%0 Journal Article
%T Pope Francis¡¯s Laudato Si¡¯: A corpus study of environmental and religious discourse
%A Erik Castello
%A Sara Gesuato
%J -
%D 2019
%R DOI Code: 10.1285/i22390359v29p121
%X This paper explores aspects of the lexico-grammar of religiously oriented environmental discourse produced by a leading religious authority, Pope Francis. It examines the most frequent keywords and keyword clusters of the encyclical letter Laudato Si¡¯ against popularised updates on scientific and technological advances available on the NASA website. The findings show that Laudato Si¡¯ draws attention both to how people¡¯s behaviour affects the environment and to its relevance to the current political and economic situation. The Letter also calls for a much-needed caring attitude towards the environment, and thus appears to be characterized by the directive communicative function throughout, while presenting a more specific religious slant only in select chapters. The analysis carried out highlights both the topics and the rhetorical goals of the discourse of Pope Francis
%K environmental discourse
%K religious discourse
%K keyword analysis
%K lexical patterns
%K Pope Francis¡¯s Laudato Si¡¯
%U http://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/linguelinguaggi/article/view/20377