His master's thesis at the University of Oslo, "Lokative læt-setninger i samisk" (Locative "to be" sentences in Sámi), discussed the structure of existential and habitive sentences, whose structures in many of the Uralic languages are similar to each other.
Hans examensarbete vid Universitetet i Oslo, "Lokative læt-setninger i samisk" diskuterade strukturen i existentiella och habitiva meningar, vars strukturer i många av de uraliska språken liknar varandra.