Sprachkontrastive Lokalisierung in Audioguides
Contrastive analysis of localization in audio guides

german

2025

volume 20, issue 1

audio guides   Audioguides   dynamic localisation   dynamische Lokalisierung   German–Italian language pair   macro-synchronisation   Makro-Synchronisation   micro-synchronisation   Mikro-Synchronisation   Sprachenpaar Deutsch–Italienisch   static localisation   statische Lokalisierung

Univerza v Ljubljani, Filozofska fakulteta
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

This study conducts a contrastive linguistic analysis of strategies for the spatial orientation of audioguide users in building complexes. The empirical case study, examining four audioguides in the German–Italian language pair (two originals and two translations), focuses on macro- and micro-orientation, revealing clear tendencies. The two German audioguides more frequently exhibit deictic expressions and a higher information density concerning accumulations of localising elements and secondary lo-calisation. Conversely, the two Italian audioguides prefer more explicit, less dense localisations and dynamic verbs. Spatial logic (Raumlogik) and the intrinsic reference frame predominate across all four audioguides, with the absolute and relative reference frames also playing a significant role. Listeners more frequently function as the figure in the spatial schema in the two original audioguides. Orientation by means of imaginary wandering is primarily evidenced in the Italian original audioguide. Future research should, among other aspects, analyse language-specific means, and investigate actual listener reception.

18.03.2026