Get to know a Metaphor Club member

Who is the researcher? Dorota Gaskins is a cognitive linguist whose research is rooted in usage-based linguistics. In her work so far, Dorota has examined early bilingualism, which is a perfect testing ground for any input-output hypotheses because the two languages are in a constant competition for both the input and output space. Her work …

Introducing the Metaphor Club

Who are we? We are a growing group of PhD students, post-doctoral fellows, and academics that meet monthly to discuss our experiences with metaphor research. Our interests span a broad range of contexts, from diabetes and cancer patient discourse, to caregiver speech and child language. What has brought us together is our interest in metaphor …