Dr. François Conrad
ABOUT ME
Born in Luxembourg, I was raised in a multilingual environment. Alongside my first language, Luxembourgish, I was exposed to German, French, and English as secondary languages. Consequently, from an early age, I encountered diverse social and linguistic interactions among these languages.
While pursuing my linguistic studies in Bamberg, Germany, my primary focus shifted towards the phonetics of languages—their production, perception, and their role in communication. Continuously driven by curiosity, I also explore various linguistic branches and domains.
My journey included the study of languages such as Latin, Old Greek, and Old Church Slavonic, alongside modern languages like Spanish, Czech, and Portuguese. Engaging in both learning and teaching these languages provided me with a comprehensive understanding of grammatical structures, functions, and linguistic systems. This knowledge serves me well in both my research endeavors and teaching pursuits, as well as in conveying scientific concepts to the broader public and society.

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WORK PLACES
RESEARCH INTERESTS
since 2025
GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITÄT GÖTTINGEN (DE)
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter/
Research collaborator
2024 - 2016
LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITÄT HANNOVER (DE)
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter/
Research collaborator
2015 - 2011
UNIVERSITÉ DU LUXEMBOURG (LU)
PhD studies in Luxembourgish Linguistics
(AFR-Stipendium of the Fonds National de la Recherche, Luxembourg)
Language Variation and Change
Urban vernaculars
Sociolinguistics/Sociophonetics
Dialectology/Regional languages
Phonetics & Phonology
Empirical linguistics
Luxembourgish linguistics
Language Contact
Multilingualism
HABILITATION THESIS
"Das ostfälische Hochdeutsch synchron und diachron. Aspekte des lautlichen und grammatischen Wandels."
(submitted on March 10 2025 at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)
EDUCATION
2010 - 2007
OTTO-FRIEDRICH-UNIVERSITÄT BAMBERG
German philology (linguistics), Slavistics, Contemporary History
2007 - 2006
CHARLES UNIVERSITY PRAGUE
Erasmus-Program
2006 - 2004
OTTO-FRIEDRICH-UNIVERSITÄT BAMBERG
Archaeology, Contemporary History, Slavistics
2004 - 1990
Primary and secondary School in Luxembourg