Personal profile
Research interests
Main Research Interests
- Sociolinguistics
- Dialectology
- Variational Linguistics
- Grammar
- Grammaticography
- Language History (of German)
- Language Change
- Phraseology
Education/Academic qualification
German Philology (Linguistics), Venia Legendi, University of Münster
1 Apr 1997 → 3 Feb 2003
Award Date: 3 Feb 2003
German Philology, Dr. phil., University of Bonn
1 Aug 1993 → 30 Oct 1996
Award Date: 30 Oct 1996
German, English, Pedagogigs, Erste Staatsprüfung für die Lehrämter für die Sekundarstufe II und für die Sekundarstufe I, University of Bonn
1 Oct 1989 → 8 Jun 1993
Award Date: 8 Jun 1993
German, English, Zwischenprüfung, Universität Trier
1 Oct 1986 → 30 Sept 1989
Award Date: 12 Dec 1989
English, Advanced Certificate in English Studies, Aston University
1 Oct 1988 → 30 Jun 1989
Award Date: 30 Jun 1989
External positions
Full Professor, Linguistics of German, Universität Augsburg
15 Dec 2004 → 30 Sept 2012
Lehrauftrag Deutsches Seminar, Universität Zürich
1 Sept 2004 → 28 Feb 2005
Lehrstuhlvertretung (Deutsche Philologie/Deutsche Sprachwissenschaft), Christian-Albrechts-University
15 Oct 2003 → 18 Feb 2004
Associate Professor, University of Münster
21 Feb 2003 → 14 Dec 2004
Assistent Professor, University of Münster
25 Mar 1997 → 20 Mar 2003
Lecturer, Aston University
18 Sept 1995 → 31 Mar 1997
Freelance teacher for German as a Foreign Language, Institut für Sprache und Gesellschaft, Bonn
4 Jul 1994 → 25 Aug 1995
Research Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison
16 Aug 1993 → 30 Jun 1994
Keywords
- P Philology. Linguistics
- PD Germanic languages
Fields of Science and Technology Classification 2012 (Level 2, 3-digit codes).
- 602 Linguistics and Literature
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Diakom: Communicating dialects
Elspaß, S. (Principal Investigator), Gschösser, D. (Co-Investigator), Philip, V. (Co-Investigator) & Hartinger, M. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/26 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Variational Pragmatics of German: Comparing Communicative Patterns
Elspaß, S. (Principal Investigator), Simon, H. (Co-Investigator), Ackermann, T. (Co-Investigator) & Dürscheid, C. (Co-Investigator)
1/10/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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MuSt: Räumliche Muster und Strukturen der regionalen Sprachwirklichkeit im deutschsprachigen Raum
Elspaß, S. (Principal Investigator), Pickl, S. (Co-Investigator) & Niehaus, K. (Co-Investigator)
1/10/22 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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Variation and Change of Dialect Varieties in Austria (in Real and Apparent Time)
Elspaß, S. (Principal Investigator), Vergeiner, P. (Co-Investigator) & Wallner, D. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/20 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Perceptions of and Attitudes towards Varieties and Languages at Austrian Schools
Elspaß, S. (Principal Investigator), Algatzy, E. N. (Co-Investigator), Papaioannou-Rusch, Y. (Co-Investigator) & Buchner, E. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/20 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Atlas zur deutschen Alltagssprache (AdA)
Elspaß, S. & Möller, R., 2 Mar 2026, (Submitted) In: RegioLingua. 3, 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Die Oesterreichische Dialekt-App (OeDA)
Vergeiner, P. & Elspaß, S., 23 Feb 2026, (Submitted) In: RegioLingua. 2026, 3, 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Language history from below
Elspaß, S., 18 Feb 2026, (Submitted) Handbook of Historical Sociolinguistics. Drinka, B., Nevalainen, T. & Rutten, G. (eds.). Berlin: De Gruyter Brill, 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding/Legal commentary › Chapter in Book › Research › peer-review
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Dialekte im sozialen Raum: Formen – Verwendungen – Bedeutungen: Akten des 7. Kongresses der Internationalen Gesellschaft für Dialektologie des Deutschen (IGDD)
Elspaß, S. (Publisher), Fleischer, J. (Publisher) & Hartinger, M. (Publisher), 9 Jan 2026, 1 ed. Stuttgart: Steiner Verlag. 315 p. (Zeitschrift für Dialektologie und Linguistik - Beihefte; vol. 202)Research output: Book/Report/Legal commentary › Collected Edition / Volume › Research
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Vorwort der Herausgeber
Elspaß, S., Fleischer, J. & Hartinger, M., 9 Jan 2026, Dialekte im sozialen Raum: Formen – Verwendungen – Bedeutungen. Elspaß, S., Fleischer, J. & Hartinger, M. (eds.). Stuttgart: Steiner Verlag, p. 5-7 3 p. (Zeitschrift für Dialektologie und Linguistik - Beihefte).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding/Legal commentary › Chapter in Book › Research
Prizes
Activities
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Expertenhearing SNF-Projekt "Normverständnis und Lehrpersonenüberzeugungen zu Standarddeutsch"
Elspaß, S. (Consultant)
9 Apr 2026Activity: Consultancy and Expert Opinion › Consultancy
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Regionally Coloured Voices of Common Letter Writers in the 19th Century
Elspaß, S. (Speaker)
20 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › science to science / art to art
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Buchpräsentation "Double Standards"
Elspaß, S. (Speaker), Mendoza, I. (Speaker), Pöll, B. (Speaker) & Schleef, E. (Speaker)
28 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › science to public / art to public
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Final workshop of project “Visibilizing Normative Regional Historical Multilingualism (ViNoRHM): Ideology, Policy, and Practice”
Elspaß, S. (Contributor)
13 Jan 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Contribution to an event
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Reviewer for "ICLaVE 13"
Elspaß, S. (Consultant)
Jan 2026Activity: Consultancy and Expert Opinion › Expert opinion
Press/Media
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Das diffuse Gefühl in der Alltagssprace
Elspaß, S., Möller, R. & Giering, L.
17/05/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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Dialekt im Schulunterricht – nützlich oder hinderlich? Wie der Einsatz von Dialekt und Standardsprache im Klassenzimmer die Kommunikation verbessert und sprachliche Vielfalt fördert
Papaioannou-Rusch, Y. & Elspaß, S.
31/12/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
Impacts
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Atlas zur deutschen Alltagssprache (AdA)
Elspaß, S. (Participant) & Möller, R. (Participant)
Impact: Third-mission activity › Culture
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Blog: Im Ö-Ton
Elspaß, S. (Organizer), Hartinger, M. (Actor), Niehaus, K. (Actor), Scheutz, J. (Actor), Mauser, P. (Actor), Vergeiner, P. (Actor), Wirtz, M. (Actor), Luttenberger, J. (Actor), Gschösser, D. (Actor), Kaiser, I. (Actor), Pickl, S. (Actor), Ender, A. (Actor), Blaßnigg, J. G. (Actor), Niehaus, K. (Actor) & Scheutz, J. (Actor)
Impact: Third-mission activity › Culture