Upcoming events

Veranstaltungen
20.01.2026
Linguistics Lounge: "On the importance of revisiting old data, or, extracting scholarly value from spectacular failure" Melody Ann Ross, University of Duisburg-Essen
05.02.2026
Linguistics Lounge: " 'yeah, you've got a sort of like a posh Aboriginal accent'. Documenting Aboriginal English in remote Western Australia" Katharina Froedrich, University of Western Australia
12.02.2026
Sociolinguistic Cocktail Lecture Series: “Elefanten, Tiger & Individuelle Variation Mikrodiachrone und intersituative Perspektiven auf den ostmitteldeutschen Regiolekt zwischen Individuum und Sprachgemeinschaft" Simon Oppermann and Beat Siebenhaar, Universität Leipzig
21.04.2026
Linguistics Lounge: "Misogynistic Language Practices in Private Digital Chat Communication" Vanessa Angenendt & Max Krug, University of Duisburg-Essen
28.04.2026
Linguistics Lounge: "You don’t thank your family, brother! Changing pragmatic conventions in the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora?" Anke Lensch, Universität zu Köln
11.05.2026
Sociolinguistic Cocktail Lecture Series: “Lifespan change in Icelandic political speech" Johanna Mechler, Lilja Björk Stefánsdóttir and Anton Karl Ingason, University of Iceland
19.05.2026
Linguistics Lounge: "Just a word?: Linking phonetic and pragmatic change in a multi-functional discourse-pragmatic marker" James Grama, University of Duisburg-Essen
02.06.2026
Feminist Conversations: Tba Vroni Zieglmeier
10.06.2026
Linguistics Lounge: "Slurs and social allegiance" Stefan Rinner, University of Duisburg-Essen
16.06.2026
Linguistics Lounge: "The interaction of age, biological functions and social variables on acoustic features of voice" Seren Parkman, Lancaster University
25.06.2026
Feminist Conversations: Tba Leonie Cornips
12.02.2026
18:00 Uhr - 19:00 Uhr
Vortrag

Sociolinguistic Cocktail Lecture Series: “Elefanten, Tiger & Individuelle Variation Mikrodiachrone und intersituative Perspektiven auf den ostmitteldeutschen Regiolekt zwischen Individuum und Sprachgemeinschaft"
Simon Oppermann and Beat Siebenhaar, Universität Leipzig

Die Sociolinguistic Cocktail Lecture Series bringt regelmäßig prominente
Wissenschaftler*innen in unsere Region, um aktuelle Themen aus Sprache,
Gesellschaft und Mehrsprachigkeit zu diskutieren. Nach jedem Vortrag laden wir die Gäste ein zur Entdeckung einer neuen Analogie zwischen der Wissenschafts- und der Geschmackswelt und präsentieren einen einzigartigen neuen Cocktail, angelehnt an die linguistischen und kulturellen Zutaten des Tages.
Gastgeber*innen:
Prof. Aria Adli & Prof. Isabelle Buchstaller
(Sociolinguistics Labs der Universitäten Köln und Duisburg-Essen)

Veranstaltungsort

| Universitätsstr.12 | S06 S00 B41 | Campus Essen

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20.01.2026
12:00 Uhr - 13:00 Uhr
Vortrag

Linguistics Lounge: "On the importance of revisiting old data, or, extracting scholarly value from spectacular failure"
Melody Ann Ross, University of Duisburg-Essen

The English linguistics section cordially invites everyone to join them for the Linguistics Lounge, a forum for researchers to present their work, exchange ideas, and connect with scholars in the Ruhr...
Details
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05.02.2026
15:00 Uhr - 16:00 Uhr
Vortrag

Linguistics Lounge: " 'yeah, you've got a sort of like a posh Aboriginal accent'. Documenting Aboriginal English in remote Western Australia"
Katharina Froedrich, University of Western Australia

