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Case Studies in German Morphology: Loanwords and Neologisms

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How loanwords and newly coined words are morphologically integrated into German, examining gender assignment, plural formation, and verbal adaptation through real case studies of English and other loanwords.

Inhaltsübersicht

  • Why Loanword Integration Is a Morphological Problem
  • Case Study 1: Assigning Grammatical Gender to Loan Nouns
  • Case Study 2: Plural Formation and Verbal Integration of Loans
  • Case Study 3: Neologisms — New Words from Borrowed and Native Material
  • References
German dictionary page showing grammatical gender markings for nouns
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