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

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

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 26 p.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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