I am Associate Professor in Cognitive Science and Senior Researcher in Linnaeus environment ”Cognition, Communication, and Learning” at Lund University. In my research, I have combined quantitative and qualitative methods (eye tracking, verbal protocols, experiments, focus groups, interviews) to study cognition and communication.

My research focuses on multimodality, cognition and visual communication. I have been using eye movement measurement to study in detail image perception, the interplay between language and images, the role of images for learning, visual thinking (mental imagery), and users' interaction with various media. My research has practical implications for how we design accessible and readable texts in various media. Currently, I am investigating accessibility of visual information via the process of audio description (verbal descriptions of visual scenes for people with visual impairment and blindness). 

My book "Discourse, vision and cognition" (Benjamins 2008) concerns perception, interpretation and description of images and the underlying cognitive processes. My book "Myths and facts about reading" (Nordstedts 2010) presents research on reading and on the interplay between text, images and graphics in various media. It has implications for a user-friendly, accessible design of complex texts - image messages in print and on-line. My book "Methodologies for multimodal research" (Sage 2012) is focusing on novel methods and tools for the analysis of visual communication and multimodality, including an interdisciplinary framework and a triangulation of methods.

 I am also one of the editors of the antology "Audio description - research and practices" (2016) published in co-operation between Lund university, Stockholm university and the Swedish Agency for Accessible Media (MTM). The book is the first of its kind in Sweden and Scandinavia and is available as a printed book, as an open access publication, as a talking book and in Braille.

During my time in Germany and Czech Republic (1986 -1992) I conducted research on spoken language communication, narratives and interpretation by means of conversation analysis, discourse analysis and interpretation theories.

Books (5)

• Holsanova, J. (2010). Myter och sanningar om läsning : om samspelet mellan språk och bild i olika medier. Norstedts.
• Holsanova, J. (2008). Discourse, vision, and cognition. Human cognitive processing, 1387-6724, 23. John Benjamins Publishing Company.
• Holsanova, J. (2001). Picture Viewing and Picture Description: Two Windows on the Mind. Lund University Cognitive Studies, 83. Cognitive Science. Dissertation.
• Holsanova, J. (1999). På tal om bilder. Om fokusering av uppmärksamhet i och strukturering av talad beskrivande diskurs. Licentiate thesis.
• (1991). Vyvoj jazykovedy po roce 1970. Academia Praha.

Editorships (2)

• Holsanova, J., Wadensjö, C. & Andrén, M. (2016). (Eds.) Syntolkning : forskning och praktik. Lund University Cognitive Studies, 166. Lund University Cognitive Studies / Myndighet för tillgängliga medier.
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• Holsanova, J. (2012). (Ed.) Methodologies for Multimodal Research. Visual Communication, 11. SAGE Publications Inc..

Articles (19)

