Greenlandic language research attracted great interest in Montréal

Our colleague Therese Lind-Benhardt spent this spring semester on a research placement at the Université de Montréal as part of her PhD programme.

There, she gave a presentation entitled Kalaallisut legal terminology: Understanding the work of language pioneers in Greenland today, in which she presented her PhD project to an international audience.

In her presentation, Therese focused on the development of legal terminology in Greenlandic and on the important work being carried out by language pioneers in Greenland today.

Drawing on both linguistic science and sociological perspectives, she provided insight into how terminology is not merely a technical tool, but also plays a central role in legal certainty, knowledge sharing and cultural self-understanding.

The strong turnout and the audience’s engagement testify to a growing international interest in the Greenlandic language and the specific challenges and opportunities associated with the development of technical language in smaller language communities.