Coronavirus in the Arab media : a transitivity analysis of alJazeera Arabic website

Other Title(s)

تحليل الخطاب النقدي (CDA)‎ و اللغويات الوظيفية المنهجية (SFL)‎ و اللغويات النصوصية لتوضيح كيفية عرض أزمة فيروس كورونا (كوفيد 19)‎

Joint Authors

al-Hilali, Asim Mahdi
Husayn, Dua Hafiz

Source

lark Journal for Philosophy, linguistics and Social Sciences

Issue

Vol. 2021, Issue 42 (31 Jul. 2021), pp.843-864, 22 p.

Publisher

Wasit University College of Arts

Publication Date

2021-07-31

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

22

Main Subjects

Media and Communication

Abstract EN

The present paper approaches the topic of the current study eclectically by adopting critical discourse analysis(CDA), systemic functional linguistics(SFL) and corpus linguistics to show how the present crisis of coronavirus(covid19) is presented in the Arab media, a report in Al-Jazeera as a case study.

Through the application of CDA and SFL, the researcher would be able to figure out the ideology and attitudes adopted by this TV channel.

Mainly, the concern of the study is to illustrate what types of verb processes are utilized in the report in order to give an account of the way the novel corona pandemic as a participant is introduced and described and what roles are assigned to it .

After carrying out an analysis , it is concluded that to reflect the influential and powerful effect that the disease brought about, the writer of the report opted for investing the frequent use of the type of material process verbs to demonstrate actions and events in which Coronavirus is the major actor or agent.

Besides, the report`s discourse structures are intentionally selected not to convey the writer`s sentimental attitudes but to inform and emotionally involve the reader in the text interactions.

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Hilali, Asim Mahdi& Husayn, Dua Hafiz. 2021. Coronavirus in the Arab media : a transitivity analysis of alJazeera Arabic website. lark Journal for Philosophy, linguistics and Social Sciences،Vol. 2021, no. 42, pp.843-864.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1266687

Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Hilali, Asim Mahdi& Husayn, Dua Hafiz. Coronavirus in the Arab media : a transitivity analysis of alJazeera Arabic website. lark Journal for Philosophy, linguistics and Social Sciences No. 42 (Jul. 2021), pp.843-864.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1266687

American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Hilali, Asim Mahdi& Husayn, Dua Hafiz. Coronavirus in the Arab media : a transitivity analysis of alJazeera Arabic website. lark Journal for Philosophy, linguistics and Social Sciences. 2021. Vol. 2021, no. 42, pp.843-864.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1266687

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 862-864

Record ID

BIM-1266687