As a new research field,multimodal discourse analysis is facing a lot of challenges.On the one hand,the status of multimodality in traditional linguistics is questioned.Many linguists argue that nonlinguistic signs su...As a new research field,multimodal discourse analysis is facing a lot of challenges.On the one hand,the status of multimodality in traditional linguistics is questioned.Many linguists argue that nonlinguistic signs such as gestures and visual images are out of the scope of linguistics.On the other hand,the theories and methods of multimodal discourse analysis are still at an early stage of development and have many limitations.Moreover,many researchers have misunderstandings of the field.In view of these,this article provides a brief explanation of the basic questions of multimodal discourse analysis,including why we analyze multimodal discourse,whether linguistic theories are applicable to nonlinguistic signs such as visual images and gesture,what is the scope of multimodal research,what are the main theories and methods,and what are the limitations and misunderstandings.It further points out that researchers need to have the awareness of making their research interdisciplinary,empirical,and application-oriented.It argues that multimodal research should be based on theoretical and methodological innovation,and should aim at solving real communication problems in the multimedia age.The accurate understanding of these questions is crucial for developing multimodal discourse analysis into a new discipline with strong theoretical and methodological support.展开更多
Critical Discourse Analysis derives from traditional critical linguistics.It is a new language theory in western language study emerging between 1970 s and1980s.This theory aims to analyze the non-literary discourse f...Critical Discourse Analysis derives from traditional critical linguistics.It is a new language theory in western language study emerging between 1970 s and1980s.This theory aims to analyze the non-literary discourse from the angle of criticism.Starting from the definition of critical discourse analysis and political discourse,this papers describes the current development of critical analysis approach for political discourse,explores this critical analysis course,and anticipates the tendency of critical political discourse analysis in our country.展开更多
This paper,by using the theory of Seven Building Tasks to analyze the Prose The Great Goal2 which was ever analyzed from the perspective of theme and rheme structure,aims to demonstrate the application of the new theo...This paper,by using the theory of Seven Building Tasks to analyze the Prose The Great Goal2 which was ever analyzed from the perspective of theme and rheme structure,aims to demonstrate the application of the new theory Severn Building Tasks to analyzing an essay,and thus provide a fresh theory and approach for English learners to analyze prose and learn the English language.展开更多
文摘As a new research field,multimodal discourse analysis is facing a lot of challenges.On the one hand,the status of multimodality in traditional linguistics is questioned.Many linguists argue that nonlinguistic signs such as gestures and visual images are out of the scope of linguistics.On the other hand,the theories and methods of multimodal discourse analysis are still at an early stage of development and have many limitations.Moreover,many researchers have misunderstandings of the field.In view of these,this article provides a brief explanation of the basic questions of multimodal discourse analysis,including why we analyze multimodal discourse,whether linguistic theories are applicable to nonlinguistic signs such as visual images and gesture,what is the scope of multimodal research,what are the main theories and methods,and what are the limitations and misunderstandings.It further points out that researchers need to have the awareness of making their research interdisciplinary,empirical,and application-oriented.It argues that multimodal research should be based on theoretical and methodological innovation,and should aim at solving real communication problems in the multimedia age.The accurate understanding of these questions is crucial for developing multimodal discourse analysis into a new discipline with strong theoretical and methodological support.
基金the key research program"Comparison Study of China-US Political Discourse with Critical Discourse Analysis Theory"of Anhui Humanities and Social Sciences Research Foundation(No.SK2015 A445)entrusted program of Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press"A Study of Political Discourse from the Perspective of CDA"(No.SK2015 A799)2013 Quality Engineering Program"College English Curriculum Teaching Team"of Fuyang Normal University(No.2013JXTD07)
文摘Critical Discourse Analysis derives from traditional critical linguistics.It is a new language theory in western language study emerging between 1970 s and1980s.This theory aims to analyze the non-literary discourse from the angle of criticism.Starting from the definition of critical discourse analysis and political discourse,this papers describes the current development of critical analysis approach for political discourse,explores this critical analysis course,and anticipates the tendency of critical political discourse analysis in our country.
基金by-product of the provincial funding project:Empirical Study of Raising Postgraduates' Creative Thinking Ability黔教研合JG字(2015)003
文摘This paper,by using the theory of Seven Building Tasks to analyze the Prose The Great Goal2 which was ever analyzed from the perspective of theme and rheme structure,aims to demonstrate the application of the new theory Severn Building Tasks to analyzing an essay,and thus provide a fresh theory and approach for English learners to analyze prose and learn the English language.
