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07/26/2023 | Research

Statement: "Defending discourse firewalls".

@Linguistics / Semantics and Lexicology of New High German

On the occasion of the current debate about the so-called "gender ban" in Saxony and a feared rapprochement of some parts of the CDU/CSU with the AfD, the jury "Unwort des Jahres" together with the working group "Sprache in der Politik e.V." publishes a statement with the title "Diskursbrandmauern verteidigen!". A further 36 linguists in Germany, Austria and Switzerland join as signatories to this statement.

You can find the full statement here.

The "Unwort des Jahres" (Unword of the Year) jury has been a voice of linguistic criticism in the public sphere since 1991 and stimulates critical discussions about public language use through its annual "Unwort-Wahl" campaign. The jury consists of four linguists and a journalist.

The working group "Sprache in der Politik e.V." is a registered association of linguists whose members have been studying political language, analyzing election campaigns and pursuing discursive strategies of political actors since 1996.

Contact
Unwort-Jury:
Dr. Kristin Kuck,
Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg,
kristin.kuck[at]ovgu[dot]de

AG Sprache in der Politik e.V.:
Prof. Dr. Kersten Sven Roth,
Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg,
kersten.roth[at]ovgu[dot]de