Critical Discourse Analysis of Chinese Advertisement

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.

“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)

• Abstract.- Introduction.- Chapter 1 The Context of Chinese Advertising Development before and after 1978.- Chapter 2 Review of the Literature.- Chapter 3 Methodology and Research Design.- Chapter 4 Analysis of Profiles and Visual Discourse.- Chapter 5 Verbal Discourse Analysis.- Chapter 6 Conclusion.- Bibliography.- Appendices.