a multifaceted picture of current German studies research This volume presents a spectrum of studies on the German language and literature. ‘German Studies International and Interdisciplinary’ is presented from different points of view, resulting from the diverse research interests and intentions of the authors. The contributions convey a multifaceted picture of current German studies research and focus on seven fields of work: ‘Argumentation, persuasion, stereotypes: discourse-linguistic approaches’, ‘Time and space in the text: synchrony, diachrony, diatopy’, ‘Language for special purposes: facets of specialised languages and jargons’, ‘Lexical constructions’, ‘DaF didactics in a multilingual and multicultural world’, ‘Literature, art and society: Spotlights on synergies between creation and public appearance’ and ‘German studies interculturally: Aspects of cultural history and cultural transfer’.