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Veronika Ehrich is a Professor of German Linguistics at the German Department (Deutsches Seminar) of the University of Tübingen, where she has been affiliated since 1994. She holds several key administrative positions, including membership in the Akademischen Senats (since 2002) and previously served as Prorektorin für Lehre (1995-1999) and Studiendekanin at the Neuphilologischen Fakultät (1995-1999).
Her educational background includes a Dr. phil. from Universität Bielefeld (1976) with a dissertation on Syntax und Semantik von Substantivierungen im Deutschen, preceded by studies in Germanistics, Philosophy, and Political Science at the Universities of Cologne and Berlin, culminating in the First State Examination for Higher Education (1972).
Ehrich's research expertise encompasses:
- Syntax and semantics (nominalizations, modal verbs, verb grammar)
- Semantics and pragmatics (deixis, anaphora, tense, aspect)
- Discourse analysis and speech act theory
- Language acquisition (spatial expressions, modal verbs)
She has led major research projects funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and Collaborative Research Centers (SFB), including:
- Nominalisierungen und ihre Regenten (DFG, 1998-2004)
- Modalverben und Modalität (SFB 441, 1998-2004)
Her publications demonstrate consistent focus on German linguistics, with recurring themes in nominalizations, modal verbs, deixis, and tense-aspect systems. Recent works emphasize language acquisition mechanisms and the syntax-semantics interface.
