| Abstract | dc.description.abstract | News discourse is one of the most influential media genres (Van Dijk,
1995; Richardson, 2007; Talbot, 2007) and its apparent objectivity and neutrality has been rejected by many authors (Fowler, 1991; Fairclough, 1995 and Van
Dijk, 1988). In fact, ideology, evaluation, and stance of journalists are just some
of the features that can be linguistically marked to show the subjective nature of
language in the news. The present discourse analytical study focused on the evaluative language of protests in news discourse, especially in relation to the
educational protests that took place in Chile during 2011. The linguistic elements
that were analyzed in this thesis referred to the lexical choices that journalists used to portray participants in the protests. In this part, it was argued that
different wordings produced different effects on the way news actors were perceived. Additionally, the analysis of passive voice constructions showed that certain elements were given more prominence by being placed in the subject position. Finally, the analysis of news sources demonstrated that the people who
were quoted in news discourse influenced the view and the angle from which journalists told a story. The findings of this study can offer a broader perspective
about how linguistic choices can lead the reader to understand a news event from a specific perspective. | en_US |
