Diskurslinguistik in der deutschsprachigen Romanistik − Wege und Umwege

Romance linguistics in the German-speaking world has established ‘discourses’ as a linguistic object of study within the context of ‘discourse traditions’. However, there is hardly any theory and methodology formation. Instead, these discourse analyses refer to approaches developed in German linguistics. This article provides an overview of the current state and difficulties of discourse analysis in Romance linguistics in the German-speaking world. The focus is on the tension that arises from the meeting of two approaches: on the one hand, of the French-speaking countries, which have a rich tradition, and German linguistics on the other.