About my research
As a linguist, my research explores the evolving world of languages, focusing on both historical and modern linguistic changes. My approach blends qualitative and quantitative methods to explore syntactic shifts and the sociolinguistic factors that influence them. A significant area of my expertise lies in historical pragmatics, where I examine how language use in historical contexts informs our understanding of past cultures and communication. This work is pivotal in understanding language as a complex dynamic system, continuously shaped by and shaping human interaction. Through my research, I aim to shed light on the complexities of language evolution and its impact on human societies, enriching both academic discussions and practical applications in language education.
All Stories
- Academic writing and identity: evaluative discourse in academic papers across cohorts of 20th century linguists
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- Vocabulary Instruction in Textbooks of Italian as a Foreign Language: A Descriptive Analysis
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- Commands and Requests in Old Saxon and Old High German: How People Used Language in the Past
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- Saying 'Thanks' in the Past: the Old Saxon and Old High German Perspective
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- Origins and Development of the Modern German Periphrastic Future Tense
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- Grammatical Tenses and Communicative Intentions: A case study of the German Perfekt and Präteritum
- Implications of Grammaticalization for Language Change
- Historical Perspectives on the Use of Temporal Adverbs in Old Saxon and Old High German
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