Peculiarities of Usage of Phraseological Units in German Newspaper Text: Gender Aspect

The article is devoted to a comprehensive study of peculiarities of usage of phraseological units in German newspaper text depending on gender factor. Special attention has been paid to the analysis of quantitative characteristics. The influence of the gender factor on the processes of modification...

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Main Authors: Iryna Zadorozhna, Ivanna Kolomyiska
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Language:deu
Published: Istanbul University Press 2021-12-01
Series:Studien zur Deutschen Sprache und Literatur
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Online Access:https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/E1192F7A74834A4B8AE1F1C30C73EE4A
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description The article is devoted to a comprehensive study of peculiarities of usage of phraseological units in German newspaper text depending on gender factor. Special attention has been paid to the analysis of quantitative characteristics. The influence of the gender factor on the processes of modification of phraseological units has been observed. With the help of linguistic statistic methods (criterion χ2 and Chuprov’s contingency coefficient K) statistically significant quantitative differences in the usage of phraseological units by both sexes have been determined. The results of investigation conducted on the material of the Internet versions of two most popular German newspapers Die Zeit and Süddeutsche Zeitung have revealed quantitative differences in the usage of phraseological units by the two sexes mainly in “one-gender” speech. In “two-gender” speech the tendency to relative equality of communicators of both sexes has been observed. Among the phraseological units used in newspaper articles there is a group of units which is characterised by extremely high frequency of usage (hyper frequent) and which comprises “absolutely masculine”, “absolutely feminine”, “relatively masculine”, “relatively feminine” and “gender indifferent” phraseological units. The processes of expansion and substitution have proved to be the most noticeable changes in the structure of both male and female phraseological usages. Significance of usage of elliptical phraseological constructions in “one-gender women” articles has also been statistically proved. Differences that exist in “one gender” newspaper article show that communication, namely its speech expression, depends upon the gender identity of both communicants.
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spelling doaj-art-38fa8e65edf0481dbd9db4612e4004d92025-08-20T02:27:50ZdeuIstanbul University PressStudien zur Deutschen Sprache und Literatur2619-98902021-12-0146497210.26650/sdsl2021-946348123456Peculiarities of Usage of Phraseological Units in German Newspaper Text: Gender AspectIryna Zadorozhna0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4317-7928Ivanna Kolomyiska1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0751-670XYuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Chernivtsi, UkraineYuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Chernivtsi, UkraineThe article is devoted to a comprehensive study of peculiarities of usage of phraseological units in German newspaper text depending on gender factor. Special attention has been paid to the analysis of quantitative characteristics. The influence of the gender factor on the processes of modification of phraseological units has been observed. With the help of linguistic statistic methods (criterion χ2 and Chuprov’s contingency coefficient K) statistically significant quantitative differences in the usage of phraseological units by both sexes have been determined. The results of investigation conducted on the material of the Internet versions of two most popular German newspapers Die Zeit and Süddeutsche Zeitung have revealed quantitative differences in the usage of phraseological units by the two sexes mainly in “one-gender” speech. In “two-gender” speech the tendency to relative equality of communicators of both sexes has been observed. Among the phraseological units used in newspaper articles there is a group of units which is characterised by extremely high frequency of usage (hyper frequent) and which comprises “absolutely masculine”, “absolutely feminine”, “relatively masculine”, “relatively feminine” and “gender indifferent” phraseological units. The processes of expansion and substitution have proved to be the most noticeable changes in the structure of both male and female phraseological usages. Significance of usage of elliptical phraseological constructions in “one-gender women” articles has also been statistically proved. Differences that exist in “one gender” newspaper article show that communication, namely its speech expression, depends upon the gender identity of both communicants.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/E1192F7A74834A4B8AE1F1C30C73EE4Aphraseological unitfrequency of usagegendergerman newspaper textmodification
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Peculiarities of Usage of Phraseological Units in German Newspaper Text: Gender Aspect
Studien zur Deutschen Sprache und Literatur
phraseological unit
frequency of usage
gender
german newspaper text
modification
title Peculiarities of Usage of Phraseological Units in German Newspaper Text: Gender Aspect
title_full Peculiarities of Usage of Phraseological Units in German Newspaper Text: Gender Aspect
title_fullStr Peculiarities of Usage of Phraseological Units in German Newspaper Text: Gender Aspect
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title_short Peculiarities of Usage of Phraseological Units in German Newspaper Text: Gender Aspect
title_sort peculiarities of usage of phraseological units in german newspaper text gender aspect
topic phraseological unit
frequency of usage
gender
german newspaper text
modification
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