Prof. Dr. Sabine Ehrhart
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Faculty or Centre | Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences | ||||||
Department | Department of Humanities | ||||||
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Université du Luxembourg Maison des Sciences Humaines 11, Porte des Sciences L-4366 Esch-sur-Alzette |
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Campus Office | MSH, E03 15-030 | ||||||
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Telephone | (+352) 46 66 44 9273 | ||||||
Research topics: Linguistic ethnography, especially of regions with a strong tradition in oral transmission (South Pacific, Indian Ocean, Latin America, Cape Verde), language ecology in formal and non-formal educational settings (family language policies, language teaching awareness in the linguistically and culturally diverse classroom), contact languages, language acquisition and learning in plurilingual environments, meso- and micro-scale sociolinguistics with a qualitative approach, innovative communication strategies for the multilingual workplace.
Sabine Ehrhart is Associate Professor for ethnolinguistics at the University of Luxembourg and is teaching in the teacher education programmes of the University of Luxembourg. Her main research interests are: migrational linguistics and social implications of educational policies and her research approach is focused on an ecological approach to plurilingualism.
She is an expert in language contact and educational policy in plurilingual settings. She received her PhD for her thesis on Creole Languages in New Caledonia from Augsburg University. In 2006 she gained her Habilitation on Language Contact in Natural and Institutional Settings with Sorbonne University, Paris. In 2006 she created the LACETS group with the objective of creating a link between theory, research and school practices in the multicultural environment of Luxembourg and she continues to work on this research focus through other national and international projects, in Europe, Africa and Oceania.
She is also editor-in-chief in linguistics for the digital journal De Gruyter Open Linguistics and scientific advisor to different governments, European Institutions and international research institutes.
In 2017, she was selected as a Scientific Partner for Humanities in the MEP-Scientist Pairing Scheme “Science meets Parliament” launched by the European Parliament’s Science and Technology Options Assessment Panel.
During her 2018 research sabbatical she is preparing a research proposal on emergent languages in highly mobile settings with a special focus on language appropriation in non-institutional settings.
Last updated on: Thursday, 08 March 2018
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Academic Qualifications
- 2006 Habilitation “For a Dynamic Vision of Contact Phenomena in Language” (Paris-Sorbonne/France)
- 1991 Doctoral thesis in Applied Linguistics (Augsburg & Bamberg/Germany & Auckland/New Zealand)
- 1987 Postgraduate studies in Comparative Literature (Orléans/France)
- 1985 Master of Arts in Romance Linguistics (Augsburg/Germany)
Professional Experience
- 2006: Nomination as an Associate professor in ethnolinguistics at the University of Luxembourg for the study programmes BScE (Bachelor Professionnel en Sciences de l’Éducation) and from 2008 also for FOPED (Pedagogical Formation for Secondary School Teachers)
- 2004-2006: Habilitation in linguistics: “For a Dynamic Vision of Contact Phenomena in Language” on the example of New Caledonia (disputation 6th of June 2006 at Paris 3 - Sorbonne)
- 2001-2004: Coordinator of the federal project: “The introduction of early language acquisition in French in elementary school in the Saarland region. Collaboration between the Ministry and the University/Germany
- 1995-1999 Linguistic Advisor to the Northern Province Government, New Caledonia
- 1994-1995 Expert for Plurilingualism and Education, Ministry of Education, Vanuatu
- 1993-1994 Lecturer for Intercultural Communication, Nouméa University
- 1992-1993 Professor for French as a Second Language, Teachers College, Nouméa
- 1990-1992 Lecturer for Linguistics and French, University of the South Pacific, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- 1989-1990 Translator for the Pacific Council of Churches, Fiji
Activities and Membership
- Member of the board of directors of Langscape (Networking the European Research Community on Language Acquisition and Language Learning)
- Member of EOP (European Observatory for Plurilingualism)
- July 2010: grant from AUF (Agence Universitaire pour la Francophonie) to teach language ecology to future secondary school teachers in Antanarivo, Madagascar
Conference Organisation (main organiser)
- International conference: "La Formation des Enseignants en Contexte Plurilingue - Identité, Hybridité, Mobilité"
12-13 March 2008, Luxembourg
Last updated on: 28 May 2021
Project |
Multilingual Exploration of Languages in Europe (MElang-E) |
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INTERREG project “European Center for Competence and Resources in Border Studies” |
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Tempus Programme No. 159328-FR-SMHES & Prolongation |
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Projet AUF Cultures familiales et scolaires: regards croisés d’enfants et d’adolescents du sud-ouest de l’Océan Indien |
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Projet AUF Tandem, bilinguisme et construction de savoirs disciplinaires: une approche du FLE/FOS en contact avec les langues de l'ECO |