• Holsanova, J. (submitted). Att beskriva det som syns men inte sägs : Om syntolkning. HumaNetten. Institutionen för humaniora, Växjö universitet.
• Andersson, R., Holsanova, J. & Holmqvist, K. (2012). Opinion prediction as communicative success, and the role of visual information in conversations. [submitted].
• Andersson, R., Holsanova, J. & Holmqvist, K. (2012). Referring to optional visual information in unrestricted dialogue. [submitted].
• Boeriis, M. & Holsanova, J. (2012). Tracking visual segmentation: connecting semiotic and cognitive perspectives. Visual Communication, 11, 259-281. SAGE Publications Inc..
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• Holsanova, J. (2012). New methods for studying visual communication and multimodal integration. Visual Communication, 11, 251-257. SAGE Publications Inc..
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• Johansson, R., Holsanova, J., Dewhurst, R. & Holmqvist, K. (2012). Eye movements during scene recollection have a functional role, but they are not reinstatements of those produced during encoding. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 38, 1289-1314. American Psychological Association (APA).
• Holsanova, J., Andersson, R., Johansson, R., Holmqvist, K. & Strömqvist, S. (2010). Lund Eye Tracking Studies in Research on Language and Cognition. Slovo a Slovesnost, 71, 317-328. Ústav pro jazyk český Akademie věd České republiky.
• Holsanova, J., Holmqvist, K. & Holmberg, N. (2009). Reading information graphics: The Role of Spatial Proximity and Dual Attentional Guidance. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 23, 1215-1226. John Wiley & Sons.
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• Holsanova, J., Rahm, H. & Holmqvist, K. (2006). Entry points and reading paths on the newspaper spread: Comparing semiotic analysis with eye-tracking measurements. Visual Communication, 5, 65-93. SAGE Publications Inc..
• Johansson, R., Holsanova, J. & Holmqvist, K. (2006). Pictures and spoken descriptions elicit similar eye movements during mental imagery, both in light and in complete darkness. Cognitive Science, 30, 1053-1079. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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• Wästerfors, D. & Holsanova, J. (2005). Examples as Crucial Arguments on 'others'. Text - An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Discourse, 25, 519-554. De Gruyter.
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• Adelswärd, V., Holsanova, J. & Wibeck, V. (2002). Virtual talk as a communicative resource. Explorations in the field of gene technology. Sprachtheorie und Germanistische Linguistik, 12, 3-26.
• Holsanova, J. (1998). Att byta röst och rädda ansiktet. Citatanvändning i samtal om 'de andra'. Språk och stil, 8, 105-133. Institutionen för nordiska språk, Uppsala universitet.
• Holsanova, J. (1993). Was dolmetscht der Dolmetscher, wenn er ein Gespäch dolmetscht?. Preprint without journal information. Manne Siegbahn Institute.
• Cmejrkova, S. & Holsanova, J. (1992). Contrastive pragmatics. Journal of Pragmatics, 274-280. Elsevier.
• Holsanova, J. (1992). Lingvisticke kolokvium v Paderbornu. Slovo a Slovesnost, 4/LII, 319-320. Ústav pro jazyk český Akademie věd České republiky.
• Nekvapil, J. & Holsanova, J. (1991). Kritische Überlegungen zur Entwicklung der Sprachwissenschaft seit 1970. Lingustica Pragensia, 34/1/1991, 27-39.
• Holsanova, J. (1988). Pragmatika, teorie textu, analyza mluvene komunikace v edici Linguistica. Jazykovedne aktuality, XXV/1 a 2, 57-60.
• Hoffmannova, J. & Holsanova, J. (1987). Mezinarodni konference o makrostrukturach v textu a komunikaci. Slovo a Slovesnost, 328-333. Ústav pro jazyk český Akademie věd České republiky.

Book chapters (41)

