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Perspectives on the Revitalization of Minority Languages 2025 Perspectives on the Revitalization of Minority Languages 2025 Published 26 May 2025 [Translate to English:] Lund University and The Institute for Language and Folklore (Isof) welcome everyone interested in language and culture to a conference that looks at revitalization – not just as a theory, but as something people do, share, and sha

https://www.sol.lu.se/en/article/perspectives-on-the-revitalization-of-minority-languages-2025/ - 2026-04-13

New funding for researchers in English linguistics New funding for researchers in English linguistics Published 5 August 2020 Vasiliki Simaki and Nele Põldvere Nele Põldvere and Vasiliki Simaki at the English unit of the Centre for Languages and Literature have secured new research funding. Funded by Crafoord,  Nele  Põldvere will be hired during the autumn as a postdoc researcher for joint work w

https://www.sol.lu.se/en/article/new-funding-for-researchers-in-english-linguistics/ - 2026-04-13

Dissertation in linguistics Dissertation in linguistics Published 8 January 2020 In her dissertation Joanne Yager investigates the outcomes of language contact and multilingualism among egalitarian foragers in a small-scale multilingual setting in northern Peninsular Malaysia. Despite the fact that situations of contact between languages that are small in scale and relatively equal in prestige are

https://www.sol.lu.se/en/article/dissertation-in-linguistics/ - 2026-04-13

Writing in English at University: A Guide for Second Language Writers Writing in English at University: A Guide for Second Language Writers Published 25 September 2020 This new textbook is for anyone who wishes to learn more about academic writing in English. Writing in English at University: A Guide for Second Language Writers is a textbook designed to accompany the MOOC Writing in English at Uni

https://www.sol.lu.se/en/article/writing-in-english-at-university-a-guide-for-second-language-writers/ - 2026-04-13

Snakes and Ladders: Learning words in a foreign language Snakes and Ladders: Learning words in a foreign language Published 17 December 2020 Lari-Valtteri Suhonen successfully defended his PhD thesis "Snakes and Ladders – Developmental Aspects of Lexical-Conceptual Relationships in the Multilingual Mental Lexicon" last week. The faculty opponent was Jeanine Treffers-Daller, University of Reading.

https://www.sol.lu.se/en/article/snakes-and-ladders-learning-words-in-a-foreign-language/ - 2026-04-13

Frontiers of Science in Social Media: Studying Digital Democracy with Automation, Experiments, and Ethics – A Marcus Wallenberg Symposium Frontiers of Science in Social Media: Studying Digital Democracy with Automation, Experiments, and Ethics – A Marcus Wallenberg Symposium Published 2 March 2020 The rise of extremist politicians, disinformation, and hate speech all relate to widespread social me

https://www.sol.lu.se/en/article/frontiers-of-science-in-social-media-studying-digital-democracy-with-automation-experiments-and-ethics-a-marcus-wallenberg-symposium/ - 2026-04-13

Street Artivism on Athenian Walls – A cognitive semiotic analysis of metaphor and narrative in street art Street Artivism on Athenian Walls – A cognitive semiotic analysis of metaphor and narrative in street art Published 26 May 2021 How do Athenian street artists use creativity in activism or activism in their creative practices to construct forms of protest and resistance? What kinds of strategi

https://www.sol.lu.se/en/article/street-artivism-on-athenian-walls-a-cognitive-semiotic-analysis-of-metaphor-and-narrative-in-street-art/ - 2026-04-13

How the melodic sound of Swedish can help Swedes automatically assess new languages How the melodic sound of Swedish can help Swedes automatically assess new languages Published 8 February 2021 Learning a second language can feel like a slow and tedious process. Yet, the human brain starts segmenting and categorising new language input virtually from the very second that it is exposed it. It suppo

https://www.sol.lu.se/en/article/how-the-melodic-sound-of-swedish-can-help-swedes-automatically-assess-new-languages/ - 2026-04-13

On L1 Attrition and Prosody in Pronominal Anaphora Resolution On L1 Attrition and Prosody in Pronominal Anaphora Resolution Published 26 October 2020 Chiara Gargiulo successfully defended her PhD thesis "On L1 Attrition and Prosody in Pronominal Anaphora Resolution" last week. The faculty opponent was Ludovica Serratrice, University of Reading. When we speak, we have often to deal with the ambigui

https://www.sol.lu.se/en/article/on-l1-attrition-and-prosody-in-pronominal-anaphora-resolution/ - 2026-04-13