Zugl.: Düsseldorf, Univ., Diss.

<p>This thesis aims to contrast German and Swedish youth languages, based on material from two popular Online-Communities mainly for young people,<em> SchülerVZ</em> and <em>Lunarstorm</em>, respectively. The goal is not primarily to analyze the use of written, online youth language. Rather, language use on the Internet has developed into something between written and spoken language; often with clear characteristics of spoken language. Therefore, my corpus enables me to establish general similarities and differences in spoken (and written) German and Swedish youth communication.</p><p>Many similarities can be found in the way both German and Swedish youth play with language through e.g. many innovative lexical combinations and hyperboles. A difference can be found in the use of dialect. German youth inclines to speak and write it more explicitly to establish a "youth identity". In contrast, Swedish youth applies multi-ethnic youth language in the same way to establish this identity. This finding leads to the conclusion that multi-ethnic youth language firstly, is a more accepted or developed medium in Sweden, and secondly, something young people can employ in their formation of an identity that goes beyond social, "adult" conventions. In addition, a common use of Anglo-American loan words, mainly through <em>Code Switching</em>, can be found in both languages. This occurrence of loan words ought to depend mainly on these words being more unerring or more prestigious than native alternatives. Differences in the application of these loan words are found to be on a grammatical level. The German language tends to adopt more directly imported Anglo-American loan words, whereas the Swedish language reproduces these words in order to allow integration with the Swedish language system.</p>

This thesis aims to contrast German and Swedish youth languages, based on material from two popular Online-Communities mainly for young people, SchülerVZ and Lunarstorm, respectively. The goal is not primarily to analyze the use of written, online youth language. Rather, language use on the Internet has developed into something between written and spoken language; often with clear characteristics of spoken language. Therefore, my corpus enables me to establish general similarities and differences in spoken (and written) German and Swedish youth communication. Many similarities can be found in the way both German and Swedish youth play with language through e.g. many innovative lexical combinations and hyperboles. A difference can be found in the use of dialect. German youth inclines to speak and write it more explicitly to establish a "youth identity". In contrast, Swedish youth applies multi-ethnic youth language in the same way to establish this identity. This finding leads to the conclusion that multi-ethnic youth language firstly, is a more accepted or developed medium in Sweden, and secondly, something young people can employ in their formation of an identity that goes beyond social, "adult" conventions. In addition, a common use of Anglo-American loan words, mainly through Code Switching, can be found in both languages. This occurrence of loan words ought to depend mainly on these words being more unerring or more prestigious than native alternatives. Differences in the application of these loan words are found to be on a grammatical level. The German language tends to adopt more directly imported Anglo-American loan words, whereas the Swedish language reproduces these words in order to allow integration with the Swedish language system.

Ziel dieser Broschüre ist es, für Diskriminierung in der Sprache zu sensibilisieren und Ihnen praktische Tipps zu geben, wie Sie im Alltag Sprache weniger diskriminierend und sogar als Instrument für mehr Gleichstellung und Chancengleichheit verwenden können.

Ziel dieser Broschüre ist es, für Diskriminierung in der Sprache zu sensibilisieren und Ihnen praktische Tipps zu geben, wie Sie im Alltag Sprache weniger diskriminierend und sogar als Instrument für mehr Gleichstellung und Chancengleichheit verwenden können.

Oft werden Menschen wegen bestimmter Merkmale beleidigt oder sprachlich verletzt. Zum Beispiel, weil sie Frauen oder Männer sind. Weil sie älter sind oder eine Einschränkung haben. Oder weil sie oder ihre Familie aus einem anderen Land stammen. Und vieles andere mehr. Wir erklären, wie Sie beim Schreiben und Sprechen eine verletzende Sprache vermeiden können. Denn Sprache beeinflusst, wie wir denken. In diesem Heft finden Sie einige Hinweise und Tipps. Es ist eine kurze Zusammen-Fassung in Leichter Sprache. Sie soll für möglichst viele Menschen verständlich sein. Das Heft richtet sich an Menschen mit Lern-Schwierigkeiten und andere, die Leichte Sprache brauchen oder bevorzugen.