Linguistics and English Language

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Master's level studies

Are you thinking about Master's level studies in Linguistics and English Language? Join one of our information sessions to find out more.

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Research

  • Our Research

    For the last fifty 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, corpus studies, discourse analysis, forensic linguistics, language testing, literacy, phonetics, and second language learning and teaching.

  • Research Facilities

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

50 years of excellence

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of LAEL with us through a series of community events and public lectures. Stay tuned for the programme coming soon.

50th anniversary
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Latest News

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Thematic Session: Bilingualism, Cognitive Control, and Ageing

This thematic seminar features three invited talks exploring how bilingualism shapes cognitive ageing, highlighting interdisciplinary research on language, memory, and brain health across the lifespan.
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Congratulations, Dr Zhu!

Congratulations to our student Liuqi (Yuki) Zhu, who passed her viva with minor corrections on June 17, 2025!
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Linguistics at Lancaster ranked 2nd in Complete University Guide 2026

Linguistics at Lancaster was ranked 2nd in the UK and joint 1st for graduate prospects.
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Lancaster University hosts VIP visit to celebrate city’s connections to Czech Republic

Lancaster’s connections to the Czech Republic were celebrated last week when Lancaster University hosted the UK’s Consulate General of the Czech Republic.
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Invitation to hear about new research in the family justice system

A new Centre of Excellence led by Lancaster University, to improve aspects of safeguarding for vulnerable families in the family justice system, will be officially launched this month.

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Upcoming Events

28th Jul

Language, Speech, and AI: A Forensics Summer School

Monday 28 July 2025, 12:00pm to Wednesday 30 July 2025, 1:30pm
5th Aug

Study for a Master's Degree at Linguistics and English Language Department

Tuesday 5 August 2025, 10:00am to 11:00am
9th Dec

Study for a Master's Degree at Linguistics and English Language Department

Tuesday 9 December 2025, 6:00pm to 7:00pm

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