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Sigrid Norris

b. 1961

New Zealand linguist and academic

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About Sigrid Norris

Born 1961. Sigrid Norris is a German linguist, university teacher and scientist.

Sigrid Norris is a New Zealand linguist and academic. She is currently a full professor at the Auckland University of Technology.

Academic career

After an undergraduate in Russian literature and a 2002 PhD titled 'A theoretical framework for multimodal discourse analysis presented via the analysis of identity construction of two women living in Germany' both from the Georgetown University, she moved to the Auckland University of Technology, rising to full professor.

Selected works Norris, Sigrid. Analyzing multimodal interaction: A methodological framework. Routledge, 2004. Jones, Rodney H., and Sigrid Norris. Discourse in action: Introducing mediated discourse analysis. Routledge, 2005. Norris, Sigrid. Identity in (inter) action: Introducing multimodal (inter) action analysis. Vol. 4. Walter de Gruyter, 2011. Norris, Sigrid. "Multimodal discourse analysis: A conceptual framework." Discourse and technology: Multimodal discourse analysis (2004): 101–115. Norris, Sigrid. "The implication of visual research for discourse analysis: transcription beyond language." Visual communication 1, no. 1 (2002): 97–121. Norris, Sigrid. "Modal density and modal configurations: Multimodal actions." 2009). The Routledge handbook of Multimodal Analysis. Oxon: Routledge (2009): 78–90.

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Important facts

Born
1961, Feudingen, Germany
Birth century
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Education
Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Positions held
Full professor
Employers
Auckland University of Technology

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sigrid Norris?

New Zealand linguist and academic

When was Sigrid Norris born?

Sigrid Norris was born in 1961 in Feudingen, Germany.

What is Sigrid Norris's occupation?

Sigrid Norris is a linguist, university teacher and scientist.

What nationality is Sigrid Norris?

Sigrid Norris is German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sigrid Norris

· Wikidata: Q56065126

· DBpedia: Sigrid Norris

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