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2023:
The Norwegian dugnad in public discourse as a metaphor during the coronavirus pandemic. 16th Researching and Applying Metaphor International Conference (June). Universidad de Alcalá, Spain.
2022:
UNDERSTANDING IS SEEING in business seminars. 15th Researching and Applying Metaphor Conference September). University of Bialystok, Poland. (with Tina Krennmayr, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam & Fiona MacArthur, Universidad de Extramadura).
Development of metaphorical production in learner language: A longitudinal perspective. 15th Researching and Applying Metaphor Conference (September). University of Bialystok, Poland.
Keynote address: The superpowers of metaphor researchers. 15th Researching and Applying Metaphor Conference (September). University of Bialystok, Poland.
“Vi mobiliserer til dugnad”: The Norwegian dugnad as a metaphor in times of COVID-19. Språkforskning Innafor (October). Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway.
Systematic metaphors in Norwegian doctoral dissertation acknowledgements. International conference of the Spanish Cognitive Linguistics Association (June). Universidad de La Rioja, Spain.
Data triangulation in translation studies: a case study. Transtextual and cultural circumnavigation (June). University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. (with Siri Fürst Skogmo, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences).
2021:
Conceptualizations of the doctoral education: “Detours, delays and sidetracks can enrich your life”. Researching and Applying Metaphor 14 (June). Vilnius University, Lithuania. RaAM14 Nacey presentation / RaAM14 Nacey abstract
Collaborative metaphor identification in digital space, Researching and Applying Metaphor 14 (June). Vilnius University, Lithuania. With Irene Castellano Risco (first author) & Rafael Alejo González, Universidad de Extremadura, Spain). RaAM14 Castellano-Risco, Nacey, Alejo-González abstract
2020:
Learner translation of metaphor. Språkforskning Innafor (October). Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway. (with Siri Fürst Skogmo, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences).
Learner translations of metaphor: Creative solutions? Researching and Applying Metaphor 13: RaAM 2020Virtual (June). Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway. (with Siri Fürst Skogmo, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences).
2019:
Metaphors in L2 Norwegian ASK texts: ‘Det er langt mellom venner’. Språkforskning Innafor (September). Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway.
Metaphors in high-stakes language exams. Learner Corpus Research Conference 2019 (September). University of Warsaw, Poland.
Understanding metaphor in a foreign language: “Even though I am not Norwegian and don’t have the Norwegian mountains in me from childhood…”. Metaphor Festival Amsterdam 2019 (August). University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Metaphors in L2 high-stakes exams. The 7th conference of the Scandinavian Association for Language and Cognition (SALC7) (May). Aarhus University, Denmark.
‘Royal’ metaphors in Danish and Norwegian New Year’s Eve speeches. The 7th conference of the Scandinavian Association for Language and Cognition (SALC7) (May). Aarhus University, Denmark. (with Linda Greve; Aarhus University, Denmark).
Education is Giving and Taking: A Comparative Study of Metaphor Usage in Australian and Norwegian University Promotional Videos. ICDE Lillehammer Lifelong Learning Summit (February). Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Lillehammer, Norway. (with Allison Creed; University of Melbourne, Australia).
2018:
‘Royal’ clusters and deliberate metaphor: A comparative study of metaphor in Danish and Norwegian New Year’s Eve speeches. Metaphor Festival Amsterdam 2018 (August-September). University of Amsterdam, Netherlands. (with Linda Greve; Aarhus University, Denmark). Presentation, Metaphor Festival Amsterdam Abstract, Metaphor Festival Amsterdam
Metaphorical analogies in an online discussion forum for relationship abuse survivors: “That analogy really works for me”. Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM 12: Metaphor across contexts and domains: from description to application; June). Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. Presentation RaAM12 Abstract RaAM12
2017:
Development of L2 metaphorical competence from ages 10-19. Learner Corpus Research Conference 2017 (LCR 4; October). Bolzano, Italy. Presentation LCR4 2017 (Nacey) Abstract LCR 4, Nacey
Investigating fluency variables in learner language: Methodological concerns. Learner Corpus Research Conference 2017 (LCR 4; October). Bolzano, Italy (with Hege Larsson Aas). Presentation LCR2 2017 (Aas and Nacey) Abstract LCR4 2017 Aas and Nacey
Tracking Written Learner Language (TRAWL): A longitudinal corpus of Norwegian pupils’ written texts in second/foreign languages. Learner Corpus Research Conference 2017 (LCR 4; October). Bolzano, Italy (Poster; with Hildegunn Dirdal, Eli-Marie Danbolt Drange, Anne-Line Graedler, Tale M. Guldal, Ingrid Kristine Hasund, and Sylvi Rørvik). Abstract LCR 4, Poster, Dirdal et al.
