Hans-Georg Wolf

Possui mestrado em Estudos Americanos, Germânicos e Educação (1991) e doutorado pela Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main (1994). Atualmente é professor titular da Universität Potsdam, além de ser professor honorário da Universidade de Hong Kong, atuando nos ramos de pesquisa da sociolinguística, linguística histórica, pragmática intercultural e história da linguística.

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Acadêmico

Formação acadêmica

Doutorado em Amerikanistik und Germanistik Pädagogik

1991 - 1994

Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main
Título: A folk model of the 'internal self' in light of the contemporary view of metaphor ? the self as subject and object
Orientador: Prof. Dr. Peter Menzel.

Mestrado em American Studies, German and Education

1991 - 1991

Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main
Título: Social class and cognitive factors in American society.,Ano de Obtenção: 1991
Orientador: Prof. Dr. Peter Menzel.

Pós-doutorado

1994 - 2000

Pós-Doutorado. , Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, HUB, Alemanha.

Idiomas

Bandeira representando o idioma Inglês

Compreende Bem, Fala Bem, Lê Bem, Escreve Bem.

Bandeira representando o idioma Alemão

Compreende Bem, Fala Bem, Lê Bem, Escreve Bem.

Áreas de atuação

Grande área: Lingüística, Letras e Artes / Área: Lingüística / Subárea: Teoria e Análise Lingüística.

Produções bibliográficas

  • WOLF, H. . A Cross-cultural Investigation of Attitudinal Evaluation in Chinese and British University Students? Argumentative Writing.. Journal of EFL Writing and Teaching Research, , v. 2, p. 93-112, 2015.

  • WOLF, H. . Filipina Domestic Helpers in Hong Kong: Domestic Language Use, Attitudes, and Linguistic Awareness ? An Empirical Survey.. US-China Foreign Language , v. 12, p. 863-880, 2014.

  • WOLF, H. ; POLZENHAGEN, F. . Cognitive Sociolinguistics in L2-variety dictionaries of English. REV COGN LINGUIST , v. 10, p. 373-400, 2012.

  • WOLF, H. . The role of ethnically mixed marriages in language shift: A case study of Nigeria?s minority languages.. Sociolingustic Studies , v. 3, p. 451-464, 2010.

  • WOLF, H. . The ?new semantics? of lexicography ? Cognitive Sociolinguistics in L2-variety dictionaries of English.. LAUD Linguistic Agency. Series A: General & Theoretical Papers , v. 1, p. 766, 2010.

  • WOLF, H. ; POLZENHAGEN, F. . Investigating culture from a linguistic perspective: An exemplification with Hong Kong English.. Zeitschrift für Anglistik und Amerikanistik , v. 3, p. 281-303, 2010.

  • WOLF, H. ; Hutton, Christopher . Special issue: The History of Linguistics.. Language Sciences (Oxford) , v. 1, p. 5, 2008.

  • WOLF, H. . British and French language and educational policies in the Mandate and Trusteeship Territories.. Language Sciences (Oxford) , v. 1, p. 5, 2008.

  • WOLF, H. ; POLZENHAGEN, F. . Intercultural communication in English ? Arguments for a cognitive approach to intercultural pragmatics.. Intercultural Pragmatics , v. 3, p. 285-321, 2006.

  • WOLF, H. ; POLZENHAGEN, F. . Intercultural communication in English ? a cognitive linguistic focus on neglected issues.. LAUD Linguistic Agency. Series A: General & Theoretical Papers , v. 1, p. 1-26, 2006.

  • WOLF, H. ; IGBOANUSI, H. . Empowerment through English ? a realistic view of the educational promotion of English in post-colonial contexts: The case of Nigeria.. LAUD Linguistic Agency. Series A: General & Theoretical Papers , v. 1, p. 133, 2004.

  • WOLF, H. ; PETER, L. ; BOBDA, A. S. . An account of distinctive phonetic and lexical features of Gambian English.. ENGL WORLD-WIDE , v. 1, p. 43, 2003.

