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Dr. Anna-Maria Balbach

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Publications

[RPK] - Radiopredigtenkorpus (german radio sermons): 1933–1939; 1950–1960; 2010–2024
Balbach, Anna-Maria; Rüdiger, Jan Oliver (2025)
LINDAT/CLARIAH-CZ:  / Digital Library at the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics (ÚFAL).
Edition of primary sources (monograph) | Published
New Land - New Name? About the Name Changes of German Emigrants to North America. Research Overview, New Findings and Suggestions for further Research.
Balbach, Anna-Maria (2025)
In: Dammel, Antje/ Leonardi, Simona/ Schweden, Theresa/ Thune, Eva-Maria/ Ziegler, Evelyn (Hrsg.) (2025): Namen und Migration: Onymische Indizes hybrider sozialer Zugehörigkeiten. Bologna: Centro di Studi Linguistico-Culturali (CeSLiC),
Research article in digital collection | Peer reviewed | Published
Emilia, Noah, or Charly? Current Developments of Boys’, Girls’ and Gender-Neutral Names in Germany and Other (European) Countries. In: Sociolinguistic Studies 19, Nr. 1–2 (2025), p. 36–66. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3138/SS-2024-002
Balbach, Anna-Maria (2025)
In: Sociolinguistic Studies, 19(1-2), 36-66. doi:10.3138/SS-2024-002
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Von Agustin über Tom zu DaShawn – Zur Geschichte und Entwicklung so genannter ‘Black Names’ in den USA Ein Forschungsüberblick mit eigenen Beobachtungen und Befunden Teil 3: Von der Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts bis heute.
Balbach, Anna-Maria (2018)
In: ((Bitte Journal prüfen)), 3.
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | accepted / in press (not yet published)
Von Agustin über Tom zu DaShawn – Zur Geschichte und Entwicklung so genannter ‘Black Names’ in den USA Ein Forschungsüberblick mit eigenen Beobachtungen und Befunden – Teil 1
Balbach, Anna-Maria (2018)
In: ((Bitte Journal prüfen)), 1, 1-45.
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
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Projects

International Network for Personal Names Research (INPNR)
Duration: since 01/10/2024
Type of project: Own resources project
“For Your speech betrays you …” Language and Denomination 500 Years after the Reformation
Duration: 01/06/2019 - 31/08/2025
Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme
Type of project: Individual project
How to do things with names - a linguistic investigation of historical, contemporary and future names under the influence of race, sex and…
Duration: 01/03/2016 - 01/06/2018
Type of project: Own resources project
Textdatenbank Pressesprache: Lehr- und Arbeitskorpus zur deutschen Sprache der Gegenwart
Duration: 01/04/2014 - 31/12/2015
Type of project: Own resources project
EXC212 C19 - Between Religion and Politics: Language Confessionalisation in the Early Modern Period?
Duration: 01/04/2009 - 31/10/2012 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster

Prizes

Award for Science Communication - communicating.knowledge
Awarded by: Münster University Society
Award given to: Balbach, Anna-Maria
Announced at: 13/10/2025 | Date of awarding: 12/11/2025
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Peter von Polenz-Preis
Awarded by: Gesellschaft für germanistische Sprachgeschichte e. V.
Award given to: Balbach, Anna-Maria
Announced at: 25/09/2015 | Date of awarding: 15/09/2015
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction

Doctorates

Der Einfluss der Konfession auf die Sprache frühneuzeitlicher Totengedächtnisinschriften in Bayerisch-Schwaben
Candidate: Balbach, Anna-Maria | Supervisors: Macha, Jürgen; Niebaum, Hermann
Period of time: 01/09/2006 - 01/02/2013
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster