2023

Swiss German, English, or Hindi: Language relations and language change. Senior:innen-Universität [Senior citizen university], Zurich

2021

Why language change? Cultural versus cognitive factors in the history of English. ES Alumni Colloquia, Zurich

2019

Languages as the wonders of the world. Family Fringe activity at the 'York Festivals of Ideas', York

2018

Young Science-messenger (Cooperation between researchers and schools), Vienna

2018

Sprache als Virus. [Language as a virus]. Science Slam talk, Vienna

2018

The Tower of Babel Revisited. Public lecture at the 'York Festival of Ideas', York (with Ann Taylor)

2018

English: Forged by conquest, shaped by culture. Family Fringe activity at the 'York Festival of Ideas', York

2017

Deutsch ist mit Indisch verwandt: Stimmt das wirklich? Über Sprachgeschichte, Sprachfamilien und das Volk der Indogermanen. [Is it really true that German is related to Indian? On language history, language families and the Indo-European people]. Lecture at the Kinderuni Wien [Children’s University Vienna]

2016

Warum redet Oma anders als ich? Wie verändert sich Sprache? [Why does granny sound different to me? How does language change?]. Lecture at the Kinderuni Wien [Children’s University Vienna]

2015

Die Evolution der Sprache: Sprachwandel im Laufe der Zeit [The evolution of language: Language change over time]; Public dialogue, ‘Flanieren durch die Wissenschaft [A stroll through science]', Campus Festival, University of Vienna

2014

Cool! – Musik und Historie [Cool! - Music and history]. Radio interview, Ö1 Radiokolleg (ORF), Vienna

MMXXIII

Swīþisc Englisc, Englisc, oþþe Hindisc: Sprǣca sibb and sprǣca wendung. Ieldrena Hēahscol, Turicum

MMXXI

For hwȳ wendaþ sprǣc? Þēodisc ongean ġeþōhtlic þing on Engliscre sprǣce stǣre. ES Alumni Colloquia, Turicum

MMXIX

Sprǣca swā þā woruldwundru. Hīwrǣdlic gemōt-weorc æt þam 'Eoforwīces Hīġea Freolstīdas', Eoforwic

MMXVIII

Geongra Vīsdōmes Boda (Gefēolagscipe betwēonan smēagendum ⁊ scolum), Wienne

MMXVIII

Sprǣc swā ādl-seocnes. Wīsdōm-plega spræc, Wienne

MMXVIII

Babeles torr eft besōht. Folclic rǣdincg æt þam 'Eoforwīces Hīġea Freolstīdas', Eoforwic (mid Ann Taylor)

MMXVIII

Englisc: þurh sige gesmiþod, þurh þēaw ġesceapen. Hīwrǣdlic gemōt-weorc æt þam 'Eoforwīces Hīġea Freolstīdas', Eoforwic

MMXVII

Is hit sōþlīce sōð þæt Þēodisc is sib Indisc spræce? Be sprǣce gerecednesse, sprǣc-cynrenum, ⁊ þǣre Indgermanisc þēode. Rǣdincg æt þǣre Cilda Hēahscol on Wienne

MMXVI

Hwȳ sprecþ ealdemōder ōðerlīce þonne ic? Hū wandaþ sprǣc? Rǣdincg æt þǣre Cilda Hēahscol on Wienne

MMXV

Sprǣce weaxung: sprǣce wendung þurh tīda ryne. Folclic sprǣc, ‘Gang þurh wīsdōm’, Hāmtūnes freols, Wīena Hēahscōl

MMXIV

Cōl! – Drēam and stǣr. Radio-ymbespræc, Ö1 Radiokolleg (ORF), Wienne