As you can see, the workshop was really inspiring. Thanks to Emerging Linguists for organising it! Can’t wait for your upcoming events 🤗

[8] Last presentation discovered ways of using the famous language portraits developed by Brigitta Busch in the context of language and queerness. Hannah Lechner and Hanna Doppler therefore conducted a very inspirational interview and showed us their first analysis

[7] Lisza Neumeier is currently researching English in the lives of Australian youth and it was probably the best work presented at the workshop. She focuses on informal second language acquisition and gave me a lot of new input. Can’t wait to hear more of her in the future 😁

[6] The CEFR is highly discussed within language acquisition RS for being “systemic unsystemic”, and it is even worse for professional language skills such as Medicine and Engineering. This is a problem Carmen Peresich is tackling within her PhD project at university Klagenfurt

[5] Linguistics intersects with climate change through analyzing its discourse, from political inaction to activist movements. Andreas Moser’s approach explores Austrian climate debates, offering insights on communicating societal discussions and scientific findings graphically.

[4] Exploring word memorability and aesthetics, David Košić’s study found appealing and neutral pseudowords easier to remember, hinting at a connection between aesthetics and word recall. That raises the question if appealing patterns boost language learning or not.

[3] Sigmund Freud loved metaphors! As supporter of machinism, he coined the term “psychischer Apparat” (eng. psychic apparatus). Also he extensively paraphrased concepts before defining terms, and when he did, he did not use them consequently. Interesting work by Jana Dietzel!

[2] Aja Čelhar studied how writers describe children’s POV. In “What Maisie Knew”, the author prefers using similes over metaphors symbolising the complexity of Maisie’s life and how she is handling it as a child, it becomes not only a puzzle for her, but also for the reader.

[1] After a nice introduction from Dina Stankovic and the other members of Emerging Linguists, Dimitrios Meletis from university Vienna shared his personal story about how he found his „niche“ within the linguistic landscape and shared his advice for aspiring linguists.