A Mediated Account of Corona Languaging
Abstract
This research explores how language mediates Corona or Covid-19. To find out this phenomenon, a few Corona-related words, phrases, and structures are put into discussion. The paper, also, draws on the languaging of Corona, as a global disaster, with a highlight of the practices, attitudes, and discourses expressed over this disaster. First, the paper introduces a generic exposition on the various aspects of global disasters in terms of linguistic structures, which are all supported by some previous researches. Then, a broader interpretation of how language mediates Corona is elaborated. Finally, the paper states a few findings, conclusions, and further areas of research. Language plays a significant role in shaping disasters, and in this concern, the paper revealed that Corona pandemic is highly mediated at the lexical, meta-linguistic, and conceptual levels. Additionally, relating Corona to meta-linguistic aspects can underline a media-catastrophe link, one that may be worth a broader and further investigation.
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Published
2021-07-01
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ABDULSADA, Mohammed Nasser.
A Mediated Account of Corona Languaging.
Pioneer: Journal of Language and Literature, [S.l.], v. 13, n. 1, p. 92-104, july 2021.
ISSN 2655-8718.
Available at: <https://unars.ac.id/ojs/index.php/pioneer/article/view/938>. Date accessed: 04 july 2024.
doi: https://doi.org/10.36841/pioneer.v13i1.938.
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