Reinhold Aman, Ph.D. Copyright © 2009 by Susan Aman If you have questions, please write or call the Editor any day between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. Pacific time (San Francisco) at (707) 795-8178 or e-mail your inquiries to: E-mail Aman Curriculum Vitæ of a Cunning Linguist SYNOPSIS Reinhold Albert Aman was born on April 8, 1936, in Fürstenzell (Bavaria), Germany. He grew up in Straubing and Oberschneiding, studied chemical engineering in Augsburg, and worked in Frankfurt and Munich. In 1957 he emigrated to Montréal, Canada, and in 1959 to the USA, where he earned teaching degrees in languages and literatures. He speaks Bavarian, English, French, German, Spanish, and Yiddish and reads or understands about 20 other languages. Since 1965 he has been researching verbal aggression in some 220 languages and dialects from the past 5,000 years.  Married in 1960. Divorced in 1990 after 25 years of increasing hell. One daughter, Susan, was born in 1964. WORK 1953--56: Translator and Clerk for the U.S. Army (CIC) in Frankfurt and Chemical Analyst for adhesives and resins in Frankfurt and Munich 1957--59: Petroleum Chemist. Montréal, Canada 1959--61: Metallurgist and Analytical Chemist. Milwaukee, Wis., USA 1968--74: Assistant Professor of German at "Dungheap U" in Milwaukee, Wis. 1974-- : Editor and Publisher. Waukesha, Wis., and Santa Rosa, Calif. (1990--) ACADEMIC Degrees B.S.: High Honors, University of Wisconsin, 1965. Majors: German and Secondary Education. Minors: French and Spanish Ph.D.: University of Texas, 1968. Major: German Language and Literature to 1400. Minor: Germanic Linguistics. Dissertation: "Der Kampf in Wolframs Parzival" (a 275-page analysis of battle scenes in this 24,000-line heroic epic of the 12th century) Honors and Awards Dean's List, 1962--1965 Sophomore High Honors Senior High Honors Graduated with High Honors and High Honors in Secondary Education Three scholarships, 1963--1965 French-German Award, 1965 NDEA Title IV U.S. Government Fellowship, 1965--1968 Research Grant, University of Wisconsin Graduate School, 1973 Computer Research Grant, University of Wisconsin, 1974 Standard Oil Teaching Excellence Award (among top 3 winners), 1974 Professional Memberships (past and present) American Association of Teachers of German American Association of University Professors American Dialect Society American Name Society Dictionary Society of North America International Arthurian Society International Linguistics Association Linguistic Society of America Modern Language Association Pedagogical Seminar for Germanic Philology Philological Association of the Pacific Coast INSTRUCTIONAL Pre-High School: Deutsche Schule, Milwaukee, Wis., 1959--1960. Introduction to German High School: Milwaukee, Wis., and Austin, Texas, 1964--1968 (mostly part time). Taught German, French, Spanish, English University: University of Texas, 1967--1968. Teaching Assistant and Teaching Associate University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ("Dungheap U"), 1968--1974. Assistant Professor of German. Taught undergraduate and graduate level courses in Grammar, Stylistics, Conversation, Phonetics, Philology, Medieval and Baroque Literature, Dialectology, Bibliography, and Research Methods PUBLICATIONS Book Reviews (1969--1971): German Quarterly, Modern Language Journal Journals and Newsletters: Lach und Lern (pedagogical) in German, French, and Spanish editions, 1972--1974 Maledicta Monitor: 1990--1992 Maledicta: 1977--2005 Miscellaneous Writings: Numerous articles and notes in American Notes & Queries, Comments on Etymology, Jewish Language Review, Libido, Maledicta, Sesquipedalian, Verbatim, Word Ways, etc. Books: Der Kampf in Wolframs Parzival. Ann Arbor, 1968 Sinnliches (German wordplays). Milwaukee, 1971 Löcherliches: Bildwörter (German wordplays). Milwaukee, 1973 Pornographia: Picturesexed Words (English wordplays). Milwaukee, 1974 Cuss Along with Dick; Or, Expletives Restored. Milwaukee, 1974 NIXLER: The Prosaic Poetry of Richard Nixon and Adolf Hitler. Milwaukee, 1974 Bayrisch-österreichisches Schimpfwörterbuch. Munich, 1973. Various editions published in 1978, 1983, 1986, 1996, 2005 How Do They Do It? A Collection of Wordplays Revealing the Sexual Proclivities of Man and