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Eric Lander is an Assistant Professor at Uppsala University, specializing in Nordic languages with a focus on runology and historical linguistics. He has expertise in the history of Nordic languages, particularly in analyzing Proto-Nordic Viking Age runic inscriptions. Lander's work has addressed synchronic questions concerning cross-linguistic variation and typology, emphasizing morphology, syntax, phonology, and etymology. His current research project examines dialectal variations in Viking Age runic material. He is also involved in a new project funded by the Bank of Sweden, investigating the historical development of negators in Swedish. The project explores the differences in negation across Scandinavian languages, detailing how the Swedish language has evolved in its use of negators over time. Overall, Lander’s work aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the changes and functionality of negation within the broader context of human language and its variations.
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