Anglistika bakalaureusetööd – Bachelor's theses

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Conceptual framing of Donald Trump in the context of climate change in The Guardian and The Sun
(Tartu Ülikool, 2025) Zaitseva, Alisa; Torn-Leesik, Reeli, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituut; Tartu Ülikool. Anglistika osakond
Climate change-related debates are ongoing in the UK media. The (re)election of Donald Trump as the US president motivated a rigorous critique of his views on climate change by the left-leaning UK media. Studying such debates is crucial as they influence people's perception of climate change. So far, there is little research on how left-leaning UK newspapers respond to Donald Trump’s sceptical views on climate change. Discourse metaphors provide a useful framework for studying climate change-related debates in the media, as they are often used as rhetorical tools, allowing an author to conceptually frame an issue in a preferred way. This thesis aims to contribute to the research on climate change representation in the UK media by analysing discourse metaphors used to conceptually frame Donald Trump in the leading UK newspapers. Relying on the Conceptual Metaphors Theory (Lakoff and Johnson 1980) and the work by Zinken et al (2008) on discourse metaphors, this thesis analyses metaphors used to conceptually frame Donald Trump in the context of climate change in the UK newspapers The Guardian and The Sun. Articles published in the period from Donald Trump’s presidential victory to his inauguration were read. Metaphorical expressions in the articles conceptually framing Donald Trump were identified and analysed using Critical Metaphors Analysis (Charteris-Black 2004). This thesis is divided into two sections. Section one establishes the theoretical background, defines relevant terminology, reviews relevant studies, and introduces the implications for this thesis. Section two provides a detailed description of the methodology used, reports the number and purposes of the metaphors analysed and discusses the findings.
Corpus-based Content Analysis of British Right-Wing Newspapers’ Reaction to the BBC
(Tartu Ülikool, 2024) Järlik, Marge; Türk, Ülle, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituut; Tartu Ülikool. Anglistika osakond
The purpose of this paper is to study the right-wing newspapers’ online versions’ reaction to the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) refusal to label Hamas ‘terrorists’ and instead use the term ‘militants’. The analysis examines how the newspapers are using this debate to undermine the BBC’s influence in the British public life. This is important because in the increasingly polarised world, these papers question the need for journalistic neutrality and objectivity. The methods and reasons with which the impartiality and the BBC position as the most trusted news provider is tested, should be investigated. The introduction gives a brief overview of the BBC and its Editorial guidelines. The conservative nature of the British media is also examined. The literature review will demonstrate why newspapers generally oppose the BBC, what are the main accusations against it and what research shows is the British media’s (including the BBC’s) stance towards Israel. The corpus-assisted content analysis is used to study articles from two newspapers: broadsheet the Telegraph and mid-market the Daily Mail. News pieces from one month period from October 8, 2023, to November 8, 2023 were selected.

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