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題名 A Corpus-based Study of SARS in English News Reporting in Malaysia and in the United Kingdom
作者 鍾曉芳
Chung, Siaw-Fong
貢獻者 英文系
日期 2011
上傳時間 26-Apr-2018 14:22:42 (UTC+8)
摘要 This paper analyses English news reporting in Malaysia (New Straits Times) and in the United Kingdom (The Times) over several consecutive months during the SARS epidemic in 2003. While the physical features (word counts, standardised type/token ratio, number of sentences, etc.) of both corpora were consistent (and the two newspapers used mostly the same metaphorical lexis), differing features of the two newspapers were found in the rhetoric meaning. A corpus-based investigation of the presentation of news, selection of lexis, and the foci of reporting during the SARS epidemic is thus proposed. The results show that news from Malaysia focused on patriotism along with an emotional hopeful attitude, while news reporting in The Times seemed to be emotionally detached and less personal, reporting mainly on the fall of the stock markets and cancellations of cultural and sports events. In addition, The Times was found to have often considered manifestations of global economic status and power.
關聯 International Review of Pragmatics, Vol.3, No.2, pp.270-293
資料類型 article
DOI https://doi.org/10.1163/187731011X597541
dc.contributor 英文系zh_TW
dc.creator (作者) 鍾曉芳zh_TW
dc.creator (作者) Chung, Siaw-Fongen_US
dc.date (日期) 2011
dc.date.accessioned 26-Apr-2018 14:22:42 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 26-Apr-2018 14:22:42 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 26-Apr-2018 14:22:42 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/116954-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) This paper analyses English news reporting in Malaysia (New Straits Times) and in the United Kingdom (The Times) over several consecutive months during the SARS epidemic in 2003. While the physical features (word counts, standardised type/token ratio, number of sentences, etc.) of both corpora were consistent (and the two newspapers used mostly the same metaphorical lexis), differing features of the two newspapers were found in the rhetoric meaning. A corpus-based investigation of the presentation of news, selection of lexis, and the foci of reporting during the SARS epidemic is thus proposed. The results show that news from Malaysia focused on patriotism along with an emotional hopeful attitude, while news reporting in The Times seemed to be emotionally detached and less personal, reporting mainly on the fall of the stock markets and cancellations of cultural and sports events. In addition, The Times was found to have often considered manifestations of global economic status and power.en_US
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dc.relation (關聯) International Review of Pragmatics, Vol.3, No.2, pp.270-293
dc.title (題名) A Corpus-based Study of SARS in English News Reporting in Malaysia and in the United Kingdomen_US
dc.type (資料類型) article
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.1163/187731011X597541
dc.doi.uri (DOI) https://doi.org/10.1163/187731011X597541