As a Burundian doctoral student at Nanjing University,my personal journey is closely intertwined with China’s development in the new era and the deepening China-Africa partnership.Recently,my experiences have given m...As a Burundian doctoral student at Nanjing University,my personal journey is closely intertwined with China’s development in the new era and the deepening China-Africa partnership.Recently,my experiences have given me a deeper appreciation of the importance of people-to-people exchanges between China and Africa.展开更多
Discourse markers(DMs)in many languages have been investigated from various theoretical perspectives and within diverse methodological paradigms for decades.Studies within the field of DMs are accelerating rapidly;how...Discourse markers(DMs)in many languages have been investigated from various theoretical perspectives and within diverse methodological paradigms for decades.Studies within the field of DMs are accelerating rapidly;however,few state-of-the-art reviews have been conducted to systematically inform scholars of the current landscape of DM research.This investigation conducted a comprehensive review of 2,183 studies from 2009 to 2022,leveraging CiteSpace for bibliometric analysis.The study aims to illuminate emerging trends and focal areas within DM research and lay the groundwork for further interdisciplinary exploration and collaboration in this area.The analysis reveals a growing interest in DM studies,identifies leading contributors,including countries,universities,and scholars,highlights the most cited journals and references shaping the field,and delineates prevalent research themes and topics,as well as methodological approaches employed.These findings indicate that DM research has evolved from a linguistic inquiry into an interdisciplinary domain employing varied methodologies such as qualitative and/or quantitative,experimental,and synchronic and/or diachronic.This study can provide important implications for future research in terms of the pragmatic turn,interdisciplinary nature,expansion of data from English to various other languages,and diversified methodologies.展开更多
Nominalization,as the main means of reaching grammatical metaphor,is one of the distinctive features of written corpora and plays an important role in the discourse construction of news discourse.Based on the theory o...Nominalization,as the main means of reaching grammatical metaphor,is one of the distinctive features of written corpora and plays an important role in the discourse construction of news discourse.Based on the theory of grammatical metaphor,this article discusses the phenomenon of nominalization and its translation strategies in news discourse by analyzing translation examples.It is found that nominalization structure can effectively enhance the informativeness and objectivity of news discourse.When translating from Chinese to English,the translator should take into full consideration of the different characteristics of the two languages,and convert the predicates,subject-predicate structures,verb-object structures and clauses into nominalization structures.Through this translation strategy,the translation will be more in line with the English language characteristics and usage habits,and can accurately convey the information of the original text,finally realizing the effective translation of the language.展开更多
Chinese political discourse is the embodiment of the will of the people,the will of the CPC and the will of China.Conceptual metaphor is closely related to political discourse.Taking the 2022 government work report as...Chinese political discourse is the embodiment of the will of the people,the will of the CPC and the will of China.Conceptual metaphor is closely related to political discourse.Taking the 2022 government work report as an example,this paper discusses the metaphor problems in political discourse,and analyzes the metaphorical expressions and their functions in political discourse.Based on this,eco-translatology is used to analyze the translation strategies of metaphors in political discourse to help Chinese political discourse get better publicity.展开更多
Corporate image is the external manifestation of a company’s cultural and spiritual essence,as well as the overall impression formed through its interactions with the public.Huawei,as a successful multinational enter...Corporate image is the external manifestation of a company’s cultural and spiritual essence,as well as the overall impression formed through its interactions with the public.Huawei,as a successful multinational enterprise,has established a robust corporate image in the international market through technological innovation and brand building.Moreover,Huawei’s development is closely aligned with national policies and strategies,making it a representative enterprise for showcasing China’s technological independence and national image.This study examines Huawei’s English press releases on product launches published between 2022 and 2024 and conducts a comparative analysis with similar materials from Apple’s official website.Based on Fairclough’s three-dimensional discourse analysis model,this research explores the linguistic features of Huawei’s corporate image construction from the perspectives of text,discourse practice,and social practice.The findings reveal that Huawei has successfully constructed a corporate image that emphasizes technological innovation,prioritizes user needs,and underscores its identity as a national enterprise.This study not only sheds light on Huawei’s strategies for image construction in international competition but also provides a valuable reference for Chinese enterprises in their cultural communication and brand building during the globalization process.展开更多
