Research on the Influence of Traditional Chinese Medicine on the Spanish-speaking World in the 21st Century from the Perspective of Appraisal Theory

Author：CHENG Yue, YIN Zhuonan

Unit：School of Foreign Languages, Changzhou University, Changzhou Jiangsu 213159, China

Quote：引用：程越，殷卓楠.评价理论视阈下中医对21世纪西语世界的影响研究[J].中医药导报,2026,32(4):254-259.

DOI：10.13862/j.cn43-1446/r.2026.04.043

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Abstract：

Based on the framework of appraisal theory, this study aims to explore the cognitive evaluation of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and its impact on cultural dissemination in Spanish-speaking countries and regions by conducting keyword searches in the Spanish Royal Academy's 21st-Century Corpus of Spanish (CORPES XXI). In addition to employing a corpus-driven data approach, this study adopts a mixed research method, using the subsystems of appraisal theory (attitudinal system, engagement system, and graduation system) to conduct qualitative analysis on representative text fragments, and finally carries out an overall quantitative analysis on all extracted corpus data. The research findings show that the attitude and evaluation of the Spanish-speaking world towards TCM are mainly positive, but there are significant differences in the attention paid to different branches of TCM. Acupuncture and herbal pharmacology show a high-frequency attention trend in the corpus, while dimensions such as Tai Chi, Tuina, and dietary health preservation are relatively marginalized. The acceptance of TCM varies significantly across different Spanish-speaking regions. Mexico-Central America-Caribbean region constitutes the core area with high recognition of TCM. Spain presents a contradictory cognitive structure with polarized evaluations, while in the Andean region and among the Hispanic communities in the United States, there is a gradual attenuation of cultural penetration, and the relative scarcity of corpus also reflects the insufficient dissemination effectiveness.

Key words：traditional Chinese medicine; Spanish-speaking world; appraisal theory; influence

摘要：本研究基于评价理论框架，通过对西班牙皇家学院21世纪西班牙语语料库（CORPES XXI）进行关键词检索，旨在探究西班牙语（西语）国家及地区对中医学的认知评价及其文化传播影响。除了借助语料库的数据驱动法，本研究采取混合研究法，运用评价理论的子系统（态度系统、介入系统与级差系统），对代表性文本片段进行质性分析，最后对所有提取的语料进行整体量化分析。研究发现表明，西语世界对中医的态度评价主要是积极的，但对中医不同分支领域的关注度呈现显著差异，针灸疗法和本草药学在语料中呈现高频关注态势，而太极、推拿与食疗养生等维度则相对边缘化。不同西语地区对中医的接受度呈现显著区域异质性。墨西哥-中美洲-加勒比地区构成了中医的高认同度核心地带；西班牙则呈现矛盾性认知结构，评价两极分化；而在安第斯山区及美国西语裔社群中，则表现出文化渗透度的梯度衰减，语料的相对匮乏亦反映了传播效力的不足。

关键词：中医；西语世界；评价理论；影响

Release time：2026-04-26

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