von Nadja Wostiera | Montag, Juni 17, 2019 | Get informed
Trilled r’s, tapped r’s, labial r’s, or retroflex r’s: there is no consonant in the English language that has so many phonetic representations. Let’s explore the many sides of the English „r“! Rhoticity in English As described in a very interesting...
von Susannah | Montag, April 8, 2019 | Get informed
This script is from a talk given on the University’s Diversity Day 2017. Where are you from? What part of Germany? Of Europe? Of the world? Do all Germans speak the same language? What influence does this have on your impression of them? Why? What is your...
von Nadja Wostiera | Dienstag, Januar 8, 2019 | Get informed
Indian or South Asian English is one variety of the English language that has developed out of trading and colonization processes in the 1600s. Let’s explore some facts about Indian English! Historical influences The English language arrived in South Asia as a...