Anne Mette Sunde

Anne Mette Sunde is a Research Fellow at the Department of Language and Culture, UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø. Her research focuses on language contact phenomena, particularly the influence of English on Norwegian, including structural borrowing, lexical innovations, and the sociolinguistic dimensions of language change. She investigates these dynamics in contexts such as digital gaming subcultures, teacher education, and media discourse.

Her work explores how English impacts Norwegian grammar, vocabulary, and orthography, analyzing both subtle structural changes and overt language mixing. Sunde’s studies often address public debates about language preservation and policy, emphasizing the cultural implications of linguistic homogenization. She is affiliated with research groups like C-LaBL (Cultural and Linguistic Variation in Bilingualism) and AcqVA-Nor, contributing to interdisciplinary discussions on language acquisition and variation.

Key contributions include analyses of Norwegian gaming terminology ('gamernorsk'), teacher students’ perceptions of Bokmål reform, and the syntactic effects of English on Norwegian reflexive pronouns. Her publications span peer-reviewed journals, edited volumes, and media commentary, advocating for nuanced understanding of language evolution in multilingual societies.