QMUL Linguistics

QMUL In conversation

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Join members of the Queen Mary Linguistics community as we discuss all things linguistics. These conversations are as varying as they are interesting, highlighting the many different aspects of the human linguistic capacity that we investigate in our department. Learn about the fascinating study of language and join us 'In Conversation' with each other and with the world. Cover art by Amy Munn.

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Jacob Muna and Urszula Osobka-Leszczynska interview Adam Chong about cognitive effort involved in accent perception 02.04.2026 33:12

Jacob and Urszula have a chat with Adam Chong (Oxford University) about his research with Marc Barnard, Scott Kunkel and Rémi Lamarque on the cognitive effort associated with perceiving non-native and regional accents of English. See the following for more details: Listening Effort Across Non-Native and Regional Accents: A Pupillometry Study. Barnard, M., Kunkel, S., Lamarque, R., Chong, A. Langua...

Andrew Sudhooa and Matthew Hulse interview David Adger about his work on linguistic univerals 02.04.2026 32:51

David describes the work he did with Jenny Culbertson (Edinburgh University) and Klaus Abels (UCL) investigating potential linguistic universals in word ordering. See the following for more details: A universal cognitive bias in word order: Evidence from speakers whose language goes against it. Martin, A., Adger, D., Abels, K., Kanampiu, P., & Culbertson, J. Psychological science . 2024.link D...

Ella Bowen and Jada Obano interview Kathleen McCarthy about her research about and with East London communities 02.04.2026 34:54

Kathy describes some of the research she has conducted with members of Tower Hamlet's Sylheti community, investigating features of their English, and collecting stories in Sylheti. See the following papers for more details: McCarthy, K. M. & Skoruppa, K. (2022) Language-specific phonological skills and the relationship with reading accuracy in Sylheti-English sequential bilinguals. Child Devel...

Nishal Rai interviews Rémi Lamarque about cognitive effort involved in accent perception 02.04.2026 17:32

Nishal has a chat with Rémi about his perspective on his research with Adam Chong, Marc Barnard, and Scott Kunkel, which Adam presented in the previous episode, on the cognitive effort associated with perceiving non-native and regional accents of English. See the following for more details: Listening Effort Across Non-Native and Regional Accents: A Pupillometry Study. Barnard, M., Kunkel, S., Lama...

Aya Al Chaya interviews Elliot Bush about inventing a language for experimental semantics 12.03.2026 27:54

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