Present-day language change manifests itself primarily in lexical change. The papers in the present volume describe and discuss recent developments in German lexis, with its changes, continuities and discontinuities. Topics treated range from xenolo
Gerhard Stickel is the former director of the Institut für Deutsche Sprache (Mannheim). He was a co-founder of the European Federation of National Institutions for Language (EFNIL) and has been its president since 2003.