• Holsanova, J. (2016). Cognitive approach to audio description. In Matamala, A. & Orero, P. (Eds.) Palgrave Studies in Translating and Interpreting (pp. 49-73). Palgrave Macmillan.
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• Holsanova, J. (2016). Kognitiva och kommunikativa aspekter av syntolkning. In Holsanova, J., Wadensjö, C. & Andrén, M. (Eds.) Lund University Cognitive Studies (pp. 17-27), 166. Lund University Cognitive Studies.
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• Holsanova, J. & Wadensjö, C. (2016). Syntolkning : forskning, tankar och visioner. In Holsanova, J., Wadensjö, C. & Andrén, M. (Eds.) Lund University Cognitive Studies (pp. 13-15), 166. Lund University Cognitive Studies.
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• Gärdenfors, P. & Holsanova, J. (2015). Communication, cognition, and technology. In Lukowski, P., Gemel, A. & Zukowski, B. (Eds.) (pp. 109-122). Jagiellonian University Press.
• Holsanova, J., Johansson, R. & Holmqvist, K. (2015). To tell and to show : The interplay of language and visualizations in communication. Jagiellonian University Press.
• Holsanova, J. (2014). In the eye of the beholder: Visual communication from a recipient perspective. In Machin, D. (Ed.) (pp. 331-355), 4. De Gruyter.
• Holsanova, J. (2014). Reception of multimodality: Applying eye tracking methodology in multimodal research. In Jewitt, C. (Ed.) (pp. 285-296). Routledge.
• Holsanova, J., Nyström, M. & Holmqvist, K. (2014). Visualisering av ögonrörelser som stöd för motivation, metakognition och lärande. In Persson, A. & Johansson, R. (Eds.) (pp. 369-380). Lunds universitet, Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap.
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• Johansson, R., Holsanova, J. & Holmqvist, K. (2013). Using Eye Movements and Spoken Discourse as Windows to Inner Space. In Paradis, C., Hudson, J. & Magnusson, U. (Eds.) (pp. 9-28). Oxford University Press.
• Johansson, V., Holsanova, J., Johansson, R. & Wengelin, Å. (2013). Tala, läsa, skriva. In Johansson, V., Carling, G. & Holmer, A. (Eds.) (pp. 53-72). Studentlitteratur AB.
• Rahm, H. & Holsanova, J. (2012). Erklären, überzeugen oder überreden? : Persuasive Züge in Presseberichten über den Umzug des Hospizes in Lund, Schweden. In Johan, B., David, H., Stefan, H. & Eva, K. (Eds.) (pp. 321-331). Centre for Languages and Literature, Lund University.
• Holsanova, J. (2011). How we focus attention in picture viewing, picture description, and during mental imagery. In Sachs-Hombach, K. & Totzke, R. (Eds.) (pp. 291-313). von Halem.
• Holsanova, J. & Nord, A. (2010). Multimodal design: Media structures, media principles and users’ meaning-making in printed and digital media. In Bucher, H.-J., Gloning, T. & Lehnen, K. (Eds.) (pp. 81-103). Campus: Frankfurt/New York.
• Holsanova, J. & Nord, A. (2010). Textens fragmentering och läsares meningsskapande. In Byrman, G., Gustafsson, A. & Rahm, H. (Eds.) (pp. 110-123). Lund: Författarna.
• Scheiter, K., Wiebe, E. & Holsanova, J. (2009). Theoretical and Methodological Aspects of Learning with Visualizations. In Zheng, R. (Ed.) (pp. 67-88). IGI Global.
• (2008). Communication with and without technology. Bokförlaget Nya Doxa.
• Gärdenfors, P. & Holsanova, J. (2008). Att kommunicera med och utan teknik. In Domeij, R. (Ed.) (pp. 25-48), Språkrådets skrifter, 1654-0433 ; 9. Norstedts.
• Gärdenfors, P. & Holsanova, J. (2008). Communication, cognition and technology. In Gärdenfors, P. & Wallin, A. (Eds.) (pp. 231-247). Bokförlaget Nya Doxa.
• Gärdenfors, P. & Holsanova, J. (2008). Kommunikation med och utan teknik. In Domeij, R. (Ed.) (pp. 25-48). Norstedts.
• Holsanova, J., Holmqvist, K. & Holmberg, N. (2008). Läsning i gamla och nya medier. In Domeij, R. (Ed.) (pp. 144-167), Språkrådets skrifter, 1654-0433 ; 9. Norstedts.
