Harald Clahsen
Harald Clahsen (born July 2, 1955 in Mönchengladbach ) is a German psycholinguist who currently teaches at the University of Potsdam .
Clahsen obtained his first university degree in German and sociology in 1978. He then researched first and second language acquisition and received his doctorate in 1981 from the Bergische Universität Wuppertal . He then did research on developmental and language disorders and completed his habilitation in 1987 in linguistics at the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf . Thereafter, among other things, examined the acquisition of grammar among native speakers and language learners, using psycholinguistic research methods.
Clahsen has published a number of books and research reports in his field. He received the Gerhard Hess Prize from the German Research Foundation for his research on language acquisition and a prize from the University of Düsseldorf for his book on speech disorders in children. He coordinated several language research projects and is co-editor of the Benjamin's book series . His research also includes morphology and syntax . In 2008 he became a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA). In October 2010 he received the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship, the highest endowed German science prize of 5 million euros. He will use the prize money to continue his research at the University of Potsdam .
He has been a full member of the Academia Europaea since 2012 .
Web links
- Alexander von Humboldt Professorship - The 2010 Prize Winners
- Own biographical information. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010 ; accessed on December 16, 2013 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Membership directory: Harald Clahsen. Academia Europaea, accessed June 21, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Clahsen, Harald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German psycholinguist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd July 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mönchengladbach |