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Marge Käsper is a Lecturer in French Language and Linguistics at the University of Tartu's Faculty of Arts and Humanities, affiliated with the Institute of Foreign Languages and Cultures. She holds a Doctor's Degree from the University of Tartu (2017) focusing on comparative analysis of French and Estonian academic book reviews. Her career spans over 25 years, including roles as a Research Fellow (2020–2024) and administrative leadership in digital humanities initiatives.
Education includes a PhD in French Studies (2017), MA in Phonetics from Paris 3 University (2000), and BA in French Language and Literature from the University of Tartu (1997). She has coordinated projects like the 'Digital Competence Development' initiative (2020–2021) and organized international conferences on discourse analysis and multilingual corpora.
Research focuses on comparative linguistic discourse analysis, particularly in French and Estonian academic writing, media discourse during crises, and metaphorical language use. She has co-authored over 75 publications, including articles on pandemic communication, discourse particles, and cross-cultural media framing. Active in academic networks like DiscourseNet and Do.Ri.F, she contributes to international research collaborations such as the French-Estonian PARROT program.
Key grants include leading the 'Conceptual Metaphors: Social Relevance and Estonian Database' project (2024–2027). Her work bridges linguistic theory with applied studies in digital humanities and crisis communication, emphasizing multilingual and cross-cultural perspectives.