Prisca Augustyn

Dr. Prisca Augustyn is a faculty member at Florida Atlantic University, specializing in linguistics, semiotics, and German studies. She coordinates the German Language Program and has co-authored German language textbooks including Welten and Stationen.

• PhD, Germanic Linguistics - University of California, Berkeley (2000)

Her research explores the role of language in shaping beliefs and cultural narratives, with a focus on biosemiotics, ecolinguistics, cognitive linguistics, and discourse analysis. Recent work examines pragmatic frameworks for understanding food beliefs, degrowth paradigms in environmental discourse, and semiotic models in integrated medicine.

Dr. Augustyn's publications highlight interdisciplinary trends intersecting linguistics with environmental science, philosophy, and anthropology. She has contributed to journals such as Linguistic Frontiers, Biosemiotics, and Semiotica, often addressing the interplay between language, ideology, and sustainability.

She teaches courses including:

• Introduction to Linguistics (LIN3010)
• Global Perspectives on Language (LIN2607)
• German Language and Culture (GER1120-GER2220)
• Advanced Semiotics (LIN4810)