Economical as Germans. Ethnic stereotypes and their reflection in the connotations of ethnonyms in Russian and some other languages

Bjorn Hansen

Uniwersytet w Regensburgu



Abstract

The contribution deals with ethnonyms and their relationship to ethnic stereotypes with
special focus on Russian and some other European languages. It addresses both methodological
and theoretical questions. First, it advocates the use of large electronic corpora for the study of
stereotypical usages of ethnonyms and demonstrates how a corpus of linguistic data can enhance
the study of stereotypes encoded in linguistic structures. Second, it addresses the relationship
between mental stereotypes in the sense of Adam Schaff and semantic associations (connotations)
encoded in polysemy, derivates and idiomatic expressions. It is argued that although many connotations
indeed do reflect ethnic stereotypes, we can find other cases where the connection is only
indirect or has faded away completely. The author comes to the conclusion that notwithstanding
a considerable overlap connotations and tereotypes are not identical and, therefore, should be kept
apart.


Keywords:

Economical Germans Ethnic stereotypes


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Published
2006-12-01

Cited by

Hansen, B. (2006). Economical as Germans. Ethnic stereotypes and their reflection in the connotations of ethnonyms in Russian and some other languages. Acta Neophilologica, (VIII), 163–175. Retrieved from https://czasopisma.uwm.edu.pl/index.php/an/article/view/1381

Bjorn Hansen 
Uniwersytet w Regensburgu