Das Vokabular im diskurshistorischen Vergleich: Skizze einer korpuslinguistischen Untersuchungsheuristik

Scholz, Ronny; Ziem, Alexander

doi:10.1515/9783050065281-014

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“…Before the 1970s, Souq Muttrah was the central trading hub between Asia, Africa and the interior of Oman. Merchants from Baluchistan, India, Pakistan and East Africa sold dates, sugar, oil, coffee, cotton, silk and household items (Scholz, 1990). However, the ascension of Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said to the throne in 1970 and the exploration of oil and gas resulted in major investments in urban development and the diversification of the economy.…”

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Staging the Oriental Other: Imaginaries and performances of German-speaking cruise tourists

Gutberlet

2017

Tourist Studies

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For German-speaking tourists, an Oriental market (in Arabic: souq) is an exotic place representing the 'Otherness'. Referring to this Oriental context, the article aims to answer the following questions: What are the tourists' imaginaries and social narratives and what is the role that cultural brokers play? Gaining insight into the imaginaries and on-site performances of German-speaking tourists of a megacruise liner will contribute to the discussion of imaginaries and embodied performances in general as well as the mediation and the construction of space. The research reported upon in the article is part of a larger field study (2012-2014) in Souq Muttrah, the oldest and formerly main market in Oman. Participant observation, photography and in-depth interviews with different types of tourists, local customers, cultural brokers and on-board employees were conducted and marketing material was analysed. Results indicate that in the marketing material, the tourists are already beginning to travel backwards in time. During their visit to the souq, the multi-sensory performances and embodied imaginaries are enhanced by stories of the Arabian Nights. Cultural brokers play an essential role in 'localizing' the tourist experience. They adjust their own identities and direct the tourists' performances at different stages, similar to an Oriental theme park, for example, they stop at a frankincense shop.

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