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Ecology of Language Contact in Natural Settings for Children and Young Adults (NATURALINK) |
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Langues en Contact dans l’Espace et dans le Temps et leur impact sur le milieu Scolaire au Luxembourg (LACETS) |
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Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures (APiCS) |
Presentation of research findings (recent)
- Ehrhart, S. (2017) “La frontière, un défi pour l'enseignement des cours de langues (étrangères)?”, keynote speech at the conference Support Multilingualism in the Euroregio, Maastricht, November 23 2017.
- Ehrhart, S. (2017) “Teaching languages in contact: the case of Luxembourg and Catalonia”, presented at the high-level conference The Current Challenges for Minority Languages in today’s complex societies, Brussels, November 9 2017.
- Ehrhart, S. and Bes, A. (2017) “Luxembourg: A multiplurilingual space for language education. How can teacher education respond to the linguistic and cultural diversity of a given place?” presented at the international colloquium Intercultural educational proposals promoting bilingual and multilingual teaching trajectories. Co-constructing teacher development in the 21st century, Bogotá, November 3–4 2017.
- Ehrhart, S. (2017) “La famille, lieu d'apprentissage de la diversité et de la mobilité”, presented at the international colloquium Paroles d’enfants, d’adolescents et d’adultes sur l’espace familial et scolaire dans l’océan Indien: vers une démarche intégrative des différents points de vue exprimés ?, Université de La Réunion, October 10–11 2017.
- Ehrhart, S. and Randriamarotsimba, V. (2017) “Dialogue Nord-Sud, plurilinguisme et perspective écologique : pour le développement de la recherche et de la formation d'enseignants en sciences humaines”, presented at the conference The Ends of the Humanities, University of Luxembourg, September 12 2017.
- Ehrhart, S. (2017) “Wéi funktionéiert Méisproochegkeet?”, talk at the conference Ausgrenzung duerch Sprooch (general public), Esch-sur-Alzette, February 8 2017.
Last updated on: 08 Mar 2018
Master in Border Studies:
- Introduction into Research on Language Contact
- Umgang mit Wissen in mehrsprachigen Kontexten
Master in Learning and Communication in Multilingual and Multicultural Contexts:
- Language Ecology of Educational Settings
Bachelor en Sciences de l'Éducation:
- Mehrsprachigkeit/Kinder- und Jugendliteratur in mehreren Sprachen
- Projet Lehr-Lernwerkstatt Language education
Supervised theses, total for all MA and Bachelor programs per year: 10
DSHSS (Doctoral School):
- Languages in Contact
- Introduction to ethnographical field research
Other seminars and lectures:
- Erasmus Plus: Seminars and research meetings on sociolinguistics, oral traditions and ethics of field research at Université de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouméa (March 8-24, 2018)
- Erasmus Plus EU-DO-IT Workshop on the availability of linguistic resources in communicational exchanges between administrative staff and forced migrants (with Viviane Lohe, University of Frankfurt, March 1 2018)
- Seminar on field research methodology and the development of research projects with the research team in sociological sciences at Universidade de Cabo Verde (January 2018)
Last updated on: 08 Mar 2018
Main supervision PhD theses:
Lovrits, Veronika. (forthcoming). Innovative Approaches in the Multilingual Workplace: Employing Metapragmatic Talk on Languages at Work. (started 03/2020)
Barth, I. (forthcoming). Le plurilinguisme chez les enfants en expatriation (external, started: 09/2013).
Kalocsányiová, E. (2019). Managing multilingualism in refugee contexts. Luxembourg: University of Luxembourg
Shatnawi, M. (2017). Transnational Families and their Children's Experiences of Education: Investigating Issues of Language, Identity and Schooling in Northern Ireland (external).
Schröder, N. (2017). Projektorientiertes und handlungsbezogenes Lernen in heterogenen Gruppen am Beispiel der Freien Schule Glonntal (external).
Stoike, R. (2015). Die Herausforderung der dritten Sprache – eine Grounded-Theory-Studie zu sprachlichen Praktiken und Repräsentationen von Mehrsprachigkeit bei Studierenden der dreisprachigen Master an der Universität Luxemburg.
Niesen, H. (2014). The impact of socio-cultural learning tasks on intermediate EFL students’ grammatical language awareness development.
Co-supervision for doctoral studies and habilitations (recent)
Flavia R. Bley (forthcoming). Brazilian newcomer children becoming multilingual in Luxembourg– three case-studies that investigate how the Luxembourgish public schools, their families, and their participation in Maison Relais contribute to their language learning.
Ismail Bourezgui (2017). Administration de « l’implication » dans le discours publicitaire différé écrit (cas des énoncés de publicité écrits en français en Tunisie. (University of Luxembourg), présidente du jury.
Caterina Sugranyes Ernest (2017). A Plurilingual Approach to Language Teaching and Learning in Catalonia: Using Heritage Languages in the Additional Language Classroom. (Blanquerna - Universitat Ramon Llull), rapporteur.
Vololona Randriamarotsimba (02/2017). Pluralité linguistique en contexte francophone. Perspective écologique. L’exemple de Madagascar. (Université d’Antananarivo), rapporteur, habilitation.
Last updated on: 20 Jan 2022