The English linguistics section cordially invites everyone to join them for the Linguistics Lounge, a forum for researchers to present their work, exchange ideas, and connect with scholars in the Ruhr...
Details
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12.02.2026
18:00 Uhr - 19:00 Uhr
Vortrag

Sociolinguistic Cocktail Lecture Series: “Elefanten, Tiger & Individuelle Variation Mikrodiachrone und intersituative Perspektiven auf den ostmitteldeutschen Regiolekt zwischen Individuum und Sprachgemeinschaft"
Simon Oppermann and Beat Siebenhaar, Universität Leipzig

Die Sociolinguistic Cocktail Lecture Series bringt regelmäßig prominente Wissenschaftler*innen in unsere Region, um aktuelle Themen aus Sprache, Gesellschaft und Mehrsprachigkeit zu diskutieren. Nac...
Details
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21.04.2026
12:00 Uhr - 13:00 Uhr
Vortrag

Linguistics Lounge: "Misogynistic Language Practices in Private Digital Chat Communication"
Vanessa Angenendt & Max Krug, University of Duisburg-Essen

The English linguistics section cordially invites everyone to join them for the Linguistics Lounge, a forum for researchers to present their work, exchange ideas, and connect with scholars in the Ruhr...
Details
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28.04.2026
12:00 Uhr - 13:00 Uhr
Vortrag

Linguistics Lounge: "You don’t thank your family, brother! Changing pragmatic conventions in the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora?"
Anke Lensch, Universität zu Köln

The English linguistics section cordially invites everyone to join them for the Linguistics Lounge, a forum for researchers to present their work, exchange ideas, and connect with scholars in the Ruhr...
Details
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11.05.2026
18:00 Uhr - 19:00 Uhr
Vortrag

Sociolinguistic Cocktail Lecture Series: “Lifespan change in Icelandic political speech"
Johanna Mechler, Lilja Björk Stefánsdóttir and Anton Karl Ingason, University of Iceland

Die Sociolinguistic Cocktail Lecture Series bringt regelmäßig prominente Wissenschaftler*innen in unsere Region, um aktuelle Themen aus Sprache, Gesellschaft und Mehrsprachigkeit zu diskutieren. Nac...
Details
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19.05.2026
12:00 Uhr - 13:00 Uhr
Vortrag

Linguistics Lounge: "Just a word?: Linking phonetic and pragmatic change in a multi-functional discourse-pragmatic marker"
James Grama, University of Duisburg-Essen

The English linguistics section cordially invites everyone to join them for the Linguistics Lounge, a forum for researchers to present their work, exchange ideas, and connect with scholars in the Ruhr...
Details
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02.06.2026
18:00 Uhr - 19:00 Uhr
Vortrag

Feminist Conversations: Tba
Vroni Zieglmeier

Feminist Conversations is dedicated to fostering meaningful discussions around gender-related issues and creating a space for women to engage in these important conversations. Feel free to bring your ...
Details
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10.06.2026
12:00 Uhr - 13:00 Uhr
Vortrag

Linguistics Lounge: "Slurs and social allegiance"
Stefan Rinner, University of Duisburg-Essen

The English linguistics section cordially invites everyone to join them for the Linguistics Lounge, a forum for researchers to present their work, exchange ideas, and connect with scholars in the Ruhr...
Details
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16.06.2026
12:00 Uhr - 13:00 Uhr
Vortrag

Linguistics Lounge: "The interaction of age, biological functions and social variables on acoustic features of voice"
Seren Parkman, Lancaster University

The English linguistics section cordially invites everyone to join them for the Linguistics Lounge, a forum for researchers to present their work, exchange ideas, and connect with scholars in the Ruhr...
Details
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25.06.2026
18:00 Uhr - 19:00 Uhr
Vortrag

Feminist Conversations: Tba
Leonie Cornips

Feminist Conversations is dedicated to fostering meaningful discussions around gender-related issues and creating a space for women to engage in these important conversations. Feel free to bring your ...
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