中外主流社交网络热门话题讨论的话语分析_英语论文

Discourse Analysis of the Discussion on the Hot Topics on Chinese and Foreign Mainstream Social Networks

摘要

论文主要的话语分析对象是中外主流社交网络平台(比如微博和推特)上有关热门话题的讨论。论文通过对收集到的此类话语的分析，总结发话者在社会和娱乐新闻下发表的评论的特点，分析热门话题讨论的呈现方式及相应的影响效果，并探究发话者如何通过话语操纵社会活动，传递自身的价值体系或者意识形态。同时，利用社交网络平台自身的展示规则，论文还探讨了受欢迎的话语的特点和受话者的偏好。论文研究了热门话题下受欢迎表达的呈现方式和特点，有利于选择更好的话语形式，也有助于识别话语动机。 

关键词：话语分析；社交网络；社会活动

Abstract

The thesis mainly focuses on the discussion on the hot topics on Chinese and foreign mainstream social networks such as Weibo and Twitter. Through the analysis of the collected discourse, the thesis summarizes the features of their comments when the participants comment on social and entertainments news, analyzing the unfolding of the discussions and their influence and figuring out how they manipulate social activities and spread their own value system or ideology. Meanwhile, taking advantage of the display rules of the social networks, the thesis explores the popular discourse features and the interpreters’ preferences. It is hoped that the exploration of the forms and features of the discussions under the hot topics would be conducive to the choice of appropriate discourse form and the revelation of the discourse motives.

Keywords: Discourse analysis, social networks, social action

Contents

摘 要

Abstract

Acknowledgements

Chapter One Introduction 1

1.1 Background of the study 1

1.2 Scope of the study 2

1.3 Methods of the study 3

1.4 Objectives of the study 3

1.5 Organization of the thesis 4

Chapter Two Literature Review 5

2.1 Introduction 5

2.2 Different traditions of discourse analysis 5

2.3 Research on social networks 6

2.4 Study on critical discourse analysis 8

2.5 Summary 9

Chapter Three Discourse analysis and findings 10

3.1 Introduction 10

3.2 Theoretical basis 10

3.3 Discourses on Weibo 11

3.3.1 Discourses on social news 11

3.3.2 Discourses on entertainment news 13

3.4 Discourses on Twitter 14

3.5 Discourses on other social networks 17

3.6 Summary 17

Chapter Four Data Analysis 18

4.1 Introduction 18

4.2 Data analysis of the popular postings 18

4.3 Concluding remarks 20

Chapter Five Conclusion 21

5.1 Major findings 21

5.2 Significance of the study 21

5.3 Limitation and suggestion for future study 22

References 23