René Schiering

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René Schiering

René Schiering (born August 27, 1977 in Gladbeck ) is a German author , scientist and musician . Among other things, he writes on behalf of RTL II , Sat.1 and RTL for television and has so far published two novels and two music albums.

Life

Schiering grew up in Gladbeck. After he attained the technical college entrance qualification at the Realschule , he switched to the Heisenberg-Gymnasium , where he graduated from high school in 1996 . Until August 1997, he made at a hospital civil service and then moved to Cologne . There he studied general linguistics , English philology and philosophy and was awarded his master's degree in summer 2002 after stops in Kiel and Nijmegen . In 2003 he moved to the University of Konstanz for a doctorate in linguistics . After a summa cum laude doctorate in 2006, he researched and taught as a linguist at the University of Leipzig (2006–2007) and the University of Münster (2008–2011).

While studying, Schiering worked in various professions, for example as a carpentry assistant in shopfitting and as an excavation assistant in archaeological building site rehabilitation. In the media industry, he gained experience in numerous projects at an early stage, including the TV yearbook , the Cologne Conference and the permanent secretariat of the German TV Prize . Schiering has been working full-time as a screenwriter and writer since October 2011 . In addition to novels, he also writes for television.

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Linguistics

As a linguist , Schiering completed a language typology training in Cologne, Kiel and Nijmegen. Since his master's thesis he has been working on general linguistic issues ( clitization of pronouns and article forms. An empirical study using the example of Ruhr German , 2002), among other things, on his native variety , Ruhr German . The grammatical peculiarities of the variety are not understood as deviations from standard German ("error"), but rather as an expression of an independent grammatical system.

Since 2003 he has been working on an ethno-linguistic documentation of language use in the Palatinate language island on the Lower Rhine . In his dissertation ( Cliticization and the Evolution of Morphology. A Cross-linguistic Study on Phonology in Grammaticalization , 2006) he establishes a connection between the phonetic profile of a language and the expected language change processes on the basis of linguistic data. In addition to the documentation and description of German colloquial languages ​​and dialects, phonological language typology and research on universals are also one of his main research areas.

Schiering also explores the fringes of linguistics and their intersections with disciplines such as ethnology and sociology , for example in his research on Schalke's fan chants. On the basis of a detailed analysis of the opening ritual at home games of FC Schalke 04 ( Regional Identity in Schalke Football Chants , 2008), he shows how the ritual practices of football fans not only ensure and secure group cohesion, but also how regional identity can be negotiated.

literature

In the summer of 2011, Schiering's debut novel Ruhrpott-Köter was published by Henselowsky Boschmann Verlag in Bottrop . On 144 pages, Schiering tells of the choleric André who is returning to his hometown after twelve years of work-related exile. Reluctantly and disoriented, he stumbles through the northern Ruhr area, which has become strange to him. The nocturnal ride with a hodgepodge of weird figures and embarrassing situations quickly becomes a confrontation therapy in which the returnees have to face their pseudo-sophisticated arrogance. Behind criticism and ridicule is a declaration of love to the densely populated industrial region, which offers its residents support in fast-moving times through close social networks. The sequel, Ruhrpott-Köter 2 , was released in August 2013.

Schiering's short story Wotan was published by Henselowsky Boschmann in late summer 2012 as a contribution to Julia Wilmsmann's Dem Mensch his best buddy - stories about dogs in the district . In August 2018, the Bottroper Verlag Ruhrgebietchen - what your children love about you and what not about you , to which Schiering Gladbeck - contributed autobiography of a love-hate relationship. In the role model book: Small Gallery of Humanity (also Henselowsky Boschmann, Bottrop), he asked the question in 2019: What would Schlingensief do now? Also in 2019 the autobiographical text Gladbeck 10 or the Karstadt building and I appeared in the Gladbeck anthology Lebensgeschichte ist Stadtgeschichte , edited by Leonhard Föcher and Martin W. Schnell.

reception

Herrmann Beckfeld writes in his September 2011 review of Ruhrpott-Köter in the Ruhr Nachrichten : '“Everyone who is sometimes still a little shy about confessing to our homeland will be moved to tears in some scenes. Because it is shown so beautifully that anyone who has ever sniffed the Ruhr area can never get away from it. "

Kira Schmidt describes the book in October 2011 in the WAZ Gladbeck as “a milieu study of the northern Ruhr area, whose heroes are simple people. With pointed wit and good powers of observation, René Schiering describes a piece of home, somewhere between Essen and the Arena of the Royal Blues, between Schlager disco and miners' band. "

Britta Heidemann judged in November 2011 in the national cultural section of the WAZ: "sensationally weird, absolutely realistic", "snotty and romantic, straightforward and weird at the same time."

music

In addition to writing, Schiering also makes music. He has been playing punk rock in the Ruhr area since the early 1990s ; From 2002 to 2008 he toured the Rhineland with the Cologne country formation The Little Opry Band . From 2007 he was guitarist and singer in the Gladbeck punk band Rockwohl Degowski. The album Ruhrpott-Köter was released in April 2011 on Hulk Räckorz / Edel Distribution .

In 2015 he founded the country band Ramblin 'René & The Stetson Five; Their first album was released on Yellow Snake Records in October 2016. In addition to Schiering (guitar and vocals), the group includes Harpo Calypso (bass), Axel Borsch (drums), Butch Delgado (lap steel and guitar) and Katrin Schiering (violin and vocals). Except for one cover song, the pieces are own compositions.

