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Henning KlöterView profile

Professor

• Sociolinguistics
• Language Planning and Policy
• Historical Sociolinguistics
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Prof. Dr. Henning Klöter is Professor of Modern Chinese Languages and Literatures at Humboldt University of Berlin (HU Berlin) and serves as Dean of the Faculty of Culture, Language and Education. He is affiliated with the Institute of Asian and African Studies and the Department of East Asian Studies. He has been a faculty member since 2015 and leads significant research in sociolinguistics, language planning, and Sinophone studies. His educational background includes studies in Sinology, German Studies, and Linguistics at the University of Trier, Capital Normal University (Beijing), Leiden University, and National Taiwan University. He earned his doctorate from Leiden University in 2003 and completed his habilitation at Ruhr University Bochum in 2010. Henning Klöter's research focuses on multilingualism, language planning, the history of Chinese linguistics in Europe—especially missionary and colonial linguistics—historical sociolinguistics, Overseas Chinese communities, and Taiwan Studies, with regional interests spanning the PRC, Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, the Philippines, and Taiwan. His work often explores the ideological and political dimensions of language standardization and visibility in public space. Since 2023, he has been Chief Editor of the Journal of Asian Pacific Communication. His recent scholarly output reveals a strong trend in historical and sociopolitical aspects of Chinese language use, particularly across Sinophone regions. Themes include language policy divergence between Taiwan and the PRC, linguistic landscape analysis in Taipei, missionary lexicography, and the evolution of Chinese linguistic standards. His publications bridge historical documentation with contemporary sociolinguistic theory, emphasizing pluricentricity and ideological influences on language. Chief Editor, Journal of Asian Pacific Communication (since 2023) Principal Investigator, ChinGram (Erasmus+ project) Principal Investigator, EMHo (DFG Weave project) He has not received any explicitly mentioned scientific awards in the provided texts. Prof. Klöter is actively engaged in major research initiatives and editorial leadership, contributing significantly to the academic understanding of language in Chinese-speaking societies. He is involved in the Mori-Ōgai Memorial and contributes to the academic community through research projects, publications, and institutional leadership. His work often intersects with cultural memory, colonial history, and linguistic identity in East Asia.

• Memory studies
• Intangible heritage
• Dialect and identity
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Marco Wiemann is a post-doctoral researcher at Kiel University's Department of English Philology. His roles include early career researcher (2019–2025) and research assistant to Prof. Dr. Lieselotte Anderwald. He holds a PhD (2024) and MA (2019) in English Philology from Kiel University, along with a BA in English and North American Studies and Philosophy (2016). He spent a semester abroad at Durham University (2016–2017). His research focuses on memory studies, dialect identity, historical phonology, and language prescriptivism. Current projects include investigating Irish dialect heritage in northern England and analyzing 19th-century English pronunciation norms. Former projects traced historical pronunciation shifts and language normation discourses. Wiemann’s work bridges historical linguistics and sociolinguistics, emphasizing language contact, medieval manuscripts, and performance sociolinguistics. His publications explore 19th-century grammars’ role in shaping pronunciation attitudes and phonological representation. He actively participates in academic conferences, presenting on topics like zero subject relativizers in Early Modern English and pronunciation in historical grammars. No scientific awards are listed, but his contributions include extensive conference presentations and peer-reviewed articles. His research aligns with Kiel University’s emphasis on interdisciplinary language studies, particularly in historical and sociolinguistic contexts.

Ludwig FesenmeierView profile

Professor

• Syntactic change in Italian since the Early Modern period
• Semantic relations
• Romance collocation research
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Professor Ludwig Fesenmeier holds the Chair of Romance Studies, particularly French and Italian Linguistics at Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. He serves as Chairman of the Examination Board for BA and MA programs in the Faculty of Philosophy and Department of Theology, and is Deputy Spokesperson of the Interdisciplinary Center for Dialects and Language Variation. His extensive institutional involvement includes membership in multiple interdisciplinary centers focused on lexicography, digital humanities, and European medieval and Renaissance studies. Professor Fesenmeier's research focuses on syntactic change in Italian since the Early Modern period, semantic relations, Romance collocation research, and historical text and variety linguistics. His work demonstrates a consistent engagement with historical linguistics, language variation, and the structural evolution of Romance languages, particularly Italian and French. His methodology often combines corpus-based analysis with historical and comparative approaches. His publication record shows a clear trajectory of scholarly development with recent works emphasizing language norms, hybridity, proximity and distance phenomena, and the diachronic study of Italian. These publications reflect his position at the intersection of theoretical linguistics, historical analysis, and practical applications in language study. As an academic leader, Professor Fesenmeier serves as a reviewer for prestigious organizations including the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, German Research Foundation, Swiss National Science Foundation, and the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research. His editorial work includes co-editing the journal Italienisch and the book series Studia Romanica et Linguistica . Professor Fesenmeier has supervised numerous graduate students across a wide range of linguistic topics, from historical syntax to contemporary language variation and sociolinguistic phenomena. His leadership extends to organizing academic conferences, particularly the German Italianist Conference sections on linguistics.

