JOURNAL OF HEBEI UNIVERSITY (Philosophy and Social Science) ›› 2016, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (6): 146-154.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1005-6378.2016.06.022

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A CiteSpace based Analysis of International Advances in Critical Discourse Analysis Research (2006-2015)

MU Jun fang1,2,MA Mei ru3   

  1. 1.College of Foreign Languages,Hebei University,Baoding,Hebei 071000;2.School of Foreign Languages and Literature,Beijing Normal University,Beijing 100875;3.Language Training and Testing Center of Hebei Province,Shijiazhuang,Hebei 050051,China
  • Received:2016-06-20 Online:2016-11-25 Published:2016-11-25

Abstract: Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) is a significant research area of discourse analysis.By employing the visualization software CiteSpace,this paper makes the scientometric analysis of SSCI Journal papers in Web of Science TM core database of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA)from 2006 to 2015.Through analyzing the general trend,the research focus term,the clustering and evolution of important achievement influence of international CDA,it makes clear the whole skeleton of international CDA in the recent 10 years,presents the latest research advances and tendency as well as provides enlightenment for the domestic CDA research in the future.

Key words: Critical Discourse Analysis, CiteSpace, research focus, CiteSpacebased Analysis

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