Cognitive Linguistics and Psycholinguistics

We carry out research into the cognitive processes involved in language production and comprehension across modalities. We explore how language is acquired and represented in the mind, using a range of experimental approaches in our Linguistics Research Laboratory.

Areas of research include:

  • Construction Grammar
  • Cognitive Linguistics and cognitive variables
  • Embodied cognition and metaphor
  • First and second language acquisition
  • Formulaic language and lexical patterns
  • Individual differences in language processing
  • Language and the brain / clinical linguistics
  • Memory and attention
  • Sensory language

Dr Amanda Patten

Dr Amanda Patten

Associate Professor in Historical Linguistics
Head of Education for the School of EDACS

Dr Florent Perek

Dr Florent Perek

Associate Professor in Cognitive Linguistics
Deputy Director of the Centre for Corpus Research

Dr Marcus Perlman

Dr Marcus Perlman

Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics
Acting Director of PGR for ELAL