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A Critical Discourse Analysis of Hindustan Times' Reports on Chinese Women

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DOI: 10.23977/mediacr.2023.041104 | Downloads: 7 | Views: 279

Author(s)

Xi Tian 1

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1 College of Foreign Languages, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830000, China

Corresponding Author

Xi Tian

ABSTRACT

The study on how Chinese women are portrayed in the mainstream English media of India holds significant practical importance for understanding international opinion formation. This study applies Fairclough's three-dimensional model to critically analyze the Hindustan Times' reports on Chinese women in terms of three dimensions: text, discourse practice and social practice. It is found that the newspaper presents a positive image of Chinese women to a certain extent, but most of the images are negative; Sino-Indian relations, the international situation, and gender stereotypes are the deep-seated factors implicitly behind the negative images. The real life and actual image of Chinese women have not been accurately presented. While promoting gender equality, it is necessary to create an international environment conducive to women's development, enhance Chinese women's engagement with the global community, endeavor to tell a good story about Chinese women, and depict diverse and positive roles they play. This approach will enable a better understanding of Chinese women worldwide.

KEYWORDS

Hindustan Times, Chinese women, Critical Discourse Analysis, Fairclough's three-dimensional model

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Xi Tian, A Critical Discourse Analysis of Hindustan Times' Reports on Chinese Women. Media and Communication Research (2023) Vol. 4: 22-27. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/mediacr.2023.041104.

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