This paper is committed to an empirical study on the application of common English discourse patterns in the English reading teaching for non-English major students at an average or lower proficiency level.A quantitat...This paper is committed to an empirical study on the application of common English discourse patterns in the English reading teaching for non-English major students at an average or lower proficiency level.A quantitative research method is adopted.The research results show that the application of discourse patterns in teaching in the network environment can help improve students’reading comprehension ability to a certain extent.展开更多
Based on conversation analysis theory,this study explored how teachers and students used discourse markers in foreign language classrooms and how these markers affect classroom interaction.The results showed that teac...Based on conversation analysis theory,this study explored how teachers and students used discourse markers in foreign language classrooms and how these markers affect classroom interaction.The results showed that teachers use different discourse markers in different teaching stages such as lead-in,presentation,practice and summary to make their teaching more organized and clearer.However,students used these markers less often,and their expressions are often less coherent.Based on these findings,the study suggests teaching strategies for teachers and learning strategies for students to improve how they use discourse markers.This can help make foreign language teaching more effective and interactive.展开更多
The discourse marker ni hai bie shuo(你还别说)often appears at the beginning of a sentence,connecting to a rich variety of clause types.Its co-occurring words are mostly those expressing subjective evaluation.The subs...The discourse marker ni hai bie shuo(你还别说)often appears at the beginning of a sentence,connecting to a rich variety of clause types.Its co-occurring words are mostly those expressing subjective evaluation.The subsequent discourse it connects to mainly consists of three clause types:explanatory,resultative,and adversative.The basic semantic structure of the segment in which it appears is:(S1)+ni hai bie shuo+S2.It serves seven textual functions,such as the agreement function,negation function,reminding function,and topic-shifting function.展开更多
Ideological and political education in higher education institutions is currently facing the practical challenge of discourse transformation.Traditional theoretical indoctrination models are unable to effectively alig...Ideological and political education in higher education institutions is currently facing the practical challenge of discourse transformation.Traditional theoretical indoctrination models are unable to effectively align with the cognitive characteristics and acceptance habits of young people.With the profound changes in the media ecosystem,the ideological and political discourse system urgently needs to transition from a one-way communication model to an interactive dialogue model.This paper focuses on the bidirectional construction logic of“concise extraction”and“concise dissemination,”revealing the innovative characteristics of the ideological and political discourse system in content creation,dissemination methods,and talent cultivation mechanisms under the new era.It provides new theoretical perspectives and practical reference frameworks for addressing the challenges of insufficient effectiveness in ideological and political education.展开更多
The current international dissemination of China’s human rights discourse predominantly adopts a“sender-oriented”model,emphasizing the output of human rights discourse by transmitters while overlooking strategy adj...The current international dissemination of China’s human rights discourse predominantly adopts a“sender-oriented”model,emphasizing the output of human rights discourse by transmitters while overlooking strategy adjustments based on audience feedback.To some extent,the current approach has resulted in characteristics such as strong practical implementation but weak discourse,limited theoretical foundation,and insufficient recognition in China’s international human rights communication.Consequently,while China has achieved remarkable progress in its human rights endeavors,human rights issues remain a critical area of stigmatization by some Western countries.An“effect-oriented”mechanism for the international dissemination of China’s human rights discourse,therefore,aims to address this challenge by re-centering the audience as active participants in the communication process.By emphasizing the dual nature of human rights’international communication,this approach leverages the reflexive monitoring of initial transmitters throughout the dissemination process to finally construct a dynamic human rights discourse framework responsive to different time and space contexts.This mechanism directly confronts the diverse backgrounds of global audiences and the resulting varied interpretations of China’s human rights discourse.It advocates for dynamic evaluation of global dissemination outcomes based on audience feedback and the timely adaptation of communication strategies according to context.By doing so,it seeks to effectively advance China’s human rights communication efforts and enhance dissemination efficiency on the global scale.展开更多
“civil discourse”amongst multiple individuals with diverse viewpoints is necessary to move toward truth,to maintain democratic buoyancy,and to get the most accurate read on how best to move forward toward our collec...“civil discourse”amongst multiple individuals with diverse viewpoints is necessary to move toward truth,to maintain democratic buoyancy,and to get the most accurate read on how best to move forward toward our collective good,civil discourse is nonetheless under catastrophic threat by contemporary forces that include the sloppy use of the term“hate speech”;the“libelling by labeling”(aka“cancelling”)in the public square of social media;technologically powered disinformation campaigns;and the growth of“safetyism”in academia.In light of these threats,the goal must be to convince educators,particularly philosophical educators,of the need to adopt a whole new focus in education,namely one that puts a spotlight on the fact that the utilization of the freedom of speech to destroy the freedom of speech of others utterly undermines the positive value of freedom of speech.In order to motivate individuals to turn their back on the dopamine rush of shutting someone down,educators must also spend a great deal of time showcasing the merits of“civil discourse”by providing young people with extensive experience in engaging in facilitated“civil discourse”(aka Communities of Philosophical Inquiry)so that its value can be woven into a personal commitment.展开更多
