In political discourses, there are constant wars about the "actual" meanings of words and the "right" and "wrong" terms. But do these language wars and the related language transformation also bring about cultural change? Or are they its consequence? This study investigates this question by looking at the discourse on same-sex marriage, on the meaning of marriage, and on terms like "gay marriage."

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Sven Bloching , Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany.