In:Degrees of European Belonging: The fuzzy areas between us and them
Élisabeth Le
[Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 91] 2021
► pp. 17–36
Chapter 2Methodology
Published online: 10 March 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/dapsac.91.c2
https://doi.org/10.1075/dapsac.91.c2
Abstract
This chapter presents the methodology followed for exploring the various degrees of belonging to “Europe”
as constructed by the French daily, Le Monde. First, the role of media discourse in Europe (2.1) is briefly introduced before Le Monde is presented (2.2). It is followed by the theoretical framework (2.3) in which Le Monde’s discourse is analysed. Finally, the construction of the corpora (2.4) and methods of analysis (2.5) are explained,
and then presented in a synthesis (2.6). As methods of analysis may vary depending on
the corpus, only general information is provided here. Specific information on each corpus and its related methods of analysis
is provided in the relevant chapters.
Article outline
- 2.1The Role of European Media
- 2.2The French print and online media, Le Monde
- 2.2.1The institution Le Monde
- 2.2.2The identities of Le Monde
- 2.3Theoretical framework
- 2.4Construction of corpora
- 2.5Textual analyses
- 2.5.1Systemic functional linguistics
- 2.5.2Lexicometric analysis
- 2.5.3Rhetorical analysis
- 2.5.4Content analysis
- 2.6Synthesis: quantitative / qualitative combination
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