新西兰媒体之中国“一带一路”倡议表征研究——以《新西兰先驱报》为例

Study of the Representation of the “Belt and Road” Initiative in New Zealand’s Media——Taking The New Zealand Herald as an Example

本文基于系统功能语言学及物性系统理论,以《新西兰先驱报》为例,对新西兰主流媒体有关中国＂一带一路＂倡议的报道进行分析,目的在于揭示新西兰主流媒体如何表征及认识中国的＂一带一路＂倡议。研究发现：新西兰主流媒体主要通过动作、关系、心理、交流、影响过程,并通过赋予＂中国＂＂一带一路＂等施事、载体或标记、认知者或情感表现者、交流方等角色,以及赋予＂新西兰＂施事、受事、意愿表现者、交流方等角色,将中国及＂一带一路＂倡议看作具有高度能动性的主体,将新西兰既看作一个受影响的客体,还看作一个发挥能动作用的主体。

Based on the theory of transitivity system within Systemic Functional Linguistics, taking The New Zealand Herald as the representative, this paper analyzes the news about China＇s the ＂Belt and Road＂ Initiative to reveal how the mainstream media of New Zealand represents and understands the ＂Belt and Road＂ Initiative. The research results show that it mainly employs the action, relational, mental, communicative and infl uential processes, and assigns China, the ＂Belt and Road＂ Initiative and China-New Zealand the Agent, Carrier or Token, Cognizant or Emoter and Communicator roles, and New Zealand the Agent, Affected, Desiderator and Communicator roles to describe related activities and participant roles. This representation indicates that New Zealand considers China as an active subject, which motivates the development of New Zealand and the world, and that New Zealand is not only an object being infl uenced positively, but also an active subject in the ＂Belt and Road＂ Initiative.