Project D04
Dialect acquisition in different sociolinguistic contexts: Limits of variability in Alemannic and Pomeranian
PI(s): Prof. Dr. Martin Pfeiffer
Project D04 investigates the acquisition of two German dialects (Alemannic in Southwest Germany and Pomerano in Brazil). Using longitudinal data of spontaneous family interaction, it focuses on the development of phonological and phonetic variability in children aged 1;6 to 5;2. Project Part I quantitatively analyzes dialect-standard variability in bilectal Alemannic–Standard German families. Parts II and III focus on dialect-internal variability in Alemannic and Pomerano. Unlike Alemannic, Pomerano is not “roofed” by Standard German. This allows for a contrastive analysis of how different language contact situations shape variability and its acquisition.
Members
Gisleia Devantier Blank Mülling gisleia.blank@uni-potsdam.de
Aaron Schmidt-Riese aaron.schmidt-riese@uni-potsdam.de
Talks
| Author(s) | Title | Year | Published in | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pfeiffer, M., & Schmidt-Riese, A. | Entre o Alemão e o Alemânico: Perspectivas sobre dialeto, aquisição e mudança linguística. | 2026 | Invited Talk at Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Brasil, 3 March. | |
| Pfeiffer, M., Schmidt-Riese, A., & Ragwitz, J. | Erwerb und Verwendung von Diminutiven im hochalemannischen Sprachraum Südwestdeutschlands. | 2026 | Paper presented at the Tagung "Dialekt 3.0 – Die Zukunft der Regionalsprache", Forschungszentrum Deutscher Sprachatlas, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany. 25-27 March. | |
| Pfeiffer, M., Laner, B., & Schmidt-Riese, A. | The acquisition of "ah” in German: Exploring the developmental trajectory from perceptual to epistemic uses. | 2026 | Paper presented at the International Conference on Conversation Analysis (ICCA 2026), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. 23-29 June. | |
| Blank Mülling, G. | Variabilität im Erwerb des Pomerano durch brasilianische Familien: Sprachvariation im Kindersalter. | 2026 | Paper presented at the 13. Brasilianischer Deutschlehrendenkongress, Universität São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasilien. 28-30 July. | |
| Blank Mülling, G., Von Mühlen, F., & Mackedanz, D. | Die Minderheitensprachen als Brückensprachen. | 2026 | Workshop given within the 13. Brasilianischer Deutschlehrendenkongress Universität São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasilien. 28-30 July. |