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Prof Thora Tenbrink

Professor in Linguistics / Director of College Research Institute

t.tenbrink@bangor.ac.uk

+44 1248 382263

0000-0002-7986-1254

Prof Thora Tenbrink

View Prof Thora Tenbrink’s profile on the Bangor Research Portal

Overview

I joined Bangor University in September 2012 after having spent ten years as a research scientist at the Faculty of Linguistics at the University of Bremen, Germany. During this time I completed my PhD thesis, which was published in 2007 as the monograph "Space, Time, and the Use of Language" by Mouton de Gruyter. My most recent monograph is "Cognitive Discourse Analysis: An Introduction" (Cambridge University Press, 2020).

I furthermore edited a Special Issue on "The Language of Space and Time" in the Journal of Pragmatics (2011), and co-edited "Spatial Language and Dialogue" (Oxford University Press, 2009), "Representing Space in Cognition" (Oxford University Press, 2013), and "Spatial Information Theory. 11th International Conference, COSIT 2013" (Springer).

I was principal investigator in two recently concluded projects in the Collaborative Research Center SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition (Bremen/Freiburg, Germany). I have always enjoyed interdisciplinary and international collaboration, typically within areas of cognitive science, and am currently working with cognitive psychologists at Tufts University (Boston), UCL London, and the ETH Zurich.

At Bangor, I am a member of the MPC Network for the Study of Media and Persuasive Communication. Currently I am involved in one AHRC funded project on mask wearing and in SellSTEM, an international network of collaborative research led by Dublin. Also I have founded the Bangor University wide research group Places of Climate Change.

Additional Contact Information

Thora Tenbrink is Director of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Business Research Institute.

Email: t.tenbrink@bangor.ac.uk

Phone: +44 (0)1248 38 2263

Location:

Room 306, 39 College Road,

Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DG, UK

Qualifications

  • DPhil: Localising objects and events: Discoursal applicability conditions for spatiotemporal expressions in English and German
    Bremen University, 2005

Teaching and Supervision

I have taught modules across many areas of Linguistics as well as some in Cognitive Science. 

Within Linguistics, my main current teaching focus is related to methodology, in particular concerning the use of language but also spanning other fields. This comprises Functions of Discourse (which introduces discourse analysis on the basis of Halliday's Systemic Functional Grammar), Cognitive Discourse Analysis, Research Methods in Linguistics, and Language and Communication. My teaching covers fundamental areas in Linguistics (e.g., in Foundations of Linguistics) but also draws on wider insights from Cognitive Science.

I am happy to supervise postgraduate projects in all of the areas mentioned above, in particular those that employ discourse analysis and/or address topics in areas of cognitive linguistics, communication, functional grammar, and more - just get in touch to explore!

Research Interests

I'm interested in how we use language, and what this tells us about our thoughts (concepts and thought processes). For this purpose I developed an empirical method, Cognitive Discourse Analysis (CODA: Tenbrink, 2015, and 2020, Cambridge University Press). Typically this means giving speakers a particular task to do in which they express their thoughts in some way, and record what they say in response. The linguistic data are then analysed by looking in detail at how language is used to express thoughts. Insights can be related to previous research on how language relates to thought - for example from theoretical cognitive linguistics or other related fields.

Much of my research has focused on how we understand and talk about our spatial environments, for instance when we try to find our way to a destination, or explain how to find an office in a complex building. More recently my focus has turned to notions of place (rather than space): how do we express in language what places mean to us, how do we relate to them, and in what ways might this be affected by the effects of (or mitigations against) climate change?  

For more information, please consult my website, knirb.net. 

Postgraduate Project Opportunities

I welcome enquiries from students interested in pursuing a PhD related to cognitive discourse analysis and communication.

