The Königsberger Express: Linguistic Portrait of a Russian-German Newspaper

Csaba Földes

Makale detayları

The Königsberger Express: Linguistic Portrait of a Russian-German Newspaper

Yazarlar:

Csaba Földes

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

World Languages | Literature and Culture (Other)

Dergi:

Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur Issue 51, pp.1-23

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2024

Belge Dili:

Almanca (Kısaltma)

Document ID (Org No.):

2001323632

pISSN:

2619-9890

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 This article presents multiple perspectives on the Königsberger Express, a German-language newspaper published since 1993 in Kaliningrad, Russia. The article especially focuses on the language and communication structures and thereby systematically outlines the media linguistic portrait of the newspaper regarding its central traits. The study ascertains that theKönigsberger Express demonstrates a rather precise, unspectacular, and conservative language that rarely uses word play or other pragmatic effects. The variety of rubrics does not coincide with a variety of genres, as the journalistic forms of presentation remain within a relatively narrow frame. Despite the creditable achievements of the investigated newspaper, especially when considering the modest circumstances of production, the article establishes that the Königsberger Express cannot be fully seen as a highly professional German-speaking press release and that the Russian language and in particular the Russian culture influence the journalistic articles. While contact-induced linguistic features are a small factor, they are by no means a determining one. The texts only occasionally show that they are the products of translation. Their unique characteristic lies in the specific area of tension between the Russian and German language on one hand i.e., as translated and repeatedly redacted collaborative texts, and within the Russian culture in a former German cultural region on the other hand. The Königsberger Express is a trans-created culturally asymmetrical newspaper in two ways: It linguistically operates between Russian and German, and its language of publication is German, while its cultural environment is Russian. Therefore, the German texts frequently gain a Russian perspectivation.

 This article presents multiple perspectives on the Königsberger Express, a German-language newspaper published since 1993 in Kaliningrad, Russia. The article especially focuses on the language and communication structures and thereby systematically outlines the media linguistic portrait of the newspaper regarding its central traits. The study ascertains that theKönigsberger Express demonstrates a rather precise, unspectacular, and conservative language that rarely uses word play or other pragmatic effects. The variety of rubrics does not coincide with a variety of genres, as the journalistic forms of presentation remain within a relatively narrow frame. Despite the creditable achievements of the investigated newspaper, especially when considering the modest circumstances of production, the article establishes that the Königsberger Express cannot be fully seen as a highly professional German-speaking press release and that the Russian language and in particular the Russian culture influence the journalistic articles. While contact-induced linguistic features are a small factor, they are by no means a determining one. The texts only occasionally show that they are the products of translation. Their unique characteristic lies in the specific area of tension between the Russian and German language on one hand i.e., as translated and repeatedly redacted collaborative texts, and within the Russian culture in a former German cultural region on the other hand. The Königsberger Express is a trans-created culturally asymmetrical newspaper in two ways: It linguistically operates between Russian and German, and its language of publication is German, while its cultural environment is Russian. Therefore, the German texts frequently gain a Russian perspectivation.

 This article presents multiple perspectives on the Königsberger Express, a German-language newspaper published since 1993 in Kaliningrad, Russia. The article especially focuses on the language and communication structures and thereby systematically outlines the media linguistic portrait of the newspaper regarding its central traits. The study ascertains that theKönigsberger Express demonstrates a rather precise, unspectacular, and conservative language that rarely uses word play or other pragmatic effects. The variety of rubrics does not coincide with a variety of genres, as the journalistic forms of presentation remain within a relatively narrow frame. Despite the creditable achievements of the investigated newspaper, especially when considering the modest circumstances of production, the article establishes that the Königsberger Express cannot be fully seen as a highly professional German-speaking press release and that the Russian language and in particular the Russian culture influence the journalistic articles. While contact-induced linguistic features are a small factor, they are by no means a determining one. The texts only occasionally show that they are the products of translation. Their unique characteristic lies in the specific area of tension between the Russian and German language on one hand i.e., as translated and repeatedly redacted collaborative texts, and within the Russian culture in a former German cultural region on the other hand. The Königsberger Express is a trans-created culturally asymmetrical newspaper in two ways: It linguistically operates between Russian and German, and its language of publication is German, while its cultural environment is Russian. Therefore, the German texts frequently gain a Russian perspectivation.

 This article presents multiple perspectives on the Königsberger Express, a German-language newspaper published since 1993 in Kaliningrad, Russia. The article especially focuses on the language and communication structures and thereby systematically outlines the media linguistic portrait of the newspaper regarding its central traits. The study ascertains that theKönigsberger Express demonstrates a rather precise, unspectacular, and conservative language that rarely uses word play or other pragmatic effects. The variety of rubrics does not coincide with a variety of genres, as the journalistic forms of presentation remain within a relatively narrow frame. Despite the creditable achievements of the investigated newspaper, especially when considering the modest circumstances of production, the article establishes that the Königsberger Express cannot be fully seen as a highly professional German-speaking press release and that the Russian language and in particular the Russian culture influence the journalistic articles. While contact-induced linguistic features are a small factor, they are by no means a determining one. The texts only occasionally show that they are the products of translation. Their unique characteristic lies in the specific area of tension between the Russian and German language on one hand i.e., as translated and repeatedly redacted collaborative texts, and within the Russian culture in a former German cultural region on the other hand. The Königsberger Express is a trans-created culturally asymmetrical newspaper in two ways: It linguistically operates between Russian and German, and its language of publication is German, while its cultural environment is Russian. Therefore, the German texts frequently gain a Russian perspectivation.

Makale detayları

The Königsberger Express: Linguistic Portrait of a Russian-German Newspaper

Yazarlar:

Csaba Földes

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

World Languages | Literature and Culture (Other)

Dergi:

Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur Issue 51, pp.1-23

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2024

Belge Dili:

Almanca (Kısaltma)

Document ID (Org No.):

2001323632

pISSN:

2619-9890

media language

language contacts

contacts of cultures

multilingualism

Russia

Sayı

Makale detayları

The Königsberger Express: Linguistic Portrait of a Russian-German Newspaper

Yazarlar: Csaba Földes

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: World Languages | Literature and Culture (Other)

Dergi: Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur Issue 51, pp.1-23

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2024

Belge Dili: Almanca (Kısaltma)

Document ID (Org No.): 2001323632

pISSN: 2619-9890

media language

language contacts

contacts of cultures

multilingualism

Russia

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Csaba Földes

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

World Languages | Literature and Culture (Other)

Dergi:

Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur Issue 51, pp.1-23

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2024

Belge Dili:

Almanca (Kısaltma)

Document ID (Org No.):

2001323632

pISSN:

2619-9890