Career and working life: An investigation of metaphor usage in online promotional videos of Australian and Norwegian universities. RaAM Specialised Seminar (May). University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. (with Allison Creed; University of Southern Queensland, Australia). Abstract RaAM 2017
2016:
Weighing ethical considerations in corpus research based on online data sources. British Association of Applied Linguistics 2016 (BAAL 2016; September), Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. Presentation BAAL 2016 Abstract BAAL 2016
Metaphor in an online discussion forum for survivors of relationship abuse: You think your ex is a nurse shark, huh? 11th Conference for the Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM11; July), Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Presentation RaAM 2016 Abstract RaAM 2016
2015:
Metaphor in multiple learner translations. Learner Corpus Research Conference 2015 (September), Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands. Presentation LCR3 2015 Abstract LCR3 2015
Metaphor in L1-L2 translations. 8th International Corpus Linguistics Conference (July), Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK. Abstract, CL 2015
Metaphor in L1-L2 novice translations. RaAM Specialised Seminar (June), Leiden University Centre for Linguistics, Leiden, Netherlands. Abstract RaAM specialized seminar 2015
2014:
Metaphorical Prepositions in L2 English. IX Congreso Internacional de la Asociacion Espanola de Linguistica Cognitiva (AELCO2014) (October), Universidad de Extramadura, Badajoz, Spain. Presentation AELCO SCOLA2014 Abstract AELCO-SCOLA 2014
Error versus creativity: The metaphorical language of Norwegian L2 English learners. American Association of Corpus Linguistics AACL2014 (September), Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AZ, USA. Presentation AACL 2014 Abstract AACL 2014
Metaphor in L2 English: Error or creativity? Language Awareness 2014: Achievements and Challenges, ALA2014 (July), Hedmark University College, Hamar, Norway. Presentation ALA 2014 Abstract ALA 2014
Metaphoricity in English L2 learners’ prepositions. Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM 10: Metaphor in Communication, Science and Education) (June), University of Cagliari, Italy. Presentation RaAM 2014 Abstract RaAM 2014
Phrasal verbs in spoken and written L2 learner English. ICAME 35 (April), University of Nottingham, England. Abstract ICAME 2014
2013:
What can oral learner corpora reveal about preposition use? Learner Corpus Research Conference 2013 (September), Bergen, Norway. Presentation LCR3 2015 Abstract LCR2013
The Norwegian component of LINDSEI. ICAME34 (May), Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Presentation ICAME 34 2013 .
What learner corpora can reveal about preposition use. Compiling and using learner corpora to teach and assess productive and interactive skills in foreign languages at university level (May), Padua, Italy. Abstract Compiling and using learner corpora 2013
2012:
Metaphorical creativity and EFL English. Researching and Applying Metaphor: Metaphor in Mind and Society (July), Lancaster, England. Presentation RaAM9 2012 Abstract RaAM 2012
Metaphorical creativity in the Expanding Circle. English in Europe: Debates and Discourses (April), Sheffield, England.
2011:
Communication strategies in a corpus of advanced learner English. Learner Corpus Research 2011 (September), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium (with Anne-Line Graedler). Presentation LCR1 2011 Abstract LCR1 2011
Life is like tennis: Serve well and you seldom lose. Issues in building a corpus of American church marquees. ICAME 32 (June), Oslo, Norway (Poster). Abstract ICAME 2011
2010:
The (near-)synonyms begin and start: evidence from translation corpora. Re-thinking synonymy: semantic sameness and similarity in languages and their description (October), Helsinki, Finland (with Thomas Egan).
A Bible Falling Apart Belongs To One Who Isn’t Metaphor in American Church Marquees. The 2010 Metaphor Festival (September), Stockholm, Sweden. Abstract Metaphor festival 2010
Identifying metaphor in corpora: What, why, how, Askeladden Corpus Network Meeting (March), Bergen, Norway.
2009:
Novel metaphors and Learner English, The 2009 Metaphor Festival (September), Stockholm, Sweden Presentation, Metaphor Festival 2009 Abstract Metaphor Festival 2009
The Metaphor Identification Procedure and practical experience, Cognitive Summer Seminar (June), Hamar, Norway. Abstract Cognitive summer seminar 2009
Scare quotes in British English and Norwegian L2 English, ICAME 30 (May), Lancaster England. Abstract ICAME 2009
The Metaphor Identification Procedure: Abstract and Concrete, Arena for Culture and Languages seminar (June), Hamar, Norway.
2008:
“Scare quotes” in Norwegian English and British English, Skrivekonferanse (Writing Conference; November), Trondheim, Norway. Abstract Skrivekonferanse 2008
The abstract/concrete divide, Seventh International Conference on Researching and Applying Metaphor (May), Cáceres, Spain Presentation RaAM 2008 Abstract RaAM 2008
2007 and earlier:
The New Cambridge English Course 3: An Introduction, Workshop on English Teaching Methodology (March 2007), Asmara, Eritrea.
Interactive approach in the English Curriculum, Workshop on Eritrean Curriculum Development (October 2006), Asmara, Eritrea.