Psychology
Culture and Communication (Psychology, Psycholinguistics, Architecture, Geography, Health, Anthropology)
Members: Dr. J. Zinken (Psych, Psycholinguistics) with Dr. M. Saraceni (SLAS), Dr. A. Fasulo (Psych) with Teeling (Architecture), Inkpen and Woodyear (Geography) and Drahota (SSHSW); Dr. J. Kaminski, Prof. V. Reddy (Psychology) with Dr. K. Liebal (External, Evolutionary Anthropology).
Research Example
“Can I have some pepper please?” Grammatical structures can vary with the situations in which they are used. For example, when English speakers request an object from another person, they notice whether or not there are any momentary ‘warrants’ for making the request. For example, in the picture, the girl’s father has just used the pepper grinder; in such situations people usually acknowledge the existence of the event or ‘warrant’ by asking with a form of words such as ‘Can I have X?’. When no such ‘warrants’ exist, people use the form ‘Can you give me X?'(Zinken & Borek, 2012; Zinken & Ogiermann, 2011)
Programmes: Community resilience across the UK (Fasulo, Inkpen, Teeling); Isolation and support in old age (Fasulo, Drahota, Teeling); Cross-cultural developmental studies in social cognition (Kaminski, Reddy, Liebal); Household conflict (Zinken)