| 26.2 In German words are invented every day |
In German loads of words are invented every day (and
mostly forgotten the next one). Even in the newspapers
it is quite usual to invent new word combinations. In
this sense German is quite a creative language, don't
you think?
Let's have a look at this article from the newspaper
"Berliner Zeitung" (dated April 15, 2004).
This article was chosen because it was on top of my
desk when writing this chapter, not really because of
the issue that is discussed.
DGB
warnt vor Lohndrückerei im Osten.
DGB warns to decrease
salaries in the East
Massive Investitionen in die Infrastruktur
gefordert
Berlin, 14. April. Der DGB Berlin-Brandenburg hat eindringlich vor der flächendeckenden Einführung
Berlin, 14. April. Der DGB Berlin-Brandenburg hat eindringlich vor der flächendeckenden Einführung
Massive investments into the infrastructure
demanded
eines Niedriglohnsektors in den neuen Bundesländern gewarnt. "Ein Niedriglohnsektor gefährdet die Zukunft Ostdeutschlands",
sagte der Vorsitzende Dieter Scholz der Berliner
Zeitung.
Berlin, April 15. The DGB Berlin-Brandenburg
has warned to introduce a low salary sector
in the new states of the German federation.
"A low salary sector puts the future
of eastern Germany at risk", said the
president Dieter Scholz the Berliner Zeitung.
Mit einer solchen Lohndrückerei würden qualifizierte Fachkräfte nur in die alten Länder getrieben, sowie der
Konsum und die Binnenkonjunktur gelähmt.
With such a decrease of salaries the qualified
personnel would move to the old states of
the German federation, and the consumption
and the economic situation would be paralysed.
Dabei hinke der Osten schon seit
Jahren bei Wirtschaftswachstum dem Westen hinterher. "Nur massive Investitionen
in die Infrastruktur gepaart mit Finanzspritzen für die Kommunen helfen den neuen Ländern
auf die Beine", erklärte Scholz.
And the east is weaker in the economic growth in comparison to the west already for years. "Only massive investments in the infrastructure, paired with financial aid for the communities can help to strengthen the new states", explained Scholz.
We have marked in blue all compound words in the text. Some of them are used very commonly; some may have been invented just for this article. We will now have a closer look at the formation of compound words, even though it will only scratch the issue on the surface. Anyway the aim here is to give the reader a feeling, a sensibility for the matter.
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