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Lotte Sommerer is a researcher in the field of English linguistics. After studying English and German at the University of Vienna and Toronto, she defended her PhD thesis on nominal determination and article emergence in Old English in 2011 at the University of Vienna. After holding a ph2 professorship at the Kirchlich-Pädagogische Hochschule Wien/Krems from 2013 to 2016, she returned to the University of Vienna and was a member of the English Department from 2016 to 2021.
From March 2021 to September 2024 she was working as an assistant professor at the English Department of the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität of Freiburg. There she recieved her Venia Legendi (Habilitation) in July 2022. Since 1st of October 2024 she is a full professor (chair) of English Linguistics at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU).
EDUCATION
| 2022 | Habilitation (Priv.-Doz.) Habilitation thesis: Non-canonical Noun Phrases in English: Past and Present | Venia Legendi | University of Freiburg |
| 2011 | Dr. phil. (PhD) PhD thesis: Old English se: from demonstrative to article: A usage-based study of nominal determination and category emergence | English Language and Linguistics | University of Vienna |
| 2005 | Mag. phil. (M.A.) MA thesis: Learnability of Syntax ‒ An Evolutionary Approach | English Language and Linguistics | University of Vienna |
| 2003 – 2004 | Joint Study | University of Toronto |
| 1999 – 2005 | English and German Studies | University of Vienna |
EMPLOYMENT
| Since 01.10.2024 | Chair of English Linguistics | English Department | FAU |
| 03.2021–09.2024 | Post-doc (Akademische Rätin a.Z.) | English Department | University of Freiburg |
| 2016–2021 | Post-doc (Universitätsassistentin) | Department of English | University of Vienna |
| 2008–2016 | Lecturer & ph2 Professor (from 04.2013, full time) | University College of Teacher Education Vienna/Krems |
| 2009–2013, 2007 – 2008, 2006 | Pre-doc (Universitätsassistentin in Ausbildung) | Department of English | University of Vienna |