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Gertrud K Reershemius

Professor

 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0906-6199
    20012020

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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

    Semiotic Rural Landscapes and the Performance of Community in Villages. A Case Study from Low German-Speaking Northern Germany

    Reershemius, G. K., 14 Jul 2020, In : Linguistic Landscape. 6, 2, p. 128-154

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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

    Reershemius, G. K., 1 Jan 2019, In : Social semiotics. 29, 5, p. 622-644 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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    • 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

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    • 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

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    • Autochthonous heritage languages and social media: writing and bilingual practices in Low German on Facebook

    Reershemius, G. K., 2017, In : Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 38, 1, p. 35-49 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access
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    • Activities

    • 1 Participation in conference
    • 1 Publication peer-review
    • 1 Invited talk

    Computervermittelte Kommunikation und Niederdeutsch?

    Gertrud Reershemius (Speaker)

    23 May 2014

    Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

    Valuing community languages

    Gertrud Reershemius (Participant)

    2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference

    Deutsch als Fremdsprache (Journal)

    Gertrud Reershemius (Peer reviewer)

    2014

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review