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WANG Ming-qi, XU Xiao-ran, ZHOU Hong-hong
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2023.09.008
School of Language and Communication Studies, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044 China
Publicity documentaries play an important role in shaping the image of one country during the international communication. Seasons of China is a publicity documentary introducing the traditional Chinese culture 24 solar terms. Under the guidance of the framework of Harmonious Discourse Analysis, this thesis uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze the harmonious discourse of this documentary based on the transitivity system. The research finds that the discourse of Seasons of China conveys the China’s ecological concept of respecting, following and protecting the nature, while telling the stories of Chinese traditional culture 24 solar terms, highlighting the image of China as a responsible country for ecological civilization construction.
publicity documentary, Seasons of China, Harmonious Discourse Analysis, national ecological image
Journal of Literature and Art Studies, September 2023, Vol. 13, No. 9, 669-679
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