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Eloi Puig-Mayencoمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Second/Third Language Acquisition
• Multilingualism
• Bilingualism
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Eloi Puig-Mayenco is a Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at King’s College London’s School of Education, Communication & Society, associated with the Centre for Language, Discourse & Communication. He holds a PhD in Psycholinguistics from the University of Reading and an ESRC postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Southampton (2019-20), specializing in third-language acquisition in childhood. His research focuses on multilingualism across the lifespan, particularly how prior languages influence sequential language learning. Education: PhD in Psycholinguistics (University of Reading), ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (University of Southampton). Research interests include second/third language acquisition, early bilingualism, syntax-semantics interface, and methodological innovations in language acquisition research. He teaches courses on second language learning, quantitative research methods, and applied linguistics at both BA and MA levels. His recent work explores L3 development patterns, linguistic transfer in multilingual contexts, and methodological rigor in language studies. Key contributions include longitudinal studies on negative concord in L3 Spanish and theoretical frameworks for L3 acquisition. He is actively involved in organizing workshops like the Multilingual Language Acquisition conference and contributes to labs focusing on cognition, learning, and multilingual communities.

• Sociolinguistics
• Intercultural Communication
• Corpus Linguistics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Cara Penry Williams is a Senior Lecturer in English Language at the College of Arts, Humanities and Education. Her research focuses on sociolinguistics, intercultural communication, and the structure of Australian English. She employs corpus-based methodologies to investigate topics such as language variation, pragmatic markers, and the sociocultural dimensions of language use. Her work often bridges theoretical linguistics with applied contexts, such as health communication and educational practices. Notable contributions include studies on the pragmatics of terms like 'youse' and 'sort of' in Australian English, and the role of language in system responses to family violence. She has also explored intercultural communication challenges and the linguistic portrayal of historical events, such as First World War soldiers' accounts of violence. Williams' publications span academic journals and edited volumes, addressing themes like folklinguistics, discourse analysis, and pedagogical strategies in EAL (English as an Additional Language) settings. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates sociolinguistic theory with real-world applications in healthcare, education, and cultural studies.

• Cognitive Psychology
• Reading Mechanisms
• Cognitive Ageing
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Kevin Paterson is a Professor of Experimental Psychology and Head of the School of Psychology and Vision Sciences at the University of Leicester. He holds a visiting professorship at Tianjin Normal University, China. His research focuses on cognitive mechanisms in reading, with emphasis on aging effects, cross-linguistic comparisons (Arabic, Chinese, English, Mongolian), and neurophysiological techniques like eye-tracking and EEG. His work has been funded by major bodies including The British Academy, Leverhulme Trust, and ESRC. Education: MA (Hons) from University of Glasgow (1990), PhD in Psychology (1996) Research interests include: Cognitive aging’s impact on reading Eye movement dynamics during reading Neural bases of reading via EEG co-registration Cross-cultural reading comparisons Publications emphasize eye-movement patterns in aging readers, cross-linguistic reading mechanisms, and ERP-based neural correlates of reading processes. Key findings include preserved parafoveal processing in older adults and age-related differences in word predictability effects. Awards: Haihe Friendship Award (2020), British Academy Fellowship (2012) Grants include funding from UKRI BBSRC/ESRC and Ulverscroft Foundation. He supervises research in vision sciences and collaborates internationally. Current research explores aging effects on health message comprehension and syntactic prediction in reading.

Sarah Duffyمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Cognitive Linguistics
• Metaphor Theory
• Embodied Cognition
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Sarah Duffy is a Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at Northumbria University's Department of Humanities and holds a concurrent role as Visiting Associate Professor at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. Her work focuses on metaphor, embodied cognition, and cognitive linguistics applications in education, society, and design. She earned her PhD in Cognitive Linguistics from Northumbria University (2014) and a BA (Hons) in English Language (2008). Her research employs experimental methods to explore how metaphors structure abstract concepts, with notable contributions in journals like Cognitive Linguistics and Frontiers in Psychology . She co-authored the monograph Time, Metaphor, and Language (2023) and launched the Cambridge Elements Series in Cognitive Linguistics (2019). Duffy has held editorial roles including Review Editor for Language and Cognition (2016–2023) and currently serves on the boards of Cognitive Linguistics and Cognitive Linguistic Studies . Her research interests span metaphor theory, embodied cognition, and interdisciplinary applications. Recent work examines individual differences in temporal metaphor interpretation and practical reasoning in Polish syntax. She actively supervises PhD candidates exploring metaphor, embodied cognition, and cognitive linguistics in societal contexts.