• Holsanova, J., Johansson, R. & Holmqvist, K. (2008). To tell and to show: the interplay of language and visualisations in communication. In Gärdenfors, P. & Wallin, A. (Eds.) (pp. 215-229). Bokförlaget Nya Doxa.
• Holmqvist, K. & Holsanova, J. (2007). Embodied Communication and Gestural Contrast. Department of Linguistics, Gothenburg University.
• Holsanova, J. (2007). Användares interaktion med multimodala texter. In Gunnarsson, B.-L. & Karlsson, A.-M. (Eds.) (pp. 41-58), TeFa rapport 46. Uppsala University.
• Andersson, B., Dahl, J., Holmqvist, K., Holsanova, J., Johansson, V., Karlsson, H., Strömqvist, S., Tufvesson, S. & Wengelin, Å. (2006). Combining Keystroke Logging with Eye Tracking. In van Waes, L., Leijten, M. & Neuwirth, C. (Eds.) (pp. 45-72), 17. Elsevier.
• Holmqvist, K., Holmberg, N., Holsanova, J., Tärning, J. & Engwall, B. (2006). Reading Information Graphics - Eyetracking studies with Experimental Conditions. In Errea, J. (Ed.) (pp. 54-61). Society for News Design (SND-E): Navarra University, Pamplona.
• Holsanova, J. (2006). Dynamics of Picture Viewing and Picture Description. In Albertazzi, L. (Ed.) (pp. 233-254), Advances in Consciousness Research.. John Benjamins Publishing Company.
• Holsanova, J. (2006). Quotations as a vehicle for social positioning. In Hausendorf, H. & Bora, A. (Eds.) (pp. 251-275), 19. John Benjamins Publishing Company.
• Holmqvist, K., Holsanova, J., Johansson, V. & Strömqvist, S. (2004). Perceiving and Producing the Frog Story. In Ravid, D. & Bat-Zeev Shyldkrot, H. (Eds.) (pp. 293-306). Kluwer.
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• Holsanova, J. (2004). Med blick på nätnyheter. Ögonrörelsestudier av läsning i nätbaserade tidningar. (Looking at the net news. Eye tracking study of net paper reading). Carlsson Bokförlag.
• Holsanova, J. & Holmqvist, K. (2004). Med blick pa nätnyheter. Ögonrörelsestudier av läsning i nätbaserade tidningar. In Holmberg, C.-G. & Svensson, J. (Eds.) (pp. 216-248). Carlsson Bokförlag.
• Holmqvist, K., Holsanova, J., Barthelson, M. & Lundqvist, D. (2003). Reading or scanning? A study of newspaper and net paper reading. In In Hyönä, J. R. & Deubel, H. (Eds.) (pp. 657-670). Elsevier.
• Holsanova, J., Rahm, H. & Holmqvist, K. (2003). Tidningarna och läsbarheten. Institutionen för nordiska språk, Lunds universitet,.
• Holsanova, J. (1999). Olika perspektiv pa språk, bild och deras samspel. Metodologiska reflexioner. In Haskå, I. & Sandqvist, C. (Eds.) (pp. 117-126), Lundastudier i nordisk språkvetenskap A 55.
• Holsanova, J., Hedberg, B. & Nilsson, N. (1999). Visual and Verbal Focus Patterns when Describing Pictures. Kluwer.
• Holsanova, J., Jörgensen, N. & Holmqvist, K. (1999). Ways of treating ethnic categories in everyday discourse. In Lauristin, M. & Rahnu, L. (Eds.) (pp. 118-127). Tartu University Press.
• Holmqvist, K. & Holsanova, J. (1997). Reconstruction of Focus Movements in Spoken Discourse. In Liebert, W., Redeker, G. & Waugh, L. (Eds.) (pp. 223-246). Benjamins.
• Holsanova, J. (1996). När säger en bild mer än tusen ord? Om samspelet mellan text och bild i gränssnitt. In Löwgren, J. (Eds.) (pp. 65-76). Institution för Informatik, Lunds universitet..
• Jörgensen, N. & Holsanova, J. (1996). Att avgränsa sin identitet i samtal. In Blomqvist, J. & Teleman, U. (Eds.) (pp. 73-81). Lund University Press.
• Holsanova, J. & Nekvapil, J. (1995). Menschen "fünfter Klasse": Reden über Abwesende in der Alltagskommunikation am Beispiel tschechisch-sprachiger Daten. Westdeutscher Verlag: Opladen.
• Holsanova, J., Nekvapil, J. & Soltys, O. (1989). Von der Textanalyse und -interpretation zum Persönlichkeitsbild des Autors. In Hlavsa, Z. & Viehweger, D. (Eds.) (pp. 194-202). Berlin: Akademie der Wissenschaften, Linguistische Studien 191, Reihe A.
• Meng, K. & Holsanova, J. (1989). Was ist Erzählen? Versuche zur Rekonstruktion alltäglichen Kommunikationstypwissens. In Hlavsa, Z. & Viehweger, D. (Eds.) (pp. 125-149). Berlin: Akademie der Wissenschaften, Linguistische Studien 191, Reihe A.

