Corpus-Based Analysis of the Slovak Term Naratív as an Example of Determinologisation

Abstract

This study aims to analyse the use of the Slovak term naratív “narrative” both in specialised and journalistic texts included in corpus databases, with the aim of identifying linguistic indicators of its potential determinologisation. The first part of the paper deals with a frequency analysis of the term, while the second one compares its collocations with adjectives in specialised and journalistic texts. Specifically, attention is paid to the number and semantic content of the term’s collocating adjectives, especially to anomalous ones. The author argues that this methodology can reveal differences in usage of the term between specialised and general communication. Furthermore, corpus data demonstrate that, in certain cases, the term can be replaced without altering the meaning of the statement.