A critical discourse analysis of the news on north Korean
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Transcript A critical discourse analysis of the news on north Korean
A critical discourse analysis of the
news on north Korean missile
launches
By: Nguyen thi phuong thao
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof., Dr. Tran huu manh
contents
Part 1- Introduction
Part 2- Development
Part 3- Conclusion
introduction
Rationale
Scope of the research
Aims of the research and research
questions
Methodology
Background information
Design of the research
Scope of the research
Written text
From July 4th 2006 to July 28th 2006
32 headlines and 18 news articles in
English and Vietnamese
from two sources of news: the Voice
of America and Nhan Dan
Aims of the research
To provide a textual analysis
To give an illustration of CDA
concepts and analysis procedures
To convey a message
Research questions
What are the representations ?
What are the underlying ideologies ?
Why are such ideologies encoded ?
development
Chapter 1- Theoretical background
Chapter 2- Methodology
Chapter 3- Data analysis and discussion
Theoretical background
The history of Critical Linguistics
and CDA
Theories on CDA
Systemic Functional Linguistics and
its role in CDA
CDA in relation with Cultural Studies
Theories on cda
Definition
Key notions
Methodology
Principles
methodology
Data
Analytical framework
Method of analysis
Analyzing headlines
What are the prominent processes ?
What are the roles ?
Analyzing full-text news reports
Naming referents
Lexicalization
Over-lexicalization
Quotation patterns
Data analysis and discussion
Analysis of headlines
Analysis of full-text news reports
Analysis of headlines- VOA
Positively represent the US-Japan coalition
76.9% of the processes
The role of actor and sayer in all processes
Verbs denoting positive actions
Negatively represent North Korea
Less processes
Both the role of actor and goal, sayer and
target
Verbs denoting negative actions
Analysis of headlines- ND
Neutral viewpoint
Relatively balanced proportion
52.6% processes to the US and Japan
47.4% processes to others
Neutral verbs
Analysis of full-text news reports
Naming referents
Lexicalization
Over-lexicalization
Quotation patterns
naming referents
VOA
Formal and neutral names for the US and
Japan
Negative names for NK
Nhan Dan
formal and neutral names for both groups
of participants
lexicalization
VOA
Negativization of NK’s activities
Positivization of the US-Japan coalition’s
activities
Nhan Dan
neutral and objective to both groups of
participants
Over-lexicalization
VOA
negative over-lexicalization of NK’s missile
launches
Nhan Dan
neutral over-lexicalization of NK’s missile
launches
Quotation patterns
VOA
the US-Japan coalition 77.1%
North Korea 13.3%
war-protestors 9.6%
Nhan Dan
the US-Japan coalition 47.5%
North Korea 22%
war-protestors 30%
conclusion
A summary of the findings
Suggestions for further research
Suggestions for further research
Carry out a research on a larger
database
Collect data from other sources
Do a similar research on spoken
discourse
Analyze other discursive strategies
Thank you very much!