北京第二外国语学院学报

Journal of Beijing International Studies University ›› 2022, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (6): 68-90.DOI: 10.12002/j.bisu.421

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Research on the Social Constructive Role of Metaphors in News Coverage of “US Withdrawal from TPP” by Mainstream US Media

Wang Hui1(), Xin Bin2(), Cheng Ruya3()   

  1. 1. Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
    2. Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, China
    3. Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
  • Received:2021-03-08 Online:2023-01-10 Published:2022-12-30

新闻语篇中隐喻的建构作用研究——美媒“美国退出TPP”报道的批评隐喻分析

汪徽1(), 辛斌2(), 程儒雅3()   

  1. 1.南京信息工程大学文学院国别与区域文化研究院, 南京 210044
    2.南京师范大学外国语学院, 南京 210097
    3.南京理工大学外国语学院, 南京 210094
  • 作者简介:汪徽，南京信息工程大学文学院国别与区域文化研究院教授，硕士生导师，210044，研究方向：批评话语分析、二语习得。电子邮箱：wanghui@nuist.edu.cn;
    辛斌，南京师范大学外国语学院教授，博士生导师，210097，研究方向：批评语言学、语用学、篇章语义学。电子邮箱：13770501252@163.com;
    程儒雅，南京理工大学外国语学院，210094，研究方向：区域国别研究。电子邮箱：chengruya@njust.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    2021年江苏省社会科学基金课题“西方媒体‘一带一路’报道中中国形象建构的转述策略研究”的阶段性研究成果，并得到南京信息工程大学文学院国别与区域文化研究院开放课题和南京信息工程大学教育部高校国别与区域研究备案中心（新加坡研究中心）的资助(21YYB002)

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Abstract:

Due to the influence of constructivism and post-structuralism, the “linguistic turn” began to appear at the forefront of international politics and international relations studies in the late 1980s. As a powerful discourse strategy, the constructive role of metaphors in political news discourse has gradually attracted attention in academic circles. By drawing on Charteris-Black’s (2004) theory of critical metaphor analysis, this paper analyzes the metaphors with “TPP” and “US Withdrawal from TPP” as target domains in the reports on “US Withdrawal from TPP” by mainstream media in the US, thus revealing the ideological meaning and biases hidden in these reports and analyzing their constructive impacts on social cognition. The results revealed that, although the impact of US withdrawal from TPP on China is multifaceted, the US media use metaphors to emphasize the favorable impact of this event on China while concealing its adverse impact on China, and to promote the “China threat theory”. Through the use of metaphors, the US media attempt to persuade readers to construct a certain mental model about this event. By repeatedly using these metaphors to convey the same point of view, the US media intend to strengthen the mental model constructed by the readers in order to promote the construction of a relevant social context model, and to achieve the purpose of influencing the public’s views and constructing reality. In light of this, domestic media should use media resources effectively in order to impact the agenda setting and to establish its own discourse system in the international community.

Keywords: political news discourse; critical metaphor analysis; constructivism; mainstream US media; US withdrawal from TPP

摘要：

20世纪80年代末，在建构主义和后结构主义的影响下，国际政治和国际关系研究开始出现语言转向。作为一种强大的话语策略，隐喻在政治新闻话语中的建构作用也逐渐引起学界的重视。本文以Charteris-Black（2004）的批评隐喻分析理论为框架，分析了美国主流媒体在“美国退出TPP”报道中以“TPP”和“美国退出TPP”为目标域的隐喻，揭示了其背后隐藏的意识形态意义和偏见，并分析了它们对社会认知的建构作用。研究显示，美国退出TPP对中国的影响是多方面的，而美媒运用隐喻，大肆炒作该事件对中国的有利影响，屏蔽了其对中国的不利影响，并宣扬中国威胁论。通过运用这些隐喻，美媒试图引导和劝说读者建构出特定的关于该事件的心理模型，并通过这些隐喻的反复使用，使读者的心理模型不断得到加强和固化，从而促成社会语境模型的建构，实现影响大众观点、建构政治现实的目的。鉴于此，国内媒体应该有效运用媒体资源，主导议程设置，在国际社会上建立自己的话语体系。

关键词: 政治新闻话语, 批评隐喻分析, 建构主义, 美国主流媒体, 美国退出TPP

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