Šolsko polje, letnik XX, številka 5-6, 2009: Vloga ... - Pedagoški inštitut

94 ŠOLSKO POLJE LETNIK XX ŠTEVILKA 5/6aks are not represented in any other context – neither as enemies, nor asvictims. Perhaps this ignorance comes from the unwillingness to connectKaradžić and the Serbs with crimes committed in Bosnia.Specifically, we also tried to find out how Karadžić is referred to in thenews items. Naming and labelling of a politician is not only a descriptiveusage of linguistic resources, but can be indicative of the social processesand practices embedded in the communicative situation regarding, for instance,the social and political position of this leader within society. The namesused by the TS to refer to Karadžić are a case in point. For the analysiswe counted all the words (n= 178) referring to Karadžić. Because there wasa diversity of words, they are arranged into sub-sections, grouped in termsof semantic fields and presented according to their numerical presence.Table III. Lexicalization of Radovan Karadžić in the news itemsSemantical field Word FrequencyKaradžić’s life as103Dragan DabićAlternative doctor/ doctor of alternative medicine 32Bio-therapist/energy-therapist 20Poet and a musician 19(Dr.) (Dragan) Dabić 10Friendly neighbour 9Bohemian 8Lawyer 5The Hague Tribunal 22Most sought after fugitive 19Victim of The Hague Court/Tribunal 3Nation/country 16Most Serbian Serb 7Strongest Serbian hero 6Hero of the heroes 3Family relationships 16Brother 5Uncle 4Father 4Husband 3Politics 15Successful/capable politician 8Leader of Bosnian Serbs 4Former president 3Violent conflict 6War criminal 3Murderer 2European Osama bin laden 1