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http://dx.doi.org/10.19066/cogsci.2019.30.3.1

Language style of the President of the Republic of Korea: linguistic and psychological properties in Presidents' Address  

Kim, Youngjun (Department of Psychology, Ajou University)
Kim, Kyungil (Department of Psychology, Ajou University)
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Korean Journal of Cognitive Science / v.30, no.3, 2019 , pp. 105-132 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study quantitatively analyzed the speeches of the former 8 Presidents of the Republic of Korea. Unlike the previous studies, this study analyzed both the content word and the functional word related to the psychological phenomenon. In Study 1, six language style indicators such as clout, authenticity, presidentiality, cognitive complexity, femininity, and psychological health were developed. Also, as presidential speeches have been made recently, authenticity, presidentiality, psychological health tended to increase, but cognitive complexity tended to decrease. These tendencies were supported by linear trend analysis. The linguistic differences were distinct not only among individual presidents but also by groups based on the political orientation of the president. In the progressive presidential speech, more clout, cognitive complexity, femininity were observed. In contrast, more authenticity and presidentiality were observed in the conservative presidential speech. In Study 2, it was demonstrated whether the developed language style indicators show reliability in the most recent President's speeches. Finally, it was discussed that the relationship between language style indicators, fitness of the political tendency between the regime and the general public since 2000s, and the characteristics of femininity indicator.
Keywords
KLIWC; President's Address; Language Style; Progressive; Conservative;
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