Doctoral researchers in English Language and Linguistics Back to 'Research' The Department of English Language and Linguistics 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: Sarah Alzeer Doctoral researcher PhD title: A Framework for Word List Evaluation Supervisors: Dr Paul Thompson and Dr Amanda Patten PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics Oana Baetica Doctoral researcher PhD title: Metaphors in the English and French newspapers at critical junctures in the relationship between the UK and the European Union Supervisors: Dr Ruth Page and Dr Bodo Winter PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics Ashley Blake Doctoral researcher PhD title: Cognitive Predictors of Individual Differences in Language Acquisition Supervisors: Professor Ewa Dąbrowska, Professor Dagmar Divjak, (UoB) and Dr Nick Riches (University of Newcastle) PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics Sophia Butt Doctoral researcher Phd title: Incitement to Islamophobia? An interdisciplinary study of counter-radicalisation discourse in the UK Supervisor: Professor Michael Toolan (ELAL); Dr Chris Allen and Dr Simon Pemberton (Social Policy) PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics David Callaghan Doctoral researcher PhD title: A corpus-based investigation into the lexical features of real-world ironic utterances within political discourse Supervisors: Dr Crayton Walker and Dr Paul Thompson PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics Daisy Collins Doctoral researcher PhD title: What do native speakers know about articles in English? Supervisors: Professor Dagmar Divjak and Doctor Petar Milin PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics Samantha Ford Doctoral researcher PhD title: The creativity of figurative messaging in advertising: A collaborative investigation into its application and measurement of success in real-world advertising campaigns Supervisors: Professor Jeannette Littlemore , Dr Bodo Winter and Anthony Tattum (CEO Big Cat Marketing and Creative Advertising Agency) PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics Jennifer Furlong Doctoral researcher Phd title: Appraisal analysis of #blacklivesmatter on Facebook, Twitter, and TumblrSupervisor: Dr Ruth PagePhD English Language and Applied Linguistics Sharon Glaas Doctoral researcher PhD title: Evaluative Language in Political and Media Discourse on the European Union Supervisors: Professor Susan Hunston and Dr Ruth Page PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics Sharon G. Hill Doctoral researcher PhD title: Impact of African American Vernacular English on the work of American Sign Language interpreters Supervisors: Dr Adam Schembri PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics Masahiro Kodera Doctoral researcher PhD title: Count/Noncount distinction of Abstract Nouns in English Supervisors: Dr Florent Perek and Dr Paul Thompson PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics Joanne McCuaig Doctoral researcher PhD title: Tracking Moral Shifts in American Culture, from Dignity to Victimhood; A Corpus Linguistic Investigation Supervisors: Dr Nicholas Groom, Dr Joe Bennett and Dr Bodo Winter PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics Maryam Nasseri Doctoral researcher PhD title: Building a model of lexical and syntactic complexity of academic writing: The case of linguistic proficiency of EFL, ESL and English L1 postgraduate students Supervisors: Dr Paul Thompson and Dr Bodo Winter PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics Helena Woodfield Doctoral researcher PhD title: A linguistic approach to analysing and identifying language features of fake news. Supervisors: Jack Grieve and Matteo Fuoli PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics Greg Woodin Doctoral researcher PhD title: Talking about numbers: The role of language in numerical cognition Supervisors: Professor Jeannette Littlemore, Dr Bodo Winter, Dr Marcus Perlman PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics Recently completed doctoral research The University of Birmingham etheses repository contains a wide selection of full text research theses from the Department of English.
Sarah Alzeer Doctoral researcher PhD title: A Framework for Word List Evaluation Supervisors: Dr Paul Thompson and Dr Amanda Patten PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics
Oana Baetica Doctoral researcher PhD title: Metaphors in the English and French newspapers at critical junctures in the relationship between the UK and the European Union Supervisors: Dr Ruth Page and Dr Bodo Winter PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics
Ashley Blake Doctoral researcher PhD title: Cognitive Predictors of Individual Differences in Language Acquisition Supervisors: Professor Ewa Dąbrowska, Professor Dagmar Divjak, (UoB) and Dr Nick Riches (University of Newcastle) PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics
Sophia Butt Doctoral researcher Phd title: Incitement to Islamophobia? An interdisciplinary study of counter-radicalisation discourse in the UK Supervisor: Professor Michael Toolan (ELAL); Dr Chris Allen and Dr Simon Pemberton (Social Policy) PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics
David Callaghan Doctoral researcher PhD title: A corpus-based investigation into the lexical features of real-world ironic utterances within political discourse Supervisors: Dr Crayton Walker and Dr Paul Thompson PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics
Daisy Collins Doctoral researcher PhD title: What do native speakers know about articles in English? Supervisors: Professor Dagmar Divjak and Doctor Petar Milin PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics
Samantha Ford Doctoral researcher PhD title: The creativity of figurative messaging in advertising: A collaborative investigation into its application and measurement of success in real-world advertising campaigns Supervisors: Professor Jeannette Littlemore , Dr Bodo Winter and Anthony Tattum (CEO Big Cat Marketing and Creative Advertising Agency) PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics
Jennifer Furlong Doctoral researcher Phd title: Appraisal analysis of #blacklivesmatter on Facebook, Twitter, and TumblrSupervisor: Dr Ruth PagePhD English Language and Applied Linguistics
Sharon Glaas Doctoral researcher PhD title: Evaluative Language in Political and Media Discourse on the European Union Supervisors: Professor Susan Hunston and Dr Ruth Page PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics
Sharon G. Hill Doctoral researcher PhD title: Impact of African American Vernacular English on the work of American Sign Language interpreters Supervisors: Dr Adam Schembri PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics
Masahiro Kodera Doctoral researcher PhD title: Count/Noncount distinction of Abstract Nouns in English Supervisors: Dr Florent Perek and Dr Paul Thompson PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics
Joanne McCuaig Doctoral researcher PhD title: Tracking Moral Shifts in American Culture, from Dignity to Victimhood; A Corpus Linguistic Investigation Supervisors: Dr Nicholas Groom, Dr Joe Bennett and Dr Bodo Winter PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics
Maryam Nasseri Doctoral researcher PhD title: Building a model of lexical and syntactic complexity of academic writing: The case of linguistic proficiency of EFL, ESL and English L1 postgraduate students Supervisors: Dr Paul Thompson and Dr Bodo Winter PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics
Helena Woodfield Doctoral researcher PhD title: A linguistic approach to analysing and identifying language features of fake news. Supervisors: Jack Grieve and Matteo Fuoli PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics
Greg Woodin Doctoral researcher PhD title: Talking about numbers: The role of language in numerical cognition Supervisors: Professor Jeannette Littlemore, Dr Bodo Winter, Dr Marcus Perlman PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics