@article{68788acb-7f5b-4258-bbcf-2bb9b655eb61,
author = {Gerd Antos},
title = {„Egoismus ist rational!“ Was „Schlagworte“ so „schlagend“ macht und was Ludwik Fleck mit Teflon-Wörtern zu tun hat},
journal = {Zeitschrift des Verbandes Polnischer Germanisten},
volume = {2014},
number = {Zeszyt 4 (2014)},
year = {2015},
issn = {2353-656X},
pages = {261-274},keywords = {catchword; “deeper meaning” of words; “Teflon words”; Ludwik Fleck; “style of thought”},
abstract = {Behind the meaning of social keywords often there are meanings dependent on time, group and discourse. In a particular usage, these meanings resonate subliminally. These hidden, but sometimes very effective meanings are the subject of the so-called “sub-semantics” and are difficult to record in dictionaries. 

	Against this backdrop, I consider the question of what makes a catchword so catchy based on many examples. Thereby, I focus on so-called “Teflon words” such as “success” which have the ability to drip off any criticism, doubt or common sense like in a Teflon pan. In particular, it is about the question why certain words especially from the fields of consumption, economy and politics have such a highly collective “self-persuasiveness” for certain groups and periods of time. In the attempt to answer these questions I refer to the Polish philosopher of science Ludwik Fleck.},
doi = {10.4467/23534893ZG.14.018.3155},
url = {https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/zeitschrift-des-verbandes-polnischer-germanisten/artykul/egoismus-ist-rational-was-schlagworte-so-schlagend-macht-und-was-ludwik-fleck-mit-teflon-wortern-zu-tun-hat}
}