Overview
This book reflects the chronological changes in Chinese cultural values, social relations, economy and politics by critically analyzing the Chinese advertising discourse. The work is based on research into the ideological values portrayed in Chinese household appliance advertisements in the 1980s – 1990s. The analytical framework covers a variety of methods: critical discourse analysis, chronological analysis, visual and verbal analysis, and qualitative and quantitative analysis. The findings suggest that ideological values consciously or unconsciously manifested by the visual and verbal devices in the Chinese advertisements moved in a pattern from simplicity to diversity, from being politically-oriented to being economically and profit-oriented, from conservatism to globalization and westernization, in keeping with the progression of the Chinese economic reform. The findings further indicate that the ideological values in the Chinese household appliance advertisements are embedded in the advertising language and illustrations. Lastly, the work reveals the reality of Chinese politics, economy and society at a time when China experienced the growth of the market economy and evolution of Chinese mainstream ideologies, and demonstrates the impacts of these changes on the ideological meanings in advertisements. This book will help readers discover the more profound meanings behind the superficial content of Chinese advertisements.
Full Product Details
Author: Chong Wang
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint: Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Weight: 0.456kg
ISBN: 9789811351846
ISBN 10: 9811351848
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 09 December 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
This book adds new perspectives to Chinese advertising research by addressing political, economic, cultural, and historical elements previously ignored. ... it offers insights into the careful examination of Chinese advertising multimodal discourse for follow-up CDA investigations. The author's implementation of the diachronic method provides a model for analyzing dynamic data that are constantly evolving. (Ke Li and Youping Jing, Discourse & Society, Vol. (32) 4, 2021)
Author Information
Dr. Chong Wang is an Associate Professor at Beijing Language and Culture University. He has previously served as Director of the IELTS training program (a joint project of the British Council and the Chinese Education Commission 1986-1995) and Manager of the PR and Advertising Company of CITIC (1996-1998). Dr. Wang received his Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics from Ealing College of Higher Education, London, UK, his Master of Science from Aston University, Birmingham, UK, and his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Northampton, UK.
