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For the last forty years, we have been known for cutting-edge empirically-based theoretical and applied research in a wide range of research areas. We constantly strive to make links with potential users of our work.

Research Centres and Groups

The department hosts active research groups in areas such as cognitive linguistics, critical discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, language and gender, literacy, pragmatics and stylistics, and second language learning, assessment and teaching.

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The Department has some outstanding resources. We have fully equipped laboratories for eye-tracking, phonetics, EEG (Electroencephalography) and child language analysis.

Latest News

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Collaborative research between Linguistics and English Language and Latitude Aviation English Services

We’re delighted to announce that the Department of Linguistics and English Language, in partnership with Latitude Aviation English Services, has been awarded Accelerating Business Collaboration funding to research spoken English for successful flight training.
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Work placement success for Linguistics and English Language students

In spring 2021 three second year undergraduate students from Linguistics and English Language took part in work experience placements as part of their degree. Despite Covid-19 restrictions, the students were able to conduct their placement via remote working, or in a socially-distanced office environment.
Ljubica Leone

MA student wins poster prize at RAaM conference

Congratulations to MA student Ljubica Leone, who won the prize for the best digital poster at the RAaM conference (The Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor).
A selection of postcards featuring the Lancaster and Morecambe area including the clock tower in Morecambe

Picture postcard perfect - Edwardian social media revealed

A Lancaster University Professor will share fascinating stories behind a collection of Edwardian 'social media' postcards at a free online talk on July 15 at 1pm at an event organised in association with Lancaster City Museum.
Professor Ruth Wodak (second from right) pictured after the presentation at The Hofburg in Vienna with (right) second prize winner Dr Paul Lendvai, an Austrian television journalist and author of many books about Eastern Europe, (left) Mayor of Vienna Dr Michael Ludwig and (second from left) Dr Pamela Rendi-Wagner, the leader of the Austrian Social-Democratic Party, who gave the laudatory speeches.

Prestigious prize for Lancaster University linguist

A Lancaster University linguistics professor, renowned for the study of spoken and written language in far-right politics, has received a prestigious prize for her lifetime achievements in research and publications.

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