Corpus-based critical discourse analysis of China's image in news discourse on carbon peak and carbon neutrality in China Daily

Based on the corpus of news reports on carbon peak and carbon neutrality in China Daily, this study examines the national image constructed in news reports of the mainstream newspaper on China's “dual carbon” goals by investigating the use of the high-frequency lexical words, the co-occurrence...

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Main Authors: Zhuoran Li, Ronghui Zhao
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-05-01
Series:Acta Psychologica
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description Based on the corpus of news reports on carbon peak and carbon neutrality in China Daily, this study examines the national image constructed in news reports of the mainstream newspaper on China's “dual carbon” goals by investigating the use of the high-frequency lexical words, the co-occurrence network of words and collocation features from the perspectives of critical discourse analysis. The corpus analysis tool AntConc 3.5.9 is used to conduct concordance analysis, and KH Coder 3 is used to draw the co-occurrence network of words. It is found that, in the context of carbon peak and carbon neutrality, the image of China is characteristic of strong determination to achieve the “dual carbon” goals, high sense of environmental governance responsibility, and active pursuit of technology innovations and international cooperation. The findings of this study can provide insights into the construction of the “dual carbon” discourse with Chinese characteristics and the global dissemination of the positive national image of China in building a community with a shared future for mankind.
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spelling doaj-art-a481e40d0c274c4f917b75b58b2607c22025-08-20T03:10:24ZengElsevierActa Psychologica0001-69182025-05-0125510494510.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104945Corpus-based critical discourse analysis of China's image in news discourse on carbon peak and carbon neutrality in China DailyZhuoran Li0Ronghui Zhao1Corresponding author.; Institute of Linguistics, Shanghai International Studies University, 1550 Wenxiang Road, Shanghai 201620, ChinaInstitute of Linguistics, Shanghai International Studies University, 1550 Wenxiang Road, Shanghai 201620, ChinaBased on the corpus of news reports on carbon peak and carbon neutrality in China Daily, this study examines the national image constructed in news reports of the mainstream newspaper on China's “dual carbon” goals by investigating the use of the high-frequency lexical words, the co-occurrence network of words and collocation features from the perspectives of critical discourse analysis. The corpus analysis tool AntConc 3.5.9 is used to conduct concordance analysis, and KH Coder 3 is used to draw the co-occurrence network of words. It is found that, in the context of carbon peak and carbon neutrality, the image of China is characteristic of strong determination to achieve the “dual carbon” goals, high sense of environmental governance responsibility, and active pursuit of technology innovations and international cooperation. The findings of this study can provide insights into the construction of the “dual carbon” discourse with Chinese characteristics and the global dissemination of the positive national image of China in building a community with a shared future for mankind.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825002586Carbon neutralityNational imageNews reportsCritical discourse analysiscorpus
spellingShingle Zhuoran Li
Ronghui Zhao
Corpus-based critical discourse analysis of China's image in news discourse on carbon peak and carbon neutrality in China Daily
Acta Psychologica
Carbon neutrality
National image
News reports
Critical discourse analysis
corpus
title Corpus-based critical discourse analysis of China's image in news discourse on carbon peak and carbon neutrality in China Daily
title_full Corpus-based critical discourse analysis of China's image in news discourse on carbon peak and carbon neutrality in China Daily
title_fullStr Corpus-based critical discourse analysis of China's image in news discourse on carbon peak and carbon neutrality in China Daily
title_full_unstemmed Corpus-based critical discourse analysis of China's image in news discourse on carbon peak and carbon neutrality in China Daily
title_short Corpus-based critical discourse analysis of China's image in news discourse on carbon peak and carbon neutrality in China Daily
title_sort corpus based critical discourse analysis of china s image in news discourse on carbon peak and carbon neutrality in china daily
topic Carbon neutrality
National image
News reports
Critical discourse analysis
corpus
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825002586
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