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

CULCOM2025 delegates

Culture and Communication Network (CULCOM) 3rd Annual Conference on ‘Business Communication within and across Culture’

On Wednesday, 16th July, the Department of Linguistics and English Language hosted the third annual conference of the Culture and Communication network (CULCOM). This year’s conference focused on business communication coinciding with the launch of Lancaster University’s new MA in Intercultural Business Communication. The day featured 2 keynote talks and 8 presentations and attracted 40 delegates - 22 joined online; 18 gathered on-site on the grounds of Lancaster Castle. 
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First Fujian Youth Empowerment Summer Camp for Intercultural Communication takes place 4-7th July led by Dimitrinka Atanasova

Led by Dimitrinka Atanasova, the Summer Camp helps prepare students for the prestigious Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press (SFLEP) Cup National College Students’ Intercultural Competence Contest.
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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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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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