Tracing patterns across modalities – similarities and differences in speaking, writing and signing
Workshop (AG 2) at the 48. Jahrestagung der DGfS
About Me
I am currently Acting Professor of English Language and Linguistics at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. My research investigates language production and processing, with a particular interest in how linguistic knowledge emerges from experience and how different types of information interact during language use.
Education
PhD in English Linguistics
2010-10-01
2016-12-31
Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
Undergraduate studies in English
2008-08-01
2009-02-28
University of Copenhagen
Magistra Artium (MA-equivalent) in German and English
2004-10-01
2010-09-30
Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
Research Interests
Written Language Production
Speech and Writing
Cross-modal Language Processing
Experience and Learning
Morphology
Empirical Pragmatics
Multimodal Communication
My Research
My work examines written language production and the relationship between writing and speech, including the interaction of phonological, orthographic, and morphological information across modalities. I also work on empirical pragmatics and, more recently, multimodal communication. Methodologically, I combine experimental, corpus-based, and quantitative approaches.
Featured Publications
Recent Publications
(2026).
Hidden patterns, visible effects? Task structure and cue competition in morphographic spelling.
Manuscript under review.
(2026).
Timing is key: Morphological structure affects early and late stages of typed word production.
Manuscript under review.
(2025).
Typing /s/—morphology between the keys?.
Reading and Writing, 38, 2025–2058.
(2024).
Do letters matter? The influence of spelling on acoustic duration.
Phonetica, 81(2), 221-264.
(2018).
Threatening in English. A mixed method approach.
Pragmatics & Beyond New Series.
Recent & Upcoming Talks
Velocity is key! Morphological structure affects planning and execution stages in typing
Poster at AMLaP 2025
Typing complex words
Talk at Writing Words Workshop 2025
Typing morphology – A keyhole into processing?
Talk at DGKL 2024
Acoustic duration and typing timing – same, same… but different?
Poster at P&P 2023
Projects
Spelling, Pronunciation and Morphological Structure
DFG-funded project investigating how morphological structure affects spelling and speech duration, as part of DFG Research Unit FOR2373 'Spoken Morphology: Phonetics and phonology …
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Teaching
Since 2010, I have taught a wide range of BA- and MA-level courses on both micro- and macro-linguistic topics, as well as methodological developments and issues. I have successfully supervised a number of BA- and MA-theses.
Current courses (Summer 2026):
- Word-Formation
- Examens- und Forschungskolloquium
- First words and foreign accents: Learning a second language
- Making meaning measurable: Experimental Pragmatics
- Statistics for Beginners
- Words don’t mean things (people do)