Signe Rix Berthelin
+4794297911
Akrinn, T04.408, Kalvskinnet
About
Academic interests:
- Saami language in a mainstream school context
- Translanguaging
- Metaphors
- Creative figurative language use
- Multilingualism, translanguaging
- Semantics and pragmatics (linguistic meaning and meaning in context)
- Pragmatic particles (e.g. jo 'after all/ as you know')
- Language revitalization and language learning materials
- Practice based MAresearch
- Research methods and research ethics
- Inuit language; Alaskan Iñupiaq and Inuvialuktun
- Relevance theory
- Modality and evidentiality
Member of Språklig mangfold i skole og samfunn ('Linguistic diversity in school and society') and Indigenous Topics in Education
Research groups
Network
Previous projects:
► The Meaning and Function of Norwegian Tags
Disciplines: Pragmatics, semantics, corpus linguistics
PI: Kaja Borten (NTNU)
Funding: The Research Council of Norway (NFR)
► The Semantics and Pragmatics of Uummarmiutun Modals
PhD thesis defended December 11th, 2017. Available for download here
Main supervisor: Kaja Borthen (NTNU)
Co-supervisors: Kasper Boye (University of Copenhagen) and Alana Johns (University of Toronto).
The study is based on knowledge shared by Inuvialuit Elders Panigavluk, Mangilaluk, Kavakluk, Agnagullak, Suvvatchiaq and Mimirlina.
The project was kindly supported by the Faculty of Humanities and the Department of Language and Literature at NTNU and by the Aurora Research Institute, and LingPhil
► Uummarmiutun language learning materials
Webpage with Inuvialuktun stories and grammar
In collaboration with Panigavluk, Mangilaluk, Kavakłuk, Agnagullak, Suvvatchiaq and Mimirlina.
Funding: Aurora Research Institute and HF NTNU.
Download booklets here
Download pedagogical grammar explanations here
► The Semantics and Pragmatics of the North Slope Iñupiaq Postbase niq
MA Thesis (2012)
Available for download here
Popular scientific version available for download here
Partially funded by Nordic Association of Linguists
► Relevance teory and/or authentic communication
PI: Kaja Borthen
Funding: Department of Language and Communication studies (NTNU)
Download publication here
Positions of trust:
- Member of NOKUT's expert panel for quality assessment of Sámi Allaskuvla's PhD program in Sámi Language and Literautre.
- Member of organizing committee Språkdagen ('The Language Day') at Dragvoll, 2015
- Head of organizing committee Språkdagen ('The Language Day') at Dragvoll, 2014
- Reviewer for Nordic Journal of Linguistics, Norsk lingvistisk tidsskrift (‘Norwegian Journal of Linguistics’), Color Language and Color Categorization, edited by Geda Paulsen, Mari Uusküla and Jonathan Brindle, and Contemporary Journal of African Studies
Grants:
- Aurora Research Institute Research Fellowship Grant, 2015
- Aurora Research Institute Research Assistant Grant, 2015
- Travel and research grant from Nordic Association of Linguists, 2011
Fieldwork:
- Utqiagvik, 2011 (Alaska, USA)
- Inuvik, 2014, 2015 (Northwest Territories, Canada)
Research
Projects:
Metaphors and creativity
PRANO
Lydrik(k)
Research groups:
Indigenous Topics in Education
PRANO: Practice based master's projects in Norwegian didactics
Linguistic diversity in school and education
Lydrik(k)
Lydrik(k) er et samarbeidsprosjek, hvor lærerstudenter, elever, profesjonelle artister og lærerutdannere årlig utforsker forbindelser mellom musikk og lyrikk gjennom låtskaping og arbeid med sanglyrikk og musikkproduksjon.
PRANO: Praksisforankrede norskfaglige masteroppgaver
I PRANO samarbeider skole og lærerutdanning om å legge til rette for at arbeidet med masteroppgaver knyttes til praksis i klasserommet. Hovedmålet er å utvikle gode modeller for samarbeid mellom praksisskoler/praksislærere og universitet/veiledere.
Publications
2023
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Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2023)
Kreative språklige bilder i elevtekster.
Universitetsforlaget
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Berthelin, Signe Rix;
Raanes, Eli;
Torvatn, Anne Charlotte.
(2023)
Begrepslæring og tekstskaping i en tegnspråklig klasse – utfordringer og muligheter.
Universitetsforlaget
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2022
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Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2022)
Strategies for using metaphors from other languages.
