Corpus-based analysis of genetically modified seed discourse
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12253177 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Craig Frayne (0000-0003-4397-2857, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 175-192 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Discourse & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-9265 • E-ISSN: 1460-3624 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/09579265211023234 |
| OpenAlex | W3176937537 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 20 |
While ecolinguistics studies interactions between language and the natural world, the theme of genetic modification highlights challenges in developing frameworks for the analysis of ecological discourses. Given the ability of humans to alter life at the molecular level, one could argue that frameworks of anti-essentialism and discursive constructivism have expanded from the cultural and social realms (the traditional focus of discourse analysis) to encompass the natural world. This paper uses multilevel analysis to draw out various dimensions of debates related to genetically modified (GM) seed. Analysis is applied to a web-based corpus using both computational, quantitative methods as well as qualitative critical and interpretive approaches. Keyword analysis, concordance lines, and collocation are used to explore whether sides of the debate are reflected in the semantic structure of the text. Implicature and conceptual blending point to differences at the cognitive level. The analyses give data-based evidence for differing epistemologies, worldviews, and situated contexts that may underlie misunderstandings. Results suggest the multilevel methodology can be an effective way to integrate ecological context into discourse analyses. Findings also lead to a discussion of conceptual frameworks for ecolinguistic discourse analysis
Biology · Context (archaeology · Corpus linguistics · Critical discourse analysis · Discourse analysis · Epistemology · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Theme (computing · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language and cultural evolution · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
Corpus-assisted ecolinguistics
How Chinese online critics oppose genetically modified foods
A learner corpus analysis of problem-solving schemata and move structures in debating discourse
Cognitive analysis of gas pipeline discourse
Mapping ecolinguistics (2005–2024)
Representations of foreign nationals in Japanese disaster risk reduction policy
Visualizing Consolidation in the Global Seed Industry
Logic and Conversation
Cross-Cultural Pragmatics
Language and ecology
Cultural Discourse Analysis
Managing Intercultural Conflict Effectively
An Ecolinguistic Approach to Critical Discourse Studies
Handbook of international and intercultural communication
Philosophical investigations
The situativity of knowing, learning, and research
From the analysis of ecological discourse to the ecological analysis of discourse
Different cultures, different languages, different speech acts
After Nature
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |