Papers are listed alphabetically by surname.
Bearpark, G. (2025). Cross linguistic influence in the acquisition of WH questions by French-English bilingual children: a comparison with monolingual French children. Short Dissertation; BA Linguistics with French. Supervisor: Dr Rebecca Woods.
*This dissertation was also awarded one of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain’s Outstanding Undergraduate Dissertation in Linguistics (OUDiL) prizes in 2025.
Dobinson, I. (2025). The influence of spoken thematic role order on non-verbal behaviour: A study of patient-initial and actor-initial structures in the gestures of native English speakers. Long Dissertation: BA Linguistics. Supervisor: Dr Rebecca Woods.
Doherty, T.E. (2025). Mapping metaphor: The ‘heart’ and ‘face’ of Thai Nirat. Short Dissertation: BA Linguistics. Supervisor: Dr Gabriel Martinez Vera.
MacNeil, A. (2025). “Are you joking?”: Investigating cognitive pragmatic abilities in LLMs. Short Dissertation: BA Linguistics with French. Supervisor: Dr Christine Cuskley.
Masters, S. (2025). Press “A” to continue: Limited evidence that gaming experiences may influence backchannel rates. Long Dissertation: BA Linguistics. Supervisor: Dr Daniel Duncan.
Orokpo, E. (2025). Children’s understanding of the Maxim of Manner. Long Dissertation: BA Linguistics. Supervisor: Dr Emma Nguyen.
Rijkse, S. (2025). The role of intonation pattern in influencing the perception of coxswain calls. Long Dissertation: BA Linguistics. Supervisor: Dr Rory Turnbull.