Multiple Correspondence Analysis, newspaper discourse and subregister

This article introduces a new method for grouping keywords and examines the extent to which it also allows analysts to explore the interaction of discourse and subregister. It uses the multivariate statistical technique, Multiple Correspondence Analysis, to reveal dimensions of keywords which co-occur across the texts of a corpus. These dimensions are then interpreted in terms of the discourses to which they contribute within the data, thus forming the basis of a corpus-assisted discourse analysis. The approach is demonstrated through analysis of the discourses that are used to represent Muslims and Islam in a corpus of UK national newspaper articles published on these topics spanning 2010–2019. The approach reveals an interaction between discourse and subregister, hence this article argues for the need for (corpus-assisted) discourse analysts to account for subregister as a level of meaningful variation when analysing press discourse.

COMPORTAMENTO DE MOTORISTAS COM SEMÁFOROS TEMPORIZADOS: UM ESTUDO UTILIZANDO ANÁLISE DE CORRESPONDÊNCIA

Currently there is a significant increase in the number of vehicles that transit in Brazilian cities. The agents responsible for planning the flow of vehicles have used technologies to deal with the problems arising from this fact with the main objective of traffic safety.This paper tries to study the risk behavior of drivers in front of two typesof traffic lights, with and without timer. For this purpose, a multivariate statistical technique called Correspondence Analysis was used, which correlates the categories of two or more variables allowing interpretations to classify drivers according to their behavior.Sample collections were carried out in the city ofPresidente Prudente, revealing that drivers have a way of risking themselves more often with the traffic lights without a timer.One of the conclusions of the study, perhaps the most important one, is due to the fact that the investments that were made in the traffic lights with a timercan be considered justified considering the reduction ofaccidentrisks.