Our research areas

Take a look at the research areas of staff in Linguistics and Applied Language Studies.

Cognitive linguistics and psycholinguistics

Explore LALS research into the connections between language, cognition and behaviour.
Sociolinguistics and discourse analysis

Explore our research into language use in social contexts, from classroom to workplace.
Vocabulary and corpora

Vocabulary research and language corpora have long been key features in LALS.
New Zealand Sign Language

Explore NZSL research and learning tools from the Deaf Studies Research Unit.
Syntax and morphology

Explore LALS research on morphosyntax, especially in Asia-Pacific languages.
Phonetics and phonology

LALS research in phonetics and phonology features prosody and sociophonetics.
Second language acquisition and bi/multilingualism

Learn about our research on second language acquisition.
Language learning, teaching, and assessment

Classroom based research, language testing, and learner autonomy.
Academic writing

Find out about our research in the field of academic writing.
New Zealand English

Explore LALS research on the distinctive New Zealand variety of English.
Languages of the Pacific

Find out about our strong tradition in Austronesian/Pacific research.