| Title |
Linguistic oppositions in environmentalist and anti-environmentalist media discourse: a trigger-based comparative analysis |
| Authors |
Korostenskienė, Julija ; Astramskaitė, Jogailė |
| DOI |
10.31178/SC.18.1.05 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Styles of communication.. Bucharest : Bucharest University Press. 2026, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 159-199.. ISSN 2065-7943. eISSN 2067-564X |
| Keywords [eng] |
oppositional framing ; linguistic oppositions ; environmentalist discourse ; syntactic triggers ; ecolinguistics ; media discourse |
| Abstract [eng] |
led corpus of 60 online media articles, evenly split between environmentalist sources published in mainstream media and anti-environmentalist responses published on ClimateRealism.com. Within this study, the model serves as the primary analytical procedure situated within broader ecolinguistic and discourse-analytic perspectives. The corpus focuses on cases where anti-environmentalist texts explicitly react to environmentalist claims, allowing for the examination of oppositional structures within a shared topical and temporal context. A combination of qualitative classification and quantitative frequency analysis identified 165 instances of linguistic opposition. The findings show that anti-environmentalist texts employ oppositions more frequently and favour less conventional and multi-trigger patterns, whereas environmentalist texts rely more on implicit or concessive forms. While the study does not assess the persuasive effectiveness of the oppositions, it identifies recurring discursive tendencies and constraints, contributing to a clearer understanding of oppositional framing in environmental communication. |
| Published |
Bucharest : Bucharest University Press |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2026 |
| CC license |
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