Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Research background
1.2Research significance
1.3 Organization of the thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Previous studies on CDA
2.2 Previous studies on the cognitive linguistic approach to CDA
2.2.1 Cognitive linguistic turn to CDA
2.2.2 Comprehensive critical cognitive linguistic studies
2.2.3 Construal theory studies
2.3 Previous studies on immigration news discourse
2.3.1 Previous studies on critical analysis of immigration discourse
2.3.2 A brief introduction to Central American immigration
2.4 Summary
Chapter Three Theoretical Framework
3.1 The typology of construal operations
3.2 The theory of force dynamics
3.2.1 Steady-state force-dynamic schemas
3.2.2 Shifting force-dynamic schemas
3.3 The theoretical framework in the thesis
Chapter Four Methodology
4.1 Research questions
4.2 Research methods
4.3 Data collection
4.4 Data prcoessing
Chapter Five Data Analysis and Discussion
5.1 Quantitative analysis and discussion
5.2 Qualitative analysis and discussion
5.2.1 Analysis and discussion of steady-state force-dynamic schemas
5.2.2 Analysis and discussion of shifting force-dynamic schemas
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Major findings of the thesis
6.2 Implications of the thesis
6.3 Limitations and suggestions
参考文献
Appendix
Appendix Ⅱ: Corpora from Fox News
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致谢
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