Language and Space

Lead: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Involved: Faculty of Science
Start: January 2013
Running time: 12 years

Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel
Prof. Dr. Johannes Kabatek

Former Directors: Prof. Dr. Elvira Glaser, Prof. Dr. Heiko Hausendorf, Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Stark

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.

How does the way we talk relate to the spaces we move in? That was the overarching question that the URPP Language and Space, which reached its conclusion in 2024, has been exploring for the past 12 years. The former co-director Elvira Glaser takes stock and explains what has surprised her the most.
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URPP Language and Space
University of Zurich
Freiestrasse 16
CH-8032 Zurich
Coordinating Office
Agnes Kolmer, PhD
Phone: +41 44 634 57 47

Contact (E-mail)
www.spur.uzh.ch/en