Beatrice Primus

Linguistics, Köln
Fellowship: 01.10.2010–31.03.2011

Vita

  • Studies of German Language and Literature and Anglistics (final degree 1980); PhD (Dr. Phil) (1986) and Habilitation (1995) as Research Fellow at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich; Senior Assistant at the same place (1995-1997)
  • Professor in German Linguistics at the University of Stuttgart (1997-1998)
  • Professor in German Linguistics at the University of Cologne (since 1998)

 

Fields of Research

  • German grammar and theory of grammar, esp. syntax and semantics-pragmatics
  • Historical linguistics
  • Linguistic typology
  • Writing systems and mediality of languages