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Discourse, politics and media in contemporary China / edited by Qing Cao, Hailong Tian, Paul Chilton.

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This chapter discusses theoretical and methodological issues concerning doing critical discourse analysis in China. The authors believe that China's unique social, cultural and political context justifies an assumption that the Western originated paradigm of critical discourse analysis needs ta...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Cao, Qing (Editor), Tian, Hailong (Editor), Chilton, Paul A. (Paul Anthony) (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2014]
Series:Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ; v. 54.
Subjects:
Discourse analysis > Political aspects > China.
Communication > Political aspects > China.
Communication > Social aspects > China.
Social change > China > 21st century.
China > Social life and customs > 21st century.
Communication > Political aspects.
Communication > Social aspects.
Discourse analysis > Political aspects.
Manners and customs.
Social change.
China.
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Summary:This chapter discusses theoretical and methodological issues concerning doing critical discourse analysis in China. The authors believe that China's unique social, cultural and political context justifies an assumption that the Western originated paradigm of critical discourse analysis needs tailoring and appropriating when being applied in China. Starting from this assumption, the chapter discusses four issues relevant to discourse approach to the socio-political transformations in China: a 'wider' angle critical perspective, a research focus on the functionality of discourse, the emergent pu.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027270368
9027270368
ISSN:1569-9463 ;
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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