Abstract
This study gives a corpus-assisted discourse study of the representations of 2019 Hong Kong protests in the New York Times. With the corpus-analytic tools Wmatrix and Wordsmith, it examines both the dominant patterns in its representations and the specific strategies used. The findings suggest that while NYT still draws on the traditional patterns in its representations of Hong Kong protests, it deviates from the protest paradigm in its representations of concerned parties. Meanwhile, emotion discourse has emerged as a distinct strategy in its representations. This is most revealing in the emotion of fear, and a close analysis of its use in its context has revealed its role in the construction of concerned parties and the distrust of Hong Kong people towards the Chinese government.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 37-59 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Journal of Language and Politics |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 5 Oct 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Jan 2022 |
Keywords
- Corpus-assisted discourse study
- Emotion
- Fear
- Hong Kong
- Protests
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- History
- Sociology and Political Science
- Linguistics and Language