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@article{Bock2015,

title = {Barrierefreie Kommunikation als Voraussetzung und Mittel für die Partizipation benachteiligter Gruppen - Ein (polito-)linguistischer Blick auf Probleme und Potenziale von 'Leichter' und 'einfacher Sprache'.},

author = {Bettina Bock},

editor = {Friedemann Vogel and Clemens Knobloch},

url = {https://bop.unibe.ch/linguistik-online/article/view/2196/3366},

year  = {2015},

date = {2015-01-01},

journal = {Linguistik Online: Sprache und Demokratie},

volume = {73},

number = {4},

abstract = {"Leichte Sprache" as the equivalent concept to Easy-to-read and a form of accessible communication has been established in the German-speaking countries since the early 2000s. It is ad-dressed to people with learning disabilities and other groups with difficulties in reading and understanding (simple and complex) written text. In 2009 the German government ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and thereby committed itself to providing accessible information and communication. However, the concept's scientific exploration is still in its early stages. The existing lists of linguistic features and design rules were developed mainly intuitively. A systematic empirical investigation of "Leichte Sprache" is still to be done. The current practice is often slanted towards (over-)simplification, reduction of information, of lexical and grammatical variety and of stylistic differentiation.

"Leichte Sprache" is intended as a means of supporting and enabling participation in different areas of life for the target group. The article wants to investigate the chances and problems of this accessible form of communication as a prerequisite for and a means of political participation from a linguistic point of view. By way of example three texts are linguistically analysed and compared: For the elections to the Bundestag in 2013 the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) released three manifestos, one regular version, one version modified into "Leichte Sprache" and one version modified into einfache Sprache, which is a similar concept allowing more complexity than "Leichte Sprache". The linguistic analysis mainly focuses on the different strategies regarding the presentation of content, regarding lexis, adequate realisation of text type and function as well as on semantic and pragmatic aspects (frames, speech acts). Subsequently, the article discusses which consequences result from the different linguistic presentations with a view to enabling democratic participation.},

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@article{Brunnengräber2012,

title = {Nukleare Entsorgung - ein "wicked" und höchst konfliktbehaftetes Gesellschaftsproblem},

author = {Achim Brunnengräber and Lutz Mez and Maria Rosaria Di Nucci and Miranda Schreurs},

year  = {2012},

date = {2012-00-00},

journal = {Technikfolgenabschätzung – Theorie und Praxis},

volume = {21},

number = {3},

pages = {59-65},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

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@article{Schiffer2011,

title = {Informationsmedien in der Postdemokratie. Zur Bedeutung von Medienkompetenz für eine lebendige Demokratie },

author = {Sabine Schiffer},

url = {http://www.bpb.de/apuz/33573/informationsmedien-in-der-postdemokratie-zur-bedeutung-von-medienkompetenz-fuer-eine-lebendige-demokratie},

year  = {2011},

date = {2011-00-00},

journal = {Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte},

volume = {Band 1-2},

pages = {27-32},

abstract = {Demokratie ist ohne funktionierende Medien nicht möglich. Gegen Tendenzen postdemokratischer Entwertung wie die Zunahme an Konzentration und Konformismus regt sich Widerstand, der konstruktive Entwicklungspotenziale aufzeigt.},

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@article{Merkel2011,

title = {Volksabstimmungen: Illusion und Realität},

author = {Wolfgang Merkel},

url = {http://www.bpb.de/apuz/59721/volksabstimmungen-illusion-und-realitaet},

year  = {2011},

date = {2011-10-26},

journal = {Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte},

volume = {Band 44-45},

pages = {47-55},

abstract = {Volksabstimmungen sind im Kern ein Instrument für die mittleren und oberen Schichten unserer Gesellschaft. Nicht „mehr“, sondern „weniger“ Demokratie würde gewagt werden. Das kann keine Perspektive für das 21. Jahrhundert sein.},

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