The Linguistics Department values theoretical advances as well as exploratory and hypothesis-driven empirical research on the nature of language, language use, and language acquisition. Our faculty are involved around the world in research in theoretical and applied research.
Our Faculty Research Interests
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David BellSemantics and Pragmatics | Language, Culture and Food | Language, Culture and Sport | Methods and Materials in TEFL | Stylistics
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Gabriela Castañeda-GleasonTeacher education/development | English Language Teaching Practicum | Development of online teaching practica | Lexical diversity | L1 and L2 language acquisition and development
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Francesca MarinoComputer-Assisted Language Learning | L2 writing | Digital and Multimodal Pedagogies | Multimodal Discourse Analysis
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Hiroyuki OshitaU-shaped development on the L2 acquisition of intransitive verbs | Lexical conceptual structure and L2 acquisition | L2 syntax of conditional and locational change
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Liang TaoInteractional Linguistics and discourse analyses of Mandarin Chinese | Usage based study of language and grammaticalization | Second language learning (learning and memory and pedagogical implications) | Grammar of Chinese and English | Psycholinguistics | Language, culture and cognition
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Christopher ThompsonJapanese language and culture | Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology of Japan | Japanese language pedagogy | Anthropological Linguistics
Ethnography and field methods | Business Japanese | Japan Study Abroad/ Special Projects