Representation of “Other” in Russian and German Media Discourse

The article is devoted to the opposition “we vs. they” in Russian and German linguistic cultures. Analysis of linguistic means representing this opposition allows identifying the national and cultural specificity of perception of the identified phenomena in nonrelative linguistic cultures. It is sho...

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Main Authors: Milovanova Marina, Svinkina Marina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:SHS Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20185001177
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description The article is devoted to the opposition “we vs. they” in Russian and German linguistic cultures. Analysis of linguistic means representing this opposition allows identifying the national and cultural specificity of perception of the identified phenomena in nonrelative linguistic cultures. It is shown that the most frequently used strategies in the Russian and German media discourse are alteration and empathization. The most popular tactics and communicative turns of the particular strategies of representation of the “other” were exposed in the both media discourses. The discourse and contrastive analysis of Russian and German newspaper texts is used as the research method.
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spelling doaj.art-ae9d588c9f5e4d908187930c70250cbd2022-12-21T18:13:55ZengEDP SciencesSHS Web of Conferences2261-24242018-01-01500117710.1051/shsconf/20185001177shsconf_cildiah2018_01177Representation of “Other” in Russian and German Media DiscourseMilovanova MarinaSvinkina MarinaThe article is devoted to the opposition “we vs. they” in Russian and German linguistic cultures. Analysis of linguistic means representing this opposition allows identifying the national and cultural specificity of perception of the identified phenomena in nonrelative linguistic cultures. It is shown that the most frequently used strategies in the Russian and German media discourse are alteration and empathization. The most popular tactics and communicative turns of the particular strategies of representation of the “other” were exposed in the both media discourses. The discourse and contrastive analysis of Russian and German newspaper texts is used as the research method.https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20185001177
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title Representation of “Other” in Russian and German Media Discourse
title_full Representation of “Other” in Russian and German Media Discourse
title_fullStr Representation of “Other” in Russian and German Media Discourse
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title_short Representation of “Other” in Russian and German Media Discourse
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