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My principal research interests lie in the interdisciplinary and cross-linguistic approach to the relation between language and cognition. I am particularly interested in comparing language acquisition across languages, including first and second language acquisition, bilingualism, as well as typical and atypical learning situations. My doctoral dissertation examined typological constraints in the development of spatial language (motion events) in German and French adults and children (ages three to ten years). I have received training in linguistics, psycholinguistics, and developmental psychology. During this training, I have acquired much experience in the study of child and adult language, particularly in designing experimental methodologies to elicit and analyze language productions (including the construction of coding systems for the analysis of corpora using CLAN in CHILDES). 

Current position

Scientific employee at the Institute for German Philology (Linguistics and Speech Therapy), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich (teaching position in undergraduate courses)

Teaching expreience (undergraduate courses)

  • Introduction to German Linguistics
  • Language acquisition
  • Language disorders
  • Psycho- and Neurolinguistics
  • Bilingualism
  • Language and Space
  • Comparative aspects in German, French and Spanish Morphosyntax
  • Introduction into CHILDES

Organisation of the following conferences/workshops

  • 25 - 26 June 2009: Workshop „Gesehene Sprache“ (Concept, organisation and fundraising), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich
  • 8 - 10 October 2009: Graduate Conference of the series languagetalks, Topic: „Emotionale Grenzgänge“ (Responsable for finances and fundraising), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich
  • 19 - 20 May 2011 : Workshop “Sprach(e):lernen” (Concept, organisation and fundraising), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich

Professional and scientific affiliations

  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft (DGS)
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kognitive Linguistik (DGKL)
  • International Association for the Study of Child Language (IASCL)
  • Interdisciplinary Centre for Cognitive Language Studies (ICCLS)
  • Associated member of the Laboratoire Structures Formelles du Langage (Paris 8 & CNRS), Paris