摘要
The release of nuclear wastewater by Japan has generated strong opposition from Japanese citizens,governments of neighboring countries,and global environmental advocates.China,representing the concerns of neighboring countries,has underscored the illicit and detrimental nature of this action.This study explores the metaphors employed in Chinese media regarding the discharge of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water.Based on the self-built corpus,we reveal the rhetorical motives underlying the metaphors,drawing on the framework of critical metaphor analysis.The study centers on two major metaphors-war and liar metaphors-in the discourse of two Chinese official media,China Daily and People’s Daily Online.It is found that according to Chinese media,initiating and protesting the discharge of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water is a war;and that the Japanese government and TEPCO are liars.The metaphor choices reflect China’s stance of opposition and condemnation against the discharge and its intention of uncovering deceptive and misleading information.
作者简介
Corresponding author:Zihan Chen is a master at Shandong University.Her research interests are in affective rhetoric and cognitive linguistic studies,E-mail:1878212218@qq.com;Shukang Li is associate professor at Soochow University.She was a visiting scholar at University of Colorado Denver from Feb.2015 to Feb.2016.Her research interests are in cognitive linguistics and semiotic studies.E-mail:shukanglee@163.com.https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7716-4255。