Hannah Gibsonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Linguistic Variation
• Bantu Languages
• African Languages
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Professor Hannah Gibson holds a Professorship in the Department of Language and Linguistics at the University of Essex. Her research focuses on linguistic variation, Bantu languages, and the intersection of multilingualism with education and conflict resolution. She has held roles including Lecturer (2018–2020), Senior Lecturer (2020–2023), and currently serves as a Professor. She earned her PhD, MA, and BA in Linguistics from SOAS, University of London. Her educational background includes advanced studies in Swahili and Law, complementing her linguistic research. Key research areas include syntax-semantics interfaces, Bantu language morphology, and sociolinguistic aspects of multilingualism. She has led major grants such as the Leverhulme Trust-funded 'Grammatical variation in Swahili' (2021–2025) and ESRC's 'Multilingualism, Conflict and Conflict Resolution in Africa' (2023–2027). Publications highlight her work on Sheng (Kenyan youth language), Swahili variation, and Bantu syntax. Awards include the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship and JSPS postdoctoral research positions. Her teaching spans undergraduate and postgraduate modules on syntax, semantics, and linguistic research methods. Supervises doctoral students in areas like language contact, African linguistics, and sociolinguistics. Collaborates internationally with institutions in Kenya, Tanzania, and Botswana. Current projects address translanguaging in education and language policy in multilingual contexts.

Nino Grilloمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Syntax
• Psycholinguistics
• Sentence Processing
• +۱۳ مورد دیگر

Nino Grillo is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Language and Linguistic Science at the University of York, where he has been a faculty member since 2016. He holds dual PhDs in Linguistics (Utrecht University) and Cognitive Science (University of Siena). His academic journey includes research and teaching roles at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Universität Stuttgart, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Madrid), McGill University, and Utrecht University. He has held honorary positions at University College London and McGill University. Education: PhD in Linguistics, Utrecht University, 2008 PhD in Cognitive Science, University of Siena, 2008 Laurea in Communication Sciences, University of Siena, 2003 Research Interests: Nino Grillo's research centers on the interface between syntax and psycholinguistics, particularly the interaction between grammatical representations and sentence processing mechanisms. He investigates how syntactic structures such as passives, relative clauses, and pseudo-relatives are processed in real time, with a focus on event structure, prosody, and locality constraints. His work spans first and second language acquisition, language impairment (especially agrammatism), and cross-linguistic variation. He employs experimental methods including eye-tracking, self-paced reading, and prosodic analysis. Recent Research Trends: His recent publications (2022–2024) emphasize prosodic disambiguation in syntactic structures, processing of filler-gap dependencies in L2 learners, and the role of event structure in passive comprehension. There is a clear trend toward integrating prosody with syntax in parsing models and extending findings to multilingual contexts. Scientific Awards: Italian Psychology Society Young Scholar Award (2006) Advising and Grants: Dr. Grillo is actively involved in PhD supervision and accepts PhD students interested in sentence processing and syntax. He has led and collaborated on multiple funded research projects, including a British Academy Visiting Fellowship (2023) and a project on cross-linguistic passive processing (2018–2020). He has also contributed to projects on cross-linguistic dependency acquisition (2013–2016). Labs and Research Groups: He is a member of the Syntax and Semantics research group at the University of York. His work is highly collaborative, involving researchers from UCL, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, CNRS Paris, Simon Fraser University, and Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Dora Alexopoulouمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Second Language Acquisition
• Language Typology and Cognition
• Corpus Linguistics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr Dora Alexopoulou is an Associate Professor in First and Second Language Acquisition and Language Typology at the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, University of Cambridge. She leads the EF Lab for Applied Language Learning and serves as an Alan Turing Fellow (2021-2023), while also contributing to interdisciplinary initiatives like the Humanities and Data Science Special Interest Group. Education: BA in Greek Philology (University of Athens), MSc in Natural Language and Speech Processing (University of Edinburgh), PhD in Linguistics Current Affiliations: Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, Cambridge Bilingualism Network co-founder Her research focuses on syntax as a cognitive capacity and its role in language learning, particularly crosslinguistic influence in L2 acquisition. She combines generative syntax theory with experimental and corpus methodologies, including big data from online platforms, to study topics like article acquisition, semantic processing, and linguistic complexity in L2 development. Recent projects include collaborations with EF Education First and Cambridge Language Sciences, examining typological similarity effects on L2 proficiency and developing data-driven learning tools. Her publications address computational approaches to SLA, syntactic learnability, and applications of machine learning in learner corpus analysis. Scientific Awards: Albert Valdman Award for Outstanding Publication in SSLA (2016) She supervises PhD students in syntactic theory and applied linguistics, with past advisees including Kateryna Derkach and Itamar Shatz. Her lab utilizes NLP techniques for analyzing learner data, focusing on morphosyntactic complexity and input processing instruction.

