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How-to – Short Notes on a (new) German Anglicism

Year: 2024

Type: other

Abstract: Anglicisms have become an indispensable part of the German language. From ‘action film’ to ‘baby’ to ‘T-shirt’, they have enriched the German vocabulary, even if they are used incorrectly or become ‘Denglish’ (a mixture of German and English) – as in ‘handy’ (for ‘mobile phone’) or ‘oldtimer’ (for ‘vintage car’). In recent times ‘how-to’ has also become a familiar (and correctly used) term in German. No translation required! Until a few years ago, when it came to practical knowledge and copi...

Source: Industrias Culturais (Universidade de Coimbra)

DOI: 10.58079/12q0j

Author: Stefan Laube

Language: English

Topic: Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6955670288

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