Analysing agency in linguistic representations of action

IF 2.4 1区文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Discourse & Society Pub Date : 2022-03-01 DOI:10.1177/09579265221088144

Samuel Vincent Reid

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Abstract

Agency is an important concept in social science, but definitions vary. This paper discusses the treatment of agency in critical linguistics, and argues it could be expanded in terms of scope and linguistic manifestations. It presents a framework for analysing agency in representations of action. This consists of four independent aspects of agency, with each aspect comprised of categories encompassing different levels of agency. The framework is exemplified by examining three official reports into the causes of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Analysis shows how representations of responsibility in the report forewords are linked to the context and institutional aims of each report.

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行为语言表征中的能动性分析

代理是社会科学中的一个重要概念，但定义各不相同。本文讨论了批判性语言学中对能动性的处理，并认为它可以在范围和语言表现方面得到扩展。它提出了一个分析行动表示中的代理的框架。这包括机构的四个独立方面，每个方面都包括不同级别的机构。该框架的例子是审查了三份关于福岛核灾难原因的官方报告。分析表明，报告前言中的责任表述如何与每份报告的背景和机构目标相联系。

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4.50

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期刊介绍： Discourse & Society is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal whose major aim is to publish outstanding research at the boundaries of discourse analysis and the social sciences. It focuses on explicit theory formation and analysis of the relationships between the structures of text, talk, language use, verbal interaction or communication, on the one hand, and societal, political or cultural micro- and macrostructures and cognitive social representations, on the other hand. That is, D&S studies society through discourse and discourse through an analysis of its socio-political and cultural functions or implications. Its contributions are based on advanced theory formation and methodologies of several disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.