Figurativeness in Sports Journalism: Texts about Basketball, Football and Waterpolo Championships in 2017

U ovom se diplomskom radu analizira uporaba stilskih figura u sportskom izvještavanju. Istraživanje se temeljilo na pisanim medijima te se provelo metodom analize sadržaja. Zastupljenošću figurativnih izraza u sportskim izvještajima i člancima, može se zaključiti kako su oni neophodni u prezentiranju te tematike. Stilskim figurama priča se pobliže dočarava, utakmice životnije prikazuju, a ambijent vjerodostojnije opisuje. Analiza je obuhvatila sportske sadržaje dnevnih novina Jutarnji list, Sportske novosti i Slobodna Dalmacija, te internetskih portala Telesport i Zadarski.hr. Izdvojeno je dvanaest vrsta figura; elipsa, epitet, metafora, metonimija, poredba, eksklamacija, gradacija, hiperbola, parafraza, perifraza, ponavljanje i opis, prema pet kategorija preuzetih iz Rječnika stilskih figura autora Krešimira Bagića.This diploma paper analyses the use of figurativeness in sports reporting. The research was based on written media and was carried out using the method of content analysis. With the representation of figurative expressions in sports reports and articles, it can be concluded that they are necessary in presenting sports topic. Figurativeness helps to tell the story more closely, to show the liveliness of matches and to describe the environment more accurately. The analysis included sports contents of Croatian daily newspapers Jutarnji list, Sportske novosti and Slobodna Dalmacija, as well as web sites Telesport and Zadarski.hr. Twelve types of figures are identified; ellipse, epithet, metaphor, metonymy, comparison, exclamation, gradation, hyperbole, paraphrase, periphrasis, repetition and description, according to five categories taken from the book Rječnik stilskih figura by author Krešimir Bagić