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Linguistics Staff

  

Prof Ewa Dabrowska, Professor in Cognitive Linguistics

Ewa's research covers three main areas: cognitive linguistics, psycholinguistics, and language acquisition.

phone: 0191 227 3497; ewa.dabrowska@northumbria.ac.uk


   

Dr Rachel Edwards, Principal Lecturer in Language and Culture

Rachel's current interests centre on language and identity in different cultural products including media representations.

phone: 0191 227 4885; rachel.edwards@northumbria.ac.uk 


 

Andrew Feeney, Senior Lecturer in General and Theoretical Linguistics

Andrew's interests are theories of generative syntax and what these tell us about the nature of the language faculty.

phone: 0191 227 4269;  andrew.feeney@northumbria.ac.uk


 
  

Graham Hall, Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics/TESOL

Graham is interested in Critical Pedagogy and its implications for English language teaching.

phone: 0191 227 3112; g.hall@northumbria.ac.uk


 

Dr Christopher Hart, Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Linguistics

Christopher is interested in cognitive and naturalistic approaches to language, manipulation and ideology.

phone: tbc; christopher.hart@northumbria.ac.uk


 

Dr Mimi Huang, Senior Lecturer in Language and Linguistics, Programme Leader English Language

Mimi's research interests cover cognitive linguistics, literary linguistics, discourse analysis, and sociolinguistics. 

phone: 0191 227 3483; mimi.huang@northumbria.ac.uk


 
 

Gerald Kelly, Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics/TESOL

Gerald's research interests centre round pronunciation teaching and phonology generally.

phone: 0191 243 7317; gerald.kelly@northumbria.ac.uk 


 

Dr Robert M McKenzie, Senior Lecturer in Sociolinguistics/ Applied Linguistics

Robert's research is focussed in the areas of Variationist Sociolinguistics, Folklinguistics and The Social Psychology of Language.  

phone: 0191 227 3122; robert.mckenzie@northumbria.ac.uk


  Amanda Patten 

Dr Amanda Patten, Lecturer in Language and Linguistics

Amanda's research interests are in historical linguistics, corpus linguistics, cognitive linguistics and English grammar.

phone: 0191 243 7292; amanda.patten@northumbria.ac.uk


 
Amanda Patten

Dr Hania Salter-Dvorak, Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics 

Hania is primarily interested in communication in academic settings. 

phone: 0191 243 4577; hania.salter-dvorak@northumbria.ac.uk  


                       
  James Street

Dr James Street, Lecturer in Language and Linguistics

James is interested in individual and education-related differences in language attainment. 

phone: 0191 227 7310; james.street@northumbria.ac.uk


 
  

Dr Phillip Wallage, Lecturer in English Language

Philip's current research focuses on changes to the syntax of negation in the history of English.   

phone: 0191 227 3486; phillip.wallage@northumbria.ac.uk


 
  

Prof Regina Weinert, Professor in General and Applied Linguistics

Regina is interested in cognitive, functional and usage-based approaches to grammar and in the interface between syntax, pragmatics and discourse.   

phone: 0191 227 4299; regina.weinert@northumbria.ac.uk