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The Sociolinguistic Cocktail Lecture Series regularly brings prominent speakers to our region to discuss up-to-date issues on the topic of language, society, and multilingualism. 

But science doesn't need to be dry. After the talk, we invite the audience to discover our analogy between science and the gustatory universe, presenting a unique drink that builds on the linguistic and cultural ingredients of the lecture of the day. 

This series is a regional initiative of the Sociolinguistic Lab of Cologne, headed by Prof. Aria Adli, and the Sociolinguistics Lab of Duisburg-Essen, headed by Prof. Isabelle Buchstaller.

Lectures

Guests

Professor Heike Wiese

University of Potsdam
Department for German
Professor for Contemporary German Language

Speaker for First Lecture
April 5th, 2019 at the University of Cologne

Professor Gregory Guy

New York University
Department of Linguistics
Professor of Linguistics

Speaker for Second Lecture
July 3rd, 2019 at the University of Cologne

Professor Anke Lüdeling

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Department of German Studies and Linguistics
Professor for Corpus Linguistics and Morphology

Speaker for Third Lecture
November 7th, 2019 at the University of Cologne

Professor Naomi Nagy

University of Toronto
Department of Linguistics
Professor of Linguistics

Speaker for Fourth Lecture
November 14th, 2019 at the University Duisburg-Essen

Professor Leena Kolehmainen

University of Helsinki
Department of Languages
Professor of Germanic Philology

Speaker for Fifth Lecture
February 12th, 2020 at the University Duisburg-Essen

Professor Leonie Cornips

Maastricht University
Department of Literature and Art
Professor of Language Culture

Speaker for Sixth Lecture
April 25th, 2024 at the University Duisburg-Essen

Professor Miriam Meyerhoff

University of Oxford
Department of Linguistics
Professor of Linguistics

Speaker for Seventh Lecture
June 12th, 2024 at the University Duisburg-Essen

Simon Oppermann

University of Leipzig
Department of German Studies
Research Associate

Speaker for Eighth Lecture
February 12th, 2026 at the University Duisburg-Essen

Professor Beat Siebenhaar

University of Leipzig
Department of German Studies
Professor of Linguistics

Speaker for Eighth Lecture
February 12th, 2026 at the University Duisburg-Essen

Cocktail Recipes

The idea behind the drink is to mirror the language mix (that has been spoken about in the talk), in the form of a drink. Like language and culture in general, drinks also are influenced by different cultural flows and culinary traditions and, naturally, of a whole range of aromas.

Try out more delicious cocktails at Suderman, one of the best bars in Germany!

Cocktail #1 Urban Slang

The rosemary infused vodka stands for a Russian/Mediterranean mix, African sherbet is a Turkish sweet and sour mixture with African aromas. The Turkish apple tea symbolizes again the Mediterranean influence and lights the drink up with a bit of fizz. 

Ingredients:

  • 40ml Rosemary infused Vodka
  • 40ml African Sherbet (Sumach, hibiskus, grapefruit, cardamom, cumin, kurkuma, pineapple)
  • 100ml carbonised Turkish apple 

Garnish: In chili and absinthe marinated apple

Instructions: Mix all ingredients in a highball glass and garnish with the apple chip

Şerefe!

Cocktail #2 Saudades

Same as the language of Brazil got influenced by social shiftings and specially by the slave trade during colonial times, aromas, plants and food & drink culture were brought to Brazil by parts of Europe/Portugal, Africa and the Carribean, which inspired us to create this cocktail.

Ingredients:

  • 25ml Buchu infused Cachaca Magnifica 45% Vol.

  • 15ml homemade Baobab sirup

  • 15ml fresh lime juice

  • 30ml fresh pineapple juice

  • red port wine & pimento dram espuma

Garnish: Black and pink pepper from Brazil

Instructions: Add all the ingredients in a small highball glass on ice cubes, stir it up and top with the espuma

Saúde!

Cocktail #3 Frieselfieber

Ingredients:

  • 40ml Belsazar Rosé
  • 20ml Orange - Thyme - Sugar
  • 20ml fresh lime juce
  • fill up with Schweppes Hibiscus Tonic

Instructions: Put all ingridients into an with Ice filled Longdrink Glas and stir gently.

Impressions

Dieses Element existiert derzeit noch nicht im neuen Uni-Design und wird zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt ergänzt.