Dr. Anika Gerfer

Current affiliations

Professur für Variationslinguistik (Prof. Deuber)

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Sociolinguistics
World Englishes
Language attitudes
Creole languages
Language in the media

Academic Education
since 10/2023	Postdoc, University of Münster
05/2017 - 01/2023	PhD candidate, University of Münster
10/2015 - 04/2017	M.A. National and Transnational Studies, University of Münster
10/2012 - 08/2015	B.A. in English and French, University of Münster
Work Experience
since 10/2023	Postdoctoral Researcher, Chair of Variation Linguistics, University of Münster
04/2021 - 09/2023	Research Assistant, Chair of Variation Linguistics, University of Münster
05/2017 - 03/2023	Research Assistant, Chair of English Linguistics, University of Münster
Functions and Memberships
since 2018	GAPS (Association for Anglophone Postcolonial Studies)
since 2017	WEiN (World Englishes in NRW)
since 2017	ISLE (International Society for the Linguistics of English)

Publications

Jamaican Creole in global reggae and dancehall performances: Language use, perceptions, attitudes Gerfer, Anika (2024) Edinburgh University Press. Type of Publication: Book (monograph)
Offers in Nigerian English Gut, Ulrike; Unuabonah, Foluke; Daniel, Florence; Gerfer, Anika; Oladipupo, Rotimi & Oyebola, Folajimi (2024) In: Lingua, 303 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Authentic crossing? Jamaican Creole in African dancehall Gerfer, Anika (2022) In: J. T. Farquharson, A. Hollington, & B. Jones (eds.), Contact languages and music. Kingston: University of the West Indies Press. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
The Arctic Monkeys live at the Royal Albert Hall: Investigating Turner’s “lounge singer shimmer” Jansen, Lisa; Gerfer, Anika (2022) In: V. Werner & C. Schubert (eds.), Stylistic Approaches to Pop Culture. New York: Routledge. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
Review of the book Gender in World Englishes, by T. Bernaisch Gerfer, Anika (2022) In: ICAME Journal, 46(1) Type of Publication: Review (journal)

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Projects

Funny or offensive? Performance and perceptions of stereotypes in “Jamaican Countdown” Duration: since 01/01/2022 Type of project: Own resources project
Pragmatic strategies by multilingual speakers of English in Nigeria Duration: 01/07/2020 - 30/06/2024 Funded by: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation - Research Group Linkage Programme Type of project: Individual project

Talks

“We are the Arctic Monkeys from High Green, baby!” Eine soziolinguistische Analyse eines Liveauftritts Jansen, Lisa; Gerfer, Anika (30/04/2024) Ringvorlesung Sprache und Popmusik, Kiel University, Kiel Type of talk: scientific talk
Jamaikanisches Kreol in globaler Reggae- und Dancehall-Musik Gerfer, Anika (17/01/2024) Impulsvortrag mit Podiumsdiskussion im Rahmen des Themenabends „Mission, Europa, Reggae: Kreolsprachen zwischen…, LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur, Münster Type of talk: scientific talk
The role of social and linguistic factors in the production of Nigerian English speech acts Gut, Ulrike; Unuabonah, Foluke; Daniel, Florence; Gerfer, Anika; Oladipupo, Rotimi; Oyebola, Folajimi (17/08/2023) Pragmatic Variation across the New Englishes, University of Münster Type of talk: scientific talk
“Di game show bout spellin’ and ting”: Performance, production, and parody of stereotypes in Jamaican Countdown Gerfer, Anika; Jansen, Lisa (30/03/2023) Sociolinguistics of Pop Culture, University of Bamberg Type of talk: scientific talk
The performance of stereotypes in “Jamaican Countdown” Gerfer, Anika; Jansen, Lisa (25/08/2022) 3rd International Conference on Sociolinguistics: Diversities, New Media and Language Management, Charles University & Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague/Online Type of talk: scientific talk

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Prizes

GAPS Dissertation Award 2024 Awarded by: Gesellschaft für Anglophone Postkoloniale Studien (GAPS) Award given to: Gerfer, Anika Announced at: 27/03/2024 \| Date of awarding: 10/05/2024 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
GAPS Recognition Award Awarded by: Association for Anglophone Postcolonial Studies (GAPS) Award given to: Gerfer, Anika Announced at: 15/05/2018 \| Date of awarding: 15/05/2018 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction

Doctorates

White appropriation of Jamaican Creole in reggae and dancehall music
Candidate: Gerfer, Anika | Supervisors: Gut, Ulrike; Deuber, Dagmar | Reviewers: Gut, Ulrike; Schneider, Edgar
Period of time: 01/05/2017 - 31/01/2023
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster