dr. N.H. (Nanna) Hilton, PhD

EDUCATION ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

Ph.D.

Language and Linguistic Science, University of York, UK (2006- 2010) Language Standards and Regional Dialect Levelling: Changes in the Hønefoss Dialect.

Thesis Panel: Dr. Ros Temple, Dr. Paul Foulkes, Dr. Carmen Llamas and Dr. Sam Hellmuth. Examiners: Prof. Dr. Paul Kerswill and Dr. William Haddican.

M.A. 

English Culture and Language, Radboud University Nijmegen (2004-2005) Language Preferences of Students of North-West University, South Africa Supervisor: Dr. Monique van der Haagen.

B.A.

English Culture and Language, Radboud University Nijmegen (2001-2005)  The Usage of the Retroflex Flap among Teenagers in Hønefoss. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Carlos Gussenhoven

Examen Facultatum, University of Bergen (2002)

Examen Philosophicum, University of Bergen (2002)

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

Assistant Professor of Sociolinguistics

Department of Frisian Language and Culture (Centre for Language and Cognition Groningen), University of Groningen (2010 - 2017)

Project Coordinator

Collaboration University of Groningen and University Campus Fryslân with regards to the MA Multilingualism (2013 - )

Contracted phonetician        

SVOX (speech technology for car industries) (2011)

Researcher (Post doc)         

Centre for Language and Cognition Groningen, Department of Scandinavian Languages and Cultures, University of Groningen (2009- 2011)