Open AccessMigration Discourse in Croatian News Media
Author(s) -
Katja Dobrić Basaneže,
Paulina Ostojić
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medijska istraživanja/medijska istraživanja
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.11
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 1846-6605
pISSN - 1330-6928
DOI - 10.22572/mi.27.1.1
Subject(s) - croatian , context (archaeology) , linguistics , critical discourse analysis , politics , political science , sociology , linguistic context , linguistic analysis , history , law , philosophy , archaeology , ideology
This paper investigates migration discourse in Croatian news media by combining corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis approach. It first focuseson the phraseological and grammatical context of the terms migrant, imigrant,izbjeglica and azilant, whereupon it investigates the background of such linguistic behaviour. The latter is examined by means of critical discourse analysis,hence, by taking into account the non-linguistic context. This includes the analysis of historical, cultural and political context or sometimes even the relevantcase law and standards of protection guaranteed in international humanitarianand human rights law. Results of the study suggest that discrimination does notoccur only in the most obvious acts of inhuman treatment, such as pushbacks,but also in the language the media use when reporting on migration process.