• English Linguistics
• Grammars of English
• Prescriptivism
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Prof. Dr. Lieselotte Anderwald is a Full Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Kiel since 2008. Her academic journey includes an MA (1995) and PhD (1999) from Freie Universität Berlin and Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, followed by a Habilitation (2007) with Venia Legendi in English Philology. PhD: English Philology, German Linguistics, General Linguistics (University of Freiburg, 1999) Habilitation: English Philology (University of Freiburg, 2007) Her research interests focus on prescriptive grammar writing, dialectology, and their impact on historical language use, particularly in 19th-century English. She investigates how prescriptive norms influenced dialect grammar and non-standard varieties, using corpus linguistics to analyze verb morphology, negation, passive constructions, and tense-aspect systems. Her work bridges sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, and metalinguistic discourses, with a special emphasis on enregisterment processes and language ideologies. Recent publications include a 2022 study on morphological Americanisms and a 2020 series analyzing the linguistic status of gotten in American English. Earlier works explore the GET-passive, progressive aspect, and dialect grammar principles. These articles span keywords like Historical Linguistics , Corpus Analysis , and Language Ideology , with sub-fields covering prescriptive influence, dialect history, and grammaticalization patterns. She teaches courses on synchronic English linguistics, non-standard English, sociolinguistics, and language history, including specialized topics like dialect grammar and media-induced language change. She co-organized the Research Workshop: Talk about Talk and manages the CNG - Collection of Nineteenth-Century Grammars , integrating dialectology with enregisterment theory.

Linda StarkView profile

Researcher

• German Punctuation
• Comma Usage
• Language Acquisition
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Dr. Linda Stark is an Academic Councillor at the Chair of German Linguistics under Prof. Dr. Wolf Peter Klein at the Institute of German Philology, Faculty of Philosophy, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg. She has held this position since April 2020 after previously working as a research assistant at Ruhr-Universität Bochum from 2012-2015. Currently, she is pursuing her habilitation with a focus on German comma usage principles, supported by a SCIENTIA-Programm habilitation scholarship from October 2023 to February 2025. Dr. Stark's research centers on German punctuation, particularly comma usage, language acquisition through children's literature, German as a foreign language, speech act theory, and language codex research. Her work explores the historical development of punctuation rules, the tension between syntactic and intonational principles in comma placement, and the teaching of German punctuation. She has made significant contributions to understanding how punctuation rules have evolved from primarily intonational purposes to predominantly syntactic principles over centuries, while norm-deviating comma variants persist in usage. Her publication record reveals a strong focus on the historical development of German punctuation, particularly comma usage. Over the past five years, she has produced numerous scholarly works examining comma rules from multiple perspectives - historical, pedagogical, and theoretical. Her research shows a clear trajectory from examining language acquisition through picture books toward increasingly specialized studies of German punctuation, culminating in her current habilitation project on German comma placement principles. This body of work demonstrates both continuity in her interest in linguistic norms and evolution toward greater specialization in punctuation studies. SCIENTIA-Programm Habilitation Scholarship (2023-2025) Dr. Stark has been actively involved in academic service, contributing to edited volumes and monographs including "Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten in der Linguistik" (2022) and "Vorlesen und Präteritum" (2016). While specific grant information isn't detailed in the provided text, her habilitation scholarship demonstrates external funding support for her research. Her collaborative work with colleagues like Wolf Peter Klein, Miriam Langlotz, and Claudia Müller indicates strong research partnerships within and beyond her institution. She is affiliated with the Chair of German Linguistics at the Institute of German Philology, which appears to be part of the larger research ecosystem at Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, contributing to projects like ZweiDat (Würzburger Datenbank sprachlicher Zweifelsfälle) that investigate linguistic uncertainties in German.

Karina FrickView profile

Assistant Professor

• Media Linguistics
• Cultural Linguistics
• Sociolinguistics
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Karina Frick serves as Junior Professor for Applied Linguistics at Leuphana University of Lüneburg, specializing in media linguistics, cultural linguistics, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, and grammar. Her research examines contemporary language practices in digital environments, focusing on how traditional linguistic concepts adapt to new communication platforms. Her research interests center on digital communication phenomena, including emoji usage, WhatsApp group storytelling, mourning practices online, and language in conspiracy theory contexts. Dr. Frick investigates how digital platforms transform linguistic structures and cultural communication patterns, with particular attention to sociolinguistic variation and pragmatic adaptations in online spaces. Her publication trends reveal a consistent focus on the intersection of traditional linguistic theory and digital communication practices, with increasing emphasis on religious language in digital spaces, multilingual contexts like Liechtenstein, and sociopolitical aspects of language change. Recent work explores gender-inclusive language controversies and digital memorialization practices. Her scientific recognition includes: Leuphana Young Researcher Award (2024) Doc.Mobility scholarship from the Swiss National Science Foundation (2015) Dr. Frick leads research projects on digital religious language practices in conspiracy theory contexts, the language situation in Liechtenstein, and mourning practices on the internet. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical applications in understanding contemporary communication patterns across various digital platforms.

