Schematic structural analysis of newspaper editorials: a comparative study of the New York Times and the New Straits Times

• Main Authors: Zarza, Sahar, Tan, Helen, Chan, Swee Heng, Mohamad Ali, Afida
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32870/1/13%20JSSH%28S%29-0068-2015.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32870/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2023%20%28S%29%20Dec.%202015/13%20JSSH%28S%29-0068-2015.pdf

This study compares the rhetorical characteristics of editorials of two different newspapers: The New York Times (NYT) and the New Straits Times (NST) in terms of the functions and occurrences of their rhetorical moves and steps. To realise the objectives, 240 selected editorials (NYT: n=120; NST: n...