| French semiotician theorist Julia Kristeva coined the term “intertextuality” in 1969,and she holds that any text is the absorption and transformation of other texts.Early intertextual research was confined to literary critique,but in recent years it receives much attention from discourse analysis,and non-literary discourses have become its major research subject,especially the news discourse.However,the intertextual studies of news discourse at home and abroad mainly focus on the ideological issues,while few researches concentrate on the comparative study of intertextuality in English news discourses.So based on Xin Bin's classification of specific intertextuality and generic intertextuality,this thesis makes a comparative study of intertextuality between China Daily and The New York Times about the topic The Belt and Road Initiative.In this study both quantitative approach and qualitative approaches have been employed,and 35 news reports have been selected from these two newspapers as the data source.After analysis it has been found out that both specific intertextuality and generic intertextuality have been used in China Daily and The New York Times.In specific intertextuality,for these two newspapers indirect speech is widely used which takes the largest proportion among the three reporting modes.In the aspect of using news source,reporters prefer to provide the specific news source for readers.As for the use of reporting verbs,these two newspapers are inclined to use the neutral reporting verbs,especially the verb “say”.However,there are also some differences between China Daily and The New York Times in using specific intertextuality.In news reports China Daily prefers to quote words from government agency and it is apt to report the news in positive way to establish a reliable image of government.While for The New York Times,it is inclined to quote utterances from scholars and ordinary people,and in news reports it prefers to use the negative reporting verbs to show its attitudes.In the generic intertextuality,it is realized in two aspects: “mixture of genres” and “discourse as combination of semiotics”.China Daily and The New York Times tend to adopt different genres in news reports.Narration,description,argumentation and other types of discourse are mixed in a news discourse.Then from the perspective of “discourse as combination of semiotics” they also have similarities in it.Verbal discourse and non-verbal discourse are mixed in news reports,and the combination of picture and text is often used as a way by reporters to report news as well as convey their intentions.Moreover,based on the previous comparative study on intertextuality between China Daily and The New York Times,it can also be revealed that the constructions of news discourse of these two newspapers which relate to The Belt and Road Initiative are different,and the possible factors that can influence its construction include audience,reporters,media's political stance and cultural background.This thesis to some extent can provide some guidance for further intertextual analysis of news reports.Meanwhile,this study can also give some references to our domestic news reporters and enable them to effectively use intertextuality in their news writing when reporting news to foreign countries.In addition,for Chinese readers,understanding the differences of intertextuality in English news reports can enhance their analytical awareness and provide them with a more critical view when reading news reports... |
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