  • WOLF, H. ; LUCKO, P. ; PETER, L. . The contextualization of common core terms in West African English: Evidence from computer corpora.. ENGL WORLD-WIDE , v. 1, p. 1-20, 2003.

  • Lucko, Peter ; WOLF, H. ; PETER, L. . ?Pidgin English in Cameroon in the new millennium.?. ENGL WORLD-WIDE , v. 1, p. 1-117, 2003.

  • WOLF, H. ; BOBDA, A. S. . ?The use of an indigenous cultural model in English language instruction in Cameroon.?. LAUD Linguistic Agency. Series A: General & Theoretical Papers, , v. 1, p. 514, 2000.

  • WOLF, H. ; CHIAO-CHIH, L. . E-mail discourse structure and cross-cultural understanding between Taiwan and Germany.. Studies in English Language and Literature. , v. 7, p. 19-27, 2000.

  • WOLF, H. ; PETER, L. ; BOBDA, A. S. . Identifying regional and national origin of English-speaking Africans seeking asylum in Germany.. Forensic Linguistics , v. 6, p. 302-321, 1999.

  • WOLF, HANS-GEORG . Transcendence of Ethnic Boundaries: The Case of the Anglophones in Cameroon. Journal of Sociolinguistics , v. 1, p. 419-426, 1997.

  • WOLF, H. . A folk model of the ?internal self? in light of the contemporary view of metaphor. The self as subject and object.. English and American Studies in German A Supplement to Anglia. Summaries of Theses and Monographs , v. 1, p. 19-22, 1996.

  • WOLF, H. ; HASHIM, Azirah ; LEITNER, Gerhard . Comunication With Asia. 1. ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016.

  • ANCHIMBE, E. A. (Org.) ; WOLF, H. (Org.) . Language Contact in a Postcolonial Setting: The Linguistic and Social Context of English and Pidgin in Cameroon. 1. ed. , 2012.

  • WOLF, H. ; Lothar Peter ; Frank Polzenhagen . Focus on English: Language Structure and Language Variation. Studies in Honour of Peter Lucko.. 1. ed. Leipzig: Leipziger Universitätsverlag, 2008.

  • WOLF, H. ; Lothar Peter ; Lucko, Peter . Studies in African Varieties of English. 1. ed. Frankfurt: Peter Lang Pub Inc, 2003. 185p .

  • WOLF, H. ; LEITNER, Gerhard ; HASHIM, A. . Communicating with Asia: introduction.. Communicating with Asia.. 1ed.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016, v. , p. 1-10.

  • WOLF, H. ; CHAN, T. . Understanding Asia by means of cognitive sociolinguistics and cultural linguistics ? the example of GHOSTS in Hong Kong English.. Communicating with Asia.. 1ed.: , 2016, v. , p. 249-266.

  • WOLF, H. . Language and culture in intercultural communication.. The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Linguistics. 1ed.Oxford: Routledge, 2015, v. , p. 445-459.

  • WOLF, H. ; POLZENHAGEN, F. . World Englishes and Cognitive Linguistics.. In: Markku Filppula; Juhani Klemo; Devyani Sharma. (Org.). The Handbook of World Englishes. 1ed.Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014, v. 1, p. 1-.

  • POLZENHAGEN, F. ; WOLF, H. . Cognitive Sociolinguistics in L2-variety dictionaries of English.. In: Martin Pütz; Justyna A. Robinson; Monika Reif. (Org.). Cognitive Sociolinguistics: Social and cultural variation in cognition and language use. 1ed.Amsterdã: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2014, v. 1, p. 373-400.

  • WOLF, H. . A cognitive sociolinguistic approach to the lexicon of Cameroon English and other World Englishes.. In: Eric A. Anchimbe. (Org.). Language Contact in a Postcolonial Setting: The Linguistic and Social Context of English and Pidgin in Cameroon. 1ed.Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2012, v. 1, p. 63-76.

