Discursive representations of sexual minorities in China’s English-language news media: a corpus-based study

Ke Zhang, Huibin Zhuang (), Chao Lu and Jingyuan Zhang
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Ke Zhang: Shandong University
Huibin Zhuang: Shandong University
Chao Lu: University of Science and Technology Beijing
Jingyuan Zhang: University of Science and Technology Beijing

Palgrave Communications, 2023, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: Abstract In contemporary China, sexual minorities (SMs) are still a marginalized community. Prior studies have accorded SMs a great deal of attention, but little research has been conducted on the representations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans people in Chinese English-language news media. This article uses corpus linguistic tools to examine popular views on SMs in a larger corpus of 354 news articles, filling the gap in research. Based on data collected from four English-language newspapers in mainland China and informed by discursive strategies, the article concludes that Chinese SMs are prominently represented as unhealthy individuals, but also victims and progressionists. The findings also indicate that conservative and liberal perspectives on SMs co-exist in the English-language newspapers. In addition, potential contributing factors to these representations are discussed.

Date: 2023
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