Expertise

The White Rose Language and Interaction Research Group consists of researchers and research students from the Universities of York, Sheffield and Leeds with a shared interest in how language is used in spontaneous verbal interaction in a range of settings, from everyday conversations to clinical consultations. The group is committed to the application of conversation-analytic methods in the study of interaction, and many of its members have a particular interest in its sound patterns.

Meetings

The group holds regular data analysis workshops, which provide an opportunity for members to work on each other's data, as well as a forum for sharing knowledge and developing collaborative initiatives.     

Core members

University of York, Centre for Advanced Studies in Language and Communication: Professor Paul Drew, Professor John Local, Dr Richard Ogden, Dr Traci Walker

University of Sheffield, Department of Human Communication Sciences: Professor Bill Wells, Professor Mick Perkins, Dr Sara Howard

University of Sheffield, School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics: Dr Gareth Walker

University of Leeds, Department of Linguistics and Phonetics: Dr Leendert Plug