Chair in English Linguistics at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Habilitation in English Linguistics, University of Paderborn
PhD in English Linguistics, University of Düsseldorf
Diploma degree in English, Spanish and Agricultural Economics, University of Giessen
Visiting appointments at the University of Wuppertal (2005) and the University of Duisburg-Essen (2006).
Publications in the areas of Linguistic Variation, Functional Grammar, Sociolinguistics, Semantics, Pragmatics and Historical Linguistics
Monographs on More Support for More-Support: The Role of Processing Constraints on the Choice between Synthetic and Analytic Comparative Forms (2009); Gender Differences in English Syntax (2004)
Co-editor of Determinants of Grammatical Variation in English (2003)
Co-organizer of symposia and conference workshops:
Determinants of Grammatical Variation in English (2000)
The (Non)distinction of the Syntax and Semantics of Adjectives and Adverbs (DGfS Conference 2003)
Grammatical Differences between British and American English (2004)
Current research:
Reflexivity and (de)transitivizing strategies
The role of language processing in grammatical variation and change
British-American contrasts in syntax and morphology
Functional motivation of synthetic-analytic contrasts
