For language users,meaning is the central fact about language,and meaning emerges from a seamless union of wording and context.Functional Grammar attempts to face that uncomfortable fact head-on and to establish a uni...For language users,meaning is the central fact about language,and meaning emerges from a seamless union of wording and context.Functional Grammar attempts to face that uncomfortable fact head-on and to establish a unified model of language which in principle allows the links to be made within the same description.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
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
Chinese discourse and Chinese dissemination are two main propositions of discourse act.Discourse is the tool for dissemination and the essence of culture.Confucianism,Taoism and Mohism show the typical morality of the...Chinese discourse and Chinese dissemination are two main propositions of discourse act.Discourse is the tool for dissemination and the essence of culture.Confucianism,Taoism and Mohism show the typical morality of the dissemination of the Chinese language.Discourse morality implies the competition of the civilization model among different people,nations and countries.Discourse civilization embodies the competition of national interests and ideology.The rapid development of new media brings China the new opportunity to break the monopoly of the Western countries and strive for international discourse power.Moreover,it expands the competition between the Eastern and the Western ideologies.Constructing the Chinese discourse system and improving the influence of its dissemination shall be based on the morality of the dissemination of the discourse act.展开更多
Uniqueness of our political systems and tremendous changes brought about by reform and opening up are reflected in language use,so contem porary Chinese political discourse has its own distinctiveness,and is especiall...Uniqueness of our political systems and tremendous changes brought about by reform and opening up are reflected in language use,so contem porary Chinese political discourse has its own distinctiveness,and is especially featured by increasing political neologisms,posing difficulties for interpreters and for China’s international publicity.Quality of political neologisms interpreting has a direct bearing on whether or not success of interpreting the whole discourse can be achieved.The authors believe that interpreting of contemporary Chinese political discourse,also for the purpose of com m unication can gain guidance from Bachman’s CLA Model.So the paper elaborates through exem plification on strategies for interpreting political neologisms in light of Bachm an’s Model,with a view to realizing discourse power of Chinese.展开更多
Although different from modernity or post- modernity,post- modernism,as the discourse strategy of the intellectuals is inevitably related to power discourse in the respect of self- consciousness and the artistic and c...Although different from modernity or post- modernity,post- modernism,as the discourse strategy of the intellectuals is inevitably related to power discourse in the respect of self- consciousness and the artistic and cultural self-construction. Due to its historical consciousness,it is inseparable from ideology,and as discourse construction,post-modernism belongs to the field of ideology. Foucault puts forward that discourse analysis should connect to social,political and cultural factors and that discourse derives from the operation of the power mechanism. T he deconstruction of the post- modernist art brings about the inevitable political context of its discourse. Post-modernism deviates from the discourse system of the dom inant power and is marginalized at the same time.展开更多
International aid,always concerned as the Western aid,has been in decades' development after the Second World War.From the Post-colonial time to the era of globalisation,from Washington Consensus to the Post-Washi...International aid,always concerned as the Western aid,has been in decades' development after the Second World War.From the Post-colonial time to the era of globalisation,from Washington Consensus to the Post-Washington Consensus,there are various aid discourses,motives and the intervention logics.This paper explores the Western aid through a critical review to the history and the contemporary development of "aid".It argues,despite these changes,the fundamental logic of aid,the logic of "catching up",has not been changed.The related economic and political interventions,such as the aid conditionalities,are all working for this logic,and have caused a lot of criticisms.Aid has not been very successful within the changing agendas.While the foreign aid is moving from intervention to cooperation,to make a more effective "aid",the traditional donors may learn lessons from the South-South relations.展开更多
Public administration slogans include oral and written slogans which made by governments at all levels according to the policy or administration under the propagation tasks. T he purpose is to enhance propaganda effec...Public administration slogans include oral and written slogans which made by governments at all levels according to the policy or administration under the propagation tasks. T he purpose is to enhance propaganda effects by repeating the same concepts and objectives. While the democratic awareness in public discourses is keep growing,there are some surveys on the quality of public administration slogans. In order to improve the quality of public administration slogans,governments in Anhui Province should organize professionals and pay closely attention to the guidance of policy before they sort,edit,produce and release public administration slogans.展开更多
Due to differences in value orientation,thinking model and other aspects of social norms,it is difficult to completely avoid cultural collision and conflict betw een cross-cultural communications. As an important chan...Due to differences in value orientation,thinking model and other aspects of social norms,it is difficult to completely avoid cultural collision and conflict betw een cross-cultural communications. As an important channel of inter- cultural communication,verbal communication w ill vary depending on different gender styles. T he analysis of the impact of gender discourse on human activity in a specific context and the explanations of different discourse style can be helpful in better understanding the communicative behavior of human beings. Based on this,this paper makes a study of the gender differences in discourse style in the context of inter- cultural communication,first explaining several relevant concepts,and then discussing several gender differences in discourse style and the cultural reasons in inter- cultural communication attribution,last presenting some proposals for promoting gender cross- cultural communication.展开更多
文摘For language users,meaning is the central fact about language,and meaning emerges from a seamless union of wording and context.Functional Grammar attempts to face that uncomfortable fact head-on and to establish a unified model of language which in principle allows the links to be made within the same description.
