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In:Reference and Identity in Public Discourses
Edited by Ursula Lutzky and Minna Nevala
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 306] 2019
► pp. 97–124

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Kinship references in the British Parliament, 1800–2005

 | Linnaeus University
Published online: 21 October 2019
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https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.306.04tyr
Abstract
Family and kinship are fundamental concepts of human society and of political governance. Proceeding from the notion that frequency of reference can be taken as a simple measure of visibility and representation, this study examines diachronic trends of kinship reference in British parliamentary debates from 1800 to 2005. Using the Hansard Corpus and pattern-driven corpus linguistic methods, I show that changes in the frequencies of reference to kin reflect societal attitudes to gender roles.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Theoretical background
  • 3.The Hansard Corpus as a linguistic resource
  • 4.Operationalization of the queries and analyses
  • 5.Findings
    • 5.1Overall trends
    • 5.2Cluster analysis and some significant trends
  • 6.Tentative conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
  • Appendix
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