The construction of anti-pandemic image:a semiotic study of the role metaphors play in pandemic discourse in China  

作　　者：Ke Li Yanyu Wang Shukang Li 

机构地区：[1]Soochow College,Soochow University,Suzhou,China [2]School of Foreign Languages,Soochow University,Shizi Street,No.1,215031,Suzhou,China [3]Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures,Tsinghua University,Beijing,China

出　　处：《Language and Semiotic Studies》2024年第4期480-503,共24页语言与符号学研究(英文)

摘　　要：The pandemic has attracted extensive media attention around the world.In reports on the pandemic,metaphors are widely used to frame pandemic events through cross-domain mappings.Based on critical metaphor analysis,this study examines the metaphors in pandemic reports published in China Daily,the largest government-owned English-language newspaper in China and explores the metaphorical construction of China's anti-pandemic image.We find more than 13 metaphor varieties,among which,the metaphors of war,journey,and family and friend are dominant.Through these metaphors,China is largely constructed as a people-oriented,united,resilient,responsible,and friendly country as well as a victim of political stigmatization.We argue that the stance and ideology of China Daily and the international background of infodemic influence the representation of China's anti-pandemic image.

关 键 词：pandemic discourse critical metaphor analysis national image conceptual metaphor China Daily 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]