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Horst Simon is a Professor of Historical Linguistics at Freie Universität Berlin. He has a strong academic background with a focus on historical grammar, pragmatics, and the theory of language change and variation. He completed his M.A. and first state examination in German philology and English philology. Prior to his current position, he held teaching roles at King's College London and worked as a research associate at Humboldt University of Berlin. His research interests encompass politeness in the German language, dialectology, and the historical development of linguistic structures. Simon's notable publications include works on grammaticalization and the dynamics of language contact in multilingual contexts. He is currently involved in several projects examining communicative routines within early modern linguistic diversity and the structural complexities of German address forms. He has been a managing editor for various academic series and serves on the editorial board of journals related to linguistics.
Administered by the Department of Political and Social Sciences.