Vol. 12 (09) pp. 1084-1095 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/19542

MEDIA REPRESENTATION OF THE IRAQI KURDISTAN REGION DURING THE REFERENDUM: A LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS

  • Faculty of Humanities, HSE University, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, Master of Applied Linguistics and Text Analytics. Police Officer, Criminal Evidence Directorate, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
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Abstract

This study conducted a linguistic analysis of the media representation of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region during the Kurdistan Referendum on September 25, 2017. The research aimed to bridge two methodologies: corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis. By examining how the media portrayed the Iraqi Kurdistan Region during the referendum, this study shed light on the linguistic dimensions of media coverage and the issues surrounding the referendum. Data were collected from six different news sites worldwide and analysed using corpus tools through AntConc. The findings showed that Western media outlets in the United Kingdom and the United States, including BBC News, CNN, Fox News, and Sky News, represented the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Referendum negatively. In contrast, Rudaw, a local media channel in Iraqs Kurdistan Region, provided a completely positive portrayal, while Al Jazeera maintained an unbiased attitude.

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Mahmood Othman Mahmood (2024); MEDIA REPRESENTATION OF THE IRAQI KURDISTAN REGION DURING THE REFERENDUM: A LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS, Int. J. of Adv. Res., 12 (09), 1084-1095, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/19542

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Mahmood Othman Mahmood
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Iraq
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