Dr. phil. Julia Gspandl, BA MA

Julia Gspandl is a sociolinguist and predoctoral fellow at the Plurilingualism Research Unit of treffpunkt sprachen.

She teaches sociolinguistics with a focus on sign languages and multimodal multilingualism. Her PhD project explores the semiotic repertoires and language use of deaf migrants in Austria.with a focus on sign languages and multimodal multilingualism.

Research interests: semiotic repertoires and languaging of deaf migrants, sign language acquisition, the intersection of sign language and gesture, sociolinguistics with a focus on minority languages.