Frances Kane

Frances Kane is a Research Fellow at the School of Arts, English and Languages, Queen's University Belfast, specializing in Celtic languages through formal syntactic theory frameworks with significant contributions to linguistics and language education.

Her research portfolio spans Celtic languages, children's language development, temporal inferences, and primary education. Kane investigates Irish-Scottish linguistic connections via place-name analysis and develops practical methodologies for supporting EAL students in classrooms, blending theoretical linguistics with empirical educational applications.

Publication trends from 2015-2025 reveal an evolution from formal semantics (scalar implicatures) to applied linguistics (EAL pedagogy) and interdisciplinary social research (public data attitudes), demonstrating consistent theoretical rigor coupled with real-world problem-solving across language acquisition and educational contexts.

Professionally active, Kane serves on peer review panels for the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media since 2020 and collaborates with educational institutions including St Mary's Grammar School visits in 2018, reflecting strong community engagement beyond traditional academic boundaries.