
Welcome!
I am a linguist working on the variational pragmatics of German. My goal is to empirically investigate regional differences in the realization of (im)politeness-sensitive speech acts (e.g., requests and complaints) in Germany, Austria, and German-speaking Switzerland.
Since January 2023, I have joined the DFG-funded variprag.net project as a research fellow and PhD candidate. I am currently affiliated with Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of German and Dutch Languages and Literatures, Historical Linguistics as parental leave replacement. Before, I obtained my M.A. in Linguistics at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Besides my studies, I worked as a research assistant at Leibniz-Centre General Linguistics (ZAS) as well as the SPA Lab at the University of Potsdam.
Curriculum vitae
Please find my full CV here.
Upcoming
I am currently working on the following papers and talks.
Output
Recently, I have worked on the following papers and talks.
Contact
Do you have questions or comments? Get in touch with me at henrik.discher@fu-berlin.de.
Office address:
Freie Universität Berlin
Institute of German and Dutch Languages and Literatures
Historical Linguistics
Habelschwerdter Allee 45
Room JK 28/121
14195 Berlin