Hans-Jörg Schmid (born 1963) is a German linguist. He is a professor at

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich, LMU or LMU Munich; ) is a public university, public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as the University of Ingolstadt in 1472 by Duke ...

, where he has held the Chair of Modern English Linguistics since 2005. He was among the early proponents of

Cognitive Linguistics Cognitive linguistics is an interdisciplinary branch of linguistics, combining knowledge and research from cognitive science, cognitive psychology, neuropsychology and linguistics. Models and theoretical accounts of cognitive linguistics are cons ...

in Germany in the 1990s. Recently, he has developed the Entrenchment-and-Conventionalization Model, a usage-based, complex-adaptive model of language which to integrates cognitive, pragmatic and sociolinguistic aspects to explain language structure, linguistic variation and

language change Language change is the process of alteration in the features of a single language, or of languages in general, over time. It is studied in several subfields of linguistics: historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and evolutionary linguistic ...

. Schmid studied English and Physical Education at

and

Technical University of Munich The Technical University of Munich (TUM or TU Munich; ) is a public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It specializes in engineering, technology, medicine, and applied and natural sciences. Established in 1868 by King Ludwig II ...

. In 1987, he graduated with a teacher diploma, but returned to

to complete a PhD in English Linguistics,

Psycholinguistics Psycholinguistics or psychology of language is the study of the interrelation between linguistic factors and psychological aspects. The discipline is mainly concerned with the mechanisms by which language is processed and represented in the mind ...

and

English Literature English literature is literature written in the English language from the English-speaking world. The English language has developed over more than 1,400 years. The earliest forms of English, a set of Anglo-Frisian languages, Anglo-Frisian d ...

under the supervision of Leonhard Lipka in 1992. In 1998, he completed his second doctorate (Habilitation) also at

. He then worked at

Dresden University of Technology TU Dresden (for , abbreviated as TUD), also as the Dresden University of Technology, is a public research university in Dresden, Germany. It is the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden, the largest university in Saxony a ...

and

Ruhr University Bochum The Ruhr University Bochum (, ) is a public research university located in the southern hills of the central Ruhr area, Bochum, Germany. It was founded in 1962 as the first new public university in Germany after World War II. Instruction began ...

and held the Chair in English Linguistics at

University of Bayreuth The University of Bayreuth (German: Universität Bayreuth) is a public research university located in Bayreuth, Germany. It is one of the youngest German universities. It is broadly organized into seven undergraduate and graduate faculties, with ...

from 2000 to 2005.

References

1963 births Living people Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni Technical University of Munich alumni Alumni of the University of Exeter Academic staff of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Linguists from Germany {{Germany-linguist-stub