Metaphor practices in the German Wende discourse
- This paper introduces a method for computer-based analyses of metaphor in discourse, combining quantitative and qualitative elements. This method is illustrated with data from research on German newspaper discourse concerning the ongoing system transformations of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Methodological aspects of the research procedure are discussed and it is argued that quantitative elements can enhance comparability in cross-cultural and cross-lingual research. Some basic findings of the research are presented. The peculiarities of the German Wende discourse - especially the salience of a passive perspective on the ongoing political and social changes - are outlined.
Author: | Jörg ZinkenORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:mh39-56373 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1080/01434630408668916 |
ISSN: | 0143-4632 |
Parent Title (English): | Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development |
Publisher: | Multilingual Matters |
Place of publication: | Clevedon |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of first Publication: | 2004 |
Date of Publication (online): | 2016/11/29 |
Reviewstate: | Peer-Review |
Tag: | identity construction; metaphor; methodology; public discourse |
GND Keyword: | Deutsch; Deutschland <DDR>; Geschichte 1989-1990; Korpus <Linguistik>; Metapher; Sprachgebrauch |
Volume: | 25 |
Issue: | 5&6 |
First Page: | 424 |
Last Page: | 436 |
Note: | Dieser Beitrag ist aus urheberrechtlichen Gründen nicht frei zugänglich. Due to copyright reasons the full-text of the article is not freely accessible. |
DDC classes: | 400 Sprache / 400 Sprache, Linguistik |
Open Access?: | nein |
Licence (German): | Urheberrechtlich geschützt |