This article explores the academic discourse on“Made in China”from the perspective of the Discourse-Historical Approach(DHA),aiming to understand how this discourse is constructed,evaluated,and transformed in the in...This article explores the academic discourse on“Made in China”from the perspective of the Discourse-Historical Approach(DHA),aiming to understand how this discourse is constructed,evaluated,and transformed in the international academic landscape.Drawing on a corpus of highly cited English academic papers,the study examines the discursive strategies used to shape the evolving image of“Made in China”.The findings indicate a clear shift in academic perception-from a label associated with cheap labor and low-end production to one increasingly linked to technological innovation,environmental responsibility,and global cooperation.Through keyword analysis,intertextual mapping,and discursive strategy identification,this article offers insights into how language reflects and reproduces broader geopolitical and ideological shifts.展开更多
The present paper reviews the theoretical framework and analytic methods of Critical Discourse Analysis （CDA） and then introduces the latest development of CDA from the perspectives of linguistic anthropology, cogni...The present paper reviews the theoretical framework and analytic methods of Critical Discourse Analysis （CDA） and then introduces the latest development of CDA from the perspectives of linguistic anthropology, cognitive linguistics and corpus linguistics. The prospect of CDA is accordingly advanced.展开更多
ICM （Idealized Cognitive Model） theory put forward by Lakoff has a guiding function in the analysis of discourse coherence without the coherent devices, based on which WANG Yin mentioned cognitive world. The cogniti...ICM （Idealized Cognitive Model） theory put forward by Lakoff has a guiding function in the analysis of discourse coherence without the coherent devices, based on which WANG Yin mentioned cognitive world. The cognitive world is of two kinds： ICM and background knowledge. The process of understanding discourse is the process of activating the human＇s ICM and background knowledge so that coherence is realized.展开更多
Computer technology-based PPT is usually conceived as a tool for information transmission and presentation rather than as a type of discourse. Much focus of the previous study on PPT is concerned with its development,...Computer technology-based PPT is usually conceived as a tool for information transmission and presentation rather than as a type of discourse. Much focus of the previous study on PPT is concerned with its development, design and application. However, PPT itself may actually be regarded as a multimodal discourse comprising multisemiotics, such as linguistic signs, image, graph, sound, color and their interrelated layouts, etc.. So the article attempts to make a multimodal analysis of College English PPT discourse via the principle of reading images by Kress and van Leeuwen in 1996, aiming to present a different angle of interpreting the meaning of composition anchored in PPT.展开更多
With the advent of Internet age,the audience can enjoy more"autonomy"from the internet than from other media.In consequence,it is said that people can keep"clear-minded"before Netnews,and ideology ...With the advent of Internet age,the audience can enjoy more"autonomy"from the internet than from other media.In consequence,it is said that people can keep"clear-minded"before Netnews,and ideology has been weakened and will even disappear in Netnews. However,from a textual perspective,ideology has been strengthened rather than weakened in Netnews.展开更多
文摘As a Burundian doctoral student at Nanjing University,my personal journey is closely intertwined with China’s development in the new era and the deepening China-Africa partnership.Recently,my experiences have given me a deeper appreciation of the importance of people-to-people exchanges between China and Africa.
文摘Discourse markers(DMs)in many languages have been investigated from various theoretical perspectives and within diverse methodological paradigms for decades.Studies within the field of DMs are accelerating rapidly;however,few state-of-the-art reviews have been conducted to systematically inform scholars of the current landscape of DM research.This investigation conducted a comprehensive review of 2,183 studies from 2009 to 2022,leveraging CiteSpace for bibliometric analysis.The study aims to illuminate emerging trends and focal areas within DM research and lay the groundwork for further interdisciplinary exploration and collaboration in this area.The analysis reveals a growing interest in DM studies,identifies leading contributors,including countries,universities,and scholars,highlights the most cited journals and references shaping the field,and delineates prevalent research themes and topics,as well as methodological approaches employed.These findings indicate that DM research has evolved from a linguistic inquiry into an interdisciplinary domain employing varied methodologies such as qualitative and/or quantitative,experimental,and synchronic and/or diachronic.This study can provide important implications for future research in terms of the pragmatic turn,interdisciplinary nature,expansion of data from English to various other languages,and diversified methodologies.
