@article{ART002898449},
author={Zou Manyun},
title={Representation of Doctor‒Patient Verbal Conflict in News Discourse of the Social Media Era : Based on Discourse Analysis of Microblog News in Mainland China},
journal={The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China},
issn={1738-0502},
year={2022},
number={66},
pages={143-174},
doi={10.16874/jslckc.2022..66.006}

TY - JOUR
AU - Zou Manyun
TI - Representation of Doctor‒Patient Verbal Conflict in News Discourse of the Social Media Era : Based on Discourse Analysis of Microblog News in Mainland China
JO - The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China
PY - 2022
VL - null
IS - 66
PB - Korean Society of Study on Chinese Languge and Culture
SP - 143
EP - 174
SN - 1738-0502
AB - Conflict is the most popular topic of the news media. It is the responsibility of the news media as an institutional social watchdog to report social conflicts, promote conflict settlement and reduce the possibility of their recurring. Verbal conflicts are quite common in doctor‒patient communication. If well managed, they may contribute to the development of a constructive doctor‒patient relationship, but if neglected or ill‒managed, they may lead to disasters to both sides in the clinics. Accurate and objective reporting of doctor‒patient verbal conflicts can enhance the public understanding of the conflicts and in turn help improve the quality of doctor‒patient communication. By applying Leech and Short’s (1981/2001) spectrum of discourse patterns for reporting speech and speech act theory, this paper analyzed the discourse of microblog news reports covering doctor‒patient conflict talks by mainstream news media in Mainland China. Among other findings, the Narrative Reporting of Speech Acts (NRSA) is the most common pattern used to report the speech of doctors and patients. Directives‒Expressives and Directives-Negations are the most highly frequent inductive-responsive speech act pairs to form interactive structures in reported doctor‒patient arguments. These discursive patterns are the rhetorical strategies used by the news media to improve communication efficiency in an environment of the social media era. However, some of the discourse patterns imply problems that may undermine the objectivity and accuracy of the news media in representing real doctor‒patient conflicts. The author raises discursive suggestions accordingly.
KW - conflict talks;doctor‒patient conflict;microblog news;speech reporting;speech act;interactive structures;news discourse
DO - 10.16874/jslckc.2022..66.006
ER -

Zou Manyun. (2022). Representation of Doctor‒Patient Verbal Conflict in News Discourse of the Social Media Era : Based on Discourse Analysis of Microblog News in Mainland China. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, 66, 143-174.

Zou Manyun. 2022, "Representation of Doctor‒Patient Verbal Conflict in News Discourse of the Social Media Era : Based on Discourse Analysis of Microblog News in Mainland China", The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, no.66, pp.143-174. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2022..66.006

Zou Manyun "Representation of Doctor‒Patient Verbal Conflict in News Discourse of the Social Media Era : Based on Discourse Analysis of Microblog News in Mainland China" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China 66 pp.143-174 (2022) : 143.

Zou Manyun. Representation of Doctor‒Patient Verbal Conflict in News Discourse of the Social Media Era : Based on Discourse Analysis of Microblog News in Mainland China. 2022; 66 : 143-174. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2022..66.006

Zou Manyun. "Representation of Doctor‒Patient Verbal Conflict in News Discourse of the Social Media Era : Based on Discourse Analysis of Microblog News in Mainland China" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China no.66(2022) : 143-174.doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2022..66.006

Zou Manyun. Representation of Doctor‒Patient Verbal Conflict in News Discourse of the Social Media Era : Based on Discourse Analysis of Microblog News in Mainland China. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, 66, 143-174. doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2022..66.006

Zou Manyun. Representation of Doctor‒Patient Verbal Conflict in News Discourse of the Social Media Era : Based on Discourse Analysis of Microblog News in Mainland China. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China. 2022; 66 143-174. doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2022..66.006

Zou Manyun. Representation of Doctor‒Patient Verbal Conflict in News Discourse of the Social Media Era : Based on Discourse Analysis of Microblog News in Mainland China. 2022; 66 : 143-174. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2022..66.006

Zou Manyun. "Representation of Doctor‒Patient Verbal Conflict in News Discourse of the Social Media Era : Based on Discourse Analysis of Microblog News in Mainland China" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China no.66(2022) : 143-174.doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2022..66.006