Chenxia Zhang
Biographic Data
| ID | 3844302 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chenxia Zhang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chenxia |
| FAMILY NAME | Zhang |
| SIGNATURE | ZHANG C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3795-2756 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Words make worlds: The discursive construction of poverty in China’s digital sphere
This paper explores how poverty is discursively framed on Chinese digital platform amid rising socioeconomic inequality and the expanding influence of public narratives on social media. Drawing on corpus-assisted discourse-historical approach, this study investigates discursive strategies in the most widely read poverty-related articles on WeChat and examines the way poverty is constructed. The results show that poverty discourse functions as a p…
When translation meets dissemination: Translations of the Chinese diplomatic term Mìngyùn Gòngtóngtǐ in English news reports
Discourse and transformation: A discourse-historical approach to understanding energy in China’s diplomatic discourse
This paper sets out to investigate the representation of energy in China’s diplomatic discourse in a context where power structures within and among nation-states are shifting and energy is becoming more politicized. To do this, this research adopts corpus-assisted discourse-historical analysis to examine discursive strategies and investigates the way energy is constructed in China’s diplomacy. Results show a dichotomy of an active ingroup and an…
Comrades or contenders: A corpus-based study of China's Belt and Road in US diplomatic discourse
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has received both praise and criticism within global settings. American stance, however, has been interesting sounding diplomatically more intricate. BRI’s opponents view it being hampered by impediments rather than facilitated with opportunities, while its advocates see opportunities instead of challenges because of its being in global limelight. While all parties have valid justifications for their express…
Metadiscourse in Chinese and American graduate dissertation introductions
The current study aims to look at differences in the use of metadiscourse in the introductory sections of English and Chinese university students. The corpus of the study comprises 20 “introductions” of university students’ MA theses. This study hinges on Hyland’s model of Metadiscourse (interactive and interactional resources) for its methodological framework and aims at analyzing academic writing of native academic and non-native writers. The f…
Comrades or contenders: A corpus-based study of China's Belt and Road in US diplomatic discourse
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has received both praise and criticism within global settings. American stance, however, has been interesting sounding diplomatically more intricate. BRI’s opponents view it being hampered by impediments rather than facilitated with opportunities, while its advocates see opportunities instead of challenges because of its being in global limelight. While all parties have valid justifications for their express…
Metadiscourse in Chinese and American graduate dissertation introductions
The current study aims to look at differences in the use of metadiscourse in the introductory sections of English and Chinese university students. The corpus of the study comprises 20 “introductions” of university students’ MA theses. This study hinges on Hyland’s model of Metadiscourse (interactive and interactional resources) for its methodological framework and aims at analyzing academic writing of native academic and non-native writers. The f…
Comrades or contenders: A corpus-based study of China's Belt and Road in US diplomatic discourse
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has received both praise and criticism within global settings. American stance, however, has been interesting sounding diplomatically more intricate. BRI’s opponents view it being hampered by impediments rather than facilitated with opportunities, while its advocates see opportunities instead of challenges because of its being in global limelight. While all parties have valid justifications for their express…
Discourse and transformation: A discourse-historical approach to understanding energy in China’s diplomatic discourse
This paper sets out to investigate the representation of energy in China’s diplomatic discourse in a context where power structures within and among nation-states are shifting and energy is becoming more politicized. To do this, this research adopts corpus-assisted discourse-historical analysis to examine discursive strategies and investigates the way energy is constructed in China’s diplomacy. Results show a dichotomy of an active ingroup and an…
When translation meets dissemination: Translations of the Chinese diplomatic term Mìngyùn Gòngtóngtǐ in English news reports
Words make worlds: The discursive construction of poverty in China’s digital sphere
This paper explores how poverty is discursively framed on Chinese digital platform amid rising socioeconomic inequality and the expanding influence of public narratives on social media. Drawing on corpus-assisted discourse-historical approach, this study investigates discursive strategies in the most widely read poverty-related articles on WeChat and examines the way poverty is constructed. The results show that poverty discourse functions as a p…
Linguistics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (2 works) · Media Studies and Communication (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Rhetoric and Communication Studies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Academic writing (1 works) · Biology (1 works) · Chemistry (1 works)