Ethnic construction and journalistic narrative [Elektronische Ressource] : a discourse analysis of selected Hungarian and Romanian newspapers in the light of the Hungarian status law / vorgelegt von Mihai-Paul Márton

Ethnic Construction and Journalistic Narrative. A Discourse Analysis of Selected Hungarian and Romanian Newspapers in the Light of the Hungarian Status Law. Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doktorwürde durch den Promotionsausschuss Dr. phil. der Universität Bremen Vorgelegt von Mihai-Paul Márton Bremen, den 18.12.2007 1 To my grandparents and Mihaela Meinen Großeltern und Mihaela Nagyszüleimnek és Mihaela-nak 2 %XQLFLORUPHL?L0LKDHOHLContents: 0. Preliminary remarks and acknowledgements 10 1. Theoretical and methodological framework 18 1.1 Analysing the discourse 18 1.1.1 General overview 18 1.1.2 Dialogic relationships22 1.1.3 Narration 25 1.2 Ethnicity 27 1.2.1 Definitions and theoretical background 1.2.2 Denotingand power 30 2. Context 33 2.1 Historic background or political battleground: Hungarians in Romania 34 2.1.1 The Romanian historic narrative 37 2.1.2 The Hungarian historic narrative 38 2.1.3 After 1989/1990 39 2.2 The Hungarian Status Law 42 3. Methods 46 3.1 Newspaper analysis 52 3.1.1 Criteria for the newspapers 53 3.1.2 Introducing the newspapers 56 3.1.2.1 57 3.1.2.2 Magyar Hírlap 58 3.1.2.3 Népszabadság 3.1.2.4 59 3.1.3 Analysing the articles 60 3.1.3.1 Ethnic denotations62 3.1.3.2 Motifs 63 3.1.3.2.1 Europe 3.1.3.2.2 Comparison 64 3.1.3.2.3 Discrimination 3.1.3.2.4 NATO 64 3.1.3.2.5 History 65 3.1.3.2.6 Legal aspects 3.2 Interviews 66 3.2.