@article{ART001672713},
author={Minhee Bang and Seoin Shin},
title={A corpus-based study of green discourse in the South Korean press in comparison with the US press},
journal={The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea},
issn={1226-4822},
year={2012},
volume={20},
number={1},
pages={79-110},
doi={}
TY - JOUR
AU - Minhee Bang
AU - Seoin Shin
TI - A corpus-based study of green discourse in the South Korean press in comparison with the US press
JO - The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea
PY - 2012
VL - 20
IS - 1
PB - The Sociolinguistic Society Of Korea
SP - 79
EP - 110
SN - 1226-4822
AB - This paper analyses corpora of South Korean and US newspapers to investigate the representation of environmental issues. The analysis focuses on the frequency and collocation of 녹색(noksaek: green) denoting environmental- friendliness. As a corpus-based study, the analysis aims to show how environmental issues are construed in the use of noksaek through collocational patterns and the context in which it occurs. The English word green is analysed for comparison as the English translation equivalent of noksaek. 그린(grin: green), a phonetic translation of green is also included in the analysis. The most characteristic of the green discourse in the South Korean press is expressed in 성장(seongjang: growth), the top collocate of noksaek. The construal of environmental issues as a matter of economic growth is a distinctively Korean approach, contrasting with the ways the issues are talked about in the US press. The use of grin(green) in the South Korean press shows that grin(green) is mainly used in the commercial sector and often to mask an un-green aspect of an entity modified by the word. (172 words)
KW - 녹색(noksaek: green);그린(grin: green);green;corpora;collocates;frequency;newspapers;South Korea;US;environmental discourse
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Minhee Bang and Seoin Shin. (2012). A corpus-based study of green discourse in the South Korean press in comparison with the US press. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 20(1), 79-110.
Minhee Bang and Seoin Shin. 2012, "A corpus-based study of green discourse in the South Korean press in comparison with the US press", The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, vol.20, no.1 pp.79-110. Available from: doi:
Minhee Bang, Seoin Shin "A corpus-based study of green discourse in the South Korean press in comparison with the US press" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 20.1 pp.79-110 (2012) : 79.
Minhee Bang, Seoin Shin. A corpus-based study of green discourse in the South Korean press in comparison with the US press. 2012; 20(1), 79-110. Available from: doi:
Minhee Bang and Seoin Shin. "A corpus-based study of green discourse in the South Korean press in comparison with the US press" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 20, no.1 (2012) : 79-110.doi:
Minhee Bang; Seoin Shin. A corpus-based study of green discourse in the South Korean press in comparison with the US press. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 20(1), 79-110. doi:
Minhee Bang; Seoin Shin. A corpus-based study of green discourse in the South Korean press in comparison with the US press. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea. 2012; 20(1) 79-110. doi:
Minhee Bang, Seoin Shin. A corpus-based study of green discourse in the South Korean press in comparison with the US press. 2012; 20(1), 79-110. Available from: doi:
Minhee Bang and Seoin Shin. "A corpus-based study of green discourse in the South Korean press in comparison with the US press" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 20, no.1 (2012) : 79-110.doi: