Julia Braun

Julia Braun is a Research Fellow at the Ludwig Uhland Institute of Empirical Cultural Studies, University of Tübingen, within the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, and affiliated with the Tübingen Language Center for Southwest Germany focusing on dialectology and linguistic discrimination.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD in Linguistics from the University of Tübingen (2023) with dissertation "Contrasting perfect and past semantics: New perspectives from diachronic and dialectal data and applications in school teachings"
• Master's degree in English Linguistics
• Bachelor's degree in Anglistik and General Rhetoric

Braun's research centers on Southwest German dialectology (particularly Swabian), formal semantics, and tense semantics, examining how linguistic variations impact educational settings and contribute to linguistic discrimination. She integrates theoretical linguistics with classroom applications, emphasizing visual teaching methods for complex semantic concepts. Her work extends to science communication through viral social media content and public lectures.

Publication trends reveal consistent focus on applying linguistic theory to educational contexts, with increasing emphasis on cross-dialectal comparisons between English and Swabian tense systems and practical classroom implementations.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Winner of Science Slam in Reutlingen (2025)
• Winner of Science Slam in Ulm (2023)

She has secured research funding through the Collaborative Research Center (SFB) 833 Project A2 (2019-2021) and currently leads the Southwest German Dialectology working group. Her teaching portfolio spans undergraduate and graduate courses in dialectology, sociolinguistics, and scientific methodology across Germanistics and Economics/Social Sciences programs.

Braun directs the Southwest German Dialectology team conducting fieldwork on regional dialect perception in social media, developing educational materials for schools, and creating public outreach content including award-winning Science Slams and media appearances.