Term or discursive formula? Thoughts on the use of the word migrant in specialised and media discourse Cover Image

Terme ou formule ? Réflexions autour de l’utilisation du mot migrant dans le discours spécialisé et médiatique
Term or discursive formula? Thoughts on the use of the word migrant in specialised and media discourse

Author(s): Máté Kovács
Subject(s): Media studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: migrant;term; discursive formula; specialised discourse; media discourse

Summary/Abstract: This article proposes to analyse the use of the word migrant in specialised and media discourse. Since the 2015 migration crisis, the word migrant has been used and recontextualised in various types of discourse. Its use gives rise to two analytical approaches : a terminological approach in the case of specialised discourse and a discourse analysis approach (with the notion of "formula") in the case of media discourse. These two points of view allow us to grasp the subtleties of the notion of migrant as it is used in discourse to describe contemporary reality.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 107-115
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: French
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