Now Corpus (2022): A Critical Discourse Analysis Of Recession Word In International News Media

Agik Nur Safitri; Bramantya Pradipta

doi:10.30996/uncollcs.v2i1.3111

Authors

Agik Nur Safitri Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya
Bramantya Pradipta Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30996/uncollcs.v2i1.3111

Abstract

This research aimed to give better understanding about the term “recession” through qualitative methods of critical discourse analysis and semantic prosody. To conduct the study, the researcher took a large amount from the NOW corpus (News on the Web) and inspected the use of language in web-based newspapers. The objectives of the study were to identify and analyze the most frequently adjective occur with the word recession as well as to describe how it was portrayed in international newspapers that are available in the NOW corpus. The findings suggested that among all recession collocations, the word great occupied the greatest amount. The frequency of the great word is 3339. Among all of the words, it can be seen that most of the recession node appear with the word great. Then, the study showed that the semantic prosody of recession, which is shown as predominantly negative, but certain collocations can change its meaning to become neutral. The portrayal of the word recession highlighted the active engagement of the news media in reporting and analyzing economic conditions and recessions, as well as providing a comprehensive understanding of how recessions are discussed and perceived in society.

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