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Dr Kyu Hyun Park

Lecturer

School: Humanities and Social Sciences

I am a Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at Northumbria University. I completed my PhD at Northumbria University, following studies at the University of Leeds and SOAS, University of London. Before joining Northumbria University, I worked and taught at the University of Westminster.

My research interests focus on the production processes of communicators in pragmatics, primarily from the perspective of relevance theory. I have applied relevance-theoretic approaches to understanding how communicators make assumptions about their addressees' cultural backgrounds and incorporate this into their language use. My work explores the cognitive mechanisms underlying communication, with a particular focus on factors that constrain production.

I am a reviewer for the Journal of Pragmatics and have published my research in leading international journals. I teach across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, delivering modules on linguistics and TESOL, and regularly contribute to the international linguistics community through conference presentations and scholarly publications.

Kyu Hyun Park

Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

My research interests include:

  • Pragmatics
  • Relevance Theory
  • Language Production 
  • Heuristics
  • Cultural Influences
  • Identity and Group Membership
  • Intercultural Communication
  • Online Communication

Qualifications

  • Linguistics PhD
  • Cultural Studies MA
  • Linguistics MA
  • Teacher Training (TESOL) Diploma

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