Nordand : nordisk tidsskrift for andrespråksforskning
Academic article
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Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2022)
Transspråking i læringsarbeidet - å åpne muligheter ved å skape rom for språk.
Fagbokforlaget
Chapter
2021
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Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2021)
Saami language and text in Norwegian teacher education - Discovery and experience.
Acta Didactica Norden (ADNO)
Academic article
2020
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Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2020)
Semantic elicitation — A discussion of elicitation frames and their application.
Semantic Fieldwork Methods
Academic article
2019
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Berthelin, Signe Rix;
Borthen, Kaja.
(2019)
The semantics and pragmatics of Norwegian sentence-internal jo.
Nordic Journal of Linguistics
Academic article
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Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2019)
Ekkoer av språk og ekkoer av fornorskning.
RISS : magasin for studentar og tilsette ved Institutt for nordistikk og litteraturvitskap, Universitetet i Trondheim
Popular scientific article
2018
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Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2018)
Midtstilt da - en semantisk-pragmatisk redegjørelse og en sammenlikning med etterstilt da.
NLT - Norsk lingvistisk tidsskrift
Academic article
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Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2018)
Norske småord.
Digital learning tools
2017
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Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2017)
Two Uummarmiutun modals – including a brief comparison with Utkuhikšalingmiutut cognates.
TORONTO WORKING PAPERS IN LINGUISTICS
Academic article
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Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2017)
Towards a Relevance-Theoretic Account of the Iñupiaq Hearsay
Evidential Guuq.
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2017)
The Semantics and Pragmatics of Uummarmiutun Modals.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral dissertation
2015
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Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2015)
In collaboration with Panigavluk, Mangilaluk, Kavakłuk, Agnagullak, Suvvatchiaq and Mimirlina
www.uqauhiq.wix.com/inuvialuktun (a webpage with Inuvialuktun stories and language learning materials).
Other product
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Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2015)
In collaboration with Panigavluk
"Uqauhira" (Story in Uummarmiutun by Panigavluk. With translations and pedagogical grammar explanations.).
Other product
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Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2015)
In collaboration with Mangilaluk.
"Two stories by Mangilaluk. With translations and grammar.
Ukiumi atuakȓat hannaiyaqtat
Inukiqłaum Quliaqtuanga"
.
Other product
2012
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Borthen, Kaja;
Berthelin, Signe Rix;
Thomassen, Gøril.
(2012)
Om det uuttalte - det relevansteoretiske implikaturbegrepet i møte med autentiske data.
NLT - Norsk lingvistisk tidsskrift
Academic article
Journal publications
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Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2022)
Strategies for using metaphors from other languages.
Nordand : nordisk tidsskrift for andrespråksforskning
Academic article
-
Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2021)
Saami language and text in Norwegian teacher education - Discovery and experience.
Acta Didactica Norden (ADNO)
Academic article
-
Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2020)
Semantic elicitation — A discussion of elicitation frames and their application.
Semantic Fieldwork Methods
Academic article
-
Berthelin, Signe Rix;
Borthen, Kaja.
(2019)
The semantics and pragmatics of Norwegian sentence-internal jo.
Nordic Journal of Linguistics
Academic article
-
Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2019)
Ekkoer av språk og ekkoer av fornorskning.
RISS : magasin for studentar og tilsette ved Institutt for nordistikk og litteraturvitskap, Universitetet i Trondheim
Popular scientific article
-
Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2018)
Midtstilt da - en semantisk-pragmatisk redegjørelse og en sammenlikning med etterstilt da.
NLT - Norsk lingvistisk tidsskrift
Academic article
-
Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2017)
Two Uummarmiutun modals – including a brief comparison with Utkuhikšalingmiutut cognates.
TORONTO WORKING PAPERS IN LINGUISTICS
Academic article
-
Borthen, Kaja;
Berthelin, Signe Rix;
Thomassen, Gøril.
(2012)
Om det uuttalte - det relevansteoretiske implikaturbegrepet i møte med autentiske data.
NLT - Norsk lingvistisk tidsskrift
Academic article
Part of book/report
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Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2023)
Kreative språklige bilder i elevtekster.
Universitetsforlaget
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Berthelin, Signe Rix;
Raanes, Eli;
Torvatn, Anne Charlotte.
(2023)
Begrepslæring og tekstskaping i en tegnspråklig klasse – utfordringer og muligheter.
Universitetsforlaget
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2022)
Transspråking i læringsarbeidet - å åpne muligheter ved å skape rom for språk.
