Formed in 2005 from two departments awarded a joint 5 in RAE 2001, Linguistics & English Language (LEL) pursues multidisciplinary linguistic research as well as interdisciplinary research engaging with biology, education, psychology, cognitive science, and the speech and language technologies.
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News
Genetic factors determine intelligence changes in ageing
18 Jan 2012
The latest genetic study has been able to calculate for the first time the extent to which genes govern changes in intelligence as we age.
Bilingualism Matters opens 'Me 2 Glosses' (Thessaloniki, Greece)
6 Jan 2012
The third branch of Bilingualism Matters opens in Thessaloniki...
University-supported art collective win top cultural award
16 Dec 2011
FOUND, the band and art collective fronted by Ziggy Campbell...
Events
Sociolinguistics Reading Group
30 Jan 2012 13:00 – 14:00
Reading: Labov, William. 2007. Transmission and Diffusion. Language 83(2):344−387.
Historical Phonology Reading Group
30 Jan 2012 13:00 – 14:00
Reading: Labov, William (2007) 'Transmission and diffusion'. Language 83, 344-387. [A second...
Language Evolution and Computation
31 Jan 2012 11:00 – 12:00
Presenter: James Thomas
Topic: Self-domestication and language evolution: an...
Syntax and Semantics Research Group
1 Feb 2012 15:00 – 16:30
Speaker: Peter Ackema
Title: Person syncretism, agreement alternations and feature...
Linguistic Circle
2 Feb 2012 16:00 – 17:00
András Kornai (Hungarian Academy of Sciences/Boston University)
Abstract A simple...