2021

in Tomc, Sandra; Totozani, Marine; Villa-Perez, Valeria (Eds.) Sociolinguistique et didactique en dialogue. Cheminements avec Marielle Rispail (2021)
2019

in Fäcke, Christiane; Meißner, Franz-Joseph (Eds.) Handbuch Mehrsprachigkeits- und Mehrkulturalitätsdidaktik (2019)

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in Romanistik und Angewandte Sprachwissenschaft (2019), 5
2018

Presentation (2018, November 07)

in Vox Romanica (2018), 77

in Vox Romanica (2018), 77

in Vox Romanica (2018)

in In Europa zuhause! Grenzüberschreitende Bildungskooperationen in der Euregio Maas-Rhein (2018)

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in Voces y Silencios: Revista Latinoamericana de Educacion (2018)
2017

Scientific Conference (2017, November 23)

Scientific Conference (2017, November 09)

Scientific Conference (2017, October 11)

in Bulletin Suisse de Linguistique Appliquée (2017)

in Fill, Alwin F.; Penz, Hermine (Eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Ecolinguistics (2017)

in Polzin-Haumann, Claudia; Putsche, Julia; Reissner, Christina (Eds.) Romanistik und angewandte Sprachwissenschaft (2017)

in Journal of the Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea (2017)

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Scientific Conference (2017, September)
2016

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in Proceedings du 3e colloque international du CIST (2016)

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in Questions de Communication (2016), 29
2015

in Yakpo, Kofi (Ed.) Code-Switching between structural and sociolinguistic perspectives (2015)

in Bagiag, Aurora (Ed.) Tandem linguistique et immersion réciproque (2015)

in Sieburg, Heinz (Ed.) ›Geschlecht‹ in Literatur und Geschichte. Bilder – Identitäten – Konstruktionen (2015)

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Conference given outside the academic context (2015)

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Speeches/Talks (2015)
2014

Scientific Conference (2014, September 25)

in Grommes, Patrick; Hu, Adelheid (Eds.) Plurilingual Education: Policies – practices – language development (2014)

Presentation (2014, March 14)

in Abendroth-Timmer, Dagmar; Hennig, Eva-Maria (Eds.) Plurilingualism and Multiliteracies. International Research on Identity Construction in Language Education (2014)

in Ehrhart, Sabine (Ed.) (2014c) Einführung/Introduction, dans: Ehrhart, Sabine (éds.) Europäische Mehrsprachigkeit in Bewegung: Treffpunkt Luxemburg, Collection Multilingualism in Europe/ Mehrsprachigkeit in Europa (2014)

in Ehrhart, Sabine (Ed.) Europäische Mehrsprachigkeit in Bewegung: Treffpunkt Luxemburg (2014)

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Scientific Conference (2014, July 05)
2013

