Arrangementer

Multilingual families navigate multiple languages, and their multilingual lives are shaped by space, history, and identity.

Maria Evjen discusses how perceptual similarity may be driving the ongoing Norwegian merger of /ʃ/ and /ç/.

Elisabeth Knight talks about how working memory and metacognitive abilities shape vocabulary learning, and explores whether multimodal cues such as iconic gestures can support children’s word learning.

Michał B. Paradowski discusses Social Network Analysis (SNA) and investigates how the structure and quality of social interactions shape linguistic progress.

Arun Prakash Singh presents the HindiBabyNet project.

Rebecca Rose Lebens will present her ongoing PhD study on whether multilingual adults develop language-specific self-concepts.

Bahra Rashidi presents an overview of her PhD project, with a primary focus on the first study which investigates syntactic variation in main clauses in spoken Norwegian.

Helle Nystad presents and discusses findings from her PhD project on linguistic norms and variation in adolescents’ digital social writing.

The centre leadership will present the aims and plans of the Centre for the Use of Norwegian as an Academic Language, followed by presentations by two MA students who are recipients of the centre’s master’s project grants. The centre presentation will be in English, while the student presentations will be in Norwegian.

This talk explores the acoustic features of Infant-Directed Speech (IDS) in Tashlhiyt Berber, focusing on how variations in hyper-articulation and consonant neutralization by caregivers may affect language perception and phonological development in infants, while also testing theories related to the facilitative role of IDS in phonemic acquisition. Also on zoom https://uio.zoom.us/j/63633923986 

Jason Litzenberg discusses how language teaching and learning can survive and thrive with AI.

Kellie Rolstad and Jeff MacSwan will share insights into language ontology in multilinguals.

The presentation explores the role of English among kindergarten children in Norway.

Justin Brown will present metalinguistic reflections about Khoekhoegowab, or Nama language, among KhoeSan reclamation activists in Cape Town.

Madeleine Adkins explores adult learners’ experience in an  immersion program designed to create new speakers of Breton.

With Norwegian Sign Language celebrating its 200th anniversary in 2025, this year's Einar Haugen lecture will focus on signed languages and explore the relationship between human diversity and linguistic diversity. The hybrid lecture will be in English, with interpretation into Norwegian Sign Language.

This presentation explores dual language programs in the U.S. and their potential to promote social justice for U.S. Latinos.

This presentation explores methodological and ethical approaches to researching family language policies in multilingual migratory contexts such as Switzerland, highlighting collaborative strategies for Spanish language maintenance in Swiss bilingual preschools.

Edina Krompák will present her ongoing research project on multilingual, multimodal and digital practices of Swiss young people.

In this talk, Pak Man Au presents his findings from his Master project on implicit bias in Norwegian educational spaces against foreign names.

Language Trajectory Drawings as a Biographic Method in Researching Sámi Language Reclamation in Families: Reflections and Experiences by Anette Briksdal

The talk will focus on the relationship between speech production and perception in early childhood and the role of pacifiers in language development.

What we talk about when we talk about Yiddish: Anita Christensen discusses revitalization, transvaluation and representation of Yiddish in contemporary Sweden

Camilla Lee presents preliminary findings from her PhD project on emotional self-regulating strategies and writing processes, and she discusses ways to conceptualize well-being in the context of second language writing.