Morgan Macleodمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Linguistics
• English
• Ancient Greek
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Morgan Macleod is a Research Associate at the School of Communication and Media, Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Ulster University, specializing in Modern Languages and Linguistics. Their research integrates traditional linguistic analysis with contemporary computational approaches. Research Focus : Macleod investigates core linguistic domains including syntax, semantics, and historical evolution of languages—particularly Ancient Greek and Indo-European systems. Recent work explores: Functional accounts of Homeric Greek grammar and diachronic syntax changes Applications of AI in academic research and adaptive education frameworks Cross-disciplinary intersections between linguistics, technology, and social sciences Publications (2025) : Outputs reflect dual expertise in classical linguistics (e.g., Homeric Greek verb morphology) and emerging AI-edtech collaborations. Trends show a pivot toward digital humanities and AI-driven research methodologies. Projects & Collaborations : Key involvements include: DiGreC (Diachrony of Greek Case) treebank development ‘Understanding Newcomers in Northern Ireland’ initiative examining language awareness Conference presentations on intervention effects in Ancient Greek passives and AI in education

Cécile De Catمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Language Acquisition
• Bilingualism
• Pragmatics
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Professor Cécile De Cat is a leading academic in the field of linguistics at the University of Leeds , where she holds the position of Professor of Linguistics in the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures . She has been a key figure in interdisciplinary language research, notably serving as the former director of Language@Leeds and currently as the Speech and Language lead at the Centre for Applied Education Research in Bradford. From 2019 to 2024, she was an adjunct professor at the Arctic University of Norway, reflecting her international influence. Her research spans a wide range of topics in language acquisition, bilingualism, and pragmatics. Key areas include: Individual differences in language development and maintenance Quantification of bilingual experience (via the Q-BEx tool) Assessment of pragmatic and syntactic competence in children and adolescents Cross-linguistic influences in advanced L2 speakers Information structure and discourse competence Application of advanced statistical and data science methods (especially using R) Her recent publications reveal a strong trend toward interdisciplinary, policy-relevant research, particularly in educational and justice contexts. Projects like Q-BEx and Justice to Youth Language Needs demonstrate a commitment to translating linguistic research into practical tools for educators, clinicians, and policymakers. Her work increasingly integrates causal inference, psychometrics, and citizen science methodologies. She has secured funding from major bodies including the ESRC, AHRC, Leverhulme Trust, and COST. Her leadership in large-scale, cross-national projects underscores her role as a central figure in contemporary applied linguistics. Professional Memberships: Editorial Board, Journal of Child Language Editorial Board, Studies in Bilingualism (SiBil) series (Benjamins) Member, International Association for the Study of Child Language (IASCL) Member, Linguistics Association of Great Britain (LAGB) She actively supervises PhD students and welcomes interdisciplinary collaborations. Her advising spans experimental syntax, heritage language acquisition, and bilingual cognitive development. She has led numerous funded research initiatives and fosters partnerships across academia, education, and public policy sectors. She is also involved in innovative teaching, particularly in data science applications for linguistics. She leads or participates in several research groups including Language Acquisition , Multilingualism , Formal Linguistics , and Language at Leeds , contributing to a vibrant research ecosystem.

