New German

From the DW:

"German language officially gets 5,000 new words"

"Emoji" is now a German word, as are "Darknet" and "Tablet." The official dictionary of the German language, the Duden, is getting an update, adding 5,000 new words taken from contemporary society .  "The only thing that is constant is change." The wise words of Greek philosopher Heraclitus also hold true in the German language, if the new Duden dictionary is any indication. German's definitive linguistic resource - the go-to work for spelling and usage - is releasing its latest version on Wednesday.  The 27th edition of the Duden comes in at 1,264 pages and contains a whopping 145,000 words - 5,000 more than its previous version, released in 2013. A look at some of the new additions reveals that most are neologisms - words that have entered common use as a result of a specific occurrence or event. The word "Schmähgedicht" - a blasphemous or vilifying poem - is now officially in the linguistic canon thanks to satirist Jan Böhmermann's ode to Turkish President Erdogan, for example. The English term Brexit has likewise been recognized for official German use in the Duden. Not surprisingly, additional Anglicisms associated with technology have also made their way into the latest Duden, including Emoji, Selfie, Veggie and Tablet. As nouns in German, they are always capitalized. The current technological and political landscapes have led to several composites, words which put a German twist on an English word. While "Darknet" is the same in both languages, cyberwar is now officially in German "Cyberkrieg."  Several acts inspired by social media use have become verbs: To online date is officially "tindern;" to like or heart something on social media is "liken" (not to be confused with the English word for making a comparison). It's not only the addition of new words that the 20-member team behind the Duden have been working on over these last few years. The official lexicon has also stipulated consistent hyphens for words like "Co-Trainer" and "Ex-Kanzler."  Furthermore, the German character "ß," pronounced "Eszett," can now be capitalized. And the Germanized spellings of some words - "Majonäse," "Ketschup" and "Anschovis" - have been done away with.

^ A language has to constantly grow and change if it is to survive. It doesn't matter if it's German, English or any other language. People will only continue to use a language if it suits their needs and that means that there are many foreign words that become universally accepted. The Internet has helped make the world a lot smaller since you can now easily use different and new words than ever before without ever leaving your home. It always interests me how a language incorporates a foreign word (especially with gender and conjugations.) ^

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