A History of German in 101 Words
©2026
Monographs
XVI,
266 Pages
Series:
Studies in Historical Linguistics, Volume 10
Summary
This book traces the development of the vocabulary of the German language, exemplified by 101 words, ending with Gabenzaun, from the days of Covid. The words featured in the volume are typical examples of morphological and semantic change: borrowing from other languages (Kaiser), including pseudo-loans (Blamage) loan translation (‘floodlight’ to Flutlicht), creation of new words through compounding (Schwiegermutter), derivation with affixes (kleingläubig), and clipping and blending (Denglisch). The book is unique in concept and scope and offers English-speaking readers an engaging way of tracing the history of the German vocabulary.
Details
- Pages
- XVI, 266
- Publication Year
- 2026
- ISBN (PDF)
- 9781805840503
- ISBN (ePUB)
- 9781805840510
- ISBN (Softcover)
- 9781805840497
- DOI
- 10.3726/b22952
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 2026 (January)
- Keywords
- A History of German in 101 Words Charles Russ development of new affixes Martin Luther’s influence semantic change pseudo-loans loan translations loan words Regional and social variation in vocabulary
- Published
- Oxford, Berlin, Bruxelles, Chennai, Lausanne, New York, 2026. xvi, 266 pp., 1 tables.
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