Areas of research in the department include Linguistics and Language (Scandinavian and a range of other languages), Norse Religion, Literature (Scandinavian in particular), Literature Didactics, Textual Science and Philology, Lexicography, Onomastics, Language Technology and computing in the Humanities.
The departmental research has both a national and an international scope.
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Norway has been multilingual since the Middle Ages
When Latin arrived in Norway, Old Norse written culture also flourished. New research shows that runes and letters were used in alternation.
Linguistics professor: “Race is at the center of it all”
The Covid-19 pandemic has put racial debates in the US on top of the agenda, according to linguistics professor Lourdes Ortega.
Climate change impacts Nordic literature
Art and literature provide insight into how people relate to the climate crisis. Researchers believe this can help us understand possible paths to climate action.
Upcoming events
- Language Learning in a Post-COVID World Sep. 23, 2020 3:15 PM
- Explorations in Ethnography, Language and Communication 8 (EELC8) Sep. 24, 2020 9:00 AM
- 12th International Conference of Nordic and General Linguistics June 14, 2021 12:00 AM