Antonia Hamdi

Antonia Hamdi is a Researcher at the Department of German Linguistics and Language Didactics within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Duisburg-Essen, where she has been a team member since July 2022. Her work integrates corpus-based linguistic research with language didactics, focusing on empirical analysis of German language structures and educational applications.

Her educational background includes:

• Master of Education (M.Ed.) with distinction in German and Spanish for teaching at grammar schools and comprehensive schools (2023), with thesis on GUT as a cross-word communicator in spoken and written language: corpus-based studies from a didactic perspective
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in German and Romance Studies (Spanish) (2021)
• Semester abroad at Universidad de Almería, Spain (2019-2020)

Hamdi's research centers on corpus-driven analysis of linguistic phenomena, particularly examining discourse markers like so honestly and their evolution in digital communication. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical classroom applications, emphasizing how corpus resources can enhance German language pedagogy. Key methodologies include computational analysis of spoken/written corpora and examination of language change in computer-mediated contexts.

Her 2025 publications reveal two dominant research trajectories: (1) practical implementation of language corpora in German education settings, and (2) pragmatic evolution of adjectival expressions into discourse markers. Both threads demonstrate rigorous corpus methodology applied to contemporary linguistic challenges in educational and digital environments.

No scientific awards were documented in the provided materials.

While no formal advising relationships or grant projects are specified, Hamdi actively collaborates on institutional research initiatives including the SLLD(E) series on linguistic-literary learning. Her teaching responsibilities include the Sound and Writing seminar and individual student consultations.

She operates within Prof. Dr. Michael Beißwenger's research team at the Institute of German Studies, contributing to projects that develop digital corpus resources for linguistic analysis and language education across multiple institutional contexts.