The word of the year

Published on: December 16, 2018 / Update from: December 16, 2018 - Author: Konrad Wolfenstein

The word of the year 2018 is “hot season”. German Language Society (GfdS) announced this The word not only addresses an extreme summer that felt like it lasted from April to November, but also indicates “one of the most serious global phenomena of the early 21st century”, i.e. climate change, according to the GfdS about the election. In addition, linguistically it is an interesting word formation. In second place is the “Funkloch Republik” and the jury awarded third place to the “Anchor Centers”. “We are more” came in fourth place.

Since 1977, the GfdS has regularly chosen words and phrases that have particularly determined the political, economic and social life of a year. According to the GfdS, it is not necessarily the frequency of use that determines the selection, but rather the significance and popularity. In 2017, the word of the year was “Jamaica-Out,” as the graphic shows.

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