Elisabeth Engberg-Pedersen

Elisabeth Engberg-Pedersen (Danish pronunciation: [e̝ˈlisæpet ˌeŋpɛɐ̯ˈpʰe̝ðɐsn̩]; born 2 July 1952 in Svendborg[1]) is a Danish linguist and professor of applied linguistics at the University of Copenhagen.[2] She has contributed significantly to the description of Danish Sign Language and was the only sign language linguist in Denmark from 1978 to 2004.[3]: 230  She is considered an important figure in the development of Danish functional linguistics,[4] and has also studied autism and the relation between language and cognition from a cognitive-functional perspective with focus on semantics and pragmatics.[5] She is the sister of Troels Engberg-Pedersen.[6]

In the media, she has participated in discussions of the use of cochlear implants in deaf children and its effect on the status of Danish Sign Language,[7] arguing that the removal of support for Danish Sign Language and resources associated with it has negative consequences.[8]

  1. ^ "Engberg-Pedersen, Elisabeth" (in Danish). Krak's Blue Book. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Elisabeth Engberg-Pedersen". University of Copenhagen. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. ^ McGregor, William B.; Niemelä, Janne Boye; Bakken Jepsen, Julie (2015). "Danish Sign Language". In Bakken Jepsen, Julie; De Clerck, Goedele; Lutalo-Kiingi, Sam; McGregor, William B. (eds.). Sign Languages of the World: A Comparative Handbook. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 195–234. doi:10.1515/9781614518174-013. ISBN 9781614518174.
  4. ^ Harder, Peter; Gregersen, Frans; Poulsen, Mads (2012). "Editors' introduction". Acta Linguistica Hafniensia. 44 (1): 1–3. doi:10.1080/03740463.2011.735471. ISSN 0374-0463. S2CID 218661090.
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  6. ^ "Engberg-Pedersen, Troels" (in Danish). Krak's Blue Book. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  7. ^ Fink-Jensen, Jens; Hansen, Winnie Hjorth, eds. (2007). Københavns Universitets Årbog 2006 (in Danish). Copenhagen: University of Copenhagen. ISBN 978-87-90655-56-3. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  8. ^ Engberg-Pedersen, Elisabeth (2016). "Er dansk tegnsprog et truet sprog?". Sprogforum. Tidsskrift for sprog- og kulturpædagogik (in Danish). 22 (63): 8–11. ISSN 1399-8617. Retrieved 27 March 2022.