Welcome to my personal research website.
I am Lena Kaltenbach, a research assistant and doctoral student in English linguistics at Universität Mannheim. My work is primarily based at the chair Anglistik IV (diachronic linguistics), where I am actively engaged in exploring the world of language contact and change.
Currently, I am honored to be a member of the DFG research unit SILPAC (Structuring the Input in Language Processing, Acquisition and Change). This interdisciplinary project focuses on understanding how changes in the structure of language input influence language processing, language acquisition, and historical language change.
Through this website, I aim to share my research interests, ongoing projects, and contributions to the field of English linguistics. Feel free to explore my work and get in touch if you have any questions or potential collaborations in mind.
Photo credit: Katrin Glückler
Email: You can reach me at lena.kaltenbach[at]mail.uni-mannheim.de
Profile Universität Mannheim:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2171-2301
https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=piSvBpUAAAAJ&hl=de&oi=sra
I completed my Bachelor of Arts in Anglistik (English Studies) (2013-2017) and my Master of Arts in Sprache und Kommunikation (Language & Communication) (2017-2020) at the University of Mannheim.
From April 2015 until January 2020, I worked as a student research assistant at the Anglistik IV chair University of Mannheim in the context of the DFG BASICS project.
Since February 2020, I have worked as a doctoral student and research assistant for the Anglistische Linguistik/Diachronie chair, teaching introductory courses to diachronic linguistics and research methods and supporting the grant proposal for the DFG SILPAC project.
I am also a co-editor of MAPMAC (Mannheim Papers in Multilingualism, Acquisition and Change), which can be found here.