Publications

2022

  • PublishedCommunicating the space of sailing
    Tenbrink, T., 2 Jun 2022, The Sailing Mind. Casati, R. (ed.). Springer, p. 73-88 16 p. (Studies in Brain and Mind; vol. 19).
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  • E-pub ahead of printEvaluating Jesus and other “heroes”: An application of appraisal analysis to Hellenistic Greek texts in the “Lives” genre
    Lamb, D. A. & Tenbrink, T., Sep 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Language, Context and Text. 4, 2, p. 227-258
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedIeithoedd a ffyrdd o feddwl
    Tenbrink, T., 2022, Gwerddon Fach.
    Research output: Other contribution
  • PublishedLinguistic expression of place appreciation in English and Welsh: A case study in North Wales
    Tenbrink, T. & Williams, A. J., 20 Jun 2022, In: Journal of Spatial Information Science. 24, p. 87-114 28 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedLinguistic spatial reference systems across domains: How people talk about space in sailing, dancing, and other specialist areas
    Tenbrink, T., 20 Jan 2022, In: Linguistics Vanguard. 8, S1, p. 151-159
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedOverlap not Gap: Understanding the Relationship between Animal Communication and Language with Prototype Theory
    Amphaeris, J., Shannon, G. & Tenbrink, T., Jun 2022, In: Lingua. 272, 103332.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • E-pub ahead of printSpeaking of Location: Understanding, Interpreting and Generating Natural Language
    Stock, K. (ed.), Jones, C. (ed.) & Tenbrink, T. (ed.), Jul 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Spatial Cognition and Computation: An Interdisciplinary Journal.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
  • PublishedSpeaking of Location: A Review of Spatial Language Research
    Stock, K., Jones, C. & Tenbrink, T., 2 Oct 2022, In: Spatial Cognition and Computation: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 22, 3-4, p. 185-224
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  • PublishedSyntax and object types contribute in different ways to bilinguals’ comprehension of spatial descriptions
    Foltz, A., Martín-Gascón, B., Silva Marytsch, F. P., Olloqui Redondo, J. & Tenbrink, T., Dec 2022, In: Language and Cognition. 14, 4, p. 645-671
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

  • PublishedCognitive Linguistics Support for the Evolution of Language from Animal Cognition
    Amphaeris, J., Shannon, G. & Tenbrink, T., Jul 2021.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
  • Accepted/In pressSpatiotemporal Reference Frames: Location and Orientation
    Tenbrink, T., Apr 2021, (Accepted/In press) Handbook of Cognitive Semantics. Li, T. (ed.). Brill
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  • Published“Omnibus”: A cross-modal experience between translation and adaptation
    Tenbrink, T. & Lawrence, K., Jan 2021, In: JoSTrans: Journal of Specialised Translation. 35, p. 186-208
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

  • PublishedCognitive Discourse Analysis: An Introduction
    Tenbrink, T., 31 Jan 2020, Cambridge University Press. 275 p.
    Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
  • PublishedCognitive focus affects spatial decisions under conditions of uncertainty
    Tenbrink, T., Taylor, H., Brunye, T. T., Gagnon, S. & Gardony, A. L., May 2020, In: Cognitive Processing. 21, 2, p. 287-302
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedMedia Bias: A Corpus-based Linguistic Analysis of Online Iranian Coverage of the Syrian Revolution
    Algamde, A. & Tenbrink, T., 24 Nov 2020, In: Open Linguistics. 6, 1, p. 584–600
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPragmatic and Conversational Features of Arabic-Speaking Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Examining performance and caregivers’ perceptions
    Almehmadi, W., Tenbrink, T. & Sanoudaki, E., 20 Jul 2020, In: Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. 63, 7, p. 2308-2321
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedWhat spatial environments mean
    Tenbrink, T., Jun 2020, In: Journal of Spatial Information Science. 20, p. 57-63
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

  • PublishedEffects of animacy and linguistic construction on the interpretation of spatial descriptions in English and Spanish
    Olloqui-Redondo, J., Tenbrink, T. & Foltz, A., 21 Jun 2019, In: Language and Cognition. 11, 2 (Special Issue on Iconicity), p. 256-284
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe language of architectural diagrams
    Tenbrink, T., Conroy Dalton, R. & Williams, A. J., Sep 2019, COSIT 2019 : 14th Conference on Spatial Information Theory. Timpf, S., Schlieder, C., Kattenbeck, M., Ludwig, B. & Stewart, K. (eds.). Dagstuhl Publishing, p. 17:1-17:14
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

