Language and Society Research Group
The Language and Society Research Group at ELL is a community of researchers and enthusiasts of all things related to language and its functions in society. It is the intrinsic symbiotic relationship of language and society that we are fascinated to explore and investigate further, particularly in today’s connected world. We aim to be a team that welcomes individuality and niche expertise, while celebrating and cultivating shared interests in studying the interface of language and social behaviours. Through collaboration and discussions, we aim to foster practices of embracing multifaceted perspectives, nurturing innovative development, and forging a collective vision of progress and discovery.
Group members:
Doctoral Student
Mr Shaquille Nazir AHMAD
Doctoral Student
Doctoral Student
Recent Activities
Sep 2026: A/Prof Wilkinson Daniel Wong Gonzales, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, presented on Rhoticity and the Fou(r)th Floo(r): Variation in syllable-coda (r) in Hong Kong malls.
Aug 2026: A/Prof Alan Tsung-Lin Wan, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, China, presented on Whose Vietnamese Accent? Whose Migrant Voice? Generational Uptakes of Raciolinguistic Parody in Taiwan.
Mar 2026: Dr Adam Brown, NIE, NTU, Singapore, conducted a workshop for Year 1 ELL undergraduates on teaching English pronunciation.
Jan 2026: Visiting PhD student Daniel Lee, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, presented his paper, Fake Speech: Whence it came, Where it's at, and Whither it's going.