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„Ehrlich gesagt“ und Verwandtes – Emotionen und Routineformeln
„Ehrlich gesagt“ and Related – Emotions and Routine Formulas

Author(s): Claudia Wich-Reif
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT – Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
Keywords: Linguistic Routines; Routine Formulas; Emotional Speaking; Language and Politics

Summary/Abstract: Linguistic routines are characteristic for human communication. They give the communication partners a certain security. This allows the producer to take the time to structure the content of the following in an appropriate way. They belong to certain rituals: the recipient has the opportunity to adopt a certain attitude towards what is expected before making a statement. The paper starts from a case that is not that frequently used in contemporary German, but salient, namely „Ehrlich gesagt, ... “, and examines the functions of routine formulas in emotional language / in emotional speaking and also which changes they are subject to.

  • Issue Year: 16/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 191-210
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: German
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