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Asylbewerber, Asylsuchende oder Asylanten? Die Bezeichnungswahl im Migrationsdiskurs: eine onomasiologische Studie
The Choice of Designation in the Migration Discourse in German Language: An Onomasiological Study

Author(s): Ekaterina Vasileva
Subject(s): Language studies
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT – Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
Keywords: political linguistics; onomasiologie; synonym; migration discourse

Summary/Abstract: This onomasiological study is a political linguistic research, in which meanings of different words in a synonymic row are examined. Various semantic features of these words are identified, and different types of synonyms are found. It is necessary to explain semantic connotations of the words so that they could be used correctly in the migration discourse. In this research, I study the onomasiological diversity of designations for the term Flüchtling in migration discourse. The survey methods are research and document analysis of the material sources. Fixing, data selection and structuring are chosen as a preparation method. The discourse analysis, used as an evaluation method, is an interdisciplinary research approach that, due to its variety of methods, is suitable for the study of meaning constructions depending on different contexts.

  • Issue Year: 15/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 385-391
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: German