2018

  • PublishedCued by what we see and hear: Spatial reference frame use in language
    Coventry, K. R., Andonova, E., Tenbrink, T., Gudde, H. & Engelhardt, P., 13 Aug 2018, In: Frontiers in Psychology: Cognition. 9, 1287.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedDynamic strategy selection in collaborative spatial tasks
    Galati, A., Panagiotou, E., Tenbrink, T. & Avraamides, M. N., Aug 2018, In: Discourse Processes. 55, 8, p. 643-665
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedFictive Motion in the Context of Mountaineering
    Egorova, E., Tenbrink, T. & Purves, R. S., 2018, In: Spatial Cognition and Computation: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 18, 4, p. 259-284
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedNatural language and geography
    Tenbrink, T., 27 Apr 2018, Handbook of Behavioral and Cognitive Geography. Montello, D. (ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review
  • PublishedObject orientation in dialogue: A case study of spatial inference processes
    Schole, G., Tenbrink, T., Andonova, E. & Coventry, K. R., 2018, Spatial Cognition XI : 11th International Conference, Spatial Cognition 2018, Tübingen, Germany, September 5-8, 2018, Proceedings. Creem-Regehr, S., Schöning, J. & Klippel, A. (eds.). Springer, p. 92-106 (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence; vol. 11034).
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
  • PublishedSculptors, architects, and painters conceive of depicted spaces differently
    Cialone, C., Tenbrink, T. & Spiers, H., Mar 2018, In: Cognitive Science. 42, 2, p. 524-553
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

  • PublishedCogSci 2017: Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society
    Gunzelmann, G. (ed.), Howes, A. (ed.), Tenbrink, T. (ed.) & Davelaar, E. (ed.), Aug 2017. 3999 p.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Other › peer-review
  • PublishedCommunicative success in spatial dialogue: The impact of functional features and dialogue strategies
    Tenbrink, T., Andonova, E., Schole, G. & Coventry, K. R., 1 Jun 2017, In: Language and Speech. 60, 2, p. 318-329
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedDiscovering spatiotemporal concepts in discourse
    Tenbrink, T., Jun 2017, The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics. Dancygier, B. (ed.). Cambridge University Press, p. 669-683 (Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics).
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  • PublishedPlace as location categories: Learning from language
    Davies, C. & Tenbrink, T., Oct 2017, Proceedings of Workshops and Posters at the 13th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT 2017). Springer, p. 217-225 (Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography).
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
  • PublishedSailing: Cognition, Action, Communication
    Tenbrink, T. & Dylla, F., 31 Aug 2017, In: Journal of Spatial Information Science. 15, p. 3-33
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSituated interaction with a smart environment: Challenges and opportunities
    Tenbrink, T., Aug 2017, In: KI - Künstliche Intelligenz. 31, 3, p. 257-264
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review

2016

  • PublishedEfficiently connecting textual and visual information in operating instructions
    Tenbrink, T. & Maas, A., 29 Jan 2016, In: IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication.. 58, 4, p. 346 - 366
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedFrames of Reference
    Tenbrink, T., 26 Dec 2016, Encyclopedia of GIS. Shekbar, S., Xiong, H. & Zhou, X. (eds.). 2 ed. Springer
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • PublishedOrientation and metacognition in virtual space
    Tenbrink, T. & Salwiczek, L., 1 May 2016, In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 42, 5, p. 683-705
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedTime will not help unskilled observers to understand a cluttered spatial scene
    Tenbrink, T., Bergmann, E., Hertzberg, C. & Gondorf, C., 20 Jan 2016, In: Spatial Cognition and Computation: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 16, 3, p. 192-219
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

  • PublishedChoose Your Words Wisely: What Verbal Hesitation Indicates About Eyewitness Accuracy
    Thomas, A., Chen, C., Gordon, L. & Tenbrink, T., 3 Aug 2015, In: Applied Cognitive Psychology.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedCognitive Discourse Analysis: accessing cognitive representations and processes through language data
    Tenbrink, T., Mar 2015, In: Language and Cognition. 7, 1, p. 98-137
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedConceptual Transformation and Cognitive Processes in Origami Paper Folding
    Tenbrink, T. & Taylor, H. A., 7 Jul 2015, In: Journal of Problem Solving. 8, 1
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedWhere Snow is a Landmark: Route Direction Elements in Alpine Contexts
    Egorova, E., Tenbrink, T. & Purves, R. S., 12 Oct 2015.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2014

