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English Literature, Language and Linguistics

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Our research is world-leading in areas of Literature, Creative Writing, English Language and Linguistics.

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Studying in the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics has been a fantastic experience. The Percy Building feels like a home away from home.

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Our Latest News

06 December 2023

Leverhulme Success for Linguistics

Professor Michelle Sheehan's project asks wide-reaching questions about how language and meaning are