Linguistische Analyse von Zeitungsartikeln zu einem Ereignis während des Irakkriegs auf der Grundlage von theoretischen Werken von Autoren wie Alan Bell und Teun van Dijk.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- INTRODUCTION
- BASIC ANALYSIS
- News Values
- Linguistic Structures
- The Structure of News Stories
- The Aspect of Time
- First Results
- ANALYSIS OF STYLE, RHETORIC AND UNDERLYING MEANING
- Lexical Style
- Syntactic Style
- Rhetoric
- Information provided or withheld
- CONCLUSIONS
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
The analysis aims to examine how British newspapers treat news about the Najaf uprising in Iraq. It compares reporting styles between upmarket and downmarket newspapers, highlighting differences in language and presentation. The study seeks to uncover underlying meanings and authorial opinions revealed through language choices and information handling.
- News Values in British Newspaper Reporting
- Linguistic Structures and Their Impact on Meaning
- Style and Rhetoric in News Reporting
- Differences in Reporting Between Upmarket and Downmarket Newspapers
- Uncovering Underlying Meaning and Authorial Attitudes
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
The introductory chapter discusses the scope of the analysis, focusing on newspaper articles from five British newspapers reporting the same event – the Najaf uprising in Iraq. The chapter outlines the newspapers chosen, their respective positions on the political spectrum, and the key event being analyzed. It also introduces the relevant works of Allan Bell and Teun van Dijk, which will be used as frameworks for analysis.
The chapter on basic analysis delves into the news values present in the articles. It examines the concept of negativity, recency, proximity, consonance, unambiguity, unexpectedness, superlativeness, relevance, personalization, eliteness, attribution, and facticity. The analysis demonstrates how these values are applied differently across the five newspapers, revealing subtle variations in the way the same event is presented.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
This analysis focuses on the language of newspapers, specifically British newspaper reporting on the Najaf uprising in Iraq. Key themes include news values, linguistic structures, style, rhetoric, underlying meaning, and the differences between upmarket and downmarket newspapers. The study draws on the works of Allan Bell and Teun van Dijk, analyzing the structural elements and underlying meaning of the selected newspaper texts.
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- Stephan Schuster (Autor), 2004, Linguistic Analysis of British Newspaper Texts on the Najaf Uprising, Múnich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/186457
