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Usage Patterns of the Concept of “Women’s Rights” in the German Press: A Corpus-Based Analysis of the Berliner Zeitung

Alman Basınında “Kadın Hakları” Kavramının Kullanım Örüntüleri: Berliner Zeitung Üzerine Korpus Temelli Bir Analiz

A. Fulya Şen(Fırat Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi)0000-0003-3350-8292
Pages
143–155
Publication Date
2026-06-29
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The results suggest a discursive tendency to externalize women’s rights, framing them less as an internal issue and more as a global concern.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study examines how the concept of “Frauenrechte” (women’s rights) is used and discursively constructed in contemporary German news discourse.
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Key Findings & Data:The analysis is based on a corpus of 62 occurrences retrieved from the Berliner Zeitung via the German Reference Corpus (DeReKo) for the period 2024–2025.
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Conclusion & Impact:The results suggest a discursive tendency to externalize women’s rights, framing them less as an internal issue and more as a global concern.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
📍Scope:2024–2025 Verileri
⚙️Variables:kadın hakları · medya söylemi · korpus analizi

Abstract

This study examines how the concept of “Frauenrechte” (women’s rights) is used and discursively constructed in contemporary German news discourse. The analysis is based on a corpus of 62 occurrences retrieved from the Berliner Zeitung via the German Reference Corpus (DeReKo) for the period 2024–2025. Adopting a corpus-based discourse-analytic approach, the study investigates both the contextual distribution and the discursive framing of the term. The findings show that references to Frauenrechte are distributed across multiple discursive domains, with a clear predominance of international political contexts. Compared to domestic political debates, women’s rights are more frequently articulated in relation to developments outside Germany. In addition, the concept appears in cultural and social debates, indicating its broader integration into societal discourse. In terms of framing, women’s rights are primarily constructed as a normatively positive concept, while also functioning as a reference point for critique and as a neutral descriptive element. The results suggest a discursive tendency to externalize women’s rights, framing them less as an internal issue and more as a global concern.

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Bu çalışma, “Frauenrechte” (kadın hakları) kavramının çağdaş Alman haber söyleminde nasıl kullanıldığını ve söylemsel olarak nasıl inşa edildiğini incelemektedir. Analiz, 2024–2025 yılları arasında Berliner Zeitung gazetesinde yer alan ve Alman Referans Korpusu (DeReKo) aracılığıyla elde edilen 62 kullanım örneğine dayanmaktadır. Korpus temelli söylem analizi yaklaşımı benimsenerek kavramın bağlamsal dağılımı ve söylemsel çerçevelenmesi analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, Frauenrechte kavramının tek bir politika alanıyla sınırlı kalmadığını, ancak özellikle uluslararası siyaset bağlamında yoğunlaştığını göstermektedir. Kadın hakları, Almanya içi politik tartışmalara kıyasla daha çok ülke dışındaki gelişmelerle ilişkilendirilerek ele alınmaktadır. Ayrıca kavramın kültürel ve toplumsal tartışmalar içinde de yer aldığı görülmektedir. Çerçeveleme açısından kadın hakları çoğunlukla normatif olarak olumlu bir kavram olarak sunulmakta, aynı zamanda eleştirel değerlendirmelerde referans noktası olarak kullanılmakta ve bazı durumlarda nötr biçimde anılmaktadır. Sonuçlar, kadın haklarının söylemde dışsallaştırılarak daha çok küresel bir mesele olarak çerçevelendiğini göstermektedir.

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Şen, A. F. (2026). Usage Patterns of the Concept of “Women’s Rights” in the German Press: A Corpus-Based Analysis of the Berliner Zeitung. Alman Dili ve Kültürü Araştırmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1, 143–155. https://doi.org/10.55143/alkad.1943187

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