Michelle Weckermann
| Telefon: | +49 821 598 - 5749 |
| E-Mail: | michelle.weckermann@philhist.uni-augsburg.de |
| Raum: | 4038 (D) |
| Sprechzeiten: | Donnerstags, 10:00 - 11:00 Uhr (in der Vorlesungszeit) |
| Adresse: | Universitätsstraße 10, 86159 Augsburg |
Werdegang
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seit 2019 |
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der Universität 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 (also variational and cross-cultural pragmatics)
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Figurative language
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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
IPrA (2021): Prepositions in a Cognitive Linguistics Framework: A Cross-Linguistic Comparison of Semantic Networks Between German and English Prepositions.
ICAME 42 (2021): Prepositions in a Cognitive Linguistics Framework: A Cross-Linguistic Comparison of Semantic Networks Between German and English Prepositions.
ICAME 43 (2022): "Sitting on a chair writing a paper on prepositions": A cognitive semantic study of the polysemy of the preposition 'on'.
ESSE (2022): "Sitting on a chair writing a paper on prepositions": A cognitive semantic study of the polysemy of the preposition 'on'.