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A Critical Analysis of Climate Change Opinion News in Malaysian Media

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Authors:
  1. Nor Fariza Mohd Nor

    1. Center for Research in Language & Linguistics,Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

  2. Tasha Erina Taufek

    1. Center for Research in Language & Linguistics,Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Malaysia, Bangi,Selangor, Malaysia

  3. Jamaluddin Aziz

    1. Center for Research in Media & Communication,Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Malaysia, Bangi,Selangor, Malaysia

  • Draws on public opinions to shed light on prevailing sentiments and perceptions regarding climate change
  • Includes perspectives from climate change experts representing academia, government, and industry
  • Serves as a bridge between scholarly research and real-world implications in an under-researched context

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This book serves as an essential reference for understanding the complex landscape of public opinions regarding climate change in Malaysia. Using a multi-dimensional critical analysis to examine the public opinion discourse in two online newspapers, this book aims to equip readers with a heightened awareness of how language shapes understanding, instil beliefs, and drives action or inaction towards this global crisis. It aims to raise readers' awareness about fostering increased public engagement, drawing on Malaysia as a case study to motivate active participation in the critical dialogues that influence the future of the planet. The book also offers possible implications for public understanding of climate change in Malaysia, and implications for climate mitigation policies. The book will be of interest to the public, academics, researchers, students, and practitioners in applied linguistics, corpus linguistics, media and communication studies, and sociolinguistics. 

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. A Multidimensional Climate Change Discourse: Media, Stakeholder Perceptions, and National Context

    • Nor Fariza Mohd Nor, Tasha Erina Taufek, Jamaluddin Aziz
    Pages 1-25

  3. A Multidimensional Approach to Climate Change Discourse

    • Nor Fariza Mohd Nor, Tasha Erina Taufek, Jamaluddin Aziz
    Pages 27-51

  4. Linguistic Strategies in Climate Change Discourse

    • Nor Fariza Mohd Nor, Tasha Erina Taufek, Jamaluddin Aziz
    Pages 53-75

  5. From Sentiment to Ideology: An Ecolinguistic Analysis of Environmental Discourse

    • Nor Fariza Mohd Nor, Tasha Erina Taufek, Jamaluddin Aziz
    Pages 77-120

  6. An Appraisal Theory Analysis of Opinion News Discourse

    • Nor Fariza Mohd Nor, Tasha Erina Taufek, Jamaluddin Aziz
    Pages 121-148

  7. Concluding Reflections

    • Nor Fariza Mohd Nor, Tasha Erina Taufek, Jamaluddin Aziz
    Pages 149-163

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 165-168
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Center for Research in Language & Linguistics,Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Nor Fariza Mohd Nor

  • Center for Research in Language & Linguistics,Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Malaysia, Bangi,Selangor, Malaysia

    Tasha Erina Taufek

  • Center for Research in Media & Communication,Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Malaysia, Bangi,Selangor, Malaysia

    Jamaluddin Aziz

About the authors

Nor Fariza Mohd Nor is an Associate Professor at the Center for Research in Language and Linguistics, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). She is a distinguished academic at UKM, with expertise in critical discourse studies, media discourse, and corpus assisted discourse studies and presented at conferences as keynote and plenary speakers.

Tasha Erina Taufek is an emerging scholar whose research explores climate change discourse in Malaysia through corpus-assisted methods. She has presented her work at international conferences and contributed to academic publications. Her expertise in linguistics and discourse analysis advances discourses on media, language, and public engagement with environmental issues.

Jamaluddin Aziz is an Associate Professor in Critical Media Studies, at the Centre for Research in Media and Communication, the National University of Malaysia. His research, publication and advocacy interests include media, cultural and critical theories, gender analysis, media discourse, leadership communication, digital and environmental humanities, visual culture and film studies.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Critical Analysis of Climate Change Opinion News in Malaysian Media

  • Authors: Nor Fariza Mohd Nor, Tasha Erina Taufek, Jamaluddin Aziz

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-10333-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2026

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-032-10332-1Published: 03 January 2026

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-032-10335-2Due: 17 January 2027

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-032-10333-8Published: 01 January 2026

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 168

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Applied Linguistics, Ecology, Climate, general, Sociolinguistics, Research Methods in Language and Linguistics, Social Sciences, general

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