Freake R

This paper examines language ideologies in Canadian newspapers using the method of crosslinguisticcorpus-assisted discourse studies (CADS) (Baker et al., 2008; Freake et al., 2011;Partington, 2004). More specifically, this paper has three angles. The first angle is theoretical:it is argued that the Canadian context provides a useful site for cross-linguistic CADS. Thesecond angle is methodological: it is argued that cross-linguistic CADS is a useful method forstudying the Canadian context. The third angle is topical: three examples are provided from2009 data that suggest some of the ways in which cross-linguistic CADS shed light onlanguage ideologies in Canadian newspapers. This paper will begin by outlining the historicalcontext of language in Canada, in particular with respect to language in the media. Next, thedata will be presented and an overview of the CADS methodology provided. Finally, threeexamples of findings on language ideologies will be presented and the paper will concludewith a summary of the three foci (theoretical, methodological, topical) and directions forfuture research

A cross-linguistic corpus-assisted discourse study of language ideologies in Canadian newspapers

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