2024/11/14 by Agata Jackiewicz, Olivier Kraif
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Social Sciences · #Agriculture and Rural Development Research #French Urban and Social Studies #Nominations émergentes #Social Sciences and Governance #approche corpus-driven #corpus-driven study #ecology #emerging nominations #lexicometrics #lexicométrie #écologie
paper · doi:10.34745/numerev_2223
openalex publication_date 2024/11/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
<strong>Résumé :</strong> <p class="Standard" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span liberation="" serif="" style="font-family:"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Cet article explore les nominations émergentes dans le contexte des transitions écologiques, sociales et politiques, en étudiant comment la langue reflète et façonne les représentations du monde. À travers l’analyse d’un corpus regroupant des textes de genres variés (presse, débats citoyens, rapports), il met en lumière l'évolution de termes comme <em>durable</em>, <em>sobre</em>, <em>équitable</em> ou <em>local</em>, et leur rôle dans les discours publics et militants. Ces mots, porteurs de valeurs désirables, sont souvent polysémiques et soumis à des tensions critiques entre leurs usages institutionnels, militants et citoyens. L’étude constate leur instrumentalisation possible (p. ex. sous forme de <em>greenwashing</em>), et souligne la difficulté de nommer précisément des concepts complexes. En combinant linguistique de corpus et analyse des discours, l’article propose une veille sur les mutations sémantiques pour mieux comprendre comment les mots influencent les imaginaires et les actions en matière d’écologie.</span></span></span></span></span></span> <p class="Standard" style="text-align:justify"> <strong>Abstract :</strong> <p class="Standard" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span liberation="" serif="" style="font-family:"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">This article explores emerging terms within the context of ecological, social, and political transitions, studying how language reflects and shapes worldviews. Through the analysis of a corpus comprising texts from various genres (press articles, citizen debates, reports), it highlights the evolution of terms such as <i>sustainable, moderate, fair,</i> or <i>local</i>, and their role in public and activist discourses. These words, imbued with desirable values, are often polysemic and subject to critical tensions between institutional, activist, and citizen usages. The study observes their potential instrumentalization (e.g., in the form of greenwashing) and emphasizes the difficulty of precisely naming complex concepts. By combining corpus linguistics and discourse analysis, the article proposes a semantic monitoring approach to better understand how words influence imaginaries and actions in the field of ecology.</span></span></span></span></span></span>