Zum Gebrauch von Idiomen in der Sprache der Politik. Eine kontrastive Analyse der Vorkommenshäufigkeit und Struktur von Somatismen in deutschen und kosovarischen Parlamentsdebatten

Abstract

This article deals with the use of idioms featuring the names of body parts in political speech, specifically in parliamentary debates. Its aim is to investigate the frequency of occurrence of idioms featuring the names of body parts. Accordingly, it investigates which names of body parts occur most frequently in German and Kosovar parliamentary debates. A further aim of the study is to examine the communicative-pragmatic performance of idioms featuring the names of body parts in this genre. As is well known, politicians often use idioms with the aim of expressing emotions and attitudes about certain events and thereby creating a degree of closeness to their voters.