Colony vs. Metropolis: opposing discursive representations of a colony’s national Identity in the printed press
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10835/1217
ISSN: 1578-3820
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25115/odisea.v0i8.91
ISSN: 1578-3820
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25115/odisea.v0i8.91
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Alameda Hernández, ÁngelaDate
2007Abstract
Theoretically based on the paradigm known as Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), this paper explores the discursive representation of Gibraltar’s identity as it was perceived both from inside –Gibraltar itself- and from its metropolis –Britain, during two crucial moments for this community: the referendums held in the colony in 2002 and 1967. The textual corpus consists of editorial articles drawn from Gibraltarian and British newspapers. Analysis shows how Gibraltar strongly builds its identity on the expression of its inner self, hence as a victim and passive entity, while the British press constructs Gibraltar as a political entity with little interest on the human side of the issue. Basado en el paradigma lingüístico conocido como Análisis Crítico del Discurso (CDA), este artículo explora la identidad Gibraltareña a través de la representación discursiva construida tanto desde dentro de la colonia como desde fuera, su metrópolis, durante los dos referendums que se celebraron en 2002...
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Discourse analysis
CDA
National identity
Media discourse
Transitivity system
Editorial articles
Análisis del discurso
Identidad nacional
Discurso mediático
Sistema de transitividad
Editoriales