Publications

Scientific publications (extract)

  • Inflected prepositions in German? New evidence from the Ruhr area. In: Journal of Dialectology and Linguistics. Volume 72, 2005, pp. 52-79.
  • Cliticization and the Evolution of Morphology. A Cross-linguistic Study on Phonology in Grammaticalization. 2006. (kops.ub.uni-konstanz.de)
  • with Baris Kabak: The Phonology and Morphology of Function Word Contractions in German. In: Journal of Comparative Germanic Linguistics. Volume 9, 2006, pp. 53-99.
  • The Phonological Basis of Linguistic Rhythm. Cross-linguistic Data and Diachronic Interpretation. In: Language typology and research on universals. Volume 60, 2007, pp. 337-359.
  • The Palatinate language island on the Lower Rhine. In: Jürgen Graven (Ed.): 175 years Neulouisendorf 1832-2007. Pfälzerbund am Niederrhein eV, Louisendorf 2007, pp. 115–130.
  • Regional Identity in Schalke Football Chants. In: Eva Lavric, Gerhard Pisek, Andrew Skinner, Wolfgang Stadler (eds.): The Linguistics of Football. (= Language in Performance. 38). Gunter Narr, Tübingen 2008, pp. 221–232.
  • Reconsidering Erosion in Grammaticalization: Evidence from Cliticization. In: Katerina Stathi, Elke Gehweiler, Ekkehard König (Eds.): Grammaticalization: Current Views and Issues. (= Studies in Language Companion Series. 119). John Benjamin, Amsterdam / Philadelphia 2010, pp. 73-100.
  • with Balthasar Bickel and Kristine A. Hildebrandt: The Prosodic Word is not Universal, but Emergent. In: Journal of Linguistics. Volume 46, No. 3, 2010, pp. 657-709.
  • Bricolage and ritualization: On the semiotics of fan chants. In: Journal of Semiotics. Volume 32, No. 3-4, 2011, pp. 287-304. (Special issue football as a key discourse published by Alexander Ziem)
  • with Balthasar Bickel and Kristine A. Hildebrandt: Stress-timed = Word-based? Testing a Hypothesis in Prosodic Typology. In: Language typology and research on universals. Volume 65, No. 2, 2012, pp. 157-168.
  • On the emergence of irregular word accents: Morphologization in Turkish. In: Andreas Bittner, Klaus-Michael Köpcke (Hrsg.): Regularity and irregularity in phonology and morphology: diachron, contrastive, typological. (= Lingua Historica Germanica. 13). de Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2016, pp. 101–114.

Fiction

  • Ruhrpott mutt. It's nice elsewhere, but this is my home. Almost a homeland novel. Verlag Henselowsky Boschmann, Bottrop 2011, ISBN 978-3-942094-15-3 .
  • Wotan. Short story. In: Julia Wilmsmann: The human being his best buddy - stories about dogs in Revier Verlag Henselowsky Boschmann, Bottrop 2012, ISBN 978-3-942094-27-6 .
  • Ruhrpott-Mutt 2. Like a pigeon that is sent, I come back every time. Almost a woman's novel. Verlag Henselowsky Boschmann, Bottrop 2013, ISBN 978-3-942094-38-2 .
  • Gladbeck - Autobiography of a love-hate relationship. In: Ruhrgebietchen - what your children love about you and what they don't. Verlag Henselowsky Boschmann, Bottrop 2018, ISBN 978-3-942094-80-1 .
  • What would Schlingensief do now? In: Model book: Small gallery of humanity. Verlag Henselowsky Boschmann, Bottrop 2019, ISBN 978-3-942094-95-5 .
  • Gladbeck 10 or the Karstadt building and me. In: Leonard Föcher, Martin W. Schnell (Hrsg.): Life story is city history: An anthology with texts Gladbeck citizens. Ruhrstadt-Verlag. Gladbeck 2019, ISBN 978-3-942094-95-5 .

Albums

  • Rockwohl Degowski: Ruhrpott mutt. Hulk Räckorz / Edel Distribution 2011, DNB 1017709653 .
  • Ramblin 'René & The Stetson Five: Ramblin' René & The Stetson Five . Yellow Snake Records / Timezone Distribution 2016, OCLC 964392669 .

Prizes and awards

For his dissertation Cliticization and the Evolution of Morphology. A Cross-linguistic Study on Phonology in Grammaticalization , Schiering was awarded the Prize of the City of Konstanz for the Promotion of Young Academics at the University of Konstanz in June 2007. The work was also shortlisted for the Association for Linguistic Typology's Joseph Greenberg Award in August 2007.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ René Schiering: Ruhrpott-Mutt.
  2. ^ Herrmann Beckfeld: Ruhrpott-Mutt. In: Ruhr news culture. September 22, 2011.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.ruhrnachrichten.de
  3. ↑ Kira Schmidt: Grown up on coal. In: WAZ. Gladbeck, October 20, 2011.
  4. ↑ Britta Heidemann: Night of horrors in Bottrop. In: WAZ culture. November 19, 2011.
  5. ↑ Gerhard Römhild: "Ramblin 'René & The Stetson Five" present their first CD. In: DerWesten. November 11, 2016. (derwesten.de)
  6. ↑ University advertising factor. In: uni'kon. No. 28, 2007, p. 11. (kops.uni-konstanz.de)
  7. ^ Joseph Greenberg Award of the Association for Linguistic Typology 2007. linguistic-typology.org ( Memento of September 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Schiering, René
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German linguist, author, musician
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Gladbeck