English on air: Novel anglicisms in German radio language

Traditional research on anglicisms has been undertaken in different media corpora. However, the media, both agents of globalisation and affected by globalising flows, and how they operate within global flows of messages and linguistic resources that characterise our mediatised societies have not bee...

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Autor principal:	Schaefer Sarah Josefine
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	De Gruyter 2021
Materias:	novel anglicism incipient borrowing creation radio media language german english genre journalism language perceptions Philology. Linguistics P1-1091
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c46ce563525e43539004dd2bf57571fe2021-12-05T14:11:00ZEnglish on air: Novel anglicisms in German radio language2300-996910.1515/opli-2020-0174https://doaj.org/article/c46ce563525e43539004dd2bf57571fe2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2020-0174https://doaj.org/toc/2300-9969Traditional research on anglicisms has been undertaken in different media corpora. However, the media, both agents of globalisation and affected by globalising flows, and how they operate within global flows of messages and linguistic resources that characterise our mediatised societies have not been given sufficient attention in these studies. In addition, the German media have been repeatedly criticised for using anglicisms without explaining these, causing comprehension problems. By examining novel anglicisms on German radio from a journalistic perspective, this article shows that acknowledging journalists’ language practices gives a more detailed picture of the specific language used on air. This article includes an analysis of novel anglicisms in a self-compiled radio corpus and an examination of interview statements made by radio journalists on their use of novel anglicisms in radio content. The findings show that the claim made by previous research is rather oversimplified. Instead, a complex web of normative forces that shape how novel anglicisms are made comprehensible on radio is revealed, which includes the constraints of the medium, stylistic and journalistic genre conventions, the target audience, and the language perceptions of journalists.Schaefer Sarah JosefineDe Gruyterarticlenovel anglicismincipient borrowingcreationradiomedia languagegermanenglishgenrejournalismlanguage perceptionsPhilology. LinguisticsP1-1091ENOpen Linguistics, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 569-593 (2021)
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topic	novel anglicism incipient borrowing creation radio media language german english genre journalism language perceptions Philology. Linguistics P1-1091
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description	Traditional research on anglicisms has been undertaken in different media corpora. However, the media, both agents of globalisation and affected by globalising flows, and how they operate within global flows of messages and linguistic resources that characterise our mediatised societies have not been given sufficient attention in these studies. In addition, the German media have been repeatedly criticised for using anglicisms without explaining these, causing comprehension problems. By examining novel anglicisms on German radio from a journalistic perspective, this article shows that acknowledging journalists’ language practices gives a more detailed picture of the specific language used on air. This article includes an analysis of novel anglicisms in a self-compiled radio corpus and an examination of interview statements made by radio journalists on their use of novel anglicisms in radio content. The findings show that the claim made by previous research is rather oversimplified. Instead, a complex web of normative forces that shape how novel anglicisms are made comprehensible on radio is revealed, which includes the constraints of the medium, stylistic and journalistic genre conventions, the target audience, and the language perceptions of journalists.
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title	English on air: Novel anglicisms in German radio language
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English on air: Novel anglicisms in German radio language

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