Harmonious Discourse Analysis of Creation Myths in Intangible Cultural Heritage Texts from the Perspective of Transitivity:A Case of Tujia Ethnic Group's"Sheba Songs"
This paper applies the transitivity system of Systemic Functional Linguistics and the ecosophy of"Harmony",constructs the analytical framework for harmonious discourse and transitivity,expands the ecological attributes of process types and participant roles.It applies the framework to analyze the creation myths of the Tujia ethnic group,a non-material cultural heritage text,"Sheba Songs",in order to analyze its semantic representation of transitivity and ecosophy.In the creation myths of"Sheba Songs",mainly through the use of material clauses,mental clauses and relational clauses,the celestial beings,the men on the ground,animals,plants,and other entities are depicted as constructing a more harmonious ecological living environment,thereby reflecting the ecosophy of"Union of Heaven and Man".From the ecolinguistic perspective,the study of the creation myths in China's excellent traditional culture and intangible cultural heritage can provide references and insights for promoting the construction of ecological civilization.
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