  • IGBOANUSI, H. ; WOLF, H. . Patterns in metaphor translation: Translating FEAR Metaphors between English and Chinese.. In: Richard Xiao. (Org.). Using Corpora in Contrastive and Translation Studies. 1ed.Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010, v. 1, p. 40-61.

  • WOLF, H. . East and West African Englishes: Differences and commonalities.. In: Andy Kirkpatrick. (Org.). The Routledge Handbook of World Englishes,. 1ed.Londres: Routledge, 2010, v. 1, p. 197-211.

  • WOLF, H. ; XIAOYAN, X. . Basic-level salience in second language acquisition: A study of English vocabulary learning and use by Chinese adults.. In: nop, Sabine / Boers; Frank / De Rycker; Antoon. (Org.). Fostering Language Teaching Efficiency through Cognitive Linguistics. 1ed.Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2010, v. , p. 17-.

  • POLZENHAGEN, F. ; WOLF, H. . Conceptions of globalization in African and Western newspaper corpora.. In: Hans-Geor Wolf. (Org.). Focus on English: Language Structure and Language Variation. Studies in Honour of Peter Lucko.. 1ed.Leipzig: Leipziger Universitätsverlag, 2008, v. 1, p. 133-149.

  • WOLF, H. . A cognitive linguistic approach to the cultures of World Englishes: The emergence of a new model.. In: Gitte Kristiansen; René Dirven. (Org.). Cognitive Sociolinguistics: Language Variation, Cultural Models, Social Systems. 1ed.Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2008, v. 1, p. 353-385.

  • WOLF, H. ; XIAOYAN, X. . Basic level salience in second language acquisition: A study of English vocabulary learning by Chinese adults.. In: Martin Pütz, Laura Sicola. (Org.). 33rd International LAUD Symposium. Cognitive Approaches to Second/Foreign Language Processing: Theory and Pedagogy.. 1ed.Amsterdã: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2008, v. 1, p. 963-995.

  • WOLF, H. ; PETER, L. . Compiling an exclusive dictionary of West African English: A report on work in progress.. In: Peter Lang. (Org.). Explorations into Language Use in Africa. 1ed.Frankfurt: Peter Lang, 2008, v. , p. 221-234.

  • WOLF, H. ; POLZENHAGEN, F. . Fixed expressions as manifestations of cultural conceptualizations: Examples from African varieties of English.. In: Paul Skandera. (Org.). Phraseology and Culture in English. 1ed.Berlim: Mouton de Gruyter, 2007, v. 1, p. 399-435.

  • WOLF, H. ; POLZENHAGEN, F. . Culture-specific conceptualisations of corruption in African English: Linguistic analyses and pragmatic applications.. In: Frzad Sharifian; Gary B. Palmer. (Org.). Applied Cultural Linguistics. 1ed.Amsterdã: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2007, v. 1, p. 125-168.

  • WOLF, H. ; PETER, L. . A comparison of the varieties of West African Pidgin English.? World Englishes. In: Gittte Kristiansen; René Dirven. (Org.). World Englishes. 1ed.Berlim: Mouton de Gruyter, 2007, v. 1, p. 3-21.

  • WOLF, H. ; DIRVEN, R. ; POLZENHAGEN, F. . Cultural studies. In: Geeraerts, Dirk; Cuyckens, Hubert. (Org.). Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics. 1ed.Berlim: Mouton de Gruyter, 2007, v. 1, p. 1203-1221.

  • WOLF, H. ; DIRVEN, R. ; POLZENHAGEN, F. . Cognitive linguistics, ideology, and discourse analysis.. In: Dabrowska, Ewa; Divjak, Dagmar. (Org.). Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics. 1ed.Berlim: Mouton de Gruyter, 2007, v. 1, p. 1222-1240.

  • WOLF, H. ; IGBOANUSI, H. . Empowerment through English ? a realistic view of the educational promotion of English in post-colonial contexts: The case of Nigeria.. In: Pütz, Martin; Fishman, Joshua A.; Neff. (Org.). Along the Routes to Power: Explorations of the Empowerment through Language. 1ed.Berlim: Mouton de Gruyter, 2006, v. 1, p. 331-356.

