The malleability behind terms referring to common professional rolesthe current meaning of “boss” in British newspapers

  1. Giménez-Moreno, Rosa
  2. Ivorra-Pérez, Francisco Miguel
Journal:
Quaderns de filología. Estudis lingüístics

ISSN: 1135-416X

Year of publication: 2017

Issue Title: Words, Corpus and Back to Words

Issue: 22

Pages: 105-128

Type: Article

DOI: 10.7203/QF.22.11303 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The aim of the present research is to approach the current variation and vulnerability to manipulation of concepts, apparently clear and unambiguous, related to usual professional roles. The study concentrates on semantic frames, and subsequent, cognitive models associated to the term ‘boss’ as they are expressed and transmitted through large-scale British media. The qualitative and quantitative linguistic analysis of a substantial corpus of texts, in which this term appears, shows clear differences in its meaning, depending on key factors such as the socio-political and ideological orientation of the medium of publication.

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