Presentation (2013, September 08)

in Markovina, Irina; Pisklakova, Svetlana; Zhura, Viktoria (Eds.) Get ready for academic mobility! How to participate in an international conference. A tutorial on Intercultural Communication for the Medical Profession (2013)

in Crowl, Linda; Crocombe, Marjorie Tuainekore; Dixon, Roderick (Eds.) Ron Crocombe: E toa! Pacific writings to celebrate his life and work. (2013)

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in Michaelis, Susanne Maria; Maurer, Philippe; Haspelmath, Martin; Huber, Magnus (Eds.) The Survey of Pidgin and Creole Languages, Volume II: Portuguese-based, Spanish-based, and French-based languages (2013)

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in Michaelis, Susanne; Maurer, Philippe; Haspelmath, Martin; Huber, Magnus (Eds.) Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online (2013)

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Presentation (2013, July 04)

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in Alen, Garabato (Ed.) Gestin des minorités linguistiques du XXIème siècle (2013)

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in Garabato, Alen; Carmen, Maria (Eds.) Gestion des minorités linguistiques dans l'Europe du XXIe siècle (2013)

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Learning material (2013)
2012

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Book published by Avinus (2012)

Presentation (2012, October 17)

Presentation (2012, October 04)

Presentation (2012, June 20)

Presentation (2012, June 08)

Book published by L’Harmattan (2012)

in Trépos, Jean-Yves (Ed.) Les dispositifs modestes du souci. Expérimentation, réflexivité et modélisation dans l'intervention sociale (2012)

in Mazurkiewicz-Sokołowska; Westphal, Werner; Gąszczyk, Alicja (Eds.) Mehrsprachigkeit und Spracherwerb in Theorie und Praxis (2012)

in MASSARD, Gilbert (Ed.) Life-Long-Lerning Framework for Medical University Teaching Staff. The Collection of Articles (2012)

in Cichon, Peter; Ehrhart, Sabine; Stegu, Martin (Eds.) Les politiques linguistiques implicites et explicites en domaine francophone (2012)

in Jungbluth, Konstanze; Jańczac, Barbara (Eds.) 1, 2, 3 : meine Sprache, deine Sprache, unsere Sprache ? Mehrsprachigkeit aus deutscher Perspektive (2012)

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Presentation (2012, February 02)

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in Kortmann, Bernd; Lunkenheimer, Kerstin (Eds.) The Mouton World Atlas of Variation in English (2012)
2011

in Arend, Béatrice; Weber, Jean-Jacques (Eds.) Penser l'éducation de demain. Etudes en l'honneur de Dominique Portante (2011)

in Bangma, Idske; van der Meer, Cor; Riemersma, Alex (Eds.) Trilingual Primary Education in Europe - Some developments with regard to the provisions of trilingual primary education in minority language communities of the European Union (2011)

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in Fishman, Joshua A.; Garcia, Ofelia (Eds.) Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity (2011)

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in Kortmann, Bernd; Lunkenheimer, Kerstin (Eds.) The Electronic World Atlas of Varieties in English (eWAVE) (2011)
2010

in Normen und Normverletzungen: Aktuelle Diskurse der Fachdidaktik Französisch (2010)

in Ehrhart, Sabine; Hélot, Christine; Le Nevez, Adam (Eds.) Plurilinguisme et Formation des Enseignants: une approche critique Plurilingualism and Teacher Education: A Critical Approach (2010)

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Book published by Peter Lang (2010)

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in Ehrhart, Sabine; Hélot, Christine; Le Nevez, Adam (Eds.) Plurilinguisme et Formation des Enseignants: une approche critique Plurilingualism and Teacher Education : A Critical Approach (2010)

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in Frühes Deutsch, Jeder kriegt eine Chance – praktische Beispiele für einen differenzierten Unterricht (2010), 21
2009

in Vox Romanica (2009), 68
2008

in Kierepka, Adelheid; Klein, Eberhard; Renate, Krüger (Eds.) Fortschritte im frühen Fremdsprachenunterricht: Auf dem Weg zur Mehrsprachigkeit (2008)

