Position(s):
PhD Student
Department/Section:
Theoretical and Applied Linguistics
Faculty of Modern & Medieval Languages & Linguistics
Telephone number:
+44 (0)1223 335 000 (Main Faculty number)
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College:
Location:
Faculty of Modern & Medieval Languages Raised Faculty Building University of Cambridge Sidgwick Avenue Cambridge CB3 9DA United Kingdom
About:
Rowena conducts research into British Sign Language motion event descriptions, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. Previously she studied English Literature at Durham University (2008-2011) and completed an MPhil in English and Applied Linguistics at Cambridge (2011-2012). She supervises undergraduates on the course Li3 Language, Brain and Society. She also arranges interdisciplinary research and networking events funded by the ESRC and Language Sciences Initiative (see www.cambridgedockingstation.com for more information)
Teaching interests:
- Sign Linguistics
- Sociolinguistics
- Psycholinguistics
- Second Language Acquisition
Research interests:
- Motion Events
- Sign Language Processing
- Adult Acquisition of Sign Language
- Sign Language Translation
- Linguistic Relativity
- Embodied Cognition
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