Fagbokforlaget
Chapter
-
Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2017)
Towards a Relevance-Theoretic Account of the Iñupiaq Hearsay
Evidential Guuq.
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Report
-
Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2017)
The Semantics and Pragmatics of Uummarmiutun Modals.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral dissertation
PRODUKT
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Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2018)
Norske småord.
Digital learning tools
-
Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2015)
In collaboration with Panigavluk, Mangilaluk, Kavakłuk, Agnagullak, Suvvatchiaq and Mimirlina
www.uqauhiq.wix.com/inuvialuktun (a webpage with Inuvialuktun stories and language learning materials).
Other product
-
Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2015)
In collaboration with Panigavluk
"Uqauhira" (Story in Uummarmiutun by Panigavluk. With translations and pedagogical grammar explanations.).
Other product
-
Berthelin, Signe Rix.
(2015)
In collaboration with Mangilaluk.
"Two stories by Mangilaluk. With translations and grammar.
Ukiumi atuakȓat hannaiyaqtat
Inukiqłaum Quliaqtuanga"
.
Other product
Teaching
Supervision
- Teacher Education (current): Reading and writing in multilingual class rooms, rethoric, multilingualism, language attitudes, language change, semantics and pragmatics, metalinguistic awareness, language typology, Norwegian as a second language, Saami topics
- Previous: EXFAC0017 - Introduction to the Humanities, Language and Literature studies, LING1114 - Pragmatikk (BA), LING 3309 - Pragmatics (MA), LING 1115 - Introduction to Phonology and General Linguistic Tools (morphology lectures), Mini Course in Semantic Field Methods, HUMSTART - Introduction to academic writing (seminars)
Knowledge Transfer
2022
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LectureReistadbakk, Egil; Diesen, Even Igland; Berthelin, Signe Rix. (2022) LydRik(k) - Pedagogical Practices. People On the Move - Dialogue About Pedagogical Practices 2022-11-30 - 2022-11-30
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PosterLarsen, Ann Sylvi; Berthelin, Signe Rix; Wicklund, Beret; Grøntvedt, Anne; Kopreitan, Ane; Moen, Andreas. (2022) Integrating practice-based and research-based knowledge in a collaborative master’s supervision project. Perspectives from students, schoolteachers and university professors. Nordic Educational Research Association (NERA) , Reykjavik 2022-06-01 - 2022-06-03
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PosterLarsen, Ann Sylvi; Berthelin, Signe Rix; Kopreitan, Ane; Nygård, Mari; Wicklund, Beret. (2022) Opportunities for interaction between research and the field of practice in a collaborative master’s supervision project. Yerevan State University and EERA European Conference on Educational research (ECER) , Yerevan 2022-08-23 - 2022-08-25
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LectureLarsen, Ann Sylvi; Berthelin, Signe Rix; Myren-Svelstad, Per Esben. (2022) PRANO - praksisforankrede norskfaglige masteroppgaver. DMMH og NTNU Praksiskonferansen 2022 - Nasjonal konferanse for praksis i lærerutdanningene , Trondheim 2022-05-23 - 2022-05-25
2021
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Academic lectureRaanes, Eli; Berthelin, Signe Rix; Torvatn, Anne Charlotte. (2021) Bruk av flere språklige ressurser i en tegnspråklig klasse . Uppsala universitet NNMF8 2021 Nordiska konferensen för modersmålsdidaktisk forskning , Uppsala 2021-11-24 - 2021-11-25
2020
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Academic lectureBerthelin, Signe Rix. (2020) Facilitating metaphorical creativity in multilinguals’ Norwegian writing. Høgskolen i Innlandet The 13th conference for the Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM) - Conference theme: Metaphorical creativity in a multilingual world , Hamar 2020-06-18 - 2020-06-21
2019
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Academic lectureBerthelin, Signe Rix. (2019) Metaforisk mangfold i elevers skriving. Møte om norsk språk – MONS 18 , Trondheim 2019-11-27 - 2019-11-29
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Academic lectureBerthelin, Signe Rix. (2019) Metaforer og muligheter. Et bidrag fra teoretisk pragmatikk til undervisning i kreativ metaforbruk. NNMF 7: Morsmålsfaget som fag og forskningsfelt , Trondheim 2019-10-23 - 2019-10-24
2018
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LectureBerthelin, Signe Rix. (2018) Trusler mot språk. Linjeforeningen Gengangere Temakveld: Er språket i forfall? , Ni muser 2018-04-04 - 2018-04-04
2017
