Author(s): Yuxia Xiao

Abstract: The World Economic Forum has compiled the content of global economic conferences as well as perspectives on various economic issues. Its focus spans multiple domains, including economics, technology, the environment, and society. This study is grounded in the theoretical framework of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and adopts a corpus-based linguistic methodology, selecting economic discourse from economic meetings centered on economic growth as the corpus, aiming to explore the discursive construction of economic growth in the World Economic Forum and its ideological implications. As an interdisciplinary and increasingly prominent subject in linguistic research, economic discourse has seen a growing body of studies in recent years. This paper summarizes the research background and content related to economic discourse, while also organizing theoretical and analytical frameworks along with research methodologies. The objective is to investigate how the World Economic Forum employs language to construct the concept of economic growth and to analyze the underlying ideologies and power dynamics within this discourse.This study offers valuable insights for policymakers into how discourse can be used to shape public expectations and enhance the legitimacy of economic policies.

Keywords: Economic discourse, Discourse analysis, Economic growth, Discursive construction.

Article Info: Received: 28 Sep 2025; Received in revised form: 20 Oct 2025; Accepted: 27 Oct 2025; Available online: 31 Oct 2025

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.105.84