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ISSN : 1226-4822(Print)
The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea Vol.34 No.1 pp.59-89
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.14353/sjk.2026.34.1.02

A critical discourse analysis of migrant workers in South Korean newspaper coverage: Focusing on “Discourses Discouraging Extensions of Stay” in The Chosun Ilbo and The Kyunghyang Shinmun

Ha Ryung Kim
Ph D. Student, School of Liberal Arts, Chonnam National University; 77, Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61186, South Korea

Abstract

The CDA compares how the Chosun Ilbo and Kyunghyang Shinmun represent undocumented migrant workers. While both use nominalization and passive voice to obscure agency, their ideological framing diverges. The Chosun associates workers with crime and job scarcity, foregrounding the administrative perspective. Conversely, the Kyunghyang centers on workers' voices and structural issues, viewing them as economic resources, although occasionally prone to overinterpretation. The findings demonstrate that both newspapers strategically deploy linguistic resources, from lexical metaphors to structural foregrounding, to align them with their specific discursive purposes and ideological standpoints.

초록

Vol. 40 No. 4 (2022.12)

Journal Abbreviation j. Korea Saf. Manag. Sci.
Frequency Published four times annually in March, June, September, and December
Doi Prefix 10.14353/sjk.
Year of Launching 1993
Publisher The Sociolinguistic Society of Korea
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