The dictionary is comprised of data taken from the analysis of a language corpus from Leipzig
University containing millions of entries. The dictionary lists all new coinages loan words
borrowed from other languages and words that have taken on new meaning (while retaining their
original form) in the German language since 2000. The list of lemmata was established with the
help of automatic frequency analysis in which the statistical frequency of the occurrence of a
word in the corpus was on of the factors that determined whether that word would appear as an
entry in the dictionary. Special lexicographic features of the dictionary entries include not
only the definition of the neologism the date of its first usage and the citation of numerous
authentic documentations of its usage but also diagrams illustrating the history of the usage
of each neologism. Extensive lexicographical description of all neologisms that have been
introduced into the German language since 2000 Based on the Leipziger language corpus of modern
German containing millions of entries Provides information such as the orthography definition
and citation of the first documented use of each neologism Includes diagrams illustrating the
frequency and history of use of each individual neologism
