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A Corpus-Based Critical Discourse Analysis of the Representation of Sexual Minorities

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K12474
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 80030:Gender studies-related
Research InstitutionRyukoku University

Principal Investigator

Yoshimoto Keisuke  龍谷大学, 政策学部, 准教授 (90724477)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywordsコーパス / 言説 / 同性婚 / LGBTQ+ / セクシュアルマイノリティ / 批判的談話分析 / コーパスに基づく談話分析 / セクシュアリティ / 性的マイノリティ / コーパス言語学 / 批判的談話(言説)分析 / CDA / 同性結婚
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究は、新聞や雑誌、国会会議録等でのLGBTQ+を含むセクシュアルマイノリティ(性的マイノリティ)の描かれ方が同性結婚や同性パートナーシップ制度等の社会制度の成立前後にどう変化するかを考察する。分析手法として、実際の発話・書物を集積した大規模データベースであるコーパスを用い、英語圏と日本における描かれ方の違いを定量的に分析し、比較する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research investigated the representations and discourses around sexual minorities in Japanese newspapers and parliamentary debates by using a method of corpus-assisted discourse studies. Using this statistical method made it possible to analyze large-scale data both quantitatively and qualitatively. Specifically, the research investigated the following three: ①discourses and representations around same-sex marriage in Japanese national newspapers, ②how supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage legitimated their positions in Japanese parliamentary debates, and ③how different political parties discussed the bill to promote the understanding of LGBT in parliamentary debates.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

2015年に東京都渋谷区と世田谷区がはじめた同性パートナーシップの全国的な広がりや、2019年に始まった「結婚の自由をすべての人に」訴訟により、LGBTQ+を含むセクシュアルマイノリティの権利についての理解が深まりつつある。本研究では、メディアにおけるセクシュアルマイノリティの描かれ方や、国会において同性婚やLGBT理解増進法がどのように議論されているかを大量のデータを解析することで統計的に分析した。分析結果は、今後同性婚の法制化等の権利を推進していくにあたり、どのような描き方や説得の仕方がより効果的なのかということを示唆しており、報道関係者等が活用できるような内容を提示している。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2024 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2023 Research-status Report
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2025 2024

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Anywhere but here: Discourses and representations surrounding same-sex marriage in Japanese newspapers2025

    • Author(s)
      Keisuke Yoshimoto
    • Journal Title

      Applied Corpus Linguistics

      Volume: 5 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-8

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.acorp.2025.100120

    • Related Report
      2024 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] A Corpus-Based Analysis of Same-Sex Marriage Discourse in Japanese Newspapers2024

    • Author(s)
      Keisuke Yoshimoto
    • Organizer
      英語コーパス学会第50回大会、青山学院大学
    • Related Report
      2024 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Reverse Diversity & Inclusion: A Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis of Japanese Parliamentary Debates on the Bill to Promote Understanding of LGBT2024

    • Author(s)
      Keisuke Yoshimoto
    • Organizer
      Lavender Languages and Linguistics 30, University of Brighton
    • Related Report
      2024 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Discourse and Argumentation Surrounding Same-sex Marriage in Japan2024

    • Author(s)
      Keisuke Yoshimoto
    • Organizer
      Research group meeting at the Department of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University, UK
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2026-01-16  

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