Linguistics and Ancient Languages
Reza Kheirabadi; ferdows Aghagolzade
Abstract
The key research question of this study is to determine the most prevalent trends in Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and how to apply them in Iranian research context. Therefore, this study makes a major contribution to research on modern CDA trends by demonstrating the newest research approaches in ...
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The key research question of this study is to determine the most prevalent trends in Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and how to apply them in Iranian research context. Therefore, this study makes a major contribution to research on modern CDA trends by demonstrating the newest research approaches in this area. The significance of this study is most remarkable bearing in mind that the scope of CDA studies is mainly restricted to a limited number of approaches and models, ignoring the modern interdisciplinary ones. The findings of this study represent Multimodal Discourse Analysis (MDA), Positive Discourse Analysis and Cognitive Discourse Analysis as the most flourishing trends within CDA framework and introduce a broader perspective in CDA studies to Iranian researchers. The findings can extend the realm of research in (Critical) Discourse studies in Iran.
Linguistics and Ancient Languages
Reza kheirabadi
Volume 16, Issue 41 , January 2017, , Pages 137-152
Abstract
Media linguistics and studying linguistic elements of news have been in the center of attention for both (applied) linguists and media experts for some decades. This research trend has evolved and flourished considerably after the emergence of (Critical) Discourse Analysis (CDA) approach. In Iran the ...
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Media linguistics and studying linguistic elements of news have been in the center of attention for both (applied) linguists and media experts for some decades. This research trend has evolved and flourished considerably after the emergence of (Critical) Discourse Analysis (CDA) approach. In Iran the study of media linguistics and analyzing news discourse, mainly within CDA framework, has been a prevalent trend. In this article, “the Linguistics of Newswriting” (2013) by Daniel Perrin is critically reviewed. The main premise of the book is that in order to analyze a media product, chiefly a news text, the analyst needs to holistically scrutinize the process of news production and not to limit himself to pinpoint the final product. To do so, the analyst needs to enter to the heart of the newsrooms and observe the process up the shoulders of the journalists. This ethnographic approach to media study, previously launched by Cotter (2010), seems to be totally new for Iranian researchers, and consequently, introducing this seminal work can pave the way for fruitful applied studies in future.
