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Dorthe Duncker serves as Professor at the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen, where she has held continuous academic positions since 1994. Her career progression includes External lecturer (1994-1995), Postgraduate scholar (1995-1999), Assistant professor (1999-2003), Associate professor with Deputy head of department role (2015-2017), and full Professor since 2021.
Her academic credentials include a dr.phil. (2019), PhD (2000), and MA in Danish language and Computational linguistics (1992). Prior to her university appointment, she worked as a full-time computational linguist in the private sector (1989-1993).
Professor Duncker's research centers on Danish language evolution from the Renaissance to contemporary usage, digital humanities methodologies, and material philology. She investigates foundational communication mechanisms, language reflexivity, sign-making processes, contextualization in written discourse, and the semiology of writing with particular attention to material aspects of reading and writing practices. Her work bridges traditional philological approaches with computational and digital scholarship.
Her recent publications (2021-2025) demonstrate concentrated exploration of integrational linguistics frameworks, textual commentary systems, and writing materiality. Key contributions include analyses of Danish hymns in medieval manuscripts, methodological challenges in language research, and theoretical examinations of scriptism. The Danish Under Digital Study (DUDS) project co-founded with Anne Mette Hansen represents a significant interdisciplinary initiative.
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She instructs courses across all university levels covering Danish language (historical and modern), language theory, digital textual scholarship, and computational philology. The DUDS research platform serves as both an academic resource and public engagement tool for students, researchers, and general audiences interested in language and historical Danish texts.