  • PublishedBoundaries and Prototypes in Categorizing Direction
    Mast, V., Wolter, D., Klippel, A., Wallgrun, J. O., Tenbrink, T., Freksa, C. (ed.), Nebel, B. (ed.), Hegarty, M. (ed.) & Barkowsky, T. (ed.), 15 Sep 2014, Spatial Cognition IX: Lecturers Notes in Computer Science. 2014 ed. Springer, p. 92-107
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • PublishedCognition and Communication in Architectural Design
    Tenbrink, T., Hoelscher, C., Tsigaridi, D., Conroy Dalton, R., Montello, D. R. (ed.) & Grossner, K. E. (ed.), 21 Dec 2014, Space in Mind: Concepts for Spatial Learning and Education. MIT Press, p. 263-280
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • PublishedCognitive Discourse Analysis for MPC: analysing verbalised thoughts and communicative practices in MPC related research
    Tenbrink, T., 29 Jan 2014.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedCognitive Discourse Analysis for visual imagery and creativity
    Tenbrink, T., 21 Jun 2014.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedCognitive Discourse Analysis: A Method for Addressing Cognitive Processes and Concepts
    Tenbrink, T., 18 Jun 2014.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedThe CatFramework for Spatial Semantics
    Klippel, A., Wallgrün, J., Mast, V., Tenbrink, T. & Wolter, D., 12 Sep 2014.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedWhere did it come from, where do you go? Direction sources influence navigation decisions during spatial uncertainty
    Brunyé, T. T., Gagnon, S. A., Gardony, A. L., Gopal, N. H., Taylor, H. A. & Tenbrink, T., 6 Oct 2014, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 68, 3, p. 585-607
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

  • PublishedAnnotation of negotiation processes in joint action dialogues
    Tenbrink, T., Eberhard, K., Shi, H., Kubler, S. & Scheutz, M., 1 Jul 2013, In: Dialogue and Discourse. 4, 2, p. 185-214
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedCognitive Operations in Tour Planning
    Seifert, I., Tenbrink, T., Tenbrink, T. (ed.), Wiener, J. M. (ed.) & Claramunt, C. (ed.), 31 Oct 2013, Representing Space in Cognition Interrelations of behaviour, language, and formal models. p. Chapter 8
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • PublishedRepresenting Space in Cognition: Interrelations of behaviour, language, and formal models
    Tenbrink, T., Tenbrink, T. (ed.), Wiener, J. M. (ed.) & Claramunt, C. (ed.), 31 Oct 2013, Oxford University Press.
    Research output: Book/Report › Book
  • PublishedSpatial Information Theory : 11th International Conference, COSIT 2013, Scarborough, UK, September 2-6, 2013. Proceedings
    Tenbrink, T. (ed.), Stell, J. (ed.) & Galton, A. W. (ed.), 2 Sep 2013, Springer.
    Research output: Book/Report › Book
  • PublishedSuccessful strategies for ambiguity resolution in dialogue
    Schole, G., Tenbrink, T., Andonova, E. & Coventry, K., 16 Dec 2013.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedThe spatial thinking of origami: evidence from think-aloud protocols
    Taylor, H. & Tenbrink, T., 12 Feb 2013, In: Cognitive Processing. 14, 2, p. 189-191
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published‘This is a wall’ – Assigning Function to Objects
    Gralla, L. & Tenbrink, T., 31 Jul 2013.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2012

  • PublishedSpatial directionals for robot navigation
    Winterboer, A., Tenbrink, T., Moratz, R., Dimitrova-Vulchanova, M. (ed.) & Zee, E. V. (ed.), 29 Nov 2012, Motion Encoding in Language and Space. Oxford University Press, p. 84-101
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • PublishedThe Role of Structure and Function in the Conceptualization of Directions
    Klippel, A., Tenbrink, T., Montello, D. & Dimitrova-Vulchanova, M. Z. (ed.), 29 Nov 2012, Motion Encoding in Language and Space. Oxford University Press, p. 102-120
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  • PublishedVisual versus verbal location information on the iPhone
    Juhasz, O. E., Tenbrink, T. & Grueter, B., 20 Apr 2012, In: Kunestliche Intelligenz. 26, 2, p. 183-186
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

