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Semantic Macrostructures: An Analysis Of Violence In Colombian Journalistic Discourse

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Harvey Humberto Merchán Cante

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This article presents research advances on the discursive configuration in Colombian online media, starting from a macrostructural analysis and social representations. The objective is to unveil, using the macrostructural analysis according to Teun Van Dijk’s theory, how the media discourses on indigenous communities are being constructed. The study focused particularly on analyzing 240 articles in the Colombian digital press, explored from the perspective of critical discourse analysis. The mixed methodology allows us to broaden the various methodologies for discourse analysis. Through macrostructural analysis and social representations, it is possible to build a scheme that allows to expand the various methodologies for discourse analysis, finally revealing how the topic of violence helps to delegitimize policies and opinions in the media.

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