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Manfred Sailer Institut für England- und Amerikastudien (Section English Linguistics) Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main Grüneburgplatz 1 D-60629 Frankfurt am Main Germany Homepage: http://user.uni-frankfurt.de/~sailer/ Tel.: +49 - (0)69 - 798 32526 Fax: +49 - (0)69 - 798 32509 E-Mail: sailer "at" em "dot" uni-frankfurt "dot" de

PhD position: Computational linguistics, negation

This position has been posted at: https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794886/FB10___Neuere_Philologien

At the Institute of English and American Studies, Department of Modern Philologies, at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, the position of a

Research associate
(pay scale E 13 TV-G-U, 65% part-time)

is to be filled on 01.07.2025 within the project “B05: Negative polarity items in non-negative contexts.“ The project is part of the CRC 1629 “Negation in Language and Beyond (NegLaB).“ The position will be non-permanent until 31.12.2027. The salary grade is based on the job characteristics of the collective agreement applicable to Goethe University (TV-G-U).

The responsibilities of the position include collaboration and scientific services in research within the project B05. The project explores the occurrence of Negative Polarity Items in non-negative contexts in German, Romanian, and English Specifically, the Continue reading PhD position: Computational linguistics, negation

Hilfskraft gesucht!

Note: The position has been filled
 

In der Abteilung Linguistik des Instituts für England- und Amerikastudien ist zum 1.4.2025 eine studentische Hilfskraftstelle zu besetzen.

40 Stunden im Monat, 1.4.2025-31.3.2026

(eine geringere Studenzahl oder eine kürzere Vertragslaufzeit sind auf Wunsch möglich)

Die gesuchte Hilfskraft soll die Abteilung  im Lehr- und Forschungsbetrieb unterstützen. Continue reading Hilfskraft gesucht!

New course: Linguistics and Science Communication

The following course has been added to the IEAS course program. Registration is still open for it.

Linguistics and science communication: Sharing linguistic research with the world

Instructor: Manfred Sailer
Monday, 12.15-13.45,  starting 4.11.2024
Room: IG 3.201
Modules:

  • L3 FW 3.1, FW 4.2
  • BA ES 3.4.2 /
  • BA EmpSprachw En5
  • MALing LING-INT-ARC, LING-CORE-ARC B
  • MA EmpSprachw MA-ES-EN-B

Course description

There is a growing interest in and a growing need for accessible and available presentation of scientific research and insights. According
to linguistic-TikToker Simon Meier-Vieracker (Dresden), linguistics is in an ideal situation for science communication: (i) Everyone uses
language and has some opinion on language and language use. This Continue reading New course: Linguistics and Science Communication

Studentische Hilfskraft gesucht!

In der Arbeitsgruppe „Syntax-Semantik-Schnittstelle“ (Sailer) der Englischen Sprachwissenschaft ist zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine studentische Hilfskraftstellen zu besetzen.

20-25 Stunden im Monat, bis 31.3.2025

Die gesuchte Hilfskraft soll die Arbeitsgruppe technisch und inhaltlich unterstützen. Das beinhaltet Scan-Aufträge, Computerbetreuung (Mac), Unterstützung bei LaTex-Projekten, Aktualisierung des Internetauftritts (www.english-linguistics.de), Continue reading Studentische Hilfskraft gesucht!

New colleague: Jana-Elina Jordan

The linguistics department of the IEAS has welcomed a new member this term, Jana-Elina Jordan. She will present herself in this blog entry.

About

My academic journey started with a bachelor’s degree in English
Studies and Romance Studies at Goethe-University Frankfurt, where I
specialized in English and French linguistics. To expand and deepen my
knowledge in theoretical linguistics, I continued my studies at
Goethe-University Frankfurt with a master’s degree in Linguistics.
Having previously worked as a student assistant and tutor in the
linguistics department of the IEAS, I am excited to return as a PhD
student. Continue reading New colleague: Jana-Elina Jordan

Exam preparation colloquium

Dr. Janina Radó is offering a colloquium for exam preparation during the summer semester 2024, wednesday 2.15-3.45pm, SH 3.101. The colloquium is open to all students who take their Erstes Staatsexamen in English linguistics, independently of the exam topics and the examiner. You are also welcome to join if you are writing your wissenschaftliche Hausarbeit or your BA/MA thesis in English linguistics. Continue reading Exam preparation colloquium

PhD position: Semantics and pragmatics of Negative Polarity Items

This position has been posted on linguistlist: https://linguistlist.org/issues/35/440/

At the Institute of English and American Studies, Faculty of Modern Languages, at Goethe University Frankfurt, the position of a 

Research associate (m/f/d)
(E 13 TV-G-U, 65% part time)  

is to be filled on 01.04.2024 within the project B05: “Negative polarity items in non-negative contexts“. The project is part of the CRC 1629 “Negation in Language and Beyond (NegLaB)“, which is established at the Institute of Romance Languages and Literatures. The position will be non-permanent until 31.12.2027. The salary grade is based on the job characteristics of the collective agreement (TV-G-U) applicable to Goethe University. Continue reading PhD position: Semantics and pragmatics of Negative Polarity Items

Studentische Hilfskraft gesucht!

Note: The position has been filled

In der Arbeitsgruppe „Syntax-Semantik-Schnittstelle“ (Sailer) der Englischen Sprachwissenschaft ist zum 1.4.2024 eine studentische Hilfskraftstellen zu besetzen.

20 Stunden im Monat, 1.4.2024-30.9.2024

Die gesuchte Hilfskraft soll die Arbeitsgruppe technisch und inhaltlich unterstützen. Das beinhaltet Scan-Aufträge, Computerbetreuung (Mac), Unterstützung bei LaTex-Projekten, Aktualisierung des Internetauftritts (www.english-linguistics.de), Continue reading Studentische Hilfskraft gesucht!