Abstract This paper reports on the findings of a diachronic investigation into ideological patterns of representation around the master signifier Muslim (and its lexical variants) during 70 years of TIME Magazine journalism. Manual analysis, of 1,573 concordance lines, showed that across the twentieth century the dominant master signifier transmuted, in both content and form. Three signifiers were used across the twentieth century to refer to Muslims. The signifier Mohammedan/Muhammadan was used in neutral constructions to reference religious and cultural themes. The signifier Moslem was predominantly used in neutral constructions but displayed a greater propensity to reference negatively constructed political. The signifier Muslim was largely used to negatively reference the narrow issue of conflict. We conclude by suggesting directions for future research.

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绗缝穆斯林：围绕《时代》杂志语料库中穆斯林主要能指的意识形态表征的历时研究（1923-1992）

摘要 本文报告了对《时代》杂志新闻 70 年期间围绕主要能指穆斯林（及其词汇变体）的意识形态表征模式进行历时调查的结果。对 1,573 条索引行的人工分析表明，在整个 20 世纪，占主导地位的主要能指在内容和形式上都发生了变化。整个二十世纪使用三个能指来指代穆斯林。能指 Mohammedan/Muhammadan 在中性结构中被用来指代宗教和文化主题。能指穆斯林主要用于中立的结构，但表现出更大的倾向来指代消极构建的政治。穆斯林能指主要用于消极地引用狭隘的冲突问题。