Dr. Tanya Christensen

Professor

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Biography

Tanya Karoli Christensen is a Professor at the University of Copenhagen, specializing in Linguistics with a focus on theoretical foundations of functional grammar within the combined sociolinguistics tradition. Her primary research interests include Language Variation Change, multivariate analyses of epistemic and discourse markers, and word order in subclauses in modern Danish speech. She actively engages in Forensic Linguistics, applying linguistic methods and concepts to legal cases, particularly in semantics, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics. Tanya has contributed significantly to academic literature in her field and has supervised numerous projects related to Danish grammar and pragmatic semantic text analysis. She holds a PhD in Linguistics from Roskilde University, where she also completed her MA in Danish Philosophy. Tanya has previously held positions as an Associate Professor and Assistant Professor within her university and has participated in various external collaborations and conferences.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2015-01-01 — Present

Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen • Copenhagen, Denmark

Associate Professor

2012-01-01 — 2015-01-01

LANCHART, University of Copenhagen • Copenhagen, Denmark

Postdoctoral Researcher

2010-01-01 — 2011-01-01

LANCHART, University of Copenhagen • Copenhagen, Denmark

Assistant Professor

2009-01-01 — 2010-01-01

Department of Danish, Linguistics 3, University of Copenhagen • Copenhagen, Denmark

Assistant Professor

2007-01-01 — 2009-01-01

Roskilde University • Roskilde, Denmark

PhD Scholarship

2002-01-01 — 2006-01-01

Roskilde University • Roskilde, Denmark

Requirements for University of Copenhagen

Master Program
Requirements
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:83
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology Minimum 45 ECTS in core psychology areas Minimum 20 ECTS in methodology and statistics
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's diploma
  • Transcript of records
  • Course descriptions
  • Self-assessment form
  • Documentation of English proficiency
Specialization Notes

Focuses on clinical, social, and cognitive psychology.