A bibliometric study of news discourse analysis (1988‒2020). Issue 1 (February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Guofeng; Wu, Xiuzhen; Li, Qiao
• Is Part Of: Discourse & communication. Volume 16:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 110
• Page End: 128
• Publication Date: 2022-02
• Subjects: Bibliometric study -- CiteSpace -- discourse studies -- news discourse -- news discourse analysis -- research impact -- research productivity; Discourse analysis -- Periodicals; Communication -- Periodicals; 401.405
• DOI: 10.1177/17504813211043725
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1750-4813

Abstract

This study conducts a bibliometric analysis of news discourse analysis using CiteSpace to sketch its scientific landscape based on journal articles in English in the Scopus database from 1988 through 2020. The statistical analysis provides evidence for the interdisciplinarity of this area, and shows an upward trend in general over these years as well as an accelerating growth rate in the past decade. Findings also indicate that the problem-oriented CDA has gained the most popularity in this area since its emergence, and the appraisal framework, multimodality analysis, and discursive news values have become three hotspots of news discourse analysis. In addition, the authors in the West have contributed most in this area, but those from Chinese Mainland, Malaysia, South Africa, and Indonesia have gradually been an emerging powerhouse, which has added diversity in topics and will enhance equality and promote dialogue between different communities, ethnics, and races across the globe.