A Study on the Reporting Verbs in U.S. Department of Defense Website Reports Concerning the Chinese Military

Abstract

This study selected relevant reports on the Chinese military from the website of the United States Department of Defense. Referring to the classification of reporting verbs in previous literature, this paper studies the distribution of various reporting verbs in the text, explores the ideological significance behind the language characteristics, and reveals how it restricts the generation and dissemination of military news discourse. Furthermore, this article also explores how news participates in the construction of social affairs and social relations to maintain the existing social structure and power relations and serve the political interests of power groups.