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This article examines "submersion migratoire", a metaphorical expression originating from Front National (FN, later Rassemblement National - RN) discourse since the 1980s. Drawing on French Discourse Analysis (ADF), we analyze two press corpora (2015, 2022) using Sketch Engine. The mixed quantitative-qualitative approach aims to determine if the expression qualifies as a discursive formula by verifying Krieg-Planque's criteria: formal stability, discursive anchoring, social reference status, intrinsic polemic valence. Analysis reveals its role as a metaphorical vector (MIGRANTS ARE WATER FLOWS), which circulates interdiscursively across media, structures polarizing oppositions (us/them), often associates with "grand remplacement" theories, and thus promotes a process of discursive extremization.

Quand la métaphore devient formule : analyse discursive de « submersion migratoire » dans la presse française

Vercelli, Elena Margherita
2025-01-01

Abstract

This article examines "submersion migratoire", a metaphorical expression originating from Front National (FN, later Rassemblement National - RN) discourse since the 1980s. Drawing on French Discourse Analysis (ADF), we analyze two press corpora (2015, 2022) using Sketch Engine. The mixed quantitative-qualitative approach aims to determine if the expression qualifies as a discursive formula by verifying Krieg-Planque's criteria: formal stability, discursive anchoring, social reference status, intrinsic polemic valence. Analysis reveals its role as a metaphorical vector (MIGRANTS ARE WATER FLOWS), which circulates interdiscursively across media, structures polarizing oppositions (us/them), often associates with "grand remplacement" theories, and thus promotes a process of discursive extremization.
2025
Cet article interroge « submersion migratoire », expression métaphorique issue du discours du Front National (FN, puis Rassemblement National -RN) dès les années 1980. En nous appuyant sur l'Analyse du Discours Française (ADF), nous analysons deux corpus de pressefrançaise(2015, 2022) via Sketch Engine. L'approche, à la fois quantitative et qualitative, vise à déterminer si l'expression constitue une formule discursive en vérifiant les critères de Krieg-Planque : figement formel, ancrage discursif, statut de référent social, valence polémique intrinsèque. L'analyse révèle son rôle de vecteur métaphorique (LES MIGRANTS SONT DES FLUX D'EAU), qui circule interdiscursivement dans les médias, structure des oppositions polarisantes (nous/eux), s'associe souventaux théories du « grand remplacement » et favorise ainsi un processus d'extrémisation discursive.
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