Word joint

Under one Word joint - frequently also simply only Joint called, if no danger of mistake exists - one understands the place, to in compound Words (Komposita) the individual components together-border. In some cases stands in these places so-called Joint sound, for example in the fictitious word Dogecafeterianlandlordspeople equivalent three times. Their use follows in German (partly regional-linguistic) rules, those are so far only incompletely investigated. They are lexically and phonologically/phon-mix regards a component of the word or word part standing before the joint, however not as Suffixe to see.

With that Composition are those Word formation rules the Germans Grammar to consider.

In that Posting play word joints a substantial role, there it always also Joints for those Hyphenation represent, as well as for those Word splitting or Word partial separation. So one can for example of Including and silk materials speak, under no circumstances however Employer, including and sverwaltung write.

In similar way are word joints for speaking of importance. In almost all cases they require a minimum sprechpause or cancelling that from the speaker Stress. In no case may joint-spreading Phonemes are formed, because otherwise in the most unfavorable case completely wrong words were understood, in the most favorable case the discussion still paradoxical and thus wrong would be. An example of sense distortion is Reinkarnation - correctly spoken Re_Inkarnation - it would be wrong, a purchase to the word trunk Pure, as in Purity, to suggest. Another example of possible sense distortion is under Lawyer liked Language play with the word Testator (for one The deceased), on first and second Syllable stressed ever different and nevertheless two each other apparently close terms designates. As example of a possible word mistake during the reading can a wachstube serve; this expression is in the today's Writing-German only from the sense connection correctly as either one Wach_stube (a room) or one Wax_tube (a container) to recognize, since that that ? was omitted and everywhere only that s one writes. A whole row name and geographical designations by that the correct word joint unaquainted ones are gladly wrongly expressed, about Kuenzelsau (of Aue), Neckarsulm (at the confluence of Neckar and Sulm lain), Weilerswist (those Swist flows here into those Erft) and many more.

In (German-language) Typografie is to be considered, that Ligatures in word joints not to be used. While ' coffee ' is thus set with an FF ligature, stand the f in ' remarkably ' separately. (in the Browser one unfortunately sees no difference.)

See also: Morpheme, Onomasiologie