Framing Feminism Online: A Corpus-Based Analysis

Tsapro, Galyna (2025) Framing Feminism Online: A Corpus-Based Analysis Research Trends in Modern Linguistics and Literature. (8). с. 62-78. ISSN 2664-3332

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Анотація

This article examines how feminism is framed in contemporary media discourse, using a combination of corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis. Based on data from the English Web 2021 (enTenTen21) corpus, the study investigates the collocational patterns and modifiers most frequently associated with the notion of feminism, such as radical, intersectional, mainstream, and geek. These variants are explored across multiple genres – including blogs, news platforms, and reference sources – to reveal how linguistic framing reflects and reinforces ideological positioning. In addition to specific modifiers, the analysis also focuses on the four main historical waves of feminism – first-wave, second-wave, third-wave, and fourth-wave – examining how these are represented in metaphorical and evaluative meanings. The study considers the frequency and context of positive and negative collocates, as well as the broader semantic fields into which feminism is discursively integrated. A central focus of the research is metaphorical framing, which functions to both simplify and politicize feminist discourse. Metaphors such as laying the foundation, lighting a fire, amplifying voices, and drawing battle lines are shown to play a key role in narrativizing the evolution, urgency, or radicalism of feminist strands. While media discourse enables the amplification of feminist voices and the emergence of new variants, it also sustains backlash and polarizing framings. The findings demonstrate that public discourse surrounding feminism is shaped not only by lexical choice but by metaphor, genre, and context, factors that collectively influence how feminism is interpreted, contested, and sustained in contemporary culture.

Тип елементу :	Стаття
Ключові слова:	feminism, corpus linguistics; critical discourse analysis; metaphor; feminist waves; EnTenTen21
Типологія:	Статті у базах даних > Erih Plus
Підрозділи:	Факультет романо-германської філології > Кафедра англійської мови та комунікації
Користувач, що депонує:	доцент Галина Юріївна Цапро
Дата внесення:	12 Лют 2026 15:55
Останні зміни:	12 Лют 2026 15:55
URI:	https://elibrary.kubg.edu.ua/id/eprint/56405

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