Encyclopaedia entries (1)

• Holsanova, J. & Price, S. (2012). Cognition. National Centre for Research Methods.
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Conference contributions (71)

• Holsanova, J. (accepted/in press). Making popular science accessible: Uncovering AD skills and competences.
• Holsanova, J. (accepted/in press). Uncovering scientific and multimodal literacy through audio description.
• Holsanova, J. (2019). How the blind audience receive and experience audio descriptions of visual events – a project presentation.
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• Holsanova, J. (2018). Audio description : Accessing meaning-making in popular scientific texts.
• Holsanova, J. (2018). Meaning-making made aloud: From a printed version to an audio version of a multimodal popular science journal.
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• Holsanova, J. (2017). Audio description: Multimodal communication between sighted and blind audiences.
• Holsanova, J. (2015). Theoretical and methodological approaches to audio description.
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• Strukelj, A. & Holsanova, J. (2014). Vad tycker syntolkar och brukare är viktigt i syntolkning?.
• Holsanova, J., Sandberg, H., Holmberg, N. & Theobald, N. (2013). How image content correlates with image perception. In Holmqvist, K., Mulvey, F. & Johansson, R. (Eds.) (pp. 316-316), 6. Journal of Eye Movement Research.
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• Holsanova, J. (2012). Extended Visual Communication Studies session (panel expert).
• Holsanova, J., Holmberg, N. & Ek, J. (2012). Method for tracking reflected reading and multimodal learning of pupils with various abilities. Aalborg University Press.
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• Johansson, R., Holsanova, J., Johansson, M., Dewhurst, R. & Holmqvist, K. (2012). Eye movements play an active role when visuospatial information is recalled from memory.
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• Johansson, R., Johansson, M., Holsanova, J., Dewhurst, R. & Holmqvist, K. (2012). Eye movements to “nothing” have an active role when arrangements of objects are retrieved from memory.
• Andersson, R., Holsanova, J. & Holmqvist, K. (2011). Optional visual information affects conversation content. SemDial 2011: Proceedings of the 15th Workshop on the Semantics and Pragmatics of Dialogue, 194-195. ICT.
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• Holsanova, J. (2011). Multimodalt lärande.
• Holsanova, J. & Holmberg, N. (2011). Functional segmentation of task-solving process: Aligning eye movements and cued retrospective protocols.
• Holsanova, J., Ek, J. & Holmberg, N. (2011). Reception of Multimodality in Biology and Chemistry Textbooks: An Eye Tracking Study.
• Holsanova, J., Sandberg, H., Gidlöf, K. & Holmberg, N. (2011). Attending to different types of visuals in massmedia: Eye tracking studies on newspaper reading, netpaper reading and online advertising. International Communication Association Conference (ICA), Boston, May 2011..
• Johansson, R., Holsanova, J. & Holmqvist, K. (2011). Eye movements during visual imagery have a functional role and are related to individual differences in spatial imagery ability.
• Johansson, R., Holsanova, J. & Holmqvist, K. (2011). The Dispersion of Eye Movements During Visual Imagery is Related to Individual Differences in Spatial Imagery Ability.
• Johansson, R., Holsanova, J., Dewhurst, R. & Holmqvist, K. (2011). Eye movements during pictorial recall have a functional role, but they are not reinstatements of those from encoding. Journal of Eye Movement Research, 4, 32-32. European Group for Eye Movement Research.
• Holmberg, N. & Holsanova, J. (2010). Task-oriented text book reading strategies.
• Holsanova, J. (2010). Media principles and multimodality.
• Holsanova, J. & Holmberg, N. (2010). Attentional guidance and instructional design.
• Johansson, R., Holsanova, J. & Holmqvist, K. (2010). Eye movements during mental imagery are not perceptual re-enactments. Paper presentation at the Scandinavian Workshop on Applied Eye-Tracking, Lund University, Lund, May 6, 2010..
• Johansson, R., Holsanova, J. & Holmqvist, K. (2010). Eye Movements During Mental Imagery are Not Reenactments of Perception. In Ohlsson, S. & Catrambone, R. (Eds.) (pp. 1968-1973). Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. Portland, Oregon.
• Andersson, R., Holsanova, J. & Holmqvist, K. (2009). Visual common ground decreases perceived communicative success?.
• Bucher, H.-J. & Holsanova, J. (2009). Audience Research and Multimodality: What Eye Tracking Reveals about Newspaper Reading.
• Holmberg, N., Holsanova, J. & Holmqvist, K. (2009). Individual differences in reading behaviour. Clustering eye movement data for reader types.
