Stefan Dollinger, PhD

Associate Professor

Faculty of Arts

Dept. of English

Vancouver Campus

Fields

Language / Linguistics

Contact Information

stefan.dollinger@ubc.ca

phone: 604-822-4095

http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/sdollinger/

Alternate Contact

Erik Rolfsen

Senior Media Relations Specialist

Tel: 604.822.2644

Cell: 604.209.3048

Email: erik.rolfsen@ubc.ca

Expertise

English language, World Englishes, Canadian English, dialectology, sociolinguistics, multilingualism, historical linguistics, lexicography, lexicology, dictionaries, Oxford English Dictionary, World English, language variation and change, orthography, Canada, North America, English, American English, sociolinguistics, society and language, dialects, identity, history of English, English as a Lingua Franca, German language, Austrian German, German German.

Languages

German

Swedish

French (intermed.)

Spanish (beginner)

In the Media

• Latest word on ‘levidrome’: Oxford says it’s not ready, but linguist begs to differ
• A history of English-language dictionaries