Politischer Sprachgebrauch
Political Language Use
Author(s): Thomas NiehrSubject(s): Language studies, Applied Linguistics, Lexis, Semantics, Pragmatics, Politics and communication
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: political communication; democratic public; language strategies; descriptive linguistics; discourse analysis; language criticism;
Summary/Abstract: In this article, special features of political communication are presented. Researchers agree that political language is not a technical language or variety in the traditional sense. Nevertheless, there have been attempts to define the characteristics of political language use more precisely. Such attempts originate from the linguistic subfield of politolinguistics, whose history is briefly described in order to outline the methodological advances of this discipline. Finally, the article provides an overview of important research results in politolinguistics and of discourses that are and have been of long-term importance for the history of communication in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Journal: Lublin Studies in Modern Languages and Literature
- Issue Year: 45/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 75-85
- Page Count: 11
- Language: German