  • PublishedReference frames of space and time in language
    Tenbrink, T., 1 Feb 2011, In: Journal of Pragmatics. 43, 3, p. 704-722
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSpatial Strategies in the Description of Complex Configurations
    Tenbrink, T., Coventry, K. R. & Andonova, E., 2 May 2011, In: Discourse Processes. 48, 4, p. 237-266
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedWould you follow your own route description? Cognitive strategies in urban route planning
    Hölscher, C., Tenbrink, T. & Wiener, J. M., 1 Nov 2011, In: Cognition. 121, 2, p. 228-247
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2010

  • PublishedA linguistic ontology of space for natural language processing
    Bateman, J. A., Hois, J., Ross, R. & Tenbrink, T., 1 Sep 2010, In: Artificial Intelligence. 174, 14, p. 1027-1071
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Activities

2022

  • Five ways to tell if someone is an expert, or just confident - from an actual expert

    22 Aug 2022 →

    Links:

    • https://theconversation.com/five-ways-to-tell-if-someone-is-an-expert-or-just-confident-from-an-actual-expert-188244
    Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)
  • China International Forum on Cognitive Linguistics

    Invitation to present a series of 10 lectures to a large audience in Beijing, with subsequent publication as a monograph in the Brill series “Distinguished Lectures in Cognitive Linguistics”

    Aug 2022 – 2023

    Links:

    • http://cifcl.buaa.edu.cn
    • https://brill.com/view/serial/DLCL
    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
  • Contribution to the Technical Advisory Group: Consensus statement on face masks for the public report.

    Advice on the use of face coverings or masks by the public after the peak of the Omicron wave. Work for AHRC grant quoted in Welsh Government report

    11 Mar 2022

    Links:

    • https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2022-03/technical-advisory-group-consensus-statement-on-face-masks-for-the-public.pdf#:~:text=Technical%20Advisory%20Group%20Consensus%20statement%20on%20face%20masks,public%20after%20the%20peak%20of%20the%20Omicron%20wave.
    Activity: Other (Contributor)

2021

  • Mask wearing wasn’t disputed in previous crises – so why is it so hotly contested today?

    25 Nov 2021

    Links:

    • https://theconversation.com/mask-wearing-wasnt-disputed-in-previous-crises-so-why-is-it-so-hotly-contested-today-171536
    Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)
  • Will mask wearing still be common in Britain after the pandemic is over?

    6 Aug 2021

    Links:

    • https://theconversation.com/will-mask-wearing-still-be-common-in-britain-after-the-pandemic-is-over-165210
    Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)

2020

  • Representing and Solving Spatial Problems

    Fully funded 5-day seminar awarded to Paulo Santos, Pedro Fernandez, Christian Freksa, and Thora Tenbrink.

    19 Apr 2020 – 24 Apr 2020

    Links:

    • https://www.dagstuhl.de/en/program/dagstuhl-seminars/
    Activity: Other (Organiser)

2019

  • Keynote Talk

    5 Sep 2019

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
  • Language and Space: How we structure our world when we talk

    24 Apr 2019

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
  • Cognitive Discourse Analysis

    Invited Lecture and Seminar on CODA

    10 Apr 2019

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

2018

  • How our language reveals how we understand the world – and who we are

    Invited talk

    28 Nov 2018

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
  • Linguistic spatial reference systems across everyday domains: How people talk about space in sailing, dancing, and horse riding

    Invited talk in the Symposium "From fieldwork to modelling: Explaining the variability of linguistic spatial referencing systems"

    12 Sep 2018

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
  • Language as a representation of spatial thinking: exploring everyday domains

    2 Jul 2018

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
  • Tutorial at the Diagrams 2018 conference

    18 Jun 2018

    Links:

    • http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2018/
    Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Organiser)
  • How our language reveals how we understand the world – and who we are

    24 May 2018

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
  • Language as a representation of spatial thinking: exploring everyday domains

    Invited talk, Symposium on "Space in Text, Language, Mind: An Interdisciplinary Discussion", Department of Geography.

