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David Petersson serves as a Senior Lecturer at Lund University's Centre for Languages and Literature within the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology. He holds the administrative position of Manager of Research and Research Education specifically for Swedish as a Foreign Language.
His research focuses on Swedish syntax with particular expertise in clause structure and subordination phenomena. Dr. Petersson's work examines main clauses, subordinate structures, force elements, and yes/no question formation in Swedish. His research fingerprint reveals significant contributions to understanding verb movement and syntactic structure in the Swedish language.
Dr. Petersson has been actively involved in academic community building through organizing the 'Grammatik i fokus' (Grammar in Focus) conference series annually since 2021, with the most recent event occurring in February 2024. His scholarly work demonstrates a consistent focus on theoretical syntax within the Scandinavian linguistic tradition.
He maintains an active teaching schedule, with upcoming courses including SFSH60 (Study Abroad: Swedish as a Foreign Language - Levels 1-8) and ÖVSD62 (Translation into Swedish - in Theory and Practice) scheduled for autumn 2025.
