37.3637, Books: A History of German in 101 Words: Russ (2026)

[The LINGUIST List]

LINGUIST List: Vol-37-3637. Wed 04 Nov 2026. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 37.3637, Books: A History of German in 101 Words: Russ (2026)

Moderator: Steven Moran (linguist at linguistlist.org)
Managing Editor: Valeriia Vyshnevetska
Team: Helen Aristar-Dry, Daniel Swanson
Jobs: jobs at linguistlist.org | Conferences: callconf at linguistlist.org | Pubs: pubs at linguistlist.org

Homepage: http://linguistlist.org

Editor for this issue: Daniel Swanson <daniel at linguistlist.org>

================================================================


Date: 02-Nov-2026
From: Peter Lang Group [marketing at peterlang.com]
Subject: A History of German in 101 Words: Russ (2026)


Title: A History of German in 101 Words
Series Title: Studies in Historical Linguistics
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Peter Lang AG
           http://www.peterlang.com
Book URL: https://www.peterlang.com/document/1566733

Author(s): Charles V. J. Russ

Abstract:

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.

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
                     Semantics
                     Translation

Written In: English (eng, stan1293)


------------------------------------------------------------------------------

********************** LINGUIST List Support ***********************
Please consider donating to the Linguist List, a U.S. 501(c)(3) not for profit organization:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=87C2AXTVC4PP8

LINGUIST List is supported by the following publishers:

Australian Linguistics Society https://als.asn.au/Home

Bloomsbury Publishing http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/

Cambridge University Press http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics

Cascadilla Press http://www.cascadilla.com/

De Gruyter Brill https://www.degruyterbrill.com/?changeLang=en

Edinburgh University Press http://www.edinburghuniversitypress.com

European Language Resources Association (ELRA) http://www.elra.info

John Benjamins http://www.benjamins.com/

Language Science Press http://langsci-press.org

Lincom GmbH https://lincom-shop.eu/

MDPI Languages https://www.mdpi.com/journal/languages

MIT Press http://mitpress.mit.edu/

Multilingual Matters http://www.multilingual-matters.com/

Narr Francke Attempto Verlag GmbH + Co. KG http://www.narr.de/

Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke (LOT) http://www.lotpublications.nl/

Peter Lang AG http://www.peterlang.com

SIL International Publications http://www.sil.org/resources/publications

University of Toronto Press https://utppublishing.com


----------------------------------------------------------
LINGUIST List: Vol-37-3637
----------------------------------------------------------