Beast. Waukesha, 1983 The Best of Maledicta. Philadelphia, 1987 Talking Dirty: A Bawdy Compendium of Abusive Language, Outrageous Insults & Wicked Jokes. London, 1993 and New York, 1994 Opus Maledictorum: A Book of Bad Words. New York, 1996 Hillary Clinton's Pen Pal: A Guide to Life and Lingo in Federal Prison. Santa Rosa, 1996 General Editor Mark Twain's The Mammoth Cod, 1976 Allen Walker Read's Classic American Graffiti, Paris, 1935. Reprints 1977, 1988 Abraham Roback's A Dictionary of International Slurs, 1979 SCHOLARLY PAPERS AND LECTURES "Bavarian Invectives: Structures, Types, Semantic Changes." University of Texas, 1968 "On the Structure of German Invectives." Modern Language Association, New York, 1970 "Psychological, Literary, and Linguistic Aspects of German Pejoratives." San Francisco, 1972 "Die Beschimpfung im Deutschen: Bestandteile und Strukturen." Modern Language Association, New York, 1972 "Los orígenes de las injurias metafóricas en alemán." International Linguistic Association, Arequipa, Perú, 1973 "A Writing System for Bavarian Dialects." Linguistic Society of America, Ann Arbor, 1973 "Zur Schreibung Deutscher Mundarten." Boston, 1973 "Verbal Violence: Psychological, Linguistic and Cross-Cultural Aspects of Obscenities, Blasphemies and Insults." University of Regensburg, Germany, 1975, and University of Munich, 1977 "Dingbat, Dungheap and Dunce: Metaphoric Terms of Abuse in English and Other Tongues." Phoenix, 1980 "Pshitt, Fockink and Dunk: How Not to Name Your Product." University of Delaware, 1981, and Washington, DC, 1982 "Definitions of Sodomy and Pederasty in Dictionaries." Newberry Library, Chicago, 1986 "Terms of Endearment and Abuse for Women's Breasts and Other Naughty Body Parts." American Name Society, Chicago, 1988 "Verbal Violence." At various universities in Canada, Europe, and the United States, 1975--. "Pshitt, Fockink and Dunk: How Not to Name Your Product." San Francisco, 1996 "Êtes-vous une déviation de la norme? Les causes principales des insultes personnelles." Colloque "Les insultes 3 : Bilan et perspectives." Université de Savoie (Chambéry, France), May 30, 2009 RESEARCH GRANTS "A Computer-Oriented Analysis of German Pejorative Nouns and Adjectives." University of Wisconsin Graduate School, 1973 "Computer Analysis of a Taxonomy for Value Systems." University of Wisconsin, 1974 SERVICE TO PROFESSION AND UNIVERSITY Member, Chairman or Secretary: Committee on Linguistics, Faculty Evaluations, Student Appeals, Faculty Advisory Committee to the Dean, Faculty Senate, Course & Curriculum Committee German Department at Dungheap U: Recording Secretary and Bibliographer. Created German Studies Abroad, Pre-Registration Poll, Eulenspiegel-Verein, Program Revisions, German Dialect Tape Library. M.A. Examination Reader. Wrote proposals to improve undergraduate and graduate instruction. Currently: Advisor to M.A. and Ph.D. candidates in the USA and abroad RESEARCH INTERESTS Verbal Aggression Worldwide Moral Value Systems Intolerance Deviations from the Norm Psycholinguistics Sociolinguistics Anthropological Linguistics Metaphors Morphology Semantics Onomastics Computer Language Analysis Writing Systems for Unwritten Languages Lexicography Dialectology Bavarian Yiddish Pictorial Dictionaries Slang and Marginal Languages Wit and Humor PERSONAL INTERESTS All Languages and Cultures Classical and Ethnic Music Fine Arts Reference Books and Dictionaries Typesetting, Graphics, and Publishing Shortwave Radio Microscopy Computers Prison Life Legal Reforms Freedom of Speech Cats, Kittens & other Pussies PRESENT POSITIONS President: Maledicta - The International Research Center for the Study of Verbal Aggression and The International Maledicta Society Publisher and Editor: Maledicta: The International Journal of Verbal Aggression and Maledicta Press Monographs Director: The International Maledicta Archives HE ADMIRES: Honest, industrious, decent, and unselfish people Excellent teachers HE HATES: Lying, back-stabbing, bullshitting, unreliable, narrow-minded, and fanatical people Non-clinical morons & fools Incompetent, greedy, and vicious lawyers and judges All politicians BIOGRAPHY Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Education, Who's Who in the West, and other reference works.