Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Discourse and Text Research Group (DisTex) brings together researchers interested in how meaning is made in different contexts, modes and genres of communication. Our research addresses social, historical, cognitive and interactional dimensions of meaning in text and discourse.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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Dimitrinka Atanasova
- School of Social Sciences - Senior Lecturer in Intercultural Communication
- Culture and Communication Research Network (CULCOM) - Senior Lecturer in Intercultural Communication
- FHASS Health Hub
- DisTex - Discourse and Text Research Group
Person: Academic and Related
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Paul Baker
- School of Social Sciences - Professor Emeritus
- DisTex - Discourse and Text Research Group - Academic
- ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science
- Linguistics and English Language - Professor
- UCREL - University Centre for Computer Corpus Research on Language - Academic
Person: Honorary/Visiting, Academic and Related
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Jonathan Culpeper
- Linguistics and English Language - Professor
- Digital Humanities Centre
- DisTex - Discourse and Text Research Group - Academic
- UCREL - University Centre for Computer Corpus Research on Language - Academic
- ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science
Person: Academic and Related
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CREME @ Lancaster: Corpus Research in Early Modern English
Pumfrey, S. (Principal Investigator), Rayson, P. (Principal Investigator), Hardie, A. (Principal Investigator), Baron, A. (Principal Investigator), Findlay, A. (Principal Investigator), Oakley-Brown, L. (Principal Investigator), Culpeper, J. (Principal Investigator), Gregory, I. (Principal Investigator) & Tadmor, N. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/11 → …
Project: Research
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Using a semantic annotation tool for research on metaphor in discourse
Semino, E. (Co-Investigator), Hardie, A. (Co-Investigator), Koller, V. (Co-Investigator) & Rayson, P. (Co-Investigator)
1/12/05 → …
Project: Research
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The language of nitrogen: Why is understanding of the environmental challenges caused by nitrogen from agriculture so low?
Stevens, C. (Principal Investigator) & Atanasova, D. (Co-Investigator)
1/02/19 → 31/08/19
Project: Research
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How Chinese Players Respond to Queerness in Video games: Right-Wing Discursive Attacks in Chinese Online Gaming Communities
Yin, Y. & Unger, J. W., 27/10/2026, (Accepted/In press) Law, Linguistics and the Far Right: International Perspectives on Verbal Attacks on Vulnerable Groups. Drinóczi, T. & Oliveira, A. L. (eds.). London: Routledge, 19 p.Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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University teachers as agents in curriculum innovation: Experiences of decolonising curricula
Papen, U. & Atanasova, D., 8/09/2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Innovations in Education and Teaching International. p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Using CDA on internet data
Unger, J., Wodak, R. & KhosraviNik, M., 30/11/2025, Qualitative Research. Silverman, D. (ed.). 6th ed. ed. London: Sage, p. 261-279 19 p.Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Activities
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Vaccination is a huge global health success, so why do people hesitate?
Isba, R. (Speaker), Semino, E. (Speaker), Hardy, J. (Host) & Seymour, V. (Participant)
30/04/2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
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British Shakespeare Association Conference
Demmen, J. (Speaker) & Culpeper, J. V. (Speaker)
14/06/2018 → 17/06/2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
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Vienna University of Business and Economics| WU
Koller, V. (Advisor)
30/01/2018 → 31/01/2018Activity: Business or School/HEI Engagement › Visiting an external academic institution
Press/Media
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Research on language and cancer reported in New Scientist
15/10/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Research on metaphors for cancer in Swedish newspaper
9/05/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Newspaper Article
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Research on metaphor for cancer in Huffington Post UK
25/04/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research