Dietmar Osthus

Prof. Dr. phil. Dietmar Osthus is a faculty member at the University of Duisburg-Essen, affiliated with the Faculty of Humanities and Institute of Romance Languages and Literatures. His academic career spans roles at the University of Bonn (research assistant 1997-2006, habilitation 2006) and interim professorships at Ruhr University Bochum (2007) and University of Duisburg-Essen (2008). He is a founding editor of the open-access journal metaphorik.de and has coordinated BMBF-funded campaigns like Sprache-Natur-Wissenschaft (2007).

• Research Interests: Language norms, metaphor/ metonymy analysis, historical sociolinguistics, digital humanities, and metalinguistic discourse in Romance languages.
• Scientific Contributions: Authored monographs on Portuguese language history (1700-1850) and co-edited conference proceedings across Germany, France, and Portugal. His 2014 article on the Westphalian Peace Congress' metalinguistic conflicts and 2012 work on internet-based language debates exemplify his interdisciplinary approach.

Editorial & Awards: He co-edited 20+ volumes on Romance linguistics and received the Prix de la République Française (1996) and Instituto Camões scholarship (1997). His teaching includes advanced seminars on French linguistics, ecolinguistics, and historical language policy, with office hours listed for Summer 2025.