• Holsanova, J. (2009). How we focus attention in picture viewing, picture description, and during mental imagery.
• Holsanova, J. & Holmberg, N. (2009). Ögonrörelsestudier av läsning i Humanistlaboratoriet.
• Holsanova, J. & Holmqvist, K. (2009). Myths and Truths about Readers' Interaction with Complex Visual Documents.
• Holsanova, J. & Johansson, R. (2009). The Interplay of Language and Visualizations in Communication.
• Holsanova, J. (2008). Att begripa text, bild och grafik. Hur vi läser multimodala texter.
• Holsanova, J. (2008). Cyber, hyper och multi revisited: Läsares möte med dagens komplexa (icke-litterära) texter.
• Holsanova, J. (2008). Discourse, vision, and cognition.
• Holsanova, J. (2008). Discourse, vision, and cognition.
• Holsanova, J. (2008). Multiple Windows on the Mind and Action.
• Holsanova, J. (2008). The Role of Attentional Guidance in Multimodal Presentations.
• Holsanova, J. (2008). The Role of Visualizations and Mental Imagery in Learning.
• Holsanova, J. & Holmberg, N. (2008). Läsning av digitala texter: en ögonrörelsestudie.
• Holsanova, J., Holmberg, N. & Holmqvist, K. (2008). Reading styles on a newspaper spread - an eye tracking perspective.
• Holsanova, J., Holmberg, N. & Holmqvist, K. (2008). Reading Styles on a Newspaper Spread.
• Johansson, R., Wengelin, Å., Holsanova, J., Johansson, V. & Holmqvist, K. (2008). Cognitive Processes in Writing are Genre Dependent : A Comparison of Picture Descriptions and Expository Texts.
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• Holsanova, J., Holmberg, N. & Holmqvist, K. (2007). Tracking integration of text and picture. Lund University.
• Holsanova, J., Holmqvist, K. & Holmberg, N. (2007). Newspaper reading, eye tracking and multimodality. EARLI Budapest.
• Holmberg, N., Holsanova, J. & Holmqvist, K. (2006). Using eye movement measures to describe readers visual interaction with newspapers. University of Nottingham.
• Holsanova, J. (2006). The role of feedback in task-oriented dialogue. Paris, Ecole Normale Supérieure..
• Holmqvist, K., Holsanova, J. & Holmberg, N. (2005). The effect of photos and information graphics on newspaper reading. Bern:Schweiz.
• Holsanova, J. (2005). Spatial language and dialogue: A multimodal perspective. Delmenhorst:Germany.
• Johansson, R., Holsanova, J. & Holmqvist, K. (2005). Spatial frames of reference in an interactive setting. Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Delmenhorst, Germany..
• Johansson, R., Holsanova, J. & Holmqvist, K. (2005). What Do Eye Movements Reveal About Mental Imagery? Evidence From Visual And Verbal Elicitations. In Bara, B. G., Barsalou, L. & Bucciarelli, M. (Eds.) (pp. 1054-1059). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum..
• Holsanova, J. (2004). The Dynamics of Picture Viewing and Picture Description. Mitteleuropa Foundation, Bolzano..
• Holsanova, J. (2004). Tracking multimodal interaction with new media. Uppsala (Uppsala University).
• Holsanova, J. (2003). Picture viewing and picture description.
• Holsanova, J. (2001). Attentional Foci in Picture Viewing and Picture Description. Santa Barbara.
• Holsanova, J. & Holmqvist, K. (2001). Comparing Foci in Picture Viewing and Picture Description. Turku..
• Holsanova, J. (1999). Language and Vision from a Dynamic Perspective. Linköpings universitet.
• Holsanova, J. (1998). Comparing Verbal and Visual Areas of Interest in Picture Descriptions. Bielefeld University:Germany..
• Holsanova, J. (1998). Picture descriptions: Comparing verbal and visual 'areas of interest'. Lund University.
• Holsanova, J. (1998). The Use of Quotations in Discourse about Ethnicities. In Cmejrkova, S., Hoffmannova, J., Mullerova, O. & Svetla, J. (Eds.) (pp. 245-252), 2. Niemeyer: Tubingen..
• Holsanova, J. (1997). Perceiving Space and Time in Spoken Descriptions of a Complex Picture. Providence, Rhode Island..
• Holsanova, J. (1997). Transforming Pictures into Language. Göteborgs universitet.
• Holsanova, J. (1997). Verbal or Visual Thinker? A study of spoken descriptions of a complex picture. Amsterdam.
• Holsanova, J. (1997). Verbal or Visual Thinkers? Different ways of orienting in a complex picture. manchester.
• Holsanova, J., Hedberg, B. & Nilsson, N. (1997). Visual and Verbal Focus Patterns when Describing Pictures. Ulm:Germany.
• Holsanova, J. (1996). Attention Movements in Language and Vision. Budapest, Hungary..
• Holsanova, J. & Jörgensen, N. (1996). The Use of Reported Talk in Ethnic Discourse. International Pragmatics Association.
• Holmqvist, K. & Holsanova, J. (1995). Etniska kategoriseringar och deras behandling i samtal. Lunds universitet.
• Jörgensen, N. & Holsanova, J. (1995). Speaking about Social and Ethnic groups. Uppsala.
• Jörgensen, N. & Holsanova, J. (1995). Us and Them. Talking about Social and Ethnic Groups. In Moen, I., Simonsen, G. & Lødrup, H. (Eds.) (pp. 264-268). Oslo.

