Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
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Current research areas
- The formation of social and linguistic norms in transient social configurations
(the TMC Project, www.tmc.ku.dk) - University internationalisation and sociolinguistic change
- The use of English as a lingua franca at Danish universities
- Sociolinguistic perspectives on style and stylisation
Fields of interest
- Language in social life
- English as a lingua franca
- Language ideology
- Language policy
- Linguistic history of Danish universities
- University internationalisation
Teaching
- Sociolinguistics
- English as a lingua franca
- Pragmatics
- English grammar
- Written communication
CV
Education and affiliations
| 2015- | Associate Professor of Language Policy at Centre for Internationalisation and Parallel Language Use, University of Copenhagen |
| 2013-2015 | Associate Professor of English Language at Roskilde University |
| 2010-2013 | Assistant Professor of English Language at Roskilde University/postdoctoral researcher at CALPIU research centre |
| 2007-2010 | PhD student in Linguistics at Roskilde University, Department of Culture & Identity and Cardiff University, Centre for Language and Communication Research (CLCR) |
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2006 |
MA (cand.mag) in English & Danish Linguistics, Roskilde University |
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2004 |
Visiting graduate student at Centre for Language and Communication Research (CLCR), Cardiff University |
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2002 |
BA in English Language & Literature, Roskilde University |
Externally funded collaborative research projects
| 2016-2019 | "TMC – Transient Multilingual Communities and the Formation of Social and Linguistic Norms", funded by The Danish Council for Independent Research, Humanities (5,978,524 DKK). Principal investigator. Grant holder: Janus Mortensen. Host institution: University of Copenhagen. |
| 2012-2015 | "LINGCORP – An Ethnography of Language Encounters: Language and Interaction in the Globalized Corporation", funded by the Danish Council for Independent Research | Humanities (6,496,582 DKK). Founding member, researcher. Grant holder: Hartmut Haberland. Host institution: Roskilde University. |
| 2009-2011 | "CALPIU – Cultural and Linguistic Practices in the International University", funded by The Danish Council for Independent Research | Humanities (7,000,000 DKK). Founding member, researcher, data manager and steering group member. Grant holder: Bent Preisler. Host institution: Roskilde University. |
Keywords
- Faculty of Humanities
- Language policy
- English as a lingua franca
- English Grammar
- English in higher education
- Pragmatics
- Epistemic modality
- Transient social configurations
- Sociolinguistics
- Style
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Beyond language change: ELF and the study of sociolinguistic change
Mortensen, J., 2019, (Accepted/In press) Language change: The impact of English as a lingua franca. Mauranen, A. & Vetchinnikova, S. (eds.). Cambridge University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Lingua franca scenarios
Mortensen, J., 30 Aug 2019, The Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Ethnography. Tusting, K. (ed.). 1st ed. Routledge, p. 299-311 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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[Review of] Pitzl, Marie-Luise and Ruth Osimk-Teasdale (eds.). 2016. English as a Lingua Franca: Perspectives and prospects. Contributions in honour of Barbara Seidlhofer (Trends in Applied Linguistics 24)
Mortensen, J., 2018, In: Journal of English as a Lingua Franca. 7, 1, p. 211-215 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review
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At arbejde med videodata: Praktiske og tekniske aspekter
Mortensen, J. & Hazel, S., 2018, Videoanalyse af social interaktion. Davidsen, J. & Kjær, M. (eds.). Samfundslitteratur, p. 61-86 25 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Language policy and social change: A critical examination of the implementation of an English-only language policy in a Danish company
Lønsmann, D. & Mortensen, J., 1 Jun 2018, In: Language in Society. 47, 3, p. 435-456 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Language regulation in collaborative student writing: A case study
Mortensen, J., 2 Nov 2018, In: Language and Education. 32, 6, p. 529-547 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Style and styling
Mortensen, J. & Coupland, N., 2018, Handbook of Pragmatics: 21st Annual Installment. John Benjamins Publishing Company, Vol. Amsterdam. p. 201-220 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Epistemic Stance in Courtroom Interaction
Mortensen, J. & Mortensen, S. S., 2017, Pragmatics and Law: Practical and Theoretical Perspectives. Capone, A. & Poggi, F. (eds.). Springer, p. 401-437 37 p. (Perspectives in Pragmatics, Philosophy & Psychology, Vol. 10).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
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State broadcasting as evidence of sociolinguistic change. How media language changes, and symbolic meaning changes with it
Thøgersen, J. (Other), Pharao, N. (Other) & Mortensen, J. (Other)
6 Dec 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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English as a lingua franca in Danish higher education – a case of sociolinguistic change
Mortensen, J. (Lecturer)
5 Dec 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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'Don’t bother learning Danish'
Kirilova, M. (Lecturer) & Mortensen, J. (Lecturer)
22 Nov 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Fonetisk reduktion, dialogisk funktion og verbalsemantik: Tilfældet 'faktisk'
Petersen, J. H. (Lecturer) & Mortensen, J. (Lecturer)
27 Oct 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Language policy in practice: The case of multilingual organizations
Mortensen, J. (Invited speaker)
31 Aug 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Acta Linguistica Hafniensia : international journal of linguistics (Journal)
Mortensen, J. (Editor)
2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of Research journal › Research
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Acta Linguistica Hafniensia : international journal of linguistics (Journal)
Mortensen, J. (Editor)
2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of Research journal › Research
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Acta Linguistica Hafniensia : international journal of linguistics (Journal)
Mortensen, J. (Editor)
2015Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of Research journal › Research