Mots, fréquence et réseaux dans le discours politique. Analyse lexicométrique, méthode et illustration dans deux corpus de textes européens [Words, frequency and networks in political discourse: lexicometric analysis in two corpora of European texts]

Authors

  • Corinne Gobin F.R.S.-FNRS, Université libre de Bruxelles Author
  • Jean-Claude Deroubaix Université Libre de Bruxelles Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/sols.v3i2.203

Keywords:

political discourse analysis, lexicometry, institutional texts, European Union

Abstract

Although the lexicometry bases itself on a classic way of scientific reasoning (contextualisation of the data, round trips between data, outcome and hypotheses), it is again little used in political sciences in the analysis of the political discourses. To assure better its dissemination, this article returns on its main tools and the scientific predicates of this method. It illustrates then its heuristic strength by showing through examples of analysis of two corpuses of texts produced by the European Union the interest of a reading forced by the focus on the lexicon seen as ‘networks of words’. Specifically when texts seem to be ‘neutral’.

Author Biographies

  • Corinne Gobin, F.R.S.-FNRS, Université libre de Bruxelles
    Maître de recherche au FNRS Directrice du Groupe de recherche sur les acteurs internationaux et leurs discours
  • Jean-Claude Deroubaix, Université Libre de Bruxelles
    Dr en sciences du langage

Published

2010-02-01

How to Cite

Gobin, C., & Deroubaix, J.-C. (2010). Mots, fréquence et réseaux dans le discours politique. Analyse lexicométrique, méthode et illustration dans deux corpus de textes européens [Words, frequency and networks in political discourse: lexicometric analysis in two corpora of European texts]. Sociolinguistic Studies, 3(2), 203-227. https://doi.org/10.1558/sols.v3i2.203