Research on Acupuncture Reports in British and American Newspapers from the Perspective of Corpus-based Critical Discourse Analysis

The purpose of this research is to conduct a critical discourse analysis of the reports on acupuncture in mainstream British and American newspapers in the past five years, examine the discourse construction of acupuncture in British and American newspapers, and specifically analyze the general cognition and attitude of British and American media towards acupuncture and the reasons behind this situation. Most of the reports on acupuncture in British and American newspapers in the past five years are positive. It is considered that acupuncture is an effective and safe adjuvant treatment method in treating pain and regulating body balance, and is gradually accepted by the western public. However, there are still doubts and it is defined as an adjuvant treatment method. These have largely hindered the international spread of acupuncture. Therefore, conducting research on international reports of acupuncture is of great importance to promote the in-depth development and wide spread of acupuncture.