Poland divided? On the polarization in the Polish society and its language realisation on the basis of German press articles about the presidential election in July 2020 in Poland Cover Image

Gespaltenes Polen? Zu der Polarisierung in der polnischen Gesellschaft und ihrer sprachlichen Realisierung anhand deutscher Pressetexte über die Präsidentenwahl im Juli 2020 in Polen
Poland divided? On the polarization in the Polish society and its language realisation on the basis of German press articles about the presidential election in July 2020 in Poland

Author(s): Krzysztof Matyjasik
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Political Sciences, Comparative Linguistics, Electoral systems, Comparative politics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: polarization; Polish society; Polish presidential election; German discourse on the presidential election in the year 2020

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to investigate the polarization with regards to the image of Polish society. The German discourse on the presidential election in Poland in July 2020 has been analyzed. The scope of the research consists of German press articles which have been published in mid-July 2020. On the basis of the analysis, the question has been answered, what image of Polish society during the presidential election has been created by the German media. On the basis of the conducted analysis, images of two groups have been determined which had supported their presidential candidates.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 30
  • Page Range: 167-183
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: German