Shukun Chen

Biographic Data

ID3844692
NAMEShukun Chen
GIVEN NAMESShukun
FAMILY NAMEChen
SIGNATURECHEN S
AFFILIATIONSGuangdong University of Finance
ORCID0000-0001-8579-4310
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS7
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Romantic or enlightened? A sentiment analysis on Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong history textbooks

    Open AccessZenan Zhong, Jing Chen et al.ARTICLEComparative Education2026

    Emotion in history textbooks shapes citizens’ historical consciousness. This study uses sentiment analysis to compare emotional patterns in history textbooks from the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong. The results reveal that: (1) the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong history textbooks have different emotion words that seem to map various narrative features; (2) the Chinese Mainland generally exhibited stronger emotional intensity compared to Hong Kong…

  • Writing to evaluate

    Open AccessWinfred Wenhui Xuan, Shukun ChenARTICLEAustralian Review of Applied…2025

    Evaluative language is crucial in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) writing, particularly in expressing authorial stance and supporting arguments. Among various linguistic frameworks, appraisal in Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) has been extensively used to map and assess evaluative linguistic features. Since its inception in the early 1990s, appraisal has been widely applied to EAP writing studies. This synthesis reviews EAP writing stud…

  • Applying Appraisal Framework in EAP Writing Research

    Open AccessWinfred Wenhui Xuan, Shukun Chen et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Applied…2025References: 5

    The Appraisal framework, a key component of systemic functional linguistics, offers a detailed model for analyzing evaluative language in discourse. Its fine‐grained categories have made it a valuable tool in English for academic purposes (EAP) writing research, where understanding how writers express stance and evaluation is central. However, its application presents methodological challenges: Analysts often struggle with consistent category dif…

  • A comparative study of thematic choices and thematic progression patterns in human-written and AI-generated texts

    Open AccessShu Yang, Shukun Chen et al.ARTICLESystem2024Cited by: 3References: 3

  • We should have a deep understanding’

    Shukun Chen, Aiping Mo et al.ARTICLEPerspectives2023References: 4

    The interpersonal aspect of political discourse has long been a central issue in translation studies. This paper adds to this line of research by drawing on the latest modelling of translation by systemic functional linguistics with some related notions of coupling, commitment and grammatical metaphor (GM). The language in focus was the coupling of “manner + cognitive process” as in “kexue renshi (scientifically understand)”. This study analysed …

  • Beyond Reporting Verbs

    Open AccessShukun Chen, Winfred Wenhui Xuan et al.ARTICLESAGE Open2022Cited by: 1References: 19

    Adopting the framework of projection from Systemic Functional Linguistics, the present study explored the deployment of projection in summary writing by three levels of college EFL learners from a university in mainland China. Data were collected from one summary writing by three classes of different levels' learners in an English program from a university in the southern part of mainland China. Quantitative analysis showed that projections incre…

  • A Systemic Functional Semiotic Investigation of Illustrations in Chinese Poem Books

    Open AccessZenan Zhong, Shukun ChenARTICLELanguage and Semiotic Studies2021References: 5

    Article A Systemic Functional Semiotic Investigation of Illustrations in Chinese Poem Books: An Ontogenetic Perspective was published on December 1, 2021 in the journal Language and Semiotic Studies (volume 7, issue 4)

  • Recontextualizing Literary Classics With Modernity

    Open AccessZenan Zhong, Shukun Chen et al.ARTICLESAGE Open2021References: 18

    A large number of literary classics have been transformed into comic works with varied adaptation strategies. As a typical example, Cai Zhizhong's comic adaptation of Journey to the West has made successful attempts in rewriting the story with modern elements that carry socio-cultural values. Under the general theoretical frameworks of social semiotics, this article seeks to explain what and how these elements are presented and explore how such e…

  • Taking stock of accumulated knowledge in projection studies from Systemic Functional Linguistics

    Open AccessWinfred Wenhui Xuan, Shukun ChenARTICLEFunctional Linguistics2020

    This paper synthesized 66 studies both in English and Chinese concerning projection in Systemic Functional Linguistics with a meta-analysis and synthesis approach. Our data show that projection in Systemic Functional Linguistics (hereafter SFL) is a burgeoning field with expanding focused areas from different settings after several decades of development. Five major domains of research have been identified, namely, theoretical discussions, langua…

  • A synthesis of research on grammatical metaphor

    Winfred Wenhui Xuan, Shukun ChenARTICLEWORD2019Cited by: 3References: 61

    Adopting the methodology of research synthesis, the present study takes stock of primary research studies on grammatical metaphor (GM) within systemic-functional linguistics and maps the research landscape since Halliday proposed this concept in 1985. Based on the data from 118 primary studies, we first report on the publication and methodological features of these studies. We then conduct content analysis, which is based on five domains of inter…