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Since August 2011
Senior
Research Associate
Compilation of a corpus of spoken learner
English, and analysis of selected lexicogrammatical and pragmatic features.
Principal investigator: Dr Judit Kormos.
Department of Linguistics and
English Language, Lancaster University.
September 2009 – November 2010
Senior
Research Associate
The
representation of Islam and Muslims in the UK press, 1998-2008. Project funded by the ESRC (RES-000-22-3536).
Principal investigator: Dr. Paul Baker; Co-investigator: Prof. Tony McEnery.
Department of Linguistics and
English Language, Lancaster University.
April − May 2009
Researcher
Compilation of raw corpus from data
(chatlogs) collected during the Schome Park Programme.
With Dr. Julia Gillen.
Department of Linguistics and
English Language, Lancaster University.
December 2008 − March 2009
Researcher
Pilot corpus-based analysis of the
use of religious terms related to Christianity in religious and non-religious
texts according to sociolinguistic variables, using the Longman Spoken American
Corpus.
With Prof. Tony McEnery.
Department of Linguistics and
English Language, Lancaster University.
January − December 2008
Senior
Research Associate
Analysis
of spoken London English using corpus tools. Project funded by the British Academy.
Principal investigator: Dr. Eivind Torgersen.
Department of Linguistics and
English Language, Lancaster University.
March − June 2008
Researcher
Pilot corpus-based analysis of the
use of religious terms related to Christianity in religious and non-religious
texts according to sociolinguistic variables, using the spoken BNC.
With Prof. Tony McEnery.
Department of Linguistics and
English Language, Lancaster University.
October 2007
Senior
Research Associate (additional corpus
annotation and analysis)
Contrasting
English and Chinese. Project funded by
the ESRC (RES-000-22-0135).
Principal investigator: Prof. Tony McEnery.
Department of Linguistics and
English Language, Lancaster University.
October 2005 − March 2007
Research
Associate
Discourses of refugees and asylum
seekers in the UK Press 1996-2006. Project funded by the ESRC (RES-000-22-1381).
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Baker.
Department of Linguistics and
English Language, Lancaster University.
November – December 2006
Research
Associate (additional corpus
analysis)
The
representation of Muslims in the UK and US press post 9/11.
Project funded by the Nuffield
Foundation (SGS-01198/G).
Grant holders: Dr. Paul Baker and Prof. Tony McEnery.
Department of Linguistics and English
Language, Lancaster University.
October 2004 − August 2005
Research
Assistant
Compilation of specialised newspaper
corpora.
With Prof. Tony McEnery.
Department of Linguistics and
English Language, Lancaster University.
October 2003 − June 2004
Research
Assistant
Compilation of specialised newspaper
corpora.
With Prof. Tony McEnery.
Department of Linguistics and
English Language, Lancaster University.
March 2003 − Sept. 2004
Researcher
Compilation of a corpus of MA
dissertations and examination of the use of Epistemic modality.
With Prof. Tony McEnery.
Department of Linguistics and Modern
English Language, Lancaster University.
June − August 2002
Research
Assistant
Generic speech act annotation for task-oriented
dialogues.
Project funded by the ESRC
(GR/R37142/01).
Principal investigator: Prof. Geoffrey Leech.
Department of Linguistics and
English Language, Lancaster University.