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Prof. Dr. Constanze Spieß is University Professor and Managing Director at Philipps University of Marburg, where she heads the Pragmalinguistics group within the Institute for German Linguistics (Department 09: German Studies and Arts). Her office is located at the Research Center for the German Language Atlas (Pilgrimstein 16, Marburg). She maintains regular office hours, with scheduled appointments through summer semester 2025.
Prof. Spieß specializes in discourse analysis with particular focus on political linguistics, pragmalinguistics, metaphor research, and gender linguistics. Her work examines language in bioethics debates, populism, historical linguistics, and sociolinguistic phenomena. Her research consistently bridges theoretical linguistic frameworks with practical analysis of contemporary political and social discourse.
Her recent publications (2023-2025) reveal several key trends: increasing focus on technology discourse (particularly AI and human-technology relationships), continued examination of right-wing populist language strategies, analysis of historical women's movements, and exploration of antisemitic discourse patterns in contemporary German society. Her work demonstrates how language constructs reality, shapes political narratives, and reflects societal values and conflicts.
Prof. Spieß serves on multiple editorial boards, including:
- Editorial board for 'Empirische Linguistik' book series (since 2014)
- Editorial board for 'LiLi: Studien zur Literaturwissenschaft und Linguistik' (since 2020)
- Editorial board for 'Kontroverse Diskurse' book series (from 2025)
- Editorial work for 'OBST - Osnabrücker Beiträge zur Sprachtheorie' (since 2012)
- Editorial work for 'Zeitschrift für Rezensionen zur Germanistischen Sprachwissenschaft' (since 2017)
- Editorial work for 'Zeitschrift für Literaturwissenschaft und Linguistik' (since 2017)
- Editorial work for 'Zeitschrift Demokratie gegen Menschenfeindlichkeit' (from 2025)
She is an active academic participant, regularly presenting at conferences and giving lectures on topics including language and populism, political communication strategies, metaphor analysis, and gender linguistics. Her work connects linguistic theory with pressing social and political issues, demonstrating the power of language to shape discourse and reality.
