A diachronic analysis of IMO Assembly Resolutions (1959-2023) using Gries’ new keyword approach

• 발행기관: 경희대학교 언어정보연구소
• 저자명: Mengjiao Suo Yaochen Deng Hyunjong Hahm Se-Eun Jhang
• 간행물 정보: 『언어연구』제42권 제2호, 399~422쪽, 전체 24쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2025.06.30

국문 초록

This study employs the hybrid keyword extractionmethod proposed by Gries (2021) to analyze diachronic semantic changes of keymaritime terms in International Maritime Organization Assembly Resolutions from 1959to 2023. Traditional frequency-based methods primarily identify high-frequency functionwords, whereas text dispersion-based analysis highlights keywords consistentlydistributed across the corpus, ensuring thematic representativeness. Gries’ (2021) hybridmethod, integrating both frequency and dispersion measures, effectively identifieskeywords that are not only contextually relevant but also semantically significant,providing a more nuanced understanding of specialized discourse. The corpus is dividedinto three distinct periods based on major regulatory and technological milestones,revealing significant semantic shifts in maritime discourse. Keywords such as “safety”and “pollution,” initially having narrow meanings, have notably broadened theirsemantic scope in response to evolving international regulations, technologicaladvancements, and heightened environmental awareness. This study contributes tocorpus linguistics by demonstrating that advanced keyword extraction methods, suchas Gries’ hybrid approach, offer deeper insights into how specialized languages evolvein response to dynamic industry contexts.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Previous studies

3. Data and methodology

4. Results and discussions

5. Conclusion

References

키워드

IMO Assembly Resolutions hybrid keyword extraction diachronic analysis Maritime English semantic change