STRATEGIE DYSKURSYWNE I AUTOPREZENTACYJNE KRZYSZTOFA BOSAKA I ROBERTA BIEDRONIA NA TWITTERZE W KAMPANII PREZYDENCKIEJ W 2020 R. KRYTYCZNA ANALIZA DYSKURSU Z WYKORZYSTANIEM METOD LINGWISTYKI KORPUSOWEJ
CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS APPLYING THE METHODS OF CORPUS-ASSISTED LINGUISTICS

Summary/Abstract: This paper discusses the discourses of Krzysztof Bosak and Robert Biedroń on Twitter during the 2020 presidential campaign. Critical discourse analysis, an interdisciplinary approach that involves triangulation of methods and treats discourse as a manifestation of social practice that is in a dialectical relationship with society, was used as the research framework. In order to closely examine the discursive and self-presentation strategies of the candidates, a selection of quantitative methods pertaining to corpus linguistics and the Sketch Engine program were applied in the study. It was shown that Bosak significantly more often emphasized his agency, responded to others’ tweets, and used formal forms of address. In contrast, Biedroń used more inclusive language, emphasized the importance of community, and posted more tweets. It was also found that Andrzej Duda played a significantly greater role in Robert Biedroń’s campaign. The study’s findings contribute to the discussion on the discourses of parties that have received relatively little attention in literature, and demonstrate how corpus linguistics methods can be used in media studies or research pertaining to sociology or political science.

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