Research Output per year
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
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Sociolinguistics
- Introduction to language and communication
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Multilingualism and globalization
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Discourse analysis
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Language contact and globalisation (MA level)
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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., 7 Apr 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Linguistic Landscape.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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. 134-166Research 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. 53-70Research 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
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Thesis
Bilingual practices in Ghanaian primary schools: implications for curriculum design and educational practice
Author: Yevudey, E., 13 May 2017Supervisor: Reershemius, G. K. (Supervisor) & Grieve, J. W. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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Metaphors in spoken academic discourse in german and english
Author: Thiele, K., 19 Dec 2013Supervisor: Reershemius, G. K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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Something to talk about : Content and Language Integrated Learning in Modern Languages in British Higher Education. A case study of German at Aston University
Author: Wielander, E., 17 Jun 2016Supervisor: Reershemius, G. K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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Teaching and learning German language and culture in higher education in Britain: problems, challenges and didactical implications. A case study
Author: Jaworska, S., 2007Supervisor: Reershemius, G. K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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The linguistic impact of migration: the case of Albanian immigrant children in Greece
Author: Sarri, U., 2016Supervisor: Reershemius, G. K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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Activities
Computervermittelte Kommunikation und Niederdeutsch?
Gertrud Reershemius (Speaker)
23 May 2014
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Deutsch als Fremdsprache (Journal)
Gertrud Reershemius (Peer reviewer)
2014
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
Valuing community languages
Gertrud Reershemius (Participant)
2014
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference