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Anglicisms in German and Croatian media language

This thesis has two major purposes: to demonstrate the influence of English on other languages, particularly on the German and Croatian language and to investigate the scope of this influence by comparing articles on various topics from German and Croatian newspapers. The aim of this paper is to bring to light the influence that English has on these two languages, in terms of vocabulary which gets integrated into everyday usage. These English words that find their way into other languages are called Anglicisms. The influence of English is a contemporary topic, discussed by many linguists, whether German or Croatian. It appears to be a popular topic due to fast changing technological development as well as social changes. The fastest way in which the words are integrated is the use of the media: newspaper, television and the Internet which bring the language into our immediate environment. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to compare German and Croatian newspaper on various topics to see in what manner they were influenced by English. The results of this study confirm that both languages have accepted Anglicisms, be it out of need or stylistic reasons, which confirm the extent of its influence.

Anglicisms, German, Croatian, media language

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