Abstract A discrepancy between the perceptions of the dictionary as gatekeepers and the dictionary as a description of the language can be observed among the general public and lexicographers. This discrepancy is particularly obvious when we consider the inclusion of neologisms. Linguistic purism is generally seen by its advocates as an effort to protect a language. It is particularly relevant when we consider borrowings. These considerations serve as a background for the special issue on New Words and Linguistic Purism, which consists of an article on the background theory, three case studies focused on German, Italian, and Slovak, and a contrastive study of German and Greek which also adds some further theoretical considerations on linguistic purism.

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字典、新词和语言纯粹主义

摘要 在公众和词典编纂者中，可以观察到词典作为守门人与词典作为语言描述之间的差异。当我们考虑包含新词时，这种差异尤其明显。语言纯粹主义通常被其倡导者视为一种保护语言的努力。当我们考虑借款时，这一点尤其重要。这些考虑作为新词和语言纯粹主义专刊的背景，该专刊包括一篇关于背景理论的文章，​​三个专注于德语、意大利语和斯洛伐克语的案例研究，以及对德语和希腊语的对比研究，还增加了关于语言纯粹主义的一些进一步的理论思考。