Gaby Axer, MA

Linguistics & Language Practice

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Education

Since 2018:

Doctoral student in the area of Forensic Linguistics – Authorship Analysis
Supervision: Prof. Dr. Monika Rathert, University of Wuppertal

2013–2017:

MA Applied Linguistics, University of Bonn

2014–2015:

Postgraduate Diploma with Merit in Forensic Linguistics, Aston University, Birmingham, UK

2009–2013:

Dual-subject BA English Studies and Linguistik und Phonetik, University of Cologne

Membership

Germanic Society for Forensic Linguistics – "Roundtable Onsite Conference Coordinator"

Teaching

	at the university of Koblenz
Summer 2023	"Varieties of English" (Seminar)
Winter 2022/23	"Varieties of English" (Seminar)
Summer 2022	"Oral Skills – British English" (Übung) "Varieties of English" (Seminar)
Winter 2021/22	"Oral Skills – British English" (Übung) "Varieties of English" (Seminar) Language Course 1 (Übung)
Summer 2021	"Oral Skills – British English" (Übung) "Varieties of English" (Seminar) "Language Course 1" (Übung) "Forensic Linguistic Insights for ESL Teaching" (Seminar)
Winter 2020/21	"Oral Skills – British English" (Übung) "Varieties of English" (Seminar)
	at other universities
Winter 2019/20	"Forensic Linguistics" (Seminar & Übung), MA 3rd Semester, University of Bonn
Summer 2019	"Corpus-linguistic Methods and Tools for Investigating Language Use" (Seminar), BA 5th Semester, University of Bonn "Microlinguistic Variation between British and American English" (Übung), BA 2nd Semester, University of Bonn
Winter 2018/19	"Language Structures and Functions" (Übung), BA 2nd Semester, University of Bonn
Summer 2018	"Morphology and Word Formation" (Übung), BA 2nd Semester, University of Bonn
Winter 2017/18	"Forensic Linguistics" (Seminar), BA 3rd Semester, University of Würzburg
Summer 2016	"Introduction to Corpus Linguistics" (Tutorial), BA 2nd Semester, University of Bonn
Winter 2015/16	"Introduction to Language and Communication Studies" (Tutorial) , BA 1st Semester, University of Bonn

Research

Publications

Axer, Gaby. 2019. British accent perceptions and attributions of guilt by native and non-native speakers. Journal of Language and Discrimination 3(2). 195-217. https://journal.equinoxpub.com/JLD/article/view/15448

Conferences

"Exploring options to automatize qualitative authorship analysis". Talk presented at the 7th Annual Roundtable for Forensic Linguistics and Phonetics, Graz, Austria, 7 September 2019.

"Corpora-based Forensic Linguistic analysis: Suggestions, cautions, and lessons". Talk presented at the 7th Student and Emerging Scholars’ Day, Graz, Austria, 5 September 2019.

"Exploring crosslinguistic features of authorship in instant messaging". Talk presented at the Fourth Annual Symposium of the Centre for Forensic Linguistics (Aston University), special focus on "Forensic Authorship Analysis", Birmingham, UK, 31 May 2019.

"How a 'Schwachmat' turns into 'this person': A comparison of linguists' and lay people's court interpreting". Talk presented at the Second Translation Studies Day (TraSt2), Bonn, Germany, 27 March 2019.

"What is dis? – English-German code-switching in German native speakers‘ WhatsApp interactions". Talk presented at the English as a Global Language Symposium, University of Bonn, Germany, 10 December 2018.

"'Super cool (or I'm being attacked by starfish)' – Analysing the meaning of emoticons for qualitative authorship analysis". Talk presented at the 2nd Nachwuchstagung Englische Linguistik (NEL-2), University of Giessen, Germany, 16 November 2018.

"Testing the Reliability of Features in Qualitative Authorship Analysis". Talk presented at the 6th Annual Roundtable for Forensic Linguistics and Phonetics, University of York, UK, 2–5 September 2018.

"Stilistische Analyse von Autorenmerkmalen in WhatsApp Nachrichten". Talk presented at the 5th Annual Roundtable for Forensic Linguistics and Phonetics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 24–27 August 2017.

"A Cross-linguistic Study of Authorship Features in Instant Messaging". Talk presented at the 5th Annual Roundtable for Forensic Linguistics and Phonetics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 24–27 August 2017.

"Challenges for EFL Speakers in Multinational Organisations: Focusing on Idiomatic Language Use." Talk presented at the GAL Congress 2016, University of Koblenz-Landau, Campus Koblenz, Germany, 27–30 September 2016 (with Terry Haggerty, Pawel Sickinger, Dipl. Trans., Elisabeth Hampel, B.A.

"Do We Talk the Same in Two Languages? A Study of Features of Authorship Across Languages?". Talk presented at the 1st Nachwuchstagung Englische Linguistik (NEL-1), University of Würzburg, Germany, 1 July 2016.

“Accent Perception and Attributions of Guilt. A Fictional Case Study”. Talk presented at the Theme Week Linguistics and Crime, University of Bonn, Germany, 20–24 June 2016.

“Developing a System to Quantify Authorship Analysis”. Talk presented at the 5th Bonn Applied English Linguistics Conference (BAELc5), University of Bonn, Germany, 3–4 June 2016.

“Do We Talk the Same in Two Languages?”. Poster presented at the 3rd Annual Roundtable for Forensic Linguistics and Phonetics, University of Mainz, Germany, 4–6 September 2015.

“Studying FL at a British University as a Foreign Student”. Talk presented at the 3rd Student and Emerging Scholars’ Day, University of Mainz, Germany, 4 September 2015.

“The Use and Perception of the Like-Button on Facebook: Do German and Australian English Native Speakers Behave Alike?”. Talk presented at the 3rd Bonn Applied English Linguistics Conference (BAELc3), University of Bonn, Germany, 23–24 May 2014.

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