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Doctoral researchers in Linguistics and Communications

The Department of Linguistics and Communication has a vibrant postgraduate community, carrying out research in a broad range of areas. Profiles of some of our current doctoral researchers and details of their research are listed below:

  • Abdullah Albalawi

    Doctoral researcher

    PhD title: The Vocabulary Growth of EFL Learners in Saudi Arabia.

  • Hoai Ly Nga Nguyen

    Doctoral researcher

    PhD title: Technology tools adaptation in second language writing in Vietnam.

  • Ashwaq Alsulami

    Doctoral researcher

    PhD title: A corpus-based investigation of Saudi women's linguistic identity on Twitter.

  • Keith Wilson

    Doctoral researcher

    PhD title: Research into the distinctiveness of modern Quaker discourse.

  • Kate Groves

    Doctoral researcher

    PhD title: Do Language Attitudes Matter? A study of home language environments, language attitudes, and academic achievement among D/deaf adolescents in the ...

  • Masahiro Kodera

    Doctoral researcher

    PhD title: Count/Noncount distinction of Abstract Nouns in English.

  • Rachel Edmonds

    Doctoral researcher

    PhD title: The Academics of Creativity: Studies on a Multimodal PG Design Corpus.

  • Alicia Wickert

    Doctoral researcher

    PhD title: Investigating Impoliteness and Impoliteness Reciprocity in Political Language.

  • Lily Lewis

    Doctoral researcher

    PhD title: Exploring verb tense and aspect in successful student writing to inform EAP instruction.