Ninja Schulz

Dr. Ninja Schulz is a Research Fellow in English Linguistics at the Institute of Modern Languages, University of Würzburg, since 2015. Previously, they completed their M.A. (2008) and PhD (2014) at the University of Bonn.

• Specializes in historical (socio)linguistics, focusing on language change, World Englishes, and sociolinguistic dynamics in megacities like Hong Kong.
• Research spans syntactic development of auxiliary DO, identity constructions in postcolonial contexts, and intersections of language with urban space.
• Teaches courses on English phonetics, syntax, sociolinguistics, and historical linguistics, integrating topics like dialects of the British Isles and language attitudes.
• Key publications analyze Hong Kong English diachrony, Old English pragmatics, and auxiliary DO variation across global Englishes.