Univ.-Prof. Dr. phil. Ekkehard König (Emeritus) (*15.01.1941)
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Linguistics
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Habelschwerdter Allee 45
Room JK 29/222
14195 Berlin
Room JK 29/222
14195 Berlin
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Vita
| Name | Ekkehard König |
| Date of birth | 15th January 1941 (Jäschkittel, Schlesien) |
| Citizenship | German |
| Current affiliation | Department of English, Free University of Berlin |
| University Education and Degrees | 1973:University of Stuttgart: "Habilitation" in Linguistics |
| 1970: University of Stuttgart, Dr.Phil in Linguistics | |
| 1966-67: University of Kiel | |
| 1965-66: University of Edingburgh, Diploma in General Linguistics | |
| 1964-65: University of Kiel | |
| 1963-64: University of Newcastle | |
| 1960-63: University of Kiel, Modern Languages and General Linguistics | |
| Teaching and Research positions | since 1988: Full Professor (C 4) Free University of Berlin |
| 1973-88: Full Professor (C 4), University of Hannover | |
| 1970-73: Assistant Professor, University of Stuttgart | |
| 1969-70: Research Associate, University of Stuttgart | |
| 1968-69: Research Associate (Projekt für Angewandte Kontrastive Sprachwissenschaft), University of Kiel | |
| 1967-68: Assistent Lecturer, University of Reading, England (Department of Linguistic Science | |
| Awards | 2002: Max Planck Research Award for International Cooperation |
| Visiting Appointments | 1999: University of Southern California (Department of Linguistics) |
| 1984-85: fellow in residence, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (N.I.A.S.) in Wassenaar, Holland | |
| 1981-82: Stanford University, U.S.A., (Department of Linguistics) | |
| 1977-78: University of Braunschweig | |
| 1972: University of Manchester, (Department of Linguistics) | |
| Administrative Functions | 1995-97: Dean of the Faculty for Modern Languages, Free University of Berlin |
| 1991-94: Chair, Department of English, Free University of Berlin | |
| 1979-81 and 1987-88: Chair, Department of English, University of Hannover | |
| 1975-77: Member of the Academic Senate, University of Hannover | |
| 1974-75: Dean of the Faculty for the Humanities, Hannover | |
| 1973-74: Leiter der Philologisch-Historischen Abteilung, Hannover | |
| Professional Activities | Editor of Routledge Series in Germanic Linguistics (with Johan van der Auwera) |
| Consulting Editor for the journals Linguistics, Linguistics and Philosophy, Faits de Langues, Sprachtypologie und Universalienforschung | |
| since 2000: member of the scientific council of the Max-Planck-Institute evolutionary anthropology, Leipzig | |
| 1997-2000: President of the German Association of Linguistics (DGfS) Member of professional associations: Linguistic Society of America (LSA), Linguistics Association of Great Britain (LAGB), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft (DGfS), Association for Linguistic Typology (ALT) | |
| 1988-95: Reviewer of research grant proposals for the German Science Foundation (DFG) (Fachgutachter) | |
| Member of editorial board | Linguistics, Linguistics and Philosophy, Faits de Langues, Zeitschrift für Anglistik und Amerikanistik, Sprachtypologie und Universalienforschung |
Research interests
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