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Linguistics of English and Translation Studies (LETS)

The aim of English linguistics is to advance our understanding of how the English language works. We analyse the underlying system and subsystems (e. g. lexicon, syntax) of the language and how speakers use the resources the language system offers in actual discourse. More specific topics that we focus on include language variation and change, English-German contrasts, and language acquisition. In research and teaching, we use an array of methods (e.g. psycholinguistic experiments) and resources (e.g. corpora).

Prof. Dr Svenja Kranich accepted the Chair of English Linguistics at the University of Bonn in October 2016. Due to her research interest in different aspects of translation, the chair is now called Linguistics of English and Translation Studies - LETS!

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News⁵
Events⁶

Interdisciplinary Workshop: Language, Discourse and Power Structures in (De-)Democratization (25-26 June, 2025)

The LanDPoSts Workshop on “Language, Discourse and Power Structures in (De-)Democratization”, headed by Prof. Dr. Svenja Kranich and the LETS-Team, took place on the 26-27 of June in the Festsaal at the University of Bonn. The workshop was part of an interdisciplinary cooperation between researchers in various fields and universities. There were insights into research on how societies negotiate social, political, cultural, and economic power structures and how this is reflected in linguistic, discursive, and social forms. The workshop showcased studies from professional research of our very own university, as well as several contributions from professors and lectures of other national and international universities. We were also happy to include student papers from our university that deal with the general topic of (de-)democratization in a poster session.

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Queer Week 2025 – our second Queer Week at the IAAK (June 2nd to June 6th, 2025)⁸

The IAAK organised for the second time a Queer Week, taking place Monday, 2nd June – Friday, 6th June to highlight interesting topics in queer studies and queer linguistics the department is working on and teaching in classes. These were combined with a rainbow of different activities and events, such as invited talks, readings, workshops, film viewings, etc. You can find the complete program below,. We thank each and everyone for a great contributions, all the interesting conversations and discussions, and an overall amazing Queer Week 2025!

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Guest Lecture by Dr. Martin Schweinberger⁹

Thursday Jun 26, 2025 until Jun 27, 2025

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LanDPoSts in (De-)Democratization – Workshop¹⁰

Regina-Pacis-Weg 3, ...

09:30 AM

The interdisciplinary workshop (LanDPoSts) in (De-)Democratization brings together research from national and international experts on issues concerned with ...

Monday Jun 02, 2025 until Jun 06, 2025

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Queer Week 2025¹¹

University of Bonn

10:15 AM

The IAAK organises for the second time a Queer Week, taking place Monday, 2nd June – Friday, 6th June to highlight interesting topics in queer studies and ...

Monday Nov 25, 2024

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Guest Lecture by Dr. Martin Schweinberger¹²

Rabinstraße 8

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM

The paper presented in this talk takes a corpus-based approach to analyze vulgar language in online communication across 20 English-speaking regions based on ...

Contact

Chair: Prof. Dr. Svenja Kranich

Contact

+49 228 / 73-52 76

skranich@uni-bonn.de

Address

2. Floor, Room 2.019
Rabinstraße 8
53115 Bonn

LETS Team

If you have questions about the classes, the team, the offers, or linguistics in general, feel free to contact the LETS Team.