    13 Apr 2018

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

2017

  • Analysing discourse relations in natural language: The case of space and time

    Invited talk, Cognitive linguistics research seminar series

    7 Dec 2017

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
  • BBC Radio Wales - Science Café episode

    Synesthesia and thinking differently

    22 Aug 2017

    Links:

    • http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09232q1
    Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)
  • COGSCI

    Thora Tenbrink was one of the main organisers of this event.

    26 Jul 2017 – 29 Jul 2017

    Activity: Participation in conference (Organiser)
  • Artists and architects think differently to everyone else – you only have to hear them talk

    11 Jul 2017

    Links:

    • https://theconversation.com/artists-and-architects-think-differently-to-everyone-else-you-only-have-to-hear-them-talk-80505
    Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)
  • Cognitive Discourse Analysis of spatiotemporal reference frames in natural discourse

    Invited talk

    6 Apr 2017

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

2016

  • What your language reveals about your mind: Cognitive Discourse Analysis

    Invited research seminar talk

    23 Nov 2016

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
  • Symposium Celebrating 25 Years of Cognitive Science

    Cognitive Discourse Analysis

    25 Sep 2016

    Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)
  • Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society

    Tenbrink, Thora. 2016. Verbalizing navigation: Explicit and implicit concepts.

    13 Aug 2016

    Activity: Participation in conference (Speaker)
  • Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society

    Full-day tutorial: Analysing discourse relations in natural language: The case of space and time.

    10 Aug 2016

    Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Organiser)
  • Spatial Cognition Conference

    My contribution: Tenbrink, Thora and Taylor, Holly A. (2016) How cultural background affects running route descriptions. Spatial Cognition Conference, Philadelphia, USA, August 2-5, 2016.

    2 Aug 2016 – 6 Aug 2016

    Activity: Participation in conference (Speaker)
  • External examiner for PhD viva

    28 Jul 2016

    Activity: Examination (Examiner)
  • Cognitive Linguistics Conference

    18 Jul 2016 – 22 Jul 2016

    Activity: Participation in conference (Organiser)
  • Interview for the 'Wayfinding' episode of the series 'Digital Human'

    The episode was broadcast twice (once in April and once in August 2016)

    25 Apr 2016

    Links:

    • http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0785rmt
    Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Interviewee)
  • Cognitive Discourse Analysis of Spatiotemporal Reference Frames in Natural Language Use

    Invited lecture and workshop on New paths of Research in Linguistics

    18 Jan 2016

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
  • Cognitive Discourse Analysis

    Linguistisches Kolloquium, Fakultät für Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften

    13 Jan 2016

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

2015

  • We need to make digital navigation tools more human – here’s how

    We need to make digital navigation tools more human – here’s how

    15 Dec 2015

    Links:

    • https://theconversation.com/we-need-to-make-digital-navigation-tools-more-human-heres-how-52021
    Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Presenter)
  • Cognitive Discourse Analysis

    Invited guest lecture

    26 Nov 2015

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
  • Cognitive Discourse Analysis and Discourse Relations

    24 Nov 2015

    Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Invited speaker)

Projects

  • Community perceptions of new greenspace interventions in a deprived area

    01/12/2022 – 30/09/2023 (Active)

  • Places of Climate Change PLoCC workshop

    01/01/2022 – 30/05/2022 (Finished)

  • SellSTEM

    01/01/2021 – 31/01/2025 (Active)

Other Grants and Projects

EU Project: Enhancing spatial ability to help close the gender gap in STEM Press release

Consortium member of EU project 956124: SellSTEM, EU H2020-MSCA-ITN-2020 Consortium initiated by Dr. Gavin Duffy, Dublin. Title: Spatial thinking in STEM learning: Training a new generation of researchers to increase enrolment and gender balance in STEM learning by addressing deficits in spatial ability among children in Europe. Duration: January 2021 - December 2024.

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