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SUMMARY:Syntactic Change in Postcolonial Englishes: Substrates and Input -
  Prof Devyani Sharma (Queen Mary University of London)
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CONTACT:Dr Calbert Graham
DESCRIPTION:This research area concerns language acquisition at all moment
 s across the lifespan and in all possible and imaginable contexts (typical
  and a-typical). Researchers specialize in child monolingual and bilingual
 \, and adult language learning. They study children longitudinally in thei
 r natural environment over the first 3-4 years of their lives or study the
 m cross-sectionally across more age groups\, and involving larger groups o
 f learners. They may also study grammatical aspects of the language\, sema
 ntic aspects\, or indeed look at the level beyond the sentence\, and under
 stand how learners organize information across clauses and in discourse. A
 nd in all of the research the English language plays an important role (as
  source or as target language). Some of the researchers take a linguistic 
 perspective\, whereas others take a psychological perspective\, and as the
  department is oriented in both theoretical and applied directions\, it al
 so is involved in a number of projects that strive to innovate language te
 aching and assessment through cross-fertilization of linguistic research a
 nd teaching and assessment techniques beyond the walls of this University.
  Finally\, the department also has researchers who look at non-typically d
 eveloping children\, i.e.\, those that can be characterized by normal inte
 lligence but show specific problems with the use and production of languag
 e. This\, in turn\, can inform the medical profession\, and psycholinguist
 s interested in understanding how and where language is stored in the brai
 n. 
LOCATION:English Faculty Building\, 2nd Floor\, Room 24\, 9 West Road\, Si
 dgwick Site.
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