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Gertrud K Reershemius

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 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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    Research Output 2001 2019

    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

    Open Access
    File
    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

    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
    File
    facebook
    social media
    language
    social network
    Northern Germany

    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

    Thesis

    Bilingual practices in Ghanaian primary schools: implications for curriculum design and educational practice

    Author: Yevudey, E., 13 May 2017

    Supervisor: Reershemius, G. K. (Supervisor) & Grieve, J. W. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

    File

    Metaphors in spoken academic discourse in german and english

    Author: Thiele, K., 19 Dec 2013

    Supervisor: Reershemius, G. K. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

    File

    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 2016

    Supervisor: 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., 2007

    Supervisor: Reershemius, G. K. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

    File

    The linguistic impact of migration: the case of Albanian immigrant children in Greece

    Author: Sarri, U., 2016

    Supervisor: Reershemius, G. K. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

    File

    Activities 2014 2014

    • 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

    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