Language analysis

1. register

2. tone

3. humour

4. diction

5. grammar

6. sentence structure

1. formall register

   • Zeitungen, wissenschaftlichen Texten, offizielle Reden

   -> emphasizes the seriousness and credibility of the topic

2. neutral register

   • einfach verständlich, in Nachrichten

   -> creates an informative and objective presentation of the content

3. Informal register

   • slang und Umgangssprache

   -> informal register with colloquial language creates a personal, relaxed, and authentic connection with the reader

serious -> creates a sense of importance and credibility

critical -> encoureges reflection and doubt

optimistic -> creates motivation and confidence

pessimistic -> emphasizes problems and risks

emotional -> appeals to feelings and empathy

objective -> focuses on information rather than opinion

1. gentle, understanding, tolarant

   -> use of humor creates a calming effect and makes the audience / reader feel accepted and included

2. Ironic

   -> use of irony highlights the author’s critisism in a subtle way

3. sarcastic

   -> use of sarcastic humor emphasizes the authors’s disapproval

4. cynical (Author glaubt nicht an gute Absichten)

   -> cynical humor suggests that the author has a negative view of human behaviour

1. positive connotations

   • Wörter mit positiver Bedeutung (freedom, hope, success)

   -> use of words wirh positive connontations create an optimistic atmosphere

2. negative connotations

   • Wörter mit negativer Nebenbedeutung (failure, crisis, danger)

   -> use of words with negative connontations emphasize the seriousness of the situation

3. tecnikal terms

   • viele Fachbegriffe

   -> extensive use of technical terms makes the text precise and informative, highlighting expertise

4. words from certain word fields

   • Wordfelder (Krieg, Politik)

   -> structures the topic and emphasizes the main focuse

1. If-clauses

   -> the use of if-clauses highlights possible consequences of the situation

2. Going-to future

   -> the use of the going-to future suggests that the action is planned and certain

3. active voice

   • “the goverment introduced new laws”

   -> the active voice emphasizes responsibility and makes the statement more direct

4. passive voice

   • “new laws were introduced by the goverment”

   -> the passive voice makes the statement more impersonal and shifts focus away from the actor

5. use of past tense

   • Erzählungen in der Vergangenheit

   -> the past tense creates a sense of distance from the events described

1. paratactic sentences (kurze Sätze)

   -> create a fast pace and a direct, impactfull effect on the reader

2. hypotactic sentences (lange Sätze)

   -> reflects the complexity of the authors’s argument