“SPRICHST DU CORONISCH?”: THE GERMAN LANGUAGE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

“SPRICHST DU CORONISCH?”: THE GERMAN LANGUAGE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Author:  Sergeyeva Yelena P.

Abstract: 
Not only has the coronavirus pandemic changed our life, but it has also had a great impact on language. Social Distancing, R-Wert, Herdenimmunität, lokaler Hotspot - the corona-lexicon of the German language contains about 600 words and phrases that have entered the German language due to the spread of the disease.

Keywords:  German lexicon  ◆  language change  ◆  neologisms  ◆  linguistic picture of the world  ◆  coronavirus pandemic