ZUR FACHLEXIK IN FRAUENZEITSCHRIFTEN AM BEISPIEL DER ZEITSCHRIFT COSMOPOLITAN

The article explores the occurrence of the language for special purposes in women’s magazines, specifically the March 2014 German edition of Cosmopolitan. The Cosmopolitan is in the first place not a popular science magazine but a lifestyle magazine. Nevertheless there can be find articles with a scientific base. The article for the analysis describes a medical theme – the focus of the analysis belongs to the occurrence of the technical terms in the Cosmopolitan article “blutjung”, how the author uses this terms – the usage of synonym, explanation or definitions, the usage of examples.