Swedish and Scandinavian Languages
Research about Swedish and Scandinavian Languages is multifaceted. It includes historical linguistics as well as the study of language use in our contemporary, multilingual society.
We investigate grammar and pronounciation, texts and conversations, language learning and language development. We conduct research in educational settings, at workplaces, public authorities and in everyday life. Our research produces new knowledge about our history, about society and about us as human beings.
Swedish as a second language
Swedish as a second language is a multifaceted research area with high social relevance. Within this area, we conduct research on the multilingualism of children, young people and adults, language development and language use in school and other formal and informal educational contexts, in workplaces and in society.
Swedish as a second language
Text and discourse in Swedish society
Linguistic text and discourse analysis study language as a tool for making meaning, often in writing but also through images and layout. We investigare the structure of important text types in society, as well as how identity, ideology and power is produced and reproduced in texts.
Text and discourse in Swedish society
The history of Swedish and Scandinavian languages
This is the traditional core of Scandinavian linguistics. Today, researchers study both the grammatical system and language use in a societal perspective. Older texts, including runic inscriptions, are important objects of study.
The history of Swedish and Scandinavian languages
The structure of Swedish and Scandinavian Languages
The study of language structure includes grammar, phonology and semantics. Our research concerns both modern and older Swedish – sometimes both. Often, the focus is on language change and variation.
The structure of Swedish and Scandinavian Languages
