German Loanwords in English: An Historical Dictionary

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Author: J. Alan Pfeffer

ISBN-10: 0521148375

ISBN-13: 9780521148375

Category: Linguistics & Semiotics

German Loanwords in English: An Historical Dictionary is the largest and most up-to-date collection of English words and multi-word lexical units borrowed from the German, consisting of over 5500 items. Each entry gives the first recorded date of the German loan in English, the semantic area, variant forms, etymology, the first recorded date of the German etymon, a definition of the English word, a listing of the derivative forms, and often, grammatical comment. The sources for each entry are...

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This is a vast collection of English words and multiword lexical units borrowed from the German language.

Acknowledgments; Primary sources; Abbreviations used in this book; Semantic field labels; 1. Introduction; 2. An historical overview by semantic fields J. Alan Pfeffer; Linguistic overview Garland Cannon; 3. The dictionary; Appendix; Loanwords; Conclusion.