Research
The URPP Language and Space is dedicated to research on the fundamental connection of language and space on the basis of three points of intersection represented through the research topics Language in Space, Space through Language, and Space in Language.
UFSP SpuR Agenda
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19.3.2020, 16:15: Talk by Lawrence Rosenblum, professor at University of California
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23.4.2020, 16:15: Talk by Bernd Möbius, professor at Saarland University
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7.5.2020, 16:15: Talk by Asifa Majid, professor at University of York
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28.5.2020, 16:15: Talk by Jana Holsanova, professor at Lund University
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23.10.2020, 08:00: Symposium on Multimodal Im/politeness: Gesture, Sign and Spatial Configurations
Language and Space Lab
The Language and Space Lab is the core unit of the URPP engaged in advancing laboratory-style, interdisciplinary approach to the study of language. We study how language is shaped by the space in which it is used, from individual interactions to global geographical patterns.
SPUR Blog & Papers
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The Story Behind StarBorn
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Digitale Sprache als Makrokorpora für das Studium sprachlicher Variation: eine gute Idee?
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How small children signal their uncertainty in interaction
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From “Thinking about you” to “Look where I am!”: Language Change in Postcards
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Dialect Borders – Political Regions are Better Predictors than Economy or Religion
About us
Currently there are engaged 22 participating professors and more than 20 early career researchers who are carrying out a wide range of projects focused on the intersection of language and space within their focused research groups and in the Language and Space Lab.