Nora Duggan Assistant lecturer
Contact
Name and title: Nora DugganAssistant lecturer
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5695-2145 Länk till annan webbplats.
Workplace: Department of Linguistics Länk till annan webbplats.
Visiting address Room C 332Universitetsvägen 10 C, plan 2-3
Postal address Institutionen för lingvistik106 91 Stockholm
About me
I am an Assistant Professor in Linguistics, within the field of sign language.
My research interests include deaf studies, sociolinguistics, multilingualism, and language policy.
I am the course co-ordinator for:
- Deaf Studies (7.5 ECTS)
- International Sign (10 ECTS)
- Multilingualism in deaf and hard of hearing people (7.5 ECTS)
- Deaf culture and history (5 ECTS)
- Sign language texts (7.5 ECTS)
- Sociolinguistics (7.5 ECTS)
I also provide supervision for students doing their BA theses.
My PhD, completed in 2024 as part of the Multilingual Situation of Deaf Refugees in Sweden research project (2020-2023), examined the language learning experiences of deaf migrants in Swedish adult education, with a particular focus on how linguistic, social, and cultural factors shape these experiences. Additionally, the thesis critically questions the feasibility of ‘full integration’ for deaf migrants in Swedish society. The four studies in the thesis employ various sociolinguistic theoretical frameworks to investigate these complex issues.
I am currently working on a research project (2025–2027) that investigates sign language interpreting in stand-up comedy. The project focuses on Florian Tirnovan, a deaf comedian who performs with sign language interpreters for hearing audiences with no knowledge of sign language. The study examines how linguistic and semiotic elements in Swedish Sign Language are translated into spoken Swedish, as well as how the comedian and the interpreters collaborate to ensure a successful and engaging performance.
In addition, I am involved in an ongoing research project (2025–2026) in collaboration with the Institute for Language and Folklore (Isof) that explores the role of Swedish Sign Language in hearing habilitation for children. The study is based on a survey distributed to professionals working with language development among deaf and hard-of-hearing children within hearing habilitation services across all regions of Sweden.



