Abstract
This article compares and contrasts the discourse of whaling in British and Japanese newspaper reports. It investigates the ways in which pro- and anti-whaling discourses are formulated in the press by examining, in particular, the following features: (1) the use of specific lexis and syntactic structures, (2) the use of rhetorical devices, and (3) the control and organization of information at a discourse level. The article claims that British and Japanese news reports use very different strategies in expressing their anti- and pro-whaling stances; the former tend to use a more emotive and provocative tone, whereas the latter use a more restrained and factual tone. The article also claims that the issue of whaling tends to be discussed under different cultural assumptions and values in the respective discourses; and thus, suggests the possibility that readers may be influenced by the cumulative effects of these different discourses.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 741-764 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Discourse and Society |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 Nov |
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Keywords
- Critical discourse analysis
- Cross-cultural communication
- Ecology
- English and Japanese
- NeWs discourse
- Whaling
- Written discourse
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication
- Sociology and Political Science
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Pro- and anti-whaling discourses in British and Japanese newspaper reports in comparison : A cross-cultural perspective. / Murata, Kumiko.
In: Discourse and Society, Vol. 18, No. 6, 11.2007, p. 741-764.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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