Russell BarlowView profile

Researcher

• Language Documentation
• Historical Linguistics
• Linguistic Typology
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Russell Barlow is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Linguistic and Cultural Evolution within the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany. His work focuses on endangered languages of Papua New Guinea, particularly within the Keram language family. His educational background includes: PhD in Linguistics (2018), University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa MA in Linguistics (2016), University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa BA in Indo-European Studies (2013), CUNY Baccalaureate BA in Film Studies (2006), Wesleyan University Barlow's research centers on language documentation, historical linguistics, and linguistic typology with a geographical focus on the Pacific region. His fieldwork-intensive approach emphasizes preserving endangered Keram languages like Ulwa, Pondi, and Tomoip. He investigates numeral systems, language contact phenomena between Papuan and Austronesian languages, and morphosyntactic structures including antipassive constructions. His methodology combines traditional fieldwork with computational approaches to language evolution. His publication record shows consistent output in top linguistics journals with recent work examining numeral colexification patterns, areal loanwords in New Britain, and detailed grammatical descriptions of endangered languages. The publications demonstrate interdisciplinary connections between linguistic typology, cultural evolution, and cognitive science. As an active member of the Comparative Oceanic Linguistics (CoOL) research group, Barlow has secured significant research funding through Fulbright and DAAD programs. His fieldwork spans Indonesia (Gorontalo State University), Papua New Guinea, and Germany (MPI-SHH in Jena prior to Leipzig). His research infrastructure includes extensive language archives at SOAS, PARADISEC, and Kaipuleohone, ensuring long-term preservation of endangered language materials. Current projects involve analyzing esoteric numeral systems and cross-linguistic patterns in infix preservation.

Simon Meier-VierackerView profile

Researcher

• Corpus Linguistics
• Political Discourse Analysis
• Media Linguistics
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Simon Meier-Vieracker is a linguist affiliated with Technische Universität Dresden, specializing in corpus linguistics, political discourse analysis, and media linguistics. His research focuses on the intersection of language, politics, and digital communication, with particular attention to election programs, pandemic discourse, and science communication. Meier-Vieracker's research interests span several interconnected fields. He investigates how language is used in political contexts, particularly in election programs where lexical innovations and nominal compounds reveal political framing strategies. His work on the linguistic aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including analyses of live blogs and quarantine terminology, demonstrates his interest in crisis communication. Additionally, he explores science communication, examining how complex topics like the coronavirus are made accessible to the public through metaphors and other linguistic devices. His publication record shows a consistent focus on corpus-based linguistic analysis of contemporary discourse. He frequently examines German political speeches, including annual Christmas and New Year's addresses, to track linguistic changes over time. His work also extends to digital communication, as seen in his research on Twitter for education (#twittercampus) and the analysis of online comments. The methodological thread throughout his work is corpus linguistics, which he applies to diverse discourse domains. Corpus linguistic analysis of political speeches Lexical innovation in election programs Pandemic discourse and crisis communication Digital teaching and social media in education Language criticism and science communication Gender-neutral language and linguistic prescriptivism Meier-Vieracker actively participates in academic conferences, including those organized by the German Society for Journalism and Communication Studies. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical applications in media, politics, and education, demonstrating the relevance of linguistic analysis to contemporary social issues.

• Grapholinguistics
• Orthography
• Standardization
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Paul Rössler is Professor of German Linguistics at the University of Regensburg's Institute of German Studies within the Faculty of Languages, Literature and Cultural Studies. He has chaired the Department of German Linguistics since 2011 after serving as visiting professor (2009-2011) and holding academic positions at the University of Vienna, Janus Pannonius University in Pécs, and Charles University in Prague. PhD (1997) and Habilitation (2005) from University of Vienna FWF research projects on Austrian German written language development (1998-2001, 2002-2005) Numerous international research stays including MIT (2022), Tokyo (2017), and Bristol (2015) Rössler's research centers on historical aspects of German language structure with particular emphasis on grapholinguistics and punctuation systems. His work examines orthographic variation, standardization processes, and language change from the Early New High German period through contemporary usage. He investigates how writing systems reflect social, regional, and confessional identities while maintaining interest in morphological and syntactic developments across historical periods. His recent publications reveal consistent focus on diachronic punctuation studies, with particular attention to the 18th century as a critical period for orthographic standardization. The research demonstrates how typographic elements like the virgule evolved into modern comma usage, reflecting broader processes of linguistic codification and variation. His work bridges historical linguistics with sociolinguistic perspectives on language norms. Rössler actively supervises doctoral and master's students across diverse linguistic topics while teaching courses on historical linguistics, punctuation, and language variation. He leads the 'punctuation network' research consortium and participates in the FoMuR (Multilingualism and Regionality) forum.