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Whereas France has been undertaking the codification of FR since the 16th century, supported by legal state institutions for language policy, Germany has no such centralised institutionalisation, (see, e.g., Kamocki/Lobin/Witt/Wöllstein 2023 ). In Luxembourg, the linguistic situation is characterised by the use and recognition of three official languages: FR, DE and national language LB (cf. the law from 1984 and article 4 of the Constitution, amended 2023). To compare these approaches, the Doctoral Candidate will explore Critical Multilingual Language Awareness by:
1) analysing the different actors and forces involved to codify a standard written language use at a national level;
2) conducting an empirical study of statements or judgements on / about language and language norms and ideologies in FR and DE, in connection with IRP2, on the basis of i) institutional language policy texts and ii) online dictionaries;
3) comparing the results to language policy in Luxembourg and its implementation in the plurilingual Lëtzerbuerger Online Dictionnaire of the Zenter fir d'Lëtzebuerger Sprooch (ZLS).
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Début de la thèse : 01/11/2026
WEB : https://www.multilawa.eu

Programmes de l'Union Européenne de financement de la recherche (ERC, ERASMUS)

Université de Lorraine

78 SLTC - SOCIETES, LANGAGES, TEMPS, CONNAISSANCES

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The Doctoral Candidate is expected to – have the potential to conduct research of excellent quality, as demonstrated by initial academic work such as the master's thesis, and – if applicable – presentations at conferences, awareness-raising activities or publications. – be interested in working in a multilingual, interdisciplinary and international research environment. – have excellent communication skills in German and English (at least B2). – be willing to undertake international research secondments and travels. See details: https://www.multilawa.eu/recruitment-for-applying/general-information/