Stefan Dollinger, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest funding

A third edition of the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles: foregrounding minorities and the mobile user
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$39,040
A third edition of the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles: foregrounding minorities and the mobile user
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$52,246
Not just another dictionary: completing the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$111,424

All 4 grants and awards

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A third edition of the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles: foregrounding minorities and the mobile user

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dollinger, Stefan

Keywords: lexicography; digital humanities; IT upgrades; content upgrades

$39,040

A third edition of the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles: foregrounding minorities and the mobile user

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dollinger, Stefan

Keywords: lexicography; digital humanities; IT upgrades; content upgrades

$52,246

Not just another dictionary: completing the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dollinger, Stefan

Keywords: Canadian English vocabulary; historical record; etymology; semantic change; typology; dictionary entry; open access

$111,424

Canadian English in real-time longitudinal perspective

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Dollinger, Stefan

Keywords: linguistic change; diachronic change; real-time approach; corpus linguistics; semantics; morphosyntax; grammaticalization; language contact; lexicography

$25,739

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Dollinger, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "A third edition of the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles: foregrounding minorities and the mobile user" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]