Profile
Abstract
Ole Schützler is Professor for Varieties of English at Leipzig University. He obtained his doctoral and postdoctoral (Habilitation) degrees at the University of Bamberg in 2012 and 2018, respectively.
Professional career
- since 04/2021
Professor for Varieties of English, Leipzig University - 04/2020 - 03/2021
Associate Professor in English Linguistics, University of Bamberg - 10/2019 - 03/2020
Professor (interim) for English Linguistics, University of Bayeuth - 07/2018 - 09/2019
Associate Professor in English Linguistics, University of Bamberg - 08/2012 - 06/2018
Assistant Professor in English Linguistics, University of Bamberg - 03/2011 - 07/2012
Research stay in Edinburgh, Scotland. Visiting researcher at Queen Margaret University (10/2011 - 03/2012), funded by the DAAD - 07/2006 - 02/2011
Researcher and instructor in English Linguistics, University of Bamberg
Education
- 08/2012 - 04/2018
Postdoctoral degree (Habilitation) in English Linguistics, University of Bamberg - 10/2007 - 07/2012
Dr. phil. in English Linguistics, University of Bamberg - 10/1998 - 05/2006
First State Board Examination in English, University of Mannheim - 10/2002 - 07/2004
Teaching Diploma in Music Theory, University of Music and Performing Arts, Mannheim - 10/1998 - 02/2004
First State Board Examination in Music, University of Music and Performing Arts, Mannheim - 10/1997 - 09/1998
Studies at the University of Bonn: Musicology, English and German Literature
Ole Schützlers main research interests are
- Language variation and change
- Varieties of English / World Englishes
- Scottish English and Scots
- Sociolinguistics / Sociophonetics
- Phonetics / phonology; acoustic phonetics
- Corpus linguistics
- show detailsSchützler, O.; Herzky, J.Modal verbs of strong obligation in Scottish Standard EnglishEnglish Language and Linguistics . 2021. 26 (1). pp. 133–159.
- show detailsSchützler, O.Frequency changes and stylistic levelling of 'though' in diachronic and synchronic varieties of English – linguistic democratisation?Language Sciences. 2020. 79 (1). pp. 1–16.
- show detailsSchützler, O.; Schlüter, J. (Eds.)Data and methods in corpus linguistics – comparative approachesCambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2022.
- show detailsSchützler, O.Concessive constructions in varieties of EnglishBerlin: Language Science Press. 2023.
- show detailsSönning, L.; Schützler, O. (Eds.)Data visualization in corpus linguistics: Critical reflections and future directionsUniversität Helsinki / VARIENGHelsinki: 2023.