Schland

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Schland [ ˈʃlant ] is an artificial word with humorous connotations and linguistically an abbreviation for Germany . It describes the exuberant celebratory mood in public spaces at times of major international football tournaments.

Emergence

When singing fans in football stadiums, the acoustic conditions and the alcohol-impaired phonetics can easily lead to unwanted interrogators . For example, an inexperienced passer-by, hearing the battle cry “Germany, Germany” with the emphasis on the drawn out “laaaand”, can easily get the impression that “Schland” is being called.

One of the first documented appearances of the word creation was a television show during the soccer World Cup in 2002. Schland gained nationwide fame in 2006 during the soccer World Cup. According to Max Lazarus im Stern , “the made-up word Schland appeared for the first time during the 2006 World Cup as a multiple fade-in on TV and has been a protected trademark since then.” Nina Anika Klotz added in The European magazine to explain the popularity of the made-up word : “This word, 'Schlaaand' with Tripel-A at least, goes so nicely in the ear and makes you smile automatically. Schlaaand is really cute. "

Schland o Schland by Uwu Lena , a cover version of Satellite , was a popular song for the 2010 World Cup .

use

In the meantime, Schland describes a mood triggered by enthusiasm for football between an uninhibited party mood and apolitical patriotism .

In addition, the term has already been used to describe embarrassment of B celebrities , the outfit of the Chancellor (" Schlandkette " and "Schlandtasche") or the marketing design in the colors of the German flag of sales packaging (" schlandete products").

The Mannheim Institute for German Language (IDS) included the made-up word in the reference work New Vocabulary at the beginning of August 2014 and defined it as follows: “Germany as a country whose residents celebrate their national soccer team in a world or European championship.” Schland belongs to the linguistic frequency class 16.

Social phenomenon

Public Viewing 2010 on the Heiligengeistfeld

Jürgen Mittag, professor at the German Sport University in Cologne , understands Schland to mean “a party experience in Germany”. A visible expression of this atmosphere is generally a more playful handling of the flag of Germany and its colors black-red-gold . According to Arne Lichtenberg, people paint “black, red and gold flags on their faces, sing the national anthem ”, decorate “apartments, houses and cars” with German flags and “make a pilgrimage in fan groups to public viewing ”. Lichtenberg describes Schland as a “collective national euphoria at major football events”.

Michael Ebmeyer writes in the daily newspaper Die Welt that the “sea of ​​flags” broke out in 2006 and that the “spectacle” will be repeated “in all subsequent international tournaments with German participation”, with “black-red-gold” being “more or less explicit Dress code for public viewing ”established.

According to Friedrich Teuffel in the Tagesspiegel , “there was already more going on in Schland” because a soccer world championship is taking place “with such regularity” that “it is no longer a state of emergency”.

Trademark law

Schland has been protected as a word mark by the German Patent Office since November 18, 2005, and the rights to it are held by Stefan Raab's production company Raab TV GmbH, in which the umbrella organization Brainpool has held a 50 percent stake since 2008. Raab TV GmbH sells various merchandising products with the brand name "Schland" .

See also

  • Ingerland (= England, joking country name in British football songs )

Web links

Wiktionary: Schland  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ «Schland»: A Case for Linguistic Research - From the Fan Mile to the Dictionary? In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . July 10, 2014, accessed July 24, 2014 .
  2. ↑ Austria Press Agency : "Schland" - soon to be a term in reference works. In: The press . July 11, 2014, accessed July 25, 2014 .
  3. ↑ Max Lazarus: Where does the name "Schland" come from? In: Stern . June 17, 2014, accessed July 6, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Nina Anika Klotz: Schlaaand is so cute. In: The European . July 13, 2010, accessed July 24, 2014 .
  5. ^ "Schland!" - Hasselhoff for German World Cup victory. In: The world . July 13, 2014, accessed July 26, 2014 .
  6. ↑ sba: Merkel carries “Schlandtasche” . In: n-tv . July 14, 2014, accessed July 22, 2014.
  7. ↑ Michael Ebmeyer: Gentle poster boys defy the berserk troops of yore. In: Berliner Morgenpost . July 16, 2014, accessed July 25, 2014 .
  8. ^ German press agency : "Schland" added to reference work. In: Rheinische Post . August 5, 2014, accessed February 15, 2015 .
  9. ↑ Vocabulary ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the University of Leipzig . @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / wortschatz.uni-leipzig.de
  10. ↑ a b c Arne Lichtenberg: I think it's good that I'm no longer the only one with a flag on my car. In: Deutsche Welle . October 12, 2012, accessed July 6, 2014 .
  11. ↑ Michael Ebmeyer: Schland is not lost yet. In: The world . April 14, 2014, accessed July 6, 2014 .
  12. ^ Friedhard Teuffel: This national team suits Germany. In: Der Tagesspiegel . July 6, 2014, accessed July 12, 2014 .
  13. ^ Rainer Leurs: Football language history: How Germany discovered the "Schland". In: Spiegel Online . July 4, 2014, accessed July 25, 2014 .
  14. ↑ Register information . In: German Patent and Trademark Office . November 18, 2005, accessed July 6, 2014 .
  15. ↑ Lorenz Bockisch: Schland: Five answers from a fan scarf seller. (No longer available online.) In: fudder.de . May 14, 2010, archived from the original on April 16, 2016 ; Retrieved July 3, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / fudder.de