Bjarke Frellesvigمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Japanese Linguistics
• Historical Linguistics
• Old Japanese
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Bjarke Frellesvig serves as Professor of Japanese Linguistics at the University of Oxford and Tutorial Fellow in Japanese at Hertford College, where he additionally holds the position of Tutor for Graduates. His academic affiliation lies within the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, where he contributes to both undergraduate and graduate instruction in Japanese language and linguistics. Frellesvig completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Copenhagen, earning his Ph.D. in 1993. Prior to joining Oxford in 1999, he held academic appointments at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Oslo in Norway. His research program centers on the historical linguistics of Japanese, with sustained focus on Old Japanese syntax, historical phonology and morphology, and proto-Japanese reconstruction. He employs rigorous corpus-based methodologies, particularly through his leadership of the Oxford-NINJAL Corpus project, to investigate language evolution across historical periods. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with empirical textual analysis of early Japanese sources. Analysis of his recent publications reveals dominant trends in corpus linguistics applied to historical Japanese syntax, with recurring themes including differential object marking, verb morphology evolution, and clause linkage structures. His editorial work on the 2024 Handbook of Historical Japanese Linguistics consolidates contemporary research directions across the field. His scientific recognition includes: Election as Fellow of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters Presidency of the European Association for Japanese Studies (2015-2018) Frellesvig actively supervises graduate researchers in Japanese linguistics across multiple faculties. His major funded projects include: Arts and Humanities Research Council project on Old Japanese syntax (2009-2012) as Principal Investigator British Academy Academy Research Project: Oxford-NINJAL Corpus of Old Japanese (2012-present) as Project Director He leads the international Oxford-NINJAL Corpus collaboration with Tokyo's National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics, producing a fully annotated digital corpus and dictionary of 8th-century Japanese texts that serves as a foundational resource for historical Japanese linguistics.

Adriana Molina-Munozمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Syntax
• Morphology
• Semantics
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Adriana Molina-Munoz is a Research Fellow at Wolfson College and a Post-doctoral Researcher on the LINGUINDIC project (2022–2025) at the University of Oxford, affiliated with the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. Her research examines how syntactic phenomena like word order, compounding, and ergativity are shaped by interactions with morphology, semantics, and pragmatics, primarily in Sanskrit and Hindi. Research Focus Investigates syntax-morphology-semantic/pragmatic interfaces. Specializes in synchronic and diachronic analyses of Sanskrit and Hindi. Current work explores ancient Indian linguistic theories and their relevance to modern Western frameworks. Prior involvement in the 'Uncovering Sanskrit Syntax' project. Contact Information Email: adriana.molina-munoz@ames.ox.ac.uk Email: adramomu@gmail.com Office Address: Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, room 116

Masoud Mohammadiradمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Iranian linguistics
• Language documentation
• Language contact
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr Masoud Mohammadirad is a Researcher in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge, specializing in Iranian linguistics and language documentation. His work focuses on Kurdish and Gorani languages, particularly in areas such as language contact, morphology, and corpus linguistics. Education: PhD in Linguistics (2020), Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris III M.A. in General Linguistics (2013), Bu-Ali Sina University B.A. in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (2010), Sanandaj University Research Interests: Western Iranian languages (Hewrami, Laki, Kurdish dialects) Language contact phenomena in the Zagros region Historical linguistics and sound change Morphosyntactic typology Projects: ERC-funded project "Echoes of Vanishing Voices" (2021-2025) investigating minority language histories in West Asia Co-authoring A Grammar of Hewramî (forthcoming) Teaching: "Sounds and Words" (Li1) "Historical Linguistics" (Li11)

