Ragnhild Eik
About
I am an associate professor of Nordic linguistics in the Department og Language and Literature. I am a member of the AcqVA research group and the GenVAC research project. The GenVAC project investigates variation, acquisition and change in the grammatical gender of Norwegian nouns, especially with respect to the feminine gender, which is currently undergoing language change.
I received my PhD in Nordic linguistics in 2019 from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), supervised by professor Tor A. Åfarli and professor Terje Lohndal. In my dissertation I study the grammar of Norwegian compound words.
I have teaching experience from NTNU and UiO, where I have taught on a range of subjects related to grammar, Norwegian as a second language, dialectal variation and theories of science. I supervise students on BA, MA and PhD level.
Courses autumn 2023
Research interests
- Grammar of Norwegian
- Syntax and morphology
- Dialectal variation
- Argument structure
- Grammatical gender
- Sami languages
- Multilingualism and code switching
- Theories of science
- Grammar teaching
Publications
2022
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Eik, Ragnhild;
Riksem, Brita Ramsevik.
(2022)
Compound-Internal Language Mixing in American Norwegian.
Languages
Academic article
2021
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Eik, Ragnhild;
Laanemets, Anu.
(2021)
Å være eller å bli - det er spørsmålet. Ei sammenligning av verbene VÆRE og BLI i amerikanorsk og norgenorsk.
Novus Forlag
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Eik, Ragnhild;
van Baal, Yvonne;
Lohndal, Terje.
(2021)
NTNU Samfunn, språk og kultur blogg
Popular scientific article
2019
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Eik, Ragnhild;
Lohndal, Terje;
Åfarli, Tor Anders.
(2019)
The morphosyntax of compounding in Norwegian.
Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU (121)
Doctoral dissertation
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Kush, Dave Whitney;
Eik, Ragnhild.
(2019)
Antecedent accessibility and exceptional covariation: Evidence from Norwegian Donkey Pronouns.
Glossa: a journal of general linguistics
Academic article
2018
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Kush, Dave Whitney;
Dillon, Brian;
Eik, Ragnhild;
Staub, Adrian.
(2018)
Processing of Norwegian complex verbs: Evidence for early decomposition.
Memory & Cognition
Academic article
2014
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Eik, Ragnhild;
Åfarli, Tor Anders.
(2014)
Setningar med possessivt objekt i norsk: Ein nykonstruksjonistisk analyse av setningar som "ho trakka han på foten".
NTNU Noregs teknisk-naturvitskaplege universitet (HF, ISL)
Masters thesis
Journal publications
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Eik, Ragnhild;
Riksem, Brita Ramsevik.
(2022)
Compound-Internal Language Mixing in American Norwegian.
Languages
Academic article
-
Eik, Ragnhild;
van Baal, Yvonne;
Lohndal, Terje.
(2021)
NTNU Samfunn, språk og kultur blogg
Popular scientific article
-
Kush, Dave Whitney;
Eik, Ragnhild.
(2019)
Antecedent accessibility and exceptional covariation: Evidence from Norwegian Donkey Pronouns.
Glossa: a journal of general linguistics
Academic article
-
Kush, Dave Whitney;
Dillon, Brian;
Eik, Ragnhild;
Staub, Adrian.
(2018)
Processing of Norwegian complex verbs: Evidence for early decomposition.
Memory & Cognition
Academic article
Part of book/report
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Eik, Ragnhild;
Laanemets, Anu.
(2021)
Å være eller å bli - det er spørsmålet. Ei sammenligning av verbene VÆRE og BLI i amerikanorsk og norgenorsk.
Novus Forlag
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Report
-
Eik, Ragnhild;
Lohndal, Terje;
Åfarli, Tor Anders.
(2019)
The morphosyntax of compounding in Norwegian.
Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU (121)
Doctoral dissertation
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Eik, Ragnhild;
Åfarli, Tor Anders.
(2014)
Setningar med possessivt objekt i norsk: Ein nykonstruksjonistisk analyse av setningar som "ho trakka han på foten".
NTNU Noregs teknisk-naturvitskaplege universitet (HF, ISL)
Masters thesis
Teaching
Courses
Media
2022
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Lecturevan Baal, Yvonne; Solbakken, Hedda; Eik, Ragnhild; Lohndal, Terje. (2022) "Et flagg - den står på stranda". Funny pronouns and how we (not yet) understand them. NTNU Skogselskapet , Trondheim 2022-04-26 - 2022-04-26
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LectureSolbakken, Hedda; van Baal, Yvonne; Eik, Ragnhild; Lohndal, Terje. (2022) Feminine gender across Norwegian dialects: Articles and possessives. UiT & NTNU AcqVA Retreat , Jeløya 2022-04-27 - 2022-04-29
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Lecturevan Baal, Yvonne; Solbakken, Hedda; Eik, Ragnhild; Lohndal, Terje. (2022) Change in grammatical gender: First results from Trondheim and Kristiansand. NTNU AcqVA lunch , Trondheim 2022-03-02 - 2022-03-02
2017
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Academic lectureEik, Ragnhild. (2017) Norwegian compounds: the category of non-heads. Research Group on (Experimental) Syntax and Heritage Languag Meeting of the Research Group on (Experimental) Syntax and Heritage Languages , Berlin 2017-01-18 -
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Academic lectureEik, Ragnhild. (2017) Korleis set ein saman ord? Strukturelle analysar. MONS 17 2017-11-22 - 2017-11-24
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Academic lectureEik, Ragnhild. (2017) Deverbal ing-compounds in Norwegian. NTNU Aqcva-lunsj , Trondheim 2017-10-17 -
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Academic lectureEik, Ragnhild. (2017) On synthetic compounds in Norwegian. Humboldt Universität zu Berlin Workshop on compounds , Berlin 2017-02-20 -
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Academic lectureEik, Ragnhild. (2017) When two become one. How to build compounds. NTNU Indo-Norwegian Syntax Workshop 2 , Trondheim 2017-09-11 - 2017-09-12
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Academic lectureKush, Dave Whitney; Eik, Ragnhild. (2017) MoNS 17: Møte om norsk språk 2017 2017-11-22 - 2017-11-24
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Academic lectureEik, Ragnhild. (2017) Norwegian compounds: the category of non-heads. ConSOLE XXV , Leipzig 2017-01-04 - 2017-01-06
2016
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Academic lectureEik, Ragnhild. (2016) Norwegian compounds: linkers and categories. Indo-Norwegian Syntax Workshop 2016-09-12 - 2016-09-13
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Academic lectureEik, Ragnhild. (2016) The possessor raising construction in Norwegian. An exoskeletal account. SynVar3 , Delhi 2016-10-10 - 2016-10-14
2015
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LectureEik, Ragnhild. (2015) Compounding in Norwegian. Departmental seminar 2015-11-16 -
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LectureEik, Ragnhild. (2015) Universitetet i Agder MONS 16 (Møte om norsk språk) , Kristiansand 2015-11-25 - 2015-11-27