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Academic lectureBerthelin, Signe Rix. (2017) Modal suffixes in Uummarmiutun – meanings and distinctions. Department of Linguistics, University of Toronto Inuktitut Language and Linguistics Workshop , University of Toronto 2017-05-30 - 2017-05-31
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Popular scientific lectureBerthelin, Signe Rix. (2017) Linguistic Fieldwork, bonuses and challenges (PECHA KUCHA). NTNU Institutt for språk og litteratur Masterkveld (Master students' evening) , NTNU 2017-11-15 - 2017-11-15
2016
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Academic lectureBerthelin, Signe Rix. (2016) Semantic and pragmatic fieldwork data and types of linguistic meaning. School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Language Documentation and Linguistic Theory 5 , London 2016-12-03 - 2016-12-04
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Academic lectureBerthelin, Signe Rix. (2016) Modality in Relevance Theory - Papafragou’s (2000) model and Uummarmiutun modals. Department of Linguistic Pragmatics and Theory of Translatio BETWEEN (STABLE) MEANINGS AND (UNSTABLE) INTERPRETATIONS , Krakow 2016-09-15 - 2016-09-16
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InterviewBerthelin, Signe Rix; Steinar, Brandslet. (2016) Hvorfor forsvinner så mange av verdens språk?. Forskning.no Forskning.no [Internet] 2016-04-07
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Academic lectureBerthelin, Signe Rix. (2016) On two Inupiatun hearsay expressions. University of California Santa Barbara 19th Annual Workshop on Amarican Indigenous Languages , Santa Barbara 2016-05-07 - 2016-05-08
2015
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InterviewBerthelin, Signe Rix. (2015) [Interview]. Trail's End. CBC North. Yellowknife, NWT Canada Trail's End. CBC North. Yellowknife, NWT Canada [Radio] 2015-12-10
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Popular scientific lectureBerthelin, Signe Rix. (2015) How do you say 'must' in Inuvialuktun?. Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Public presentation. Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. , Yellowknife, NWT 2015-12-10 - 2015-12-10
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LectureBerthelin, Signe Rix. (2015) [Presentation of Inuvialuktun language learning materials]. Inuvialuit Regional Corporation Language Gathering. Inuvialuit Cultural Resource Centre , Inuvialuit Cultural Resource Center, Inuvik 2015-11-27 - 2015-11-27
2014
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Popular scientific lectureBerthelin, Signe Rix. (2014) Language. East Three Secondary School Presentation for High School class. East Three Secondary School , Inuvik 2014-10-09 - 2014-10-09
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Academic lectureBerthelin, Signe Rix. (2014) On the modality of modal particles - the case of Norwegian 'jo'. Scuola Normale Superiore Chronos 11 11th International Conference on Actionality, Tense, Aspect, Modality/Evidentiality , Pisa 2014-06-16 - 2014-06-18
2013
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Academic lectureBerthelin, Signe Rix; Borthen, Kaja; Knudsen, Cecilie Slinning. (2013) Midtstillet 'jo' - semantiske og pragmatiske aspekter. Universitetet i Oslo Møter om norsk språk (MONS) , Oslo 2013-11-21 - 2013-11-23
2012
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Academic lectureBerthelin, Signe Rix. (2012) The epistemic postbase niq in North Slope Iñupiaq. Nordic Association of Linguists 11th International Conference of Nordic and General Linguistics , Freiburg 2012-04-18 - 2012-04-20
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Academic lectureBerthelin, Signe Rix. (2012) Towards a relevance theoretic account of the Iñupiaq hearsay evidential guuq. Institute of English Studies University of Warsaw Interpreting for Relevance: Discourse and Translation , Waraw 2012-09-25 - 2012-09-26
2011
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Popular scientific lectureBerthelin, Signe Rix. (2011) Linguistics – the Study of Language. Barrow Arctic Science Consortium Class visit at Barrow High School , Barrow High School, Alaska 2011-11-16 -
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Popular scientific lectureBerthelin, Signe Rix. (2011) The Joys of Linguistics and the Study of Iñupiaq Language. Barrow Arctic Science Consortium Saturday Talk , Barrow, Alaska 2011-10-15 -
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Academic lectureBerthelin, Signe Rix. (2011) Evidentiality and Field methods. Alaska Native Language Center Lecture (Department of Linguistics/Alaska Native Language Center) , University of Alaska, Fairbanks 2011-11-21 - 2011-11-21