The OSCAIL project addresses the Anglocentric bias in scholarly communication, which limits access to publications and excludes many researchers from the peer review process. In line with UNESCO’s Open Science ...read more
Understanding how the human voice works at the level of the vocal folds is a fundamental part of speech science and linguistics more broadly. Sound Fieldwork is a hands-on training programme designed ...read more
There is an increasingly prevalent journalistic tendency to intertwine contemporary and anticipated conflicts with energy-related concerns. In the following illustrative excerpt, the rhetoric adopts a cautionary tone, assuming the stance of ...read more
The overarching theme of my sabbatical research project is the role of language use and interaction in a mico-sociological project informed by the oeuvre of E. Goffman. Particular emphasis is placed ...read more
My goal for the next few years is to continue my research on argument structure, case marking and grammatical relations in a historical-comparative perspective. Right now a four-year period of ...read more
Anglophone theatres have long struggled with how best to accommodate Bertolt Brecht’s theory of Epic Theatre, which, he claimed, should eschew theatrical conventions and prompt the spectator’s critical reflection. His ...read more
Linguistic changes often follow a cyclical path whereby the original formal expressions are worn down and first reinforced and later replaced by new ones. In how far such ‘micro-cycles’ conspire ...read more
This research project focuses on the translation of Japanese engi 縁起 texts, produced at local Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines before the 20th century. These texts typically relate the histories ...read more
This project focuses on the research of provenance and meaning of the religious objects featuring Japanese deities (kami 神 and buddhas 仏) and present in the museum and private collections ...read more