A Multi-modal Analysis of British and Japanese Television News Discourses in the Representation of Environmental Issues

本研究对英国和日本电视新闻中有关环境问题的话语进行了多模态分析。本研究将新闻语篇的信息选择、修辞特征、词汇、句法和视觉元素等要素作为分析与环境问题相关的意识形态的因素。研究表明，与环境问题的因果关系，参与者和解决方案有关的意识形态可以通过考察这些话语要素的相互作用来阐明。

This study conducted a multi-modal analysis of British and Japanese television news discourses thatportray environmental issues. The study identified elements of news discourse such as the selection of information, rhetorical features, lexical items, syntax and visual elements, as factors for the analysis of ideology related to environmental problems. The study showed that ideology related to the causal relationships, participants and solutions of environmental issues can be elucidated by examining the interaction of these elements of discourse.