The fascination with crime, as evident from its extensive coverage in novels and on television, remains a topic of interest for the general public. This fascination often elicits responses rooted in deeply held values and can significantly impact individuals. Consequently, people’s attitudes toward interrogations, trials, and punishments may be strongly influenced by the discourse surrounding crime as portrayed in fictional texts. The primary objective of this article is to contribute to the body of research that has delved into the influential role of ideology in shaping narratives centred on crime stories. Specifically, through a linguistic analysis of transitivity and appraisal patterns in the first episode of the TV series When They See Us, this study addresses two fundamental research questions: 1) What does a transitivity analysis of process and participant types reveal about the construction of ‘a criminal character’ and how may this contribute to a presupposition of guilt? 2) What can an Appraisal analysis tell us about the evaluative portrayal of ‘a criminal character’ and how may this contribute to a presupposition of guilt? The aim is to provide insights into how the discursive representation of specific social groups, exemplified here by black Hispanic teenagers, simultaneously reflects and influences public perceptions, particularly when the discourse emanates from authoritative figures.

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“我们可以解决这个问题。让我们帮你摆脱困境，孩子“：对 Netflix 电视节目《当他们看到我们》中的传递性和评价模式的分析


从小说和电视中对犯罪的广泛报道中可以看出，对犯罪的迷恋仍然是公众感兴趣的话题。这种迷恋通常会引起植根于根深蒂固的价值观的反应，并会对个人产生重大影响。因此，人们对审讯、审判和惩罚的态度可能受到虚构文本中描绘的围绕犯罪的话语的强烈影响。本文的主要目的是为深入研究意识形态在塑造以犯罪故事为中心的叙事中的影响力作用的研究机构做出贡献。具体来说，通过对电视连续剧《当他们看到我们》第一集中的传递性和评价模式的语言分析，本研究解决了两个基本的研究问题：1） 对过程和参与者类型的传递性分析揭示了关于“犯罪角色”的构建什么，以及这如何导致有罪的预设？2） 评估分析可以告诉我们关于“犯罪人物”的评价性描绘的什么信息，以及这如何有助于有罪的假设？其目的是提供关于特定社会群体的话语表征（此处以西班牙裔黑人青少年为例）如何同时反映和影响公众的看法，特别是当话语来自权威人物时。