Reports (11)

• Holsanova, J. (2015). Syntolkning - forskning och utbildning. Myndigheten för yrkeshögskolan.
• Holsanova, J., Hildén, A., Salmson, M. & Kesen Tundell, V. (2015). Audio description and audio subtitles – a study of a user preferences : with guidelines for audiovisual media. Tundell Salmson Lär.
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• Holsanova, J., Hildén, A., Salmson, M. & Kesen Tundell, V. (2015). Syntolkning och uppläst text - en studie om hur användarna vill ha det : med riktlinjer för audiovisuella medier. Tundell Salmson Lär.
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• Baier, M., Holsanova, J., Rahm, H. & Hydén, H. (2007). Country report - Sweden. EU RESEARCH ON SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES: Participation and the Dynamics of Social Positioning (PARADYS), EUR 23151. European Commission.
• Holmberg, N., Holmqvist, K. & Holsanova, J. (2006). Tidningsläsares visuella beteende i tabloidtidningar och digitala A5-tidningar.
• Holsanova, J. & Wästerfors, D. (2003). Could you be more specific? Examples as crucial rhetorical tools in discourse on 'others'. CFE Working papers..
• Holsanova, J. (2002). Participation and the Dynamics of Social Positioning. The Case of Biotechnology.
• Holsanova, J. & Rahm, H. (2002). Country-specific characteristics of the data: Case Sweden. EU project PARADYS.
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• Holsanova, J. (2001). Deliberate release of GMOs: Swedish procedures and citizen participation. EU project PARADYS.
• Holsanova, J. (2001). Description of cases to be studied: Draft information about procedures on deliberate release of GMOs in Sweden. EU project PARADYS.
• Holsanova, J. (2001). Description of the collected data: Information about quantity and quality of the data collected. EU project PARADYS.

Working papers (6)

• Holsanova, J. & Wästerfors, D. (2004). Could you be more specific? Examples as crucial rhetorical tools in discourse on 'others'. CFE Working Paper Series ; 26.
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• de Léon, D. & Holsanova, J. (1997). Revealing user behaviour on the world-wide web. Lund University Cognitive Studies 60.
• Holsanova, J. (1997). Bildbeskrivning ur ett kommunikativt och kognitivt perspektiv. Lund University Cognitive Studies Minor, 6.
• Holmqvist, K. & Holsanova, J. (1996). "Jag längtar efter svensk kvalité och tänkande...": Hur vi använder kategoriseringar i samtalet.
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• Holmqvist, K. & Holsanova, J. (1996). Focus Movements and the Internal Images of Spoken Discourse.
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• Holmqvist, K. & Holsanova, J. (1995). Jag längtar efter svensk kvalitet och svenskt tänkande. Hur vi använder kategoriseringar i samtalet. Lund University Cognitive Studies, 49.

Articles in specialist publications and popular press (1)

• Holsanova, J. (2016). Forskning avslöjar kopplingen mellan språk och tänkande. Bulletinen Klarspråk, 4/2016, 3-3. Klarspråk 3/2013 Bulletin från Språkrådet.
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Supervision at Lund University (3)

• Johansson, R. (2013). Tracking the Mind's Eye : Eye movements during mental imagery and memory retrieval. Lund University Cognitive Studies, 155. Dissertation.
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• Andersson, R. (2012). Language and Vision. Using visual information in real-world language situations. Lund University Cognitive Studies, 152. Dissertation.
• Johansson, R. (2011). Tracking the Mind's Eye. Humaniora och teologi, Kognitionsvetenskap. Licentiate thesis.