Cognitive Linguistics Research Group
Description
The Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University is one of the largest and most diverse centres for cognitive linguistics research in the UK. Its research addresses a broad range of topics in cognitive linguistics, including metaphor and figurativity, construction grammar, and usage-based approaches to language acquisition and language change.
Much of the Department's research is concerned with the language-cognition interface. Under the auspices of the Perception and Learning Lab, the Cognitive Linguistics Research Group investigates the embodied and neurological bases of language, the influence of language on memory and perception, and the cognitive consequences of bilingualism.
The Group's research also takes a more applied form where members have particular strengths in cognitive linguistic approaches to text and discourse analysis, including in stylistics and critical discourse analysis. Researchers in the Discourse and Text Research Group investigate the forms and functions of metaphor across a range of fields and genres, including literature, health communication, business communication, science communication, political discourse and advertising. The Cognitive Linguistics Research Group's research in this area also explores other aspects of meaning construction in discourse from the perspectives of cognitive grammar and discourse space theory.
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County South Building
Bailrigg
Lancaster
LA1 4YL
United Kingdom
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Perception and Learning Laboratory (PERLL)
The Perception and Learning Laboratory is the Electroencephalogram lab of the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University. Its facilities enable and facilitate research by s… read more about Perception and Learning Laboratory (PERLL)
Lancaster University
County South Building
Bailrigg
Lancaster
LA1 4YL
United Kingdom
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Lancaster University
Bailrigg
Lancaster
LA1 4YW
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Discourse and Text Research Group (DisTex)
Based in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University, Discourse and Text Research Group brings together researchers interested in the way meaning is made in different co… read more about Discourse and Text Research Group (DisTex)
Lancaster University
University House
Bailrigg
Lancaster
LA1 4YW
United Kingdom
Last modified:
2023-09-20 14:59:54