The Transformation of Slovenian National Identity as Reflected in the Discourse of Slovenian Media Texts in the Years Immediately Following World War II ; Preoblikovanje slovenske narodne identitete v diskurzu slovenskih medijskih besedil v prvih letih po drugi svetovni vojni

The present article discusses the depiction and perception of the idea of the Slovenian nation, its character and its role in society in the first five years following World War II, as projected in the daily newspapers of the time, thus shedding light on Slovenian national identity traits. At the same time, parallels are drawn with the content of pre-war newspapers. The article focuses on a corpus-based approach and the analysis of discursive elements that play a significant role in national identity formation. We establish that national identity is a discursive construct that is greatly influenced by historical and political circumstances. The discursive practice most commonly found in the period in question reflects a breaking away from the past and a transformation of the Slovenian national character from being passive and subservient to being active and independent. This was mainly initiated by events in the time of the National Liberation Movement (NOB), and by the intersection of national identity and class identity. The transition can be observed primarily on the basis of three metaphorical concepts of a nation as a homogeneous whole: a nation as an organism that eliminates morbid, disease-causing parts; a nation as a human being with an ability to change his/her character traits and mature; and a nation and homeland respectively as a building under reconstruction. ; Članek predstavlja prikazovanje in dojemanje pojma slovenski narod, njegove vloge v družbi, njegovega značaja in s tem značaja slovenske narodne identitete v prvih petih letih po drugi svetovni vojni v dnevnem časopisju, pri čemer primerjalno posega tudi v besedila predvojnih časopisov. Precej pozornosti namenja korpusnemu pristopu in analizi diskurzivnih elementov, pomembnih pri oblikovanju narodne identitete. Ugotavljamo, da je narodna identiteta diskurzivni konstrukt, na katerega močno vplivajo zgodovinske in politične okoliščine. Najznačilnejša diskurzivna praksa v raziskovanem obdobju je prelom s preteklostjo in preoblikovanje ...