Word of the year

With a buzz word of the year is called, which stands for a characteristic event or a significant discussion of the past year and was particularly emphasized for this reason.

Be selected such words and phrases that have specially designed the public discussion of the relevant year, which stand for major issues or otherwise appear to be characteristic. Also connected with the selection of any assessment or recommendation.

Within the framework of choice for word of the year, other linguistic Markanzen are often chosen, as a set of the year or a youth word of the year.

  • 6.1 France
  • 6.2 The Netherlands
  • 6.3 United Kingdom
  • 6.4 United States

Germany

In Germany, was first elected in 1971 and regularly since 1977 word of the year; to 1999, this election was nevertheless for the entire German -speaking world. Since 1991, a word of the year is also regularly chosen, since 2008 also a youth word. Since 2001, a set of the year also will be crowned, with no set it to 2008, the year was in 2004, again only since 2009.

By 2009 ( word of the year: betriebsrat contaminated ) or 2012 ( Word of the Year: Rescue routine ) were the chosen words significantly common. The word frequency plays since then for the German Language Society decision no longer matters. In the archives of the magazine Der Spiegel rescue routine is used only once: in 1975.

Liechtenstein

In Liechtenstein, a special word, non-word, and a set of the year are chosen since 2002.

Austria

Once in a vote for word of the year increased words was chosen, which had a strong reference to Germany, to Austria decided in 1999 as the first country of the German -speaking world to choose a word for the year. In addition, a non-word, since 2002 a banner, since 2006 a Unspruch and since 2010 a youth word of the year be selected.

Switzerland

The German -speaking Switzerland established since 2003 its own word of the year; as is a dirty word and a set of the year are chosen at irregular intervals also linguistic Markanzen.

Also in the Romansh -speaking countries such selection is performed.

Other German -speaking areas and dialects

Saxony

Since 2008, the Saxon word of the year will be crowned.

South Tyrol

In 2005 they began in South Tyrol also to search for the word of the year and the word of the year - their own for the three languages ​​German, Italian and Ladin. Initiators are the voice location in South Tyrol Cultural Institute, the Institute for Specialised Communication and Multilingualism EURAC and the Centre for Language Studies of the Free University of Bolzano.

Other countries

France

In France, it is determined as part of the festival du mot in La Charité -sur -Loire since 2005 mot de l' année.

Netherlands

In the Netherlands, the annual selection is organized by the editors of the great Van Dale dictionary, the newspaper De Pers and the popular scientific magazine Onze Taal.

United Kingdom

Since 2004, honors the Oxford University Press ( Oxford English Dictionary, the Ed. ) a "UK Word of the Year".

United States

In the U.S., the American Dialect Society chooses since 1990 Word ( s ) of the Year in several categories, including several Unwörter. Since 2000, the Texas selects Global Language Monitor, a "Top Word of the Year". Since 2004, Oxford University Press honors (eds. the Oxford English Dictionary, ) a " U.S. Word of the Year".

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