Dynamic Lexicon of English

Julia Landmann is a lecturer in English Linguistics at the University of Basel. In 2022, she completed her habilitation at Heidelberg University. Her publications are related to lexicology, phraseology, historical semantics, language contact and the relationship between language and emotion.

• List of FiguresSymbols and AbbreviationsIntroduction1 State Of The Art: The Influence of French, German, Spanish and Yiddish on the English Lexicon Since 18011 Lexical Borrowing from French Since 18012 Lexical Borrowing from German Since 18013 Lexical Borrowing from Spanish Since 18014 Lexical Borrowing from Yiddish Since 18012 Methodology, Data and Terminology1 Methodology2 Data3 Terminology3 Semantic Fields of French, German, Spanish and Yiddish Borrowings: Their Distribution, Development and Rich Cultural Context1 Semantic Fields Influenced by French Since 18012 Semantic Fields Influenced by German Since 18013 Semantic Fields Influenced by Spanish Since 18014 Semantic Fields Influenced by Yiddish Since 18014 The Morphological Development of Fairly Common Borrowings1 Compounding2 Affixation3 Conversion4 Back-Formation5 Clipping6 Blending7 Summary5 The Semantic Development of Fairly Common Borrowings1 New Concepts (the Need for a New Designation)2 Abstract Concepts, Distant and Usually Invisible Referents3 Sociocultural Change4 Close Conceptual or Factual Relation5 Complexity and Irregularity in the Lexicon6 Emotionally Marked Concepts7 Summary6 The Contextual Use of Borrowings with a Specific Focus on Informal Language Including Social Media1 Pursuit of Prestige and Social Estimation2 ‘Messages’ Conveyed by Foreign-Derived Brand Names3 Socio-cultural Attitudes and Values4 Socio-cultural Reservations, Prejudice and Stereotypes5 Sensationalism6 Indication of Ethnic Identity and Group Affiliation7 Vividness and Variation of Expression in Informal Usage or Slang8 Crudity of Expression in Informal Usage or Slang9 Summary7 Summary and Conclusion1 The Chronological Distribution of Fairly Common French, German, Spanish and Yiddish Borrowings Since 18012 Schmid’s Entrenchment- and Conventionalization Model in the Light of Loan ProcessesAppendix AAppendix BBibliographyIndex