Analyzing ideology of English news tests:description and interpretation from a socio-functional perspective

Chapter One Introduction
  1.1 Concept of Ideology
  1.2 Ideological Analysis of Media Discourses
  1.3 Objective of the Study
  1.4 Significance of the Study
  1.5 Organization of the Study
Chapter Two Literature Review
  2.1 Introduction
  2.2 Critical Discourse Analysis
    2.2. I Origin of Critical Discourse Analysis
    2.2.2 Basic Concepts in Critical Discourse Analysis
    2.2.3 Major Approaches to Critical Discourse Analysis
    2.2.4 Common Features of Critical Discourse Analysis
  2.3 Three-dimensional Framework of Socio-cultural Change Approach
    2.3.1 Discourse as Text, Interaction and Context
    2.3.2 Discourse as Text, Discursive Practice and Social Practice
    2.3.3 Three Stages of Discourse Analysis
    2.3.4 Weaknesses in Fairclough's Three-dimensional Framework
  2.4 Summary
Chapter Three Research Methodology
  3.1 Introduction
  3.2 Research Questions
  3.3 Construction of a New Model of Ideological Discourse Analysis
  3.4 Application of the New Model of Ideological Discourse Analysis
    3.4.1 Collection of Data
    3.4.2 Content of Data
    3.4.3 Tagging of Data
    3.4.4 Analysis of Data
  3.5 Summary
Chapter Four A Socio-functional Model of Analyzing Ideology in English News Texts
  4.1 Introduction
  4.2 Ideology and Its Linguistic Realizations in Linguistic Theory
    4.2.1 SFL: Grammar as a Bridge between Language and Society
    4.2.2 Three Metafunctlons of Language
    4.2.3 Ideology and Its Linguistic Realizations in Language Metafucntions
  4.3 Ideology and Discourse in Social Theory
    4.3.1 Relationships among the Three Dimensions of Discourse
    4.3.2 Relationships among Ideology and Three Dimensions of Discourse
    4.3.3 Dialectical Relationships between Ideology and Discourse
  4.4 A Socio-funcitonal Model of Ideological Discourse Analysis
    4.4.1 Integration of SFL and Social Theory of Discourse
    4.4.2 Socio-functional Description and Interpretation
    4.4.3 Three Perspectives of Ideological Discourse Analysis
  4.5 Summary
Chapter Five Analyzing Ideology in English News Texts: Socio-func-tional Description
  5.1 Introduction
  5.2 Background Information on Data
    5.2.1 Reasons for" Toy Recalls by Mattel
    5.2.2 Sino-U. S. Trade Relations
    5.2.3 Trade Protectionism in the United States
  5.3 Describing Linguistic Features from a Socio-functionalPerspective
    5.3.1 Linguistic Choices in Transitivity System
    5.3.2 Linguistic Choices in Mood System
    5.3.3 Linguistic Choices in Theme-Rheme System
  5.4 Summary
Chapter Six Analyzing Ideology in English News Texts: Socio-func-tional Interpretation
  6.1 Introduction
  6.2 Macro-understanding of Trade Protectionism and NewsDiscourse
    6.2.1 Ideological Function of Trade Protectionism in English News Production
    6.2.2 Ideological Function of Trade Protectionism in English News Reproduction
  6.3 Interpreting Ideology and Its Lingustie Representations from Soeio-functional Perspective
    6.3.1 Interpreting from the perspective of Ideational Metafunction
    6.3.2 Interpreting from the perspective of Interpersonal Metafunction
    6.3.3 Interpreting from the perspective of Textual Metafunction
  6.4 Summary
Chapter Seven Conclusion
  7.1 Contributions Of Current Research
  7.2 Limitations of Current Research
  7.3 Suggestions for Further Study
Bibliography
Appendixes
Acknowledgements