Our members are at the forefront of language development research

Our researchers cover a wide range of research issues on language development throughout the lifespan.

Our expertise ranges from early language acquisition by infants and young children to bilingualism and second language learning in children, adolescents and adults to language loss. The breadth and variety of our interests ensures our work crosses disciplinary boundaries as we draw upon linguistics, psychology, cognitive science and education.

Our members

Dr Anna Caute

Member

LaDeLi - School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex

Dr Tracey Costley

Member

LaDeLi - Department of Language and Linguistics, University of Essex

Dr Norman Gabriel

Member

LaDeLi - Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex

Dr Adela Ganem Gutierrez

Member

LaDeLi - Department of Language and Linguistics, University of Essex

Dr Christina Gkonou

Member

LaDeLi - Department of Language and Linguistics, University of Essex

Dr Yan Gu

Member

LaDeLi - Department of Psychology, University of Essex

Dr Eva Gutierrez-Sigut

Member

LaDeLi - Department of Psychology, University of Essex

Dr Marie Guillot

Member

LaDeLi - School of Philosophy and Art History, University of Essex

Dr Nasser Jabbari

Member

LaDeLi - Department of Language and Linguistics, University of Essex

Dr Ella Jeffries

Member

LaDeLi - Department of Language and Linguistics, University of Essex

Professor Victoria Joffe

Member

LaDeLi - School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex

Dr Laurel Lawyer

Member

LaDeLi - Department of Language and Linguistics, University of Essex

Dr Yunfei Long

Member

LaDeLi - School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex

Dr Claire Delle Luche

Member

LaDeLi - Department of Language and Linguistics, University of Essex

Professor Silke Paulmann

Member

LaDeLi - Department of Psychology, University of Essex

 Arianna Pulsoni

Member

LaDeLi - Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies , University of Essex

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Centre for Research in Language Development throughout the Lifespan (LaDeLi) University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ
Telephone: 01206 872083
Department of Language and Linguistics University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ
Telephone: 01206 872083