About the research group

The Research Group for Nordic Language is open to anyone conducting research on the Norwegian language or any of the other Nordic languages.

We have Thursday afternoons as our meeting day, and anyone who has something they wish to share or discuss can present it at these meetings. The meetings typically take the form of presentations and discussions, but we have also successfully held meetings where we provide feedback on each other’s texts. The research group is also a great opportunity to present material for upcoming conferences to receive initial feedback on strengths and weaknesses. We maintain an informal tone and are committed to supporting and helping each other become better researchers.

Periodically, we organize writing seminars for master's students, where students present parts of their theses and receive feedback from peers and staff.

Topics discussed in the meetings are those we are currently interested in. For example:

  • Language history and language change
  • Dialects, sociolects, and language attitudes
  • Semantics and pragmatics
  • Language contact and heritage languages
  • Technical language and terminology
  • Norwegian as a second language
  • Phonology and grammar
  • Text linguistics
  • Personal and place names (onomastics)
  • Norwegian disciplinary didactics
  • Lexicography

Activities in 2025

  • February 6th: Presentation by Emma Josefin Ölander Aadland: "Korpusbasert studie av kjønnsfremstilling ved bruk av adjektiv"
  • February 20th: Writing seminar for master students
  • March 6th: Writing seminar for master students
  • March 13th: Presentation by Thorsteinn Gudmundur Indridason: "Diminutiver i islandsk"
  • March 20th: Writing seminar for master students

 

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