Scientific Conference (2008)

in Vox Romanica (2008), 67(2), 354-355

in Berg, Charles; Ferring, Dieter; Weis, Christiane (Eds.) Sprachförderung in der frühen Kindheit: Ergebnisse eines INSIDE-Workshops, Publications INSIDE Collection 2 (2008)

in Gibson, Martha; Hufeisen, Britta; Personne, Cornelia (Eds.) Mehrsprachigkeit: lernen und lehren/Multilingualism: Learning and Instruction. Selected papers from the L3 conference in Freiburg/Switzerland 2005 (2008)

in E. Hammes di Bernardo, Eva (Ed.) Mehrsprachiges Aufwachsen in der frühen Kindheit: Fakten, Voraussetzungen, Möglichkeiten für einen gelenkten Spracherwerb, Band 1 (2008)

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Book published by Ministère de l’Education nationale et de la Formation professionelle (2008)

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in OMSKI NAUČNYJ VESTNIK, Reihe „Ressourcen der Erde. Der Mensch“ (2008)
2007

in Ziegler, Gudrun; Franceschini, v (Eds.) Beobachtungen zum Früherwerb Französisch. Ein Arbeitsbuch für Studierende und Lehrkräfte (2007)

in Franceschini, Rita; Ziegler, Gudrun (Eds.) Beobachtungen zum Früherwerb Französisch in der Grundschule (2007)

in Kierepka, Adelheid; Klein, Eberhard; Krüger, Renate (Eds.) Fortschritte im frühen Fremdsprachenunterricht: Auf dem Weg zur Mehrsprachigkeit (2007)

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in Miyaoka, Osahito; Sakiyama, Osamu; Krauss, Michale E. (Eds.) The Vanishing Languages of the Pacific Rim (2007)

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in Ziegler, Gudrun; Franceschini, Rita (Eds.) Beobachtungen zum Früherwerb Französisch. Ein Arbeitsbuch für Studierende und Lehrkräfte (2007)
2006

in Hélot, Christine; Hoffmann, Elisabeth; Scheidhauer, Marie Louise; Young, Andreas (Eds.) Écarts de langues, écarts de cultures : A l'école de l’Autre (2006)

in Beobachtungen zum Früherwerb Französisch. Ein Arbeitsbuch für Studierende und Lehrkräfte (2006)

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in Pütz, Martin; Fishman, Joshua; JoAnne Neff-van Aertselaer (Eds.) ‘Along the Routes to Power’ – Explorations of Empowerment through Language (2006)

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in Fishman, Joshua (Ed.) ‘Along the Routes to Power’ – Explorations of the Empowerment through Language (2006)

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in Ziegler, Gudrun; Franceschini, Rita (Eds.) Beobachtungen zum Früherwerb Französisch: Ein Arbeitsbuch für Studierende und Lehrkräfte (2006)

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Book published by Peeters (2006)
2005

in Erfurt, Jürgen (Ed.) Transkulturalität und Hybridität. L'espace francophone als Grenzerfahrung des Sprechens und Schreibens (2005)
2004

Presentation (2004, January 22)

in Neusprachliche Mitteilungen aus Wissenschaft und Praxis (2004), (2), 75-79

in Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages (2004), 19(2), 393-399

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in Alauda (2004), 614

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in Miyaoka, Osahito; Sakiyama, Osamu; Krauss, Michale E. (Eds.) The Vanishing Languages of the Pacific Rim (2004)
2003

Presentation (2003, March 07)

in Zeitschrift für Angewandte Linguistik (2003), 39

in Ernst, Gerhart Et Al (Ed.) Handbuch der Romanischen Sprachgeschichte (2003)

in Hammes di Bernardo, Eva (Ed.) Frühes Lernen: Bildung im Kindergarten. Dokumentation der Vorträge und Foren bei der Fachtagung am 12. September 2002 in der Universität Saarbrücken (2003)

in Zeitschrift für Angewandte Linguistik (2003), 39
2002

Presentation (2002, May 24)
2001

Presentation (2001, November 06)

Presentation (2001, August 29)
1996

in Wurm, Stephen A.; Mühlhäusler, Peter; Tryon, Darrell T. (Eds.) Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific, Asia, and the Americas (1996)

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in Wurm, Stephen A.; Mühlhäusler, Peter; Tryon, Darrell T. (Eds.) Atlas of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific, Asia, and the Americas (1996)
1995

in Etudes Françaises (1995), (1), 79-85
1994
1993
1992

Presentation (1992, April 27)

in Jouve, Dominique (Ed.) Actes du colloque interdisciplinaire CORAIL (1992)

in Language Sciences (1992), 14(3), 233-247