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Past PhD students

Browse the thesis titles and topics of our recently completed PhD students by scrolling through the list below. 

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Recent PhD Theses

How many CDs do you have?: The impact of teaching-materials on formulaic language processing in Japanese learners of English
Julian, Northbrook (2020) How many CDs do you have?: The impact of teaching-materials on formulaic language processing in Japanese learners of English. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

A multimodal investigation of Discourse Markers in doctoral supervision sessions: Two case studies
Bakeer, Samira (2020) A multimodal investigation of Discourse Markers in doctoral supervision sessions: Two case studies. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

A Sociocultural Linguistic Analysis of Asexual Identity Construction in an Online Forum
Rosen, Sam (2023) A Sociocultural Linguistic Analysis of Asexual Identity Construction in an Online Forum. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

A Study on Anglo-Scandinavian bý(r)-names: Statistical Analysis and Case-Studies
Neal, Joshua (2023) A Study on Anglo-Scandinavian bý(r)-names: Statistical Analysis and Case-Studies. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Arboreal Toponyms: tree place-names in early medieval England
Treacher, Jessica (2023) Arboreal Toponyms: tree place-names in early medieval England. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Longphuirt, Wintersetlu, and Gorodišče: A Study of Viking Age Scandinavian Sites in Ireland, England, Russia, and Ukraine from the Eighth to the Tenth Centuries
Pidzamecky, William (2023) Longphuirt, Wintersetlu, and Gorodišče: A Study of Viking Age Scandinavian Sites in Ireland, England, Russia, and Ukraine from the Eighth to the Tenth Centuries. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Women of World Mythology and Folklore: A Poetic Re-imagining of Cultural Stories and Figures
Alblas, Elizabeth Jane (2023) Women of World Mythology and Folklore: A Poetic Re-imagining of Cultural Stories and Figures. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Changing Spaces: Negotiating Representations of Space in England and the New World (c.1607-1642)
O'Malley, Sarah (2019) Changing Spaces: Negotiating Representations of Space in England and the New World (c.1607-1642). PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Medicalising and Pharmaceuticalising Discourses in Food Supplement Advertising: A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis (MCDA) of Weight Loss Websites
Morgan, Katherine Rebecca Anne (2021) Medicalising and Pharmaceuticalising Discourses in Food Supplement Advertising: A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis (MCDA) of Weight Loss Websites. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Exploring Representations of Women as Teachers and Students in Old English Literature, 730 - 1050 AD
Williams, Abigail (2023) Exploring Representations of Women as Teachers and Students in Old English Literature, 730 - 1050 AD. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Constructing the model citizen in healthcare communication
McIntosh, Michele G. (2021) Constructing the model citizen in healthcare communication. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

How to be a queer woman: A corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis of online media
Bailey, Aimee (2021) How to be a queer woman: A corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis of online media. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Situational Language Understanding in Texts
Neurohr, Benedict Jürgen (2021) Situational Language Understanding in Texts. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Do Not Read Beyond This Page: Postmodernism For Children - A stylistic examination of postmodern and metafictive strategies in children’s middle grade fiction
Wydrzynska, Ela (2023) Do Not Read Beyond This Page: Postmodernism For Children - A stylistic examination of postmodern and metafictive strategies in children’s middle grade fiction. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

The Number Poems: Forms of Construction, Constructions of Form
Welton, Matthew (2021) The Number Poems: Forms of Construction, Constructions of Form. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Geography of loneliness: the politics of deterritorialisation in the aprtheid writings of Nadine Gordimer and J.M. Coetzee
Pan-IAm, Morakot (2021) Geography of loneliness: the politics of deterritorialisation in the aprtheid writings of Nadine Gordimer and J.M. Coetzee. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Women Writers, Authorship, and the Late-Eighteenth Century Novel: Representations of the Female Author in the Minerva Press (1785 - 1800).
Davies, Colette (2022) Women Writers, Authorship, and the Late-Eighteenth Century Novel: Representations of the Female Author in the Minerva Press (1785 - 1800). PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Globalisation and Critical Cosmopolitanism in Contemporary British Fiction
Zhao, Yang (2022) Globalisation and Critical Cosmopolitanism in Contemporary British Fiction. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Conscious Immersion and the Metamodern: A Critical Analysis of the Immersive Nature of Contemporary Metafiction
Wisher, Emma Lauren (2022) Conscious Immersion and the Metamodern: A Critical Analysis of the Immersive Nature of Contemporary Metafiction. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

The Eyes Tell a Story: An Eye-Tracking Exploration on Metaphor Comprehension and Learning in Second Language Speakers of English
Aros Muñoz, Pablo (2023) The Eyes Tell a Story: An Eye-Tracking Exploration on Metaphor Comprehension and Learning in Second Language Speakers of English. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

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