About us
Who are we?
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The AALL is a non-profit scientific organisation striving for excellence in the investigation of language use in legal contexts. The association consists primarily of scholars from legal linguistics and the legal domain. Our research focuses on statutory interpretation, linguistic evidence in the juridical process, speaker recognition and identification, and commentaries on legal developments.
If you are interested in joining the AALL, please visit our “Join” page here, or get in touch for more information: info@oegrl.com.
Meet the Executive Board
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Daniel Green – President
daniel.green@oegrl.com
Daniel Green holds a BA in English and American studies and an MA in English language and history from the University of Vienna. He obtained his LL.M from the University of Edinburgh and specialises in data protection law, statutory interpretation, legislative drafting, and the role of linguistic indeterminacy in Austrian criminal proceedings.
Colby A. Morris – Vice-president
colby.morris@oegrl.com
This position will be filled soon.
colby.morris@oegrl.com
Maria Pober – Secretary
This position will be filled soon.
Cornelia Eißler – Treasurer
This description will be filled soon.
Januš C. Varburgh – Vice Treasurer
This description will be filled soon.
Advisory board
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- Mag. Martin Dunkl
- Mag. Peter Eschig, LLM LLM
- Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dr. Hannes Kniffka
- Univ.-Prof. Dr. Claus Luttermann
- Prof.in Dr.in Karin Luttermann
- Mag. Dr. Benedikt Lutz
- Univ.-Prof.in Dr.in Gerlinde Mautner
- RA Michael Schmuck
- Dr. Paul Schwarzenbacher
- Dr. Zakeera Docrat
Research group leaders and coordinators
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Laura Levstock – Emerging Linguists Coordinator
Laura Levstock is a student of Applied Linguistics at the University of Vienna, where she also works as a tutor. Her research interests include sociolinguistics and discourse studies. She is especially concerned with the (re)production of social inequality through and because of linguistic practices.