文摘Nominalization,as the main means of reaching grammatical metaphor,is one of the distinctive features of written corpora and plays an important role in the discourse construction of news discourse.Based on the theory of grammatical metaphor,this article discusses the phenomenon of nominalization and its translation strategies in news discourse by analyzing translation examples.It is found that nominalization structure can effectively enhance the informativeness and objectivity of news discourse.When translating from Chinese to English,the translator should take into full consideration of the different characteristics of the two languages,and convert the predicates,subject-predicate structures,verb-object structures and clauses into nominalization structures.Through this translation strategy,the translation will be more in line with the English language characteristics and usage habits,and can accurately convey the information of the original text,finally realizing the effective translation of the language.
文摘Chinese political discourse is the embodiment of the will of the people,the will of the CPC and the will of China.Conceptual metaphor is closely related to political discourse.Taking the 2022 government work report as an example,this paper discusses the metaphor problems in political discourse,and analyzes the metaphorical expressions and their functions in political discourse.Based on this,eco-translatology is used to analyze the translation strategies of metaphors in political discourse to help Chinese political discourse get better publicity.
文摘Corporate image is the external manifestation of a company’s cultural and spiritual essence,as well as the overall impression formed through its interactions with the public.Huawei,as a successful multinational enterprise,has established a robust corporate image in the international market through technological innovation and brand building.Moreover,Huawei’s development is closely aligned with national policies and strategies,making it a representative enterprise for showcasing China’s technological independence and national image.This study examines Huawei’s English press releases on product launches published between 2022 and 2024 and conducts a comparative analysis with similar materials from Apple’s official website.Based on Fairclough’s three-dimensional discourse analysis model,this research explores the linguistic features of Huawei’s corporate image construction from the perspectives of text,discourse practice,and social practice.The findings reveal that Huawei has successfully constructed a corporate image that emphasizes technological innovation,prioritizes user needs,and underscores its identity as a national enterprise.This study not only sheds light on Huawei’s strategies for image construction in international competition but also provides a valuable reference for Chinese enterprises in their cultural communication and brand building during the globalization process.
基金General Project for Educational and Teaching Reform of Xinjiang Yili Normal University,2022:Empirical Study on the Reform of College English Reading Teaching Based on Discourse Patterns in Network Environment.Funding amount:CNY 10,000.Duration:April 2022-April 2025(Project No.:YSYB202268).
文摘This paper is committed to an empirical study on the application of common English discourse patterns in the English reading teaching for non-English major students at an average or lower proficiency level.A quantitative research method is adopted.The research results show that the application of discourse patterns in teaching in the network environment can help improve students’reading comprehension ability to a certain extent.
基金Survey on the Use of Discourse Markers by Teachers and Students in Foreign Language Classrooms:Taking Teaching Stages and Contexts as Examples(Project No.:20240847)Ideological and Political Teaching Practice of Linguistics Course Under New Liberal Arts(Project No.:JG2023074)。
文摘Based on conversation analysis theory,this study explored how teachers and students used discourse markers in foreign language classrooms and how these markers affect classroom interaction.The results showed that teachers use different discourse markers in different teaching stages such as lead-in,presentation,practice and summary to make their teaching more organized and clearer.However,students used these markers less often,and their expressions are often less coherent.Based on these findings,the study suggests teaching strategies for teachers and learning strategies for students to improve how they use discourse markers.This can help make foreign language teaching more effective and interactive.
文摘The discourse marker ni hai bie shuo(你还别说)often appears at the beginning of a sentence,connecting to a rich variety of clause types.Its co-occurring words are mostly those expressing subjective evaluation.The subsequent discourse it connects to mainly consists of three clause types:explanatory,resultative,and adversative.The basic semantic structure of the segment in which it appears is:(S1)+ni hai bie shuo+S2.It serves seven textual functions,such as the agreement function,negation function,reminding function,and topic-shifting function.
文摘Ideological and political education in higher education institutions is currently facing the practical challenge of discourse transformation.Traditional theoretical indoctrination models are unable to effectively align with the cognitive characteristics and acceptance habits of young people.With the profound changes in the media ecosystem,the ideological and political discourse system urgently needs to transition from a one-way communication model to an interactive dialogue model.This paper focuses on the bidirectional construction logic of“concise extraction”and“concise dissemination,”revealing the innovative characteristics of the ideological and political discourse system in content creation,dissemination methods,and talent cultivation mechanisms under the new era.It provides new theoretical perspectives and practical reference frameworks for addressing the challenges of insufficient effectiveness in ideological and political education.
