Cedric Krummes
Postgraduate Student
Research Officer (from July 2009)
C.Krummes@sheffield.ac.uk
I was born in Luxembourg where I studied English Studies (Literature and Linguistics) for two years, which fed into the completion of a BA in English Language at Bangor University. In 2005, I finished an MA at the University of Sheffield and I submitted my PhD thesis in July 2009. Since my BA dissertation, I have concentrated my research on Luxembourgish Linguistics, a fantastic niche of research opportunities.
PhD Research
My PhD thesis is about modal particles and discourse markers found in Luxembourgish emails, plays, and film-scripts. This involves reading about pragmatic markers, computer-mediated communication, pragmaticalisation and grammaticalisation, and corpus linguistics.
Read the abstract of my PhD thesis.
Liest den Abstract vu menger Dokterthèse.
Modal Particles and Discourse Markers in Luxembourgish Emails, Plays, and Filmscripts: a Corpus-Based Approach (abstract)
Computer-mediated Communication
Dr. Astrid Ensslin (Bangor University) and I are currently preparing a paper on emoticons ("smileys") in Luxembourgish emails. Findings have been presented at our GermaniCMC workshop in Banff in April 2009 and at a postgraduate conference in Sheffield in June 2009.
Moving away from descriptive linguistics, Dr. Kristine Horner (University of Leeds) and I are preparing a paper on YouTubers commenting the Luxembourgish language.
Corpus Linguistics
My MA courses included a piece of research using a corpus-based approach to examine the phonological rule of mobile-n deletion in Luxembourgish. My PhD uses two word-corpora in order to examine pragmatic markers. This has fed into my new job position of Research Officer for which I was appointed. I am looking forward to collect German learner corpus data and analyse it.
Responsibilities
- Language and Society of Luxembourg (Level 3)
- French Language and Communication Skills (Level 1)
- French Studies (Level 1)
- Content Manager for the Department of Germanic Studies
- Content Manager for the Centre for Linguistic Research
Outside Interests
Outside of academia, I am interested in design, especially information design, the relationship between Generation Y/M and technology, and emotional wellbeing. I have just started learning Welsh again.
Postal Address
Centre for Luxembourg Studies
Department of Germanic Studies
The University of Sheffield
Jessop West
1 Upper Hanover Street
Sheffield S3 7RA
United Kingdom
Fax Number (school-wide)
+44 (0)114 222 2888
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