Michelle Weckermann
Werdegang
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seit 2019 |
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der Universit?t Augsburg |
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2017 - 2018 |
M.A. in Linguistics with a Specialisation in Pragmatics, University College London, UK M.A. Thesis: ‘Polysemy: An Analysis from a Cross-Linguistic Perspective’ |
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2014 - 2017 |
B.A. in English Language and Linguistics, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK |
Forschungsinteressen
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Pragmatics?
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Figurative language
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Humour?
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Cognitive linguistics
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Language acquisition
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Lexical semantics
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Language Processing?
Laufende Projekte
My ongoing PhD project looks at prepositions through a cognitive semantic lens. The aim is to develop semantic networks modelling the polysemy of eight English prepositions based on natural corpus data. A cross-linguistic comparative perspective is also included, in order to see whether the polysemy of the English prepositions is mirrored when compared to their German translation counterparts.
Another project I am currently working on (in collaboration with Prof. Claridge) focuses on the preposition 'by'. The aim is to investigate the polysemy of 'by' but through a diachronic perspective, in order to see how its semantics developed over time.
Konferenzen
17th International Pragmatics Confernece (IPrA): Prepositions in a Cognitive Linguistics Framework: A Cross-Linguistic Comparison of Semantic Networks Between German and English Prepositions.?[2021, online]
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ICAME 42: Prepositions in a Cognitive Linguistics Framework: A Cross-Linguistic Comparison of Semantic Networks Between German and English Prepositions.?[2021, TU Dortmund]
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ICAME 43:?"Sitting on a Chair Writing a Paper on Prepositions": A Cognitive Semantic Study of the Polysemy of the Preposition 'On'.?[2022, online]
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European Society for the Study of English Conference (ESSE): ?"Sitting on a Chair Writing a Paper on Prepositions": A Cognitive Semantic Study of the Polysemy of the Preposition 'On'.?[2022, Johannes Gutenberg Universit?t Mainz]
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International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL):?'By' Across Time: A Diachronic Analysis of the Polysemy of the Preposition 'By'.?[Claridge & Weckermann, 2023, University of Sheffield]
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18th International Pragmatics Conference (IPrA):?Delimiting Senses: Core Issues in the Polysemy of Prepositions.?[2023, Université Libre de Bruxelles]
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16th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference (ICLC):?"At Work at University": A Cognitive Semantic Study of the Polysemy of the Preposition 'At'.?[2023, Heinrich Heine Universit?t Düsseldorf]