Kelsey Sasakiمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Pragmatics
• Psycholinguistics
• Semantics
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr Kelsey Sasaki is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Faculty of Linguistics, Philology, and Phonetics at the University of Oxford, and a Junior Research Fellow at Jesus College. She holds a PhD in Linguistics from UC Santa Cruz (2021) and a BA in Linguistics from New York University (2014). Her research focuses on pragmatics, psycholinguistics, and semantics, with particular attention to narrative discourse processing and linguistic fieldwork in indigenous languages like Santiago Laxopa Zapotec and Hawai’i Creole. Education: B.A. in Linguistics, New York University (2014) PhD in Linguistics, University of California, Santa Cruz (2021) Research interests include subconscious mental processes in narrative comprehension, experimental methods in semantics/pragmatics, and syntactic variation in endangered languages. Her fieldwork collaborations involve speakers of Santiago Laxopa Zapotec on projects like relative clause comprehension and language education initiatives. Her Leverhulme Fellowship supports research on discourse coherence mechanisms, combining formal pragmatics with psycholinguistic experiments. She teaches undergraduate courses in pragmatics and psycholinguistics at Jesus College, and her work bridges theoretical linguistics with applied fieldwork. Labs/Teams: Collaborates with UC Santa Cruz linguists and indigenous communities in Oaxaca, Mexico, on Zapotec language projects. Maintains active involvement in endangered language documentation and revitalization efforts.

David Willisمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Historical Linguistics
• Celtic Linguistics
• Syntax
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Professor David Willis is the Jesus Professor of Celtic at the University of Oxford and a professorial fellow at Jesus College, affiliated with the Faculty of Linguistics, Philology, and Phonetics. He holds a MA in Russian and German, MPhil in General Linguistics, and DPhil in Welsh word order history from the University of Oxford. His research focuses on historical linguistics, syntactic variation, dialectology, and the use of electronic corpora in studying Celtic languages. He has led projects like the Historical Corpus of the Welsh Language and Syntactic Atlas of Welsh Dialects , and currently explores dialect variation using social media data (e.g., Tweetolectology ). His recent work examines pronominal subjects in northern European languages. Willis serves on editorial boards of journals like Journal of Linguistics and has held roles in the Linguistics Association of Great Britain. His teaching includes Celtic linguistics, historical syntax, and Slavic languages at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Research Interests: Historical linguistics, syntactic change mechanisms, Celtic syntax, Slavonic languages, and corpus-based language analysis. He investigates topics such as negation diachrony, syntactic reconstruction, and language contact effects. His current projects apply computational methods to study dialect variation and morphosyntactic innovations. Awards: Fellow of the British Academy (FBA). Grants & Labs: Involved in interdisciplinary projects combining historical linguistics with digital tools. Collaborates with institutions like Humboldt University Berlin on pronominal subject studies. His work bridges traditional philology and modern computational approaches.

Kenny Coventryمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Cognitive Psychology
• Language and Perception
• Decision Making Under Uncertainty
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Professor Kenny Coventry holds a Chair in Psychology and serves as Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research at the University of East Anglia (UEA). He leads the School of Psychology and has held academic roles at Dundee, Plymouth, and Northumbria Universities. His research focuses on the intersection of language, perception, and decision-making under uncertainty, supported by grants from ESRC, AHRC, EPSRC, and the European Commission. Key Roles: Chair in Psychology, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research, Former Head of School of Psychology (2012–2021) Education: BSc Psychology (Glasgow University), PhD Cognitive Science/Psychology (Edinburgh University) Research Interests: Cognitive mechanisms linking language and vision/action systems, spatial communication universals, gambling decision-making, and climate change communication. Recent Articles (2023–2025): Explore spatial communication across languages, age-related spatial processing, and attentional biases in gambling. Highlighted work includes the Nature Human Behaviour study on action constraints in spatial demonstratives. Awards: 2015 British Psychological Society Cognitive Prize, Fellowships from BPS, RSA, and HEA Grants & Projects: Leads EU-funded e-LADDA (Early Language Development in the Digital Age), spatial communication studies, and collaborations with PwC on climate visualization. Labs/Teams: Active in UEA Brain Imaging Centre and ClimateUEA initiatives.