A STUDY ON PUBLIC CLIMATE DISCOURSE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF METAPHORICAL FRAMING
Author: Yun Lin
ISBN: 978-1-915865-12-0
List Price: ￡28.99
Publisher: New Classic Press
About the Author:
Yun Lin is a lecturer in Xianda College of Economics & Humanities Shanghai International Studies University, and holds a PhD degree from the College of Foreign Languages and Literature at Fudan University. Her research focuses on discourse analysis, cognitive linguistics, and media study, with a special interest in environmental communication, and the use of social media in China and the United States.
About the book:The author’s interest in the topic of climate change starts with an attention on the gravity of the climatic problems in China in the year of 2005. As a linguistic student back then, she began to wonder whether this portrayed reality is what is getting on the nerves of scientists and activists, how far we have gone towards a sustainable solution to the climate issue, and what role media can play in shaping and influencing public perception of climatic problems. In this book, the author explores into the intricate relationship between media, culture, and climate change.