On June 8th, we celebrated Barbara Seidlhofer as the winner of the Wilhelm Hartel-Award- the highest prize offered by the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
The jury explained its choice by emphasizing Barbara Seidlhofer's contribution to founding a new field - the study of English as a lingua franca - and the risks this involved at a time when English linguistics meant studying "the native speakers' English".
Follow this link to read more about the prize and the jury's decision on the website of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
