ABSTRACT

This chapter focuses on the first correlation, which postulates that story tone is correlated to transframing. It explores “how story tone is correlated with transframing” based on the research model of transframing. H1a predicts that story tones of the source text (ST) determine framing tones in the target text (TT) through transframing. Story tone of the ST is closely correlated to framing meaning of the TT. Meanings in frames with neutral story tones tend to be kept through transframing. Stories with negative tones that mostly cover non-allies or enemies of the country, so to speak, are transframed with the same framing meanings. H1d predicts that story tone of the ST is related to framing device. The Crosstabulation test concerning framing devices in the translated news stories supports the hypotheses that the framing device adopted is largely related to ST story tones. H1e predicts that story tone of the ST affects strategies of transframing.