Researchers
Our staff work on a range of exciting research topics. The following list provides an overview of the research expertise found in English at ¹û¶³´«Ã½. Please click on the name for more information on the individual researchers.
Saga Bokne – Literature
Research interests: Fantasy literature, folklore in literature.
Liliann Byman Frisén – Linguistics
Research interests: Teaching English as a second language, assessment of oral proficiency, policy for teaching English as a second language.
Solveig Granath – Linguistics
Research interests: Syntax, corpus linguistics.
Maria Holmgren Troy – Literature
Research interests: American literature, speculative fiction, Octavia Butler, adaptations.
Nicklas Hållén - Literature
Research interests: African literature, street literature, travel writing, postcolonial literature, new literary form.
Zdravka KatinicÌý-Ìý³¢¾±³Ù±ð°ù²¹³Ù³Ü°ù±ð
Research interests:Â American Literature, minority literature, power structures and power dynamics.
Judith KirosÌý– Literature
Marika Kjellén – Linguistics
Research interests: Content and language integrated learning, students’ L2 writing.
Anna Linzie – Literature
Research interests: Autobiography, (expatriate) modernism, literary experiments and collaborative writing, American literature, cultural studies.
Rickard NilssonÌý– Linguistics
Research interests: Semantics, typology and bilingualism.
Andreas Nyström – Literature
Research interests: Post-apocalypse, speculative fiction, fantasy and science fiction, world-building.
Erica Sandlund – Linguistics
Research interests: Social interaction, ethnomethodological conversation analysis; interactional competence; multilingual classroom; oral proficiency; L2 oral proficiency assessment; public apologies; oral storytelling; performance appraisal interviews.
Andrea Schalley – Linguistics
Research interests: Bi-/multilingualism, semantics, ontology-based linguistics, typology.
Marie Tåqvist – Linguistics
Research interests: Second language writing.
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Research interests: Formulaic language, English for academic purposes, corpus linguistics, English as a lingua franca.
Johan Wijkmark – Literature
Research interests: Cultural history of Antarctica, science fiction, pop culture, violence in fiction, Edgar Allan Poe.
Peter WikströmÌý-Ìý³¢¾±²Ô²µ³Ü¾±²õ³Ù¾±³¦²õ
Research interests: Discourse analysis; language and interaction in social media; language and politics; language and gender; informal language learning.