Discourse Analysis of “Fukushima Nuclear-contaminated Water” News Reports from the Perspective of Attitude in Appraisal Theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22218988 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lu Zhang (0000-0002-8855-8492, China University of Mining and Technology, corresponding author), Zhang Lu (0009-0005-4667-171X) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 174-182 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-13 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Linguistics Literature & Translation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2617-0299 • E-ISSN: 2708-0099 |
| Publisher | Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.32996/ijllt.2023.6.8.16 |
| OpenAlex | W4385787755 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
The Japanese government’s plan to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the sea has sparked widespread concerns both domestically and internationally. Taking the attitude system of Martin’s Appraisal Theory as the theoretical framework, this study collects news reports on the Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water discharge plan from China Daily as the corpus. Through qualitative and quantitative analysis of the corpus, this study explores the distribution pattern and realization of attitudinal resources in these news reports, aiming to reveal the attitude and stance of China Daily towards the Japan’s plan. The study shows that appreciation resources rank top, accounting for more than half of the attitudinal resources, followed by affect resources and judgement resources, and among them, negative resources overweigh positive resources. Besides, through the use of attitudinal resources, China Daily tends to adopt a negative and concerned attitude towards Fukushima nuclear wastewater discharge plan. This study helps to effectively understand and express attitudes and stances in discourses
Appraisal theory · Business · China · Content analysis · Environmental planning · Fukushima Nuclear Accident · Geography · Judgement · Nuclear power · Nuclear power plant · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Water resources · Computer Science · Environmental Science · Law · Psychology · Risk Perception and Management · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |