Language and Space
URPP Language and Space
Lead: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Involved: Faculty of Science
Start: January 2013
Running time: 12 years
Led by
Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel
Prof. Dr. Barbara Sonnenhauser
Former Directors: Prof. Dr. Elvira Glaser, Prof. Dr. Heiko Hausendorf, Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Stark
Dialectology, language typology, linguistics
Communication is inherently linked to physical and social space. The URPP Language and Space approaches the relationships between language and space with cutting-edge technology, combining insights from dialectology with language typology and interactional linguistics.