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Journal Article
Ungainly lexical borrowing? The case of the Anglicism der Shitstorm in German
2023
Overview
This paper addresses the origin, evolution, and explosive profusion of the German Anglicism
referring to social media outrage across all registers in German. The word
was declared
2011 in the context of a project initiated by a group of German linguists that was designed to characterize Anglicisms as a positive contribution to the German lexicon. Using detailed corpus analysis, this paper explains the origin of the English etymon, its evolution and resemanticization over time. By comparing data from news media corpora in English and German, this study explains why the Anglicism
is not perceived as vulgar in German. While German linguists behind the
intended to change the negative perception of the increasing influence of English in contemporary German, this analysis explains why Anglicisms like
in German can be problematic in international contexts. From a wider perspective on the semiotics of a general German Anglophilia, the profusion of the Anglicism
in German is representative of precisely the social media practices the word is used to describe. The case of the Anglicism
in German is therefore symptomatic of the influence social media have on all media.
Publisher
Sciendo,De Gruyter Brill Sp. z o.o., Paradigm Publishing Services
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