Simon Meier-Vieracker

Simon Meier-Vieracker is a linguist affiliated with Technische Universität Dresden, specializing in corpus linguistics, political discourse analysis, and media linguistics. His research focuses on the intersection of language, politics, and digital communication, with particular attention to election programs, pandemic discourse, and science communication.

Meier-Vieracker's research interests span several interconnected fields. He investigates how language is used in political contexts, particularly in election programs where lexical innovations and nominal compounds reveal political framing strategies. His work on the linguistic aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including analyses of live blogs and quarantine terminology, demonstrates his interest in crisis communication. Additionally, he explores science communication, examining how complex topics like the coronavirus are made accessible to the public through metaphors and other linguistic devices.

His publication record shows a consistent focus on corpus-based linguistic analysis of contemporary discourse. He frequently examines German political speeches, including annual Christmas and New Year's addresses, to track linguistic changes over time. His work also extends to digital communication, as seen in his research on Twitter for education (#twittercampus) and the analysis of online comments. The methodological thread throughout his work is corpus linguistics, which he applies to diverse discourse domains.

• Corpus linguistic analysis of political speeches
• Lexical innovation in election programs
• Pandemic discourse and crisis communication
• Digital teaching and social media in education
• Language criticism and science communication
• Gender-neutral language and linguistic prescriptivism

Meier-Vieracker actively participates in academic conferences, including those organized by the German Society for Journalism and Communication Studies. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical applications in media, politics, and education, demonstrating the relevance of linguistic analysis to contemporary social issues.