基金This paper is a phased outcome of the“Research on the Strategy to Improve the Mechanism for the International Dissemination of China’s Human Rights Discourse”(22JJD820045),a key research project of the National Human Rights Education and Training Base under China’s Ministry of Education.
文摘The current international dissemination of China’s human rights discourse predominantly adopts a“sender-oriented”model,emphasizing the output of human rights discourse by transmitters while overlooking strategy adjustments based on audience feedback.To some extent,the current approach has resulted in characteristics such as strong practical implementation but weak discourse,limited theoretical foundation,and insufficient recognition in China’s international human rights communication.Consequently,while China has achieved remarkable progress in its human rights endeavors,human rights issues remain a critical area of stigmatization by some Western countries.An“effect-oriented”mechanism for the international dissemination of China’s human rights discourse,therefore,aims to address this challenge by re-centering the audience as active participants in the communication process.By emphasizing the dual nature of human rights’international communication,this approach leverages the reflexive monitoring of initial transmitters throughout the dissemination process to finally construct a dynamic human rights discourse framework responsive to different time and space contexts.This mechanism directly confronts the diverse backgrounds of global audiences and the resulting varied interpretations of China’s human rights discourse.It advocates for dynamic evaluation of global dissemination outcomes based on audience feedback and the timely adaptation of communication strategies according to context.By doing so,it seeks to effectively advance China’s human rights communication efforts and enhance dissemination efficiency on the global scale.
文摘“civil discourse”amongst multiple individuals with diverse viewpoints is necessary to move toward truth,to maintain democratic buoyancy,and to get the most accurate read on how best to move forward toward our collective good,civil discourse is nonetheless under catastrophic threat by contemporary forces that include the sloppy use of the term“hate speech”;the“libelling by labeling”(aka“cancelling”)in the public square of social media;technologically powered disinformation campaigns;and the growth of“safetyism”in academia.In light of these threats,the goal must be to convince educators,particularly philosophical educators,of the need to adopt a whole new focus in education,namely one that puts a spotlight on the fact that the utilization of the freedom of speech to destroy the freedom of speech of others utterly undermines the positive value of freedom of speech.In order to motivate individuals to turn their back on the dopamine rush of shutting someone down,educators must also spend a great deal of time showcasing the merits of“civil discourse”by providing young people with extensive experience in engaging in facilitated“civil discourse”(aka Communities of Philosophical Inquiry)so that its value can be woven into a personal commitment.
文摘This article explores the academic discourse on“Made in China”from the perspective of the Discourse-Historical Approach(DHA),aiming to understand how this discourse is constructed,evaluated,and transformed in the international academic landscape.Drawing on a corpus of highly cited English academic papers,the study examines the discursive strategies used to shape the evolving image of“Made in China”.The findings indicate a clear shift in academic perception-from a label associated with cheap labor and low-end production to one increasingly linked to technological innovation,environmental responsibility,and global cooperation.Through keyword analysis,intertextual mapping,and discursive strategy identification,this article offers insights into how language reflects and reproduces broader geopolitical and ideological shifts.
文摘The present paper reviews the theoretical framework and analytic methods of Critical Discourse Analysis （CDA） and then introduces the latest development of CDA from the perspectives of linguistic anthropology, cognitive linguistics and corpus linguistics. The prospect of CDA is accordingly advanced.
文摘ICM （Idealized Cognitive Model） theory put forward by Lakoff has a guiding function in the analysis of discourse coherence without the coherent devices, based on which WANG Yin mentioned cognitive world. The cognitive world is of two kinds： ICM and background knowledge. The process of understanding discourse is the process of activating the human＇s ICM and background knowledge so that coherence is realized.
文摘Computer technology-based PPT is usually conceived as a tool for information transmission and presentation rather than as a type of discourse. Much focus of the previous study on PPT is concerned with its development, design and application. However, PPT itself may actually be regarded as a multimodal discourse comprising multisemiotics, such as linguistic signs, image, graph, sound, color and their interrelated layouts, etc.. So the article attempts to make a multimodal analysis of College English PPT discourse via the principle of reading images by Kress and van Leeuwen in 1996, aiming to present a different angle of interpreting the meaning of composition anchored in PPT.
文摘With the advent of Internet age,the audience can enjoy more"autonomy"from the internet than from other media.In consequence,it is said that people can keep"clear-minded"before Netnews,and ideology has been weakened and will even disappear in Netnews. However,from a textual perspective,ideology has been strengthened rather than weakened in Netnews.
