Benedicte Mosby Irgens
Position
Lecturer, Japanese language and linguistics
Affiliation
- benedicte.irgens@uib.no
- Phone number
- +47 55588843
- Visitor address
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Sydnesplassen 7
5007 Bergen - Room: 327
- Postal address
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P.O. Box 7805NO-5020 BergenNorway
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Benedicte Mosby Irgens
Position
Lecturer, Japanese language and linguistics
Affiliation
Short info
Research
My field of research is within Japanese linguistics, and my PhD dissertation from 2017 was about person deixis in a contrastive perspective. Person deixis is not grammaticalized in the same way in Japanese as in English and other European languages, and in addition, nominal ellipsis is frequent in Japanese. In my dissertation, I have tried to find out whether the Japanese grammar system has any compensatory devices that serve to clarify the coding of participant roles. The entire dissertation is accessible here: http://bora.uib.no/handle/1956/17273
In 2013, I organized the 9th conference of the Nordic Association of Japanese and Korean Studies (NAJAKS) in collaboration with colleagues in the Bergen Area.
From fall 2023, we will start a brand new Master´s program in Japan Studies here at UiB, and I will contribute with teaching and supervision mainly in the field of applied Japanese linguistics.
In 2024-25 I have started a funded project for the development of a AI-based chatbot for Japanese learners at the elementary level.
Outreach
I have appeared in Norwegian media (local and national radio and television) on several occasions as an expert on Japanese language and culture.
Teaching
I work as a Teaching Professor (docent) of Japanese linguistics at our department, and teach Japanese language on elementary and intermediate levels. I also give lectures on topics related to Japanese society and culture, such as Meiji history, religion, gender/family and Japan in East-Asia. I have supervised a large number of bachelor´s theses on various topics in Japan Studies. From 2023 I will contribute with teaching and supervision in our new Master´s program in Japan Studies, mainly in the field of applied Japanese linguistics.
In 2023, I was awarded status as Excellent Teaching Practitioner at the University of Bergen.
Publications
2017
- Irgens, Benedicte Mosby; Dyvik, Helge J. Jakhelln; Hansen, Tomoko Okazaki (2017). Person Deixis in Japanese and English - a Contrastive Functional Analysis . (external link)
- Jansen, Siri Skretting; Andersen, Heidi Lie; Oma, Bodil et al. (2017). Japansk dag - stor formidlingsdag i Japanhagen. (external link)
- Irgens, Benedicte Mosby (2017). "Abe raser på målingene" Lenke: https://radio.nrk.no/serie/dagsnytt-atten/NMAG03006217/28-03-2017#t=51m31s. (external link)
- Irgens, Benedicte Mosby (2017). Person deixis in Japanese and English - a Contrastive Functional Analysis. (external link)
- Irgens, Benedicte Mosby (2017). Yasukuni-helligdommen i Tokyo Lenke: https://radio.nrk.no/serie/studio-2-p2/MKRV20015717/17-10-2017#t=40m18s. (external link)
- Irgens, Benedicte Mosby (2017). Japansk grunnfag 30 år Lenke: https://radio.nrk.no/serie/distriktsprogram-hordaland/DKHO02022517/10-11-2017#t=41m37s. (external link)
2012
- Irgens, Benedicte Mosby (2012). Et ormebol av motsetninger. (external link)
- Irgens, Benedicte Mosby (2012). Å lære et strukturelt annerledes språk. (external link)
- Irgens, Benedicte Mosby; Hebert, David Gabriel (2012). Website of Nordic Association of Japanese and Korean Studies (NAJAKS) http://www.najaks.org/. (external link)
2010
2005
1995
- Haveraaen, Magne; Irgens, Benedicte Mosby; Jansen, Alf-Inge et al. (1995). Norsk informatikkonferanse - NIK'95 (Oslo, 20.-22. November 1995). (external link)
- Irgens, Benedicte Mosby (1995). Translation: Pros and Cons. (external link)
- Irgens, Benedicte Mosby (1995). Subjective or objective? A Comparison of Utterance types in Japanese and Norwegian. (external link)