Chapter 1 Te discourses of the Greek crisis Ourania Hatzidaki and Dionysis Goutsos Hellenic Air Force Academy / National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Te introduction to the volume ofers an overview of existing research on the discourse pertaining to the Greek crisis and relates this to the papers includ- ed in it. It is suggested that previous works have mainly focused on how the Greek crisis has been communicated by the mass media, and viewed from abroad. By contrast, this volume looks at how the Greeks themselves construe their own predicament, investigating a rich diversity of local voices, elite, non-elite and resistance. Methodologically, contrary to extant research, which principally draws on the results of content analysis, this volume concentrates on the mechanics of Greek crisis rhetoric. To this end, papers combine a sizeable array of corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis techniques, employed in multifarious ways so as to provide nuanced analyses of Greek crisis discourses. Keywords: content analysis, corpus linguistics, critical discourse analysis, Greek crisis 1. General remarks Since its onset in 2009, the Greek crisis has triggered a veritable explosion in the production of discourses concerning its causes, efects and management. Endless negotiations, copious ofcial documentation, vast amounts of public announce- ments and commentary by stakeholders or observers and critics (politicians, ex- perts etc.), a steady fow of scholarly analyses of its economic/fnancial, political and social aspects, phenomenally intense media coverage, a massive outpouring of social media and face-to-face discourse on the issue. In Greece itself the daily experience of every citizen has involved a constant exposure to and participation in crisis text and talk. Tis comes either as input from the media and public insti- tutions or as private and informal exchanges, physical or digital. doi 10.1075/dapsac.70.01hat © 2017 John Benjamins Publishing Company jbid180333 IP: 2.84.185.83 On: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 13:45:08