Every four years on Election Day German citizens make their way to the ballot boxes to vote
for the political party and candidate they would favour entering the government. What these
voters are not aware of is that whether their choice has resulted from political conviction or
not the set of political attitudes that found their favour is the result of a complex
communication strategy the individual party's carried out long beforehand. Simply put: through
political language parties exercise power. This study looks at the mechanisms behind the
communication strategy the Greens (BÜNDNIS90 DIE GRÜNEN) carried out. It focusses hereby on the
language shown in their election manifesto of 2009 specifically analysing the many Anglicisms
used. With this the study gives a theoretical and empirical approach to the question what role
the English Language plays in the political Language of German politics particularly German
Green politics.
