A critical discourse analysis of cnn online and bbc online news on beijing olympics 2008

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

Chapter I. Introduction

1.1. Rationale of the study

1.2. Aims and objectives of the study

1.3. Scope of the study

1.4. Methods of the study

1.5. Design of the study

Chapter II. Theoretical background

2.1. Critical Discourse Analysis

2.1.1. What is Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA)?

2.1.2. The history of CDA

2.2. A review of media news discourse studies

2.3. Systematic functional grammar and its role in CDA

Chapter III: A Critical Discourse Analysis of CNN Online and BBC Online News on Beijing Olympics 2008

3.1. Content and presentation analysis

3.1.1. Highlighted topics

3.1.2. The use of pictures and videos:

3.2. Lexical analysis

3.2.1. Use of neutral referring expressions for the event:

3.2.2. Use positive references to indicate the Games:

3.3. An analysis of two sample texts:

3.3.1. Syntactic structure analysis

3.3.2. Cohesion

3.3.3. Transitivity

Chapter IV. Conclusion

REFERENCES

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APPENDICES

Appendix 1. Transitive sentences found in the BBC article “Beijing bids farewell to Olympics”

Appendix 2. Transitive sentences found in the CNN article “Grand spectacle closes Beijing’s Olympics”

Appendix 3. BBC TEXT Beijing bids farewell to Olympics

Appendix 4. CNN text Grand spectacle closes Beijing's Olympics