Chapters

Abstract

摘要

Chapter One Introduction

1.1 Research Background

1.2 The Migrant Workers

1.3 Research Purpose and Research Question

1.4 The Organization ofthe Dissertation

1.5 Summary

Chapter Two Literature Review

2.1 Introduction

2.2 The Studies on Migrant Workers

2.3 CriticalA pproaches to Discourse Analysis

2.4 Corpus-based Approaches to Discourse Analysis

2.5 Cognitive Approaches to Discourse Analysis

2.6 Summary

Chapter Three Theoretical Framework and Research Methodology

3.1 Introduction

3.2 The TheoreticalU nderpinnings

3.3 The Analytical Framework and Method for the Diachronic D iscursive R epresentation ofM igrant W orkers in the People’s Daily

3.4 Data

3.5 Summary

Chapter Four Diachronic Analysis of News about Migrant Workers in the People’s Daily

4.1 Introduction

4.2 TextualM acro LevelA nalysis

4.3 TextualM icro LevelA nalysis

4.4 Summary

Chapter Five The Analysis of Cognitive Metaphors in the People’s Daily (1987－2007)

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Metaphor,Thought and Ideology

5.3 Charteris- Black’s CriticalM etaphor A pproach

5.4 Data Analysis and Discussion

5.5 Summary

Chapter Six Actor Description

6.1 Introduction

6.2 The Representation of Migrant Workers in the H eadlines (1987 -2007)

6.3 The Representation of M igrant W orkers and Their Social A ction in the Sample Texts

6.4 Summary

Chapter Seven Conclusion

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Major Findings ofthe Study

7.3 Contributions ofthe Study

7.4 Implications ofthe Study

7.5 Limitations ofthe Study

7.6 Suggestions for Future R esearch

Notes

Appendices

Bibliography