School of English - AUTh

Thessaloniki Cognitive Linguistics Research Group has been organized at the School of English Language and Literature, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

It is supervised by Professor Emerita Angeliki Athanasiadou and is addressed to scholars, doctoral and/or MA students. Meetings take place on-line twice a month via zoom.

The aim of the Research Group is to:

1. Discuss and comment on the latest publications related to Figurative Language and Thought based on an interdisciplinary approach with contributions from the fields of Cognitive Linguistics, Cognitive Psycholinguistics and Social studies.
2. Provide the group members with feedback on their MA and PhD theses and/or their papers and conference presentations.
3. Organize workshops or thematic sessions in symposia / conferences.
4. Participate in research projects.

Former as well as prospective members of the Research Group are required and should commit themselves to presenting part of their MA / PhD or a piece of work (book, paper, presentation, etc) that falls within the group’s research interests at least once throughout the academic year.

Students (MA, PhD), graduates and colleagues interested in the field of Cognitive Linguistics are welcome to request participation in the Research Group after having visited our webpage (https://enl.auth.gr/tclr/) in order to familiarize themselves with our academic interests and activities.

Old members confirm your participation to RG member Giota Syrpa (syrpag@yahoo.com) by September 30^th 2025.

People interested in joining the RG for the first time are kindly requested to contact Prof. Angeliki Athanasiadou (angath@enl.auth.gr) stating their name, affiliation and e-mail address.

Note that old members are encouraged to send an updated CV for the RG webpage.

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