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A Study on Xi’an’s International Image Based on the NOW Corpus

Authors
Yongjie Liu1, *, Hanliang Chen1
1School of Foreign Languages, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
*Corresponding author. Email: 18627192885@163.com
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Yongjie Liu
Available Online 3 July 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-263-7_46How to use a DOI?
Keywords
corpus; city’s international image; Xi’an; discourse analysis
Abstract

Internationalization represents the comprehensive embodiment of the strengths, innovation, cultural charm, urban vitality, and communicative abilities of a city. For modern urban competition, enhancing international image is one of the key directions for major cities. Therefore, studying the existing international image of a city is of great significance in formulating targeted policies. In this paper, we utilize News of Web (NOW), one of the world’s largest and best online English news corpora, to conduct frequency analysis and the city’s international analysis based on its concordance lines. The findings reveal several aspects of Xi’an’s international image in international news reports: 1) it is the capital of Shaanxi Province in northwestern China, 2) it is a historical ancient city with a rich cultural heritage, 3) it is a thriving emerging city, and 4) it has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper aims to provide a reference for Xi’an to create a better international image in the future.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2024 2nd International Conference on Language, Innovative Education and Cultural Communication (CLEC 2024)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
3 July 2024
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978-2-38476-263-7
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-263-7_46How to use a DOI?
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© 2024 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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