Chapter One Introduction 1
1.1 Concept of Ideology 1
1.2 Ideological Analysis of Media Discourses 3
1.3 Objective of the Study 5
1.4 Significance of the Study 7
1.5 Organization of the Study 9
Chapter Two Literature Review 11
2.1 Introduction 11
2.2 Critical Discourse Analysis 11
2.2.1 Origin of Critical Discourse Analysis 12
2.2.2 Basic Concepts in Critical Discourse Analysis 15
2.2.3 Major Approaches to Critical Discourse Analysis 22
2.2.4 Common Features of Critical Discourse Analysis 27
2.3 Three-dimensional Framework of Socio-cultural Change Approach 29
2.3.1 Discourse as Text,Interaction and Context 30
2.3.2 Discourse as Text,Discursive Practice and Social Practice 31
2.3.3 Three Stages of Discourse Analysis 33
2.3.4 Weaknesses in Fairclough's Three-dimensional Framework 35
2.4 Summary 38
Chapter Three Research Methodology 39
3.1 Introduction 39
3.2 Research Questions 39
3.3 Construction of a New Model of Ideological Discourse Analysis 40
3.4 Application of the New Model of Ideological Discourse Analysis 42
3.4.1 Collection of Data 42
3.4.2 Content of Data 43
3.4.3 Tagging of Data 44
3.4.4 Analysis of Data 46
3.5 Summary 47
Chapter Four A Socio-functional Model of Analyzing Ideology in English News Texts 48
4.1 Introduction 48
4.2 Ideology and Its Linguistic Realizations in Linguistic Theory 48
4.2.1 SFL:Grammar as a Bridge between Language and Society 49
4.2.2 Three Metafunctions of Language 51
4.2.3 Ideology and Its Linguistic Realizations in Language Metafucntions 53
4.3 Ideology and Discourse in Social Theory 56
4.3.1 Relationships among the Three Dimensions of Discourse 57
4.3.2 Relationships among Ideology and Three Dimensions of Discourse 58
4.3.3 Dialectical Relationships between Ideology and Discourse 60
4.4 A Socio-funcitonal Model of Ideological Discourse Analysis 62
4.4.1 Integration of SFL and Social Theory of Discourse 64
4.4.2 Socio-functional Description and Interpretation 65
4.4.3 Three Perspectives ofIdeological Discourse Analysis 67
4.5 Summary 73
Chapter Five Analyzing Ideology in English News Texts:Socio-func-tional Description 75
5.1 Introduction 75
5.2 Background Information on Data 76
5.2.1 Reasons for Toy Recalls by Mattel 78
5.2.2 Sino-U.S.Trade Relations 82
5.2.3Trade Protectionism in the United States 84
5.3 Describing Linguistic Features from a Socio-functional Perspective 85
5.3.1 Linguistic Choices in Transitivity System 86
5.3.2 Linguistic Choices in Mood System 101
5.3.3 Linguistic Choices in Theme-Rheme System 110
5.4 Summary 121
Chapter Six Analyzing Ideology in English News Texts:Socio-func-tional Interpretation 123
6.1 Introduction 123
6.2 Macro-understanding of Trade Protectionism and News Discourse 123
6.2.1 Ideological Function of Trade Protectionism in English News Production 124
6.2.2 Ideological Function of Trade Protectionism in English News Reproduction 128
6.3 Interpreting Ideology and Its Lingustic Representations from Socio-functional Perspective 131
6.3.1 Interpreting from the perspective ofIdeational Metafunction 132
6.3.2 Interpreting from the perspective of Interpersonal Metafunction 149
6.3.3 Interpreting from the perspective of Textual Metafunction 161
6.4 Summary 177
Chapter Seven Conclusion 178
7.1 Contributions of Current Research 178
7.2 Limitations of Current Research 181
7.3 Suggestions for Further Study 184
Bibliography 186
Appendixes 202
Acknowledgements 229