China's Ecological Image Construction in China Daily's Report on UN Climate Conference from the Perspective of Attitude System
Li Shiyu

School of English Studies Xi'an International Studies University，Xi'an Shaanxi，710128；

Abstract：In recent years, the rapid development of industry has led to a significant increase in carbon dioxide emissions and the rising global temperature has brought adverse effects to people's lives and nature. Climate change has become increasingly serious, therefore the news media widely report on it. the analysis of related news discourse can identify the ecological orientation and view behind the discourse. This study selects 15 news reports during the 29th Climate Change Conference reported by China Daily as the research objects, and applies the attitude system in the appraisal system to reveal the types of attitudinal resources and the ideology implied in the discourse in the reports.

Keywords：attitude system; ecological discourse analysis; UN Climate Change Conference; news report

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