Author(s)

Wuhan Zhu, Qianqian Guo

Corresponding Author

Wuhan Zhu

ABSTRACT

This paper attempts to explore and compare the hidden ideologies especially such as the relationship between China and the involved countries in the news reports concerning the South China Sea from Chinese Xinhua News Agency. Through an observation of the diversities in lexical choices and transitivity at the language level, it finds that the Chinese medium wishes to construct a good state and bright prospect of the relationship between China and the involved countries. The findings confirm that CDA is an efficient way to explore how news represent social interests, national spirit, territorial integrity and so on. The research thus provides some implications for common readers to improve the ability of political writing and reading, and intercultural communicative competence.

KEYWORDS

Critical Discourse Analysis, News, Ideologies, South China Sea