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Bert Cappelle is a faculty member at Université de Lille, affiliated with the Department of English Studies within the Faculty of Languages, Culture and Societies. He holds the rank of Lecturer-HDR (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches) in English linguistics, combining teaching and research roles.
His research focuses on construction grammar, cognitive linguistics, and corpus linguistics, with particular emphasis on verb-particle constructions, modal verbs, and the syntax-semantics interface. He has contributed to studies on privative prefixes, negative fragments, and the lexical integrity principle. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with applied areas like translation studies and psycholinguistics.
Notable research includes analyses of motion typology across languages, experimental studies on particle verb processing, and corpus-based investigations of modal verb usage. His publications span journals like Constructions and Frames, Languages in Contrast, and Zeitschrift für Wortbildung, with a focus on English and cross-linguistic comparisons.
Recent articles emphasize the role of constructional networks in diachronic change and the application of corpus methods to translation quality assessment. His interdisciplinary approach integrates neurobiological evidence (e.g., ERP studies) with traditional linguistic analysis.
Bert Cappelle has collaborated on edited volumes such as Modality and Diachronic Construction Grammar and Models of Modals. He actively engages in public discourse on linguistics' societal relevance, including its role in legal interpretation and policy analysis.
His teaching spans advanced linguistic theory and methodology courses, while his lab affiliations include the CNRS-UMR 8163 'Savoirs, Textes, Langage' (STL) research unit. Professional activities include international arbitration involving linguistic expertise in legal text interpretation.
