Johan Gross

Johan Gross is a Lecturer at the Department of Educational Sciences and Languages, Högskolan Väst. He specializes in sociolinguistics, phonetics, and multilingualism, focusing on how linguistic structures and ideologies are shaped by social contexts. His teaching includes both on-campus and distance courses on linguistic norms, sociolinguistic variation, and text analysis.

His research explores urban dialects, particularly in Sweden, examining phonetic changes like vowel mergers in Gothenburg adolescents. Publications include analyses of language ideologies in bilingual education and comparative studies of dialect features across cities.

While no formal scientific awards are listed in the provided text, Gross has published extensively in journals like Language Variation and Change and contributed to edited volumes. He also supervises student teachers in academic writing, emphasizing critical reflection on language norms.