Merete Birkelund

Merete Birkelund is an Associate Professor at Aarhus University's School of Communication and Culture, specializing in French Language, Literature, and Culture. She holds a PhD and focuses on political discourse analysis, semantics, argumentation, and language acquisition. Her research explores topics such as political rhetoric, irony in communication, and multilingualism.

Key projects include INTERLING (2025-2026), investigating interlinguistic and intercultural approaches to language comparison, and EDU-it (2021-2023), enhancing theoretical linguistics education for French students. Other initiatives address language pedagogy, digital learning tools, and Scandinavian Romance studies.

Her publications span political discourse analysis, language transfer mechanisms, and textbook evaluations. She has contributed to journals like Mémoires de la Société Néophilologique de Helsinki and anthologies such as Synergies Pays Scandinaves.

Birkelund has no listed scientific awards but actively engages in editorial work for academic publications and collaborates with institutions like Aarhus Katedralskole. She oversees research labs focused on political semantics and language education, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration.