Stefan Dollinger

Stefan Dollinger is a Professor in the Department of English Language and Literatures at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Arts. He serves as editor-in-chief of the second edition of the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles (DCHP-2) and specializes in sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, dialectology, and lexicography with particular focus on Canadian English and Austrian German.

His research interests span language contact and linguistic changes, linguistic variation and society, lexicography and dictionaries, language interactions, language rights and policies, and bilingualism and multilingualism. Dollinger's work integrates historical and present-day data to explore patterns in language variation and change, with significant contributions to understanding non-dominant language varieties through publications with Routledge, Cambridge University Press, and John Benjamins.

His scholarly output demonstrates consistent focus on Canadian English lexicography, pluricentric language theory, and linguistic variation across time and space. The articles reveal a methodological commitment to both traditional linguistic analysis and digital humanities approaches, with increasing attention to sociopolitical dimensions of language standardization and historical influences on contemporary linguistic ideologies.

Dollinger supervises graduate students including Veronika Larsen (PhD), Emilie Jones (MA), and Emma Ferrett (MA), with research spanning language attitudes, Indigenous education history, and World Englishes. His public outreach includes consultations with major Canadian media outlets and public lectures on linguistic topics.