Author(s)

Jingyi Ren ¹

Affiliation(s)

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

Corresponding Author

Jingyi Ren

ABSTRACT

This study delves into the reviews of Chinese Literature by British readers. It utilizes the perspective of the Attitude System within Appraisal Theory. The research specifically examines three dimensions: Appreciation, Judgement, and Affect. With the aid of the UAM corpus tool, the study analyzed a total of 3,743 valid comments across 37 highly popular works of Chinese Literature. The results highlight that resources related to Appreciation are predominant, accounting for 90.27% of all reviews. The British readership demonstrates a profound aesthetic and emotional engagement with Chinese literature, placing significant importance on its cultural profundity and artistic merit.

KEYWORDS

Chinese Literature, Appraisal Theory, Readers' Reviews

CITE THIS PAPER

Jingyi Ren, A Study of British Readers' Reviews on Chinese Literature. Lecture Notes on Language and Literature (2024) Vol. 7: 66-70. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langl.2024.070410.

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