  • WOLF, H. . Religion and traditional beliefs in West African English: A linguistic analysis.. In: Omoniyi, Tope; Fishman, Joshua A.. (Org.). The Sociology of Language and Religion. 1ed.Amsterdã: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2006, v. 1, p. 42-59.

  • WOLF, H. . Cultural approaches to second language varieties of English: A call for new methodologies and a review of some findings on (West) African English.. In: Anne Schröder. (Org.). Crossing Borders: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Africa. 1ed.Münster: Lit Verlag, 2004, v. 1, p. 133-149.

  • WOLF, H. ; POLZENHAGEN, F. . Conceptual metaphor as ideological stylistic means: An exemplary analysis.. In: Dirven, René; Frank, Roslyn; Pütz, Martin. (Org.). Cognitive Models in Language and Thought: Ideologies, Metaphors, and Meanings. 1ed.Berlim: Mouton de Gruyter, 2003, v. 1, p. 245-274.

  • PETER, L. ; WOLF, H. . Aku in The Gambia: Terminological problems, functional distribution and popular attitude.. In: Pether Lucko; Lothar Peter, Hans-Georg wolf. (Org.). Studies in African Varieties of English. 1ed.Frankfurt: Peter Lang Pub Inc, 2003, v. 1, p. 119-127.

  • WOLF, H. ; IGBOANUSI, H. . A preliminary comparison of lexical items in Nigerian English and Cameroon English.. Studies in African Varieties of English. 1ed.Frankfurt: Peter Lang Pub Inc, 2003, v. 1, p. 69-81.

  • WOLF, H. ; BOBDA, A. S. . ?The African cultural model of community in English language instruction in Cameroon: The need for more systematicity.?. In: Pütz, Martin; Niemeier, Susanne; Dirven, René. (Org.). Applied Cognitive Linguistics II: Language Pedagogy. 1ed.Berlim: Mouton de Gruyter, 2001, v. 1, p. 225-259.

  • WOLF, H. . The impact of British colonial policy on the forms and functions of English in Cameroon.. In: Carls, Uwe; Lucko, Peter. (Org.). Form, Function and Variation in English: Studies in Honour of Klaus Hansen. 1ed.Frankfurt: Peter Lang Pub Inc, 1999, v. 1, p. 219-233.

  • WOLF, H. ; FINZEL, A. . Cultural conceptualisations of gender and homosexuality in British, Indian and Nigerian English.. World Englishes , 2016.

Histórico profissional

Endereço profissional

  • University of Potsdam. , Institute of English and American Studies, Neuen Palais, 10, 14469 - Potsdam, - Alemanha, Telefone: (49) 3319771609

Experiência profissional

2008 - Atual

University of Potsdam, UNI/Potsdam

Vínculo: Servidor Público, Enquadramento Funcional: Chair Professor

Atividades

  • 01/2008

    Pesquisa e desenvolvimento , Institute for English and American Studies, .,Linhas de pesquisa

  • 01/2008

    Ensino, English and American Studies, Nível: Graduação,Disciplinas ministradas, Variation and varieties of English, including English-based Pidgin- and Creole varieties, Cognitive Linguistics, Intercultural Pragmatics, History of English, Sociolinguistics

2009 - Atual

University of Hong Kong

Vínculo: Honorary Professsor, Enquadramento Funcional: Honorary Professor

2003 - 2009

University of Hong Kong

Vínculo: Servidor Público, Enquadramento Funcional: Associate Professor

2003 - 2003

University of Hong Kong

Vínculo: Bolsista, Enquadramento Funcional: Research Assistant Professor

2000 - 2002

Humbolt Universität zu Berlin, HU Berlin

Vínculo: contrato, Enquadramento Funcional: Researcher and teacher

1991 - 1991

Southern Illinois University carbondale

Vínculo: Professor Visitante, Enquadramento Funcional: Researcher

1991 - 1991

University of California Berkeley, Berkeley

Vínculo: Professor Visitante, Enquadramento Funcional: Researcher