Power negotiation of depressed patients in narrative literature: analyzing the depressive language through critical discourse analysis
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This article analyzes the language reflecting power struggles experienced by individuals with depression in Thai literature, focusing on ‘Stories from the Tip of the Iceberg’, through critical discourse analysis. The study reveals that the literature employs language to signify these power struggles in two key ways: through vocabulary, specifically the use of verbs, and pragmatics, particularly the use of metaphors. A new conceptual framework emerges, offering perspectives on individuals with depression in Thai society that avoid portraying them as weak. However, the literature simultaneously generates a sub-discourse that negotiates power to establish this new framework. The researcher examines the discursive and socio-cultural practices involved in creating these counter-discourses, which are shaped in part by Thai societal processes that traditionally perceive individuals with depression as mentally disabled.
Source: Cogent Arts and Humanities
Authors: Kritsada Kantichol, Siriporn Tansuwan
Language: English
Subfield: Linguistics and Language
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,165
OpenAlex ID: W4409491847