What are the foreign words in today's German? Where do they come from, and how do they function in the overall lexicon of our language? This book is the first attempt to systematically and understandably examine an important and diverse part of the German lexicon, one that has been growing for centuries. It meets the strict demands of the specialist while remaining easily accessible to all readers.

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Peter Eisenberg, University of Potsdam, Germany.