  • Demographics
  • Working Conditions
  • Attitudes
  • Discussion
  • Demographics/gender
  • Working Conditions
  • Perceptions/attitudes
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Part II Chinese News Discourse.
  • 4 Recontextualizing Political Metaphor in News Discourse: A Case Study of the Chinese President's Metaphors in English Reports
  • Introduction
  • (Re)contextualization of Political Metaphor in News and Translation
  • Recontextualizing Political Metaphor: An Analytical Model
  • Recontextualizing the Chinese President's Metaphor
  • Data
  • Analysis
  • Presence: Transformation and Representation of Metaphor
  • Abstraction: Quotation of Metaphor
  • Addition: Reporting Verbs and Authorial Voices
  • Arrangement: Sequence of News Events and Allocation of the Metaphor
  • President Salutes Nepal, Warns Separatists (China Daily, 14 October 2019)
  • Hong Kong Leader, Carrie Lam, Gets Jeered, Tainting Annual address (NYT, 16 October 2019)
  • Discussion: Findings and Implications
  • Findings
  • Presence of Metaphor With Literal Translation: Distorting Images
  • Abstraction of Metaphor in Direct Quotation: Misrepresenting Intentions
  • Addition of Reporting Verbs and Authorial Evaluations: repositioning Readers
  • Arrangement of News Events to Frame Metaphor: Constructing "Realities"
  • Possible Factors for the Variation in Recontextualization
  • Linguistic Difference: Connotation and Images
  • Social Differences
  • Ideological Differences
  • Implications
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgement
  • Note
  • References
  • 5 What Newspapers and People say About #China70: News Discourse and Framing Through Social Media
  • Introduction
  • Encounters With and Representation of China Across History
  • Recent Portrayals of the New China and News Framing
  • Data Collection for News Discourse Comparison
  • Looking Through Prism: One China and Its Many Faces
  • Repeating Themes, Different Frames
  • Conflict Frame and China Threat: Your Glory, My Threat
  • Twitter: a Neglected Conflict Zone
  • Looking Into the Future: a More Complex and Transforming China?
  • Note
  • References.
  • 6 China Daily Infographics: Metaphor, Multimodality and the multi-Layering of News Discourse
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Overview of Infographics - Types and Functions
  • Visual and Multimodal Metaphors
  • Data Collection, Methodology and Analysis
  • Multimodal Metaphor
  • Discussion and Implications
  • Future Research Directions
  • Conclusion
  • Icon Attributions
  • References
  • Part III News Translation Pedagogy
  • 7 News Translation Strategies Adopted by Novice and Expert Translators: Implications for Translation Pedagogy
  • Introduction
  • Research Questions
  • Participants
  • Data Collection and Analysis
  • Different Translation Strategies Between Novice and Expert News Translator
  • Perceptions of Translating Vocabularies
  • Perceptions of Translating Sentences and Paragraphs
  • Perceptions of the Translation Quality
  • Individual Differences in Translating Business News
  • The Relationship Between Prior Learning/work Experience and Translation Strategy Choice
  • The Role of Subject Area Knowledge in the Translating Process
  • The Impact of Practical Translation Experience On the choices of Translation Strategy
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • Appendix 7.1
  • Appendix 7.2
  • References
  • 8 A Social Constructivist Approach to Acquiring International News Translation Norms in China: Empowering Students in a ...
  • Introduction
  • International News Translation Norms in China
  • The Social-Constructivist Approach
  • The Key Principles
  • A Socio-Constructivist Class Design and Procedures
  • Methodology
  • Action Research
  • The Teacher-researcher, Students and the Course
  • Data Collection
  • Planning and Implementing the Classroom Teaching of news Translation Norms
  • Planning the Action Research
  • Implementing the Action Research
  • Findings.
  • Empowerment Through Situated Learning With Multiple realities and Multiple Perspectives
  • Empowerment Through Genuine Collaborative Learning
  • Empowerment Through Seeking Viability
  • Empowerment Through Scaffolding
  • Reflections and Implications
  • References
  • 9 Developing Translation Competence: A Curricular Study of Teaching of News Translation
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Translation Competence
  • Teaching News Translation
  • Curriculum Design
  • Methodology
  • Research Questions
  • Research Design
  • Research Subjects
  • Data Collection and Analysis
  • Results and Comparison
  • Comparison in Learning Objectives
  • Comparison in Teaching and Learning Activities
  • Course A: Teaching and Learning Activities
  • Course B: Teaching and Learning Activities
  • Comparison in Assessment
  • Discussion and Implications
  • An Integrated Competence Model for a Qualified News Translator
  • Possible Explanations for Differences in Curriculum Design
  • Sociocultural Background
  • Institutional Context
  • Trainers' Perspectives
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.