Neologismen im Gegenwartsdeutschen – Probleme in Theorie und Praxis
Neologisms in Contemporary German – Problems in Theory and Practice

Summary/Abstract: This article first traces current research on new words. Then some problems are addressed. Neologism research on the German language is characterized by lexicographic dominance and inadequate linguistic analysis. Furthermore, lexicographic projects use newspapers and magazines as a data basis and equate this with the German language. Lexicographic research only covers a subset of the questions on the topic of new words, and methods are influenced by underlying theory, questions and goals, so that linguistic and lexicographic opinions and procedures differ. The aim of linguistic work is to understand and not just to describe. Additionally, language varieties are considered. This leads to greater diversity of neologisms than dictionaries suggest.

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