Dr. Anika Gerfer
Current affiliations
- Professur für Variationslinguistik (Prof. Deuber)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Sociolinguistics
- World Englishes
- Language attitudes
- Creole languages
- Language in the media
Academic Education | |
| since 10/2023 | Postdoc, University of Münster |
| 05/2017 - 01/2023 | PhD candidate, University of Münster |
| 10/2015 - 04/2017 | M.A. National and Transnational Studies, University of Münster |
| 10/2012 - 08/2015 | B.A. in English and French, University of Münster |
Work Experience | |
| since 10/2023 | Postdoctoral Researcher, Chair of Variation Linguistics, University of Münster |
| 04/2021 - 09/2023 | Research Assistant, Chair of Variation Linguistics, University of Münster |
| 05/2017 - 03/2023 | Research Assistant, Chair of English Linguistics, University of Münster |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2018 | GAPS (Association for Anglophone Postcolonial Studies) |
| since 2017 | WEiN (World Englishes in NRW) |
| since 2017 | ISLE (International Society for the Linguistics of English) |
Publications
Gerfer, Anika; Jansen, Lisa In: Werner, Valentin; Cutler, Cecelia; Moody, Andy (eds.), The Handbook of Language and Pop Culture. De Gruyter Mouton. Type of Publication: Review article (book contribution) | |
Deuber, Dagmar; Westphal, Michael; Hänsel, Eva; Jansen, Lisa; Gerfer, Anika In: Hackert, Stephanie (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Caribbean English. Oxford University Press. Type of Publication: Review article (book contribution) | |
Small island, diverse languages: Teachers’ and students’ language attitudes in multilingual Dominica Gerfer, Anika; Jansen, Lisa; Deuber, Dagmar In: Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Gut, Ulrike; Unuabonah, Foluke; Daniel, Florence; Gerfer, Anika; Oladipupo, Rotimi; Oyebola, Folajimi In: Journal of Pragmatics Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Gerfer, Anika (2025) Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Type of Publication: Book (monograph) |
Projects
Duration: since 01/01/2022 Type of project: Own resources project | |
Duration: 01/07/2020 - 30/06/2024 Funded by: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation - Research Group Linkage Programme Type of project: Individual project |
Talks
| Small Island, Diverse Languages – Teachers’ and Students’ Language Attitudes in Multilingual Dominica Gerfer, Anika; Jansen, Lisa; Deuber, Dagmar; Lacoste, Véronique (28/09/2024) 10th Biennial International Conference on the Linguistics of Contemporary English, Alicante, University of Alicante Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| “We are the Arctic Monkeys from High Green, baby!” Eine soziolinguistische Analyse eines Liveauftritts Jansen, Lisa; Gerfer, Anika (30/04/2024) Ringvorlesung Sprache und Popmusik, Kiel University, Kiel Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Jamaikanisches Kreol in globaler Reggae- und Dancehall-Musik Gerfer, Anika (17/01/2024) Impulsvortrag mit Podiumsdiskussion im Rahmen des Themenabends „Mission, Europa, Reggae: Kreolsprachen zwischen…, LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur, Münster Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| The role of social and linguistic factors in the production of Nigerian English speech acts Gut, Ulrike; Unuabonah, Foluke; Daniel, Florence; Gerfer, Anika; Oladipupo, Rotimi; Oyebola, Folajimi (17/08/2023) Pragmatic Variation across the New Englishes, University of Münster Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| “Di game show bout spellin’ and ting”: Performance, production, and parody of stereotypes in Jamaican Countdown Gerfer, Anika; Jansen, Lisa (30/03/2023) Sociolinguistics of Pop Culture, University of Bamberg Type of talk: scientific talk |
Prizes
| GAPS Dissertation Award 2024 Awarded by: Gesellschaft für Anglophone Postkoloniale Studien (GAPS) Award given to: Gerfer, Anika Announced at: 27/03/2024 | Date of awarding: 10/05/2024 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| GAPS Recognition Award Awarded by: Association for Anglophone Postcolonial Studies (GAPS) Award given to: Gerfer, Anika Announced at: 15/05/2018 | Date of awarding: 15/05/2018 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |
Doctorates
| White appropriation of Jamaican Creole in reggae and dancehall music Candidate: Gerfer, Anika | Supervisors: Gut, Ulrike; Deuber, Dagmar | Reviewers: Gut, Ulrike; Schneider, Edgar Period of time: 01/05/2017 - 31/01/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |