Gertrud K Reershemius

Professor

Languages & Social Sciences
50th Anniversary Chair in Language Contact and Linguistics, English
Centre for Critical Inquiry into Society and Culture (CCISC)
Centre for Language Research at Aston (CLaRA)

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0906-6199

Emailreershgk@aston.ac.uk

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Personal profile

Research Interests

Multilingualism and language contact; language variation and change; lesser used languages (Yiddish and Low German).

General

I graduated from Hamburg University, completed a two year long teachers training course and was awarded the degree of Dr phil (PhD equivalent) in Linguistics from Hamburg University. For my PhD I analysed spoken modern Yiddish. My research since then focuses on multilingualism and language contact, language and globalization, lesser used languages (Yiddish and Low German).

Teaching Activity

Sociolinguistics
Introduction to language and communication
Multilingualism and globalization
Discourse analysis
Language contact and globalisation (MA level)
Introduction to Yiddish language and culture

Administrative Roles

Dean of Aston Graduate School

Contact Details

Room: MB 742b
Phone: +44 (0)121 204 3787
Email: g.k.reershemius@aston.ac.uk

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Research Output 2001 2018

17 Article
5 Book
5 Chapter
5 Chapter (peer-reviewed)

Lamppost networks *: Stickers as a genre in urban semiotic landscapes

Reershemius, G. K., 27 Jul 2018, In : Social semiotics. 29, 5, p. 622-644

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Semiotics

semiotics

genre

Communication

communication

Language shift revisited: linguistic repertoires of Jews in Low German-speaking Germany in the Early Twentieth Century. Insights from the LCAAJ Archive

Reershemius, G., 1 Jun 2018, In : Journal of Germanic Linguistics. 30, 2, p. 134-166

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

Jew

speaking

twentieth century

linguistics

language

Multilingual Repertoire Management and Illocutionary Functions in Yiddish Signage in Manchester

Reershemius, G. K., Matras, Y. & Gaiser, L., 1 Oct 2018, In : Journal of Pragmatics. 135, p. 53-70

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

Linguistics

linguistics

language

management

activation

Quantitative research methods for linguists: a questions and answers approach for students

Grant, T., Clark, U., Reershemius, G., Hayes, S. & Plappert, G., 2017, London (UK): Routledge. 152 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Book

Research Methods

Statistical package

Guidance

Coverage

Series

The German-speaking world: A practical introduction to sociolinguistic issues, second edition

Stevenson, P., Horner, K., Langer, N. & Reershemius, G., 2 Oct 2017, Taylor & Francis. 176 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Book

sociolinguistics

edition

speaking

textbook

language change