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.
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 staged achievements of the 2013 key funded program of Jiangsu Province-Current Situation of and Reflection on the Chinese Cultural Communication through College English Teaching(13YYA001)the educational reform program of Southeast University(2013-88(1117002303))
文摘Chinese discourse and Chinese dissemination are two main propositions of discourse act.Discourse is the tool for dissemination and the essence of culture.Confucianism,Taoism and Mohism show the typical morality of the dissemination of the Chinese language.Discourse morality implies the competition of the civilization model among different people,nations and countries.Discourse civilization embodies the competition of national interests and ideology.The rapid development of new media brings China the new opportunity to break the monopoly of the Western countries and strive for international discourse power.Moreover,it expands the competition between the Eastern and the Western ideologies.Constructing the Chinese discourse system and improving the influence of its dissemination shall be based on the morality of the dissemination of the discourse act.
文摘Uniqueness of our political systems and tremendous changes brought about by reform and opening up are reflected in language use,so contem porary Chinese political discourse has its own distinctiveness,and is especially featured by increasing political neologisms,posing difficulties for interpreters and for China’s international publicity.Quality of political neologisms interpreting has a direct bearing on whether or not success of interpreting the whole discourse can be achieved.The authors believe that interpreting of contemporary Chinese political discourse,also for the purpose of com m unication can gain guidance from Bachman’s CLA Model.So the paper elaborates through exem plification on strategies for interpreting political neologisms in light of Bachm an’s Model,with a view to realizing discourse power of Chinese.
基金the staged achievement of the 2014 general project of humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education-The Political Nature of the Post-modernist Art and the Reconstruction of the Chineseness in the Contem porary Art(14YJC760038)
文摘Although different from modernity or post- modernity,post- modernism,as the discourse strategy of the intellectuals is inevitably related to power discourse in the respect of self- consciousness and the artistic and cultural self-construction. Due to its historical consciousness,it is inseparable from ideology,and as discourse construction,post-modernism belongs to the field of ideology. Foucault puts forward that discourse analysis should connect to social,political and cultural factors and that discourse derives from the operation of the power mechanism. T he deconstruction of the post- modernist art brings about the inevitable political context of its discourse. Post-modernism deviates from the discourse system of the dom inant power and is marginalized at the same time.
文摘International aid,always concerned as the Western aid,has been in decades' development after the Second World War.From the Post-colonial time to the era of globalisation,from Washington Consensus to the Post-Washington Consensus,there are various aid discourses,motives and the intervention logics.This paper explores the Western aid through a critical review to the history and the contemporary development of "aid".It argues,despite these changes,the fundamental logic of aid,the logic of "catching up",has not been changed.The related economic and political interventions,such as the aid conditionalities,are all working for this logic,and have caused a lot of criticisms.Aid has not been very successful within the changing agendas.While the foreign aid is moving from intervention to cooperation,to make a more effective "aid",the traditional donors may learn lessons from the South-South relations.
基金A Study on the Discourse Mode of Administrative Slogans in Anhui Province under the Post-modern Public Discourse Background(A2015025)Master’s degree program in Hefei college(Master of Chinese international education)A Study on the Language Standardization of Public Context and Mass Media-T aking Hefei as an Example(14JD06RW)
文摘Public administration slogans include oral and written slogans which made by governments at all levels according to the policy or administration under the propagation tasks. T he purpose is to enhance propaganda effects by repeating the same concepts and objectives. While the democratic awareness in public discourses is keep growing,there are some surveys on the quality of public administration slogans. In order to improve the quality of public administration slogans,governments in Anhui Province should organize professionals and pay closely attention to the guidance of policy before they sort,edit,produce and release public administration slogans.
文摘Due to differences in value orientation,thinking model and other aspects of social norms,it is difficult to completely avoid cultural collision and conflict betw een cross-cultural communications. As an important channel of inter- cultural communication,verbal communication w ill vary depending on different gender styles. T he analysis of the impact of gender discourse on human activity in a specific context and the explanations of different discourse style can be helpful in better understanding the communicative behavior of human beings. Based on this,this paper makes a study of the gender differences in discourse style in the context of inter- cultural communication,first explaining several relevant concepts,and then discussing several gender differences in discourse style and the cultural reasons in inter- cultural communication attribution,last presenting some proposals for promoting gender cross- cultural communication.
