期刊名称：Critical Approaches to Discoures Analysis across Disciplines
电子版ISSN：1752-3079
出版年度：2013
卷号：6
期号：2
页码：137-153
出版社：CADAAD
摘要：This article analyzes the representation of the shark in two popular Disney animated films. I draw on social semiotics as an analytical framework, focusing on the structural aspects of film while considering how meaning is communicated through representations of the world (representation), interactions with viewers (orientation), and the structuring of texts as a whole (organization). Data include three instances from the films where sharks appear or in which other characters make reference to them: one scene from The Little Mermaid; one scene from Finding Nemo; and an extended sequence, also from Finding Nemo. The analysis uncovers the ways in which structural elements such as camera, lighting, sound and rhythm, within recognizable patterns of micro-narratives, contribute significantly to the discursive construction of shark as monster and shark as addict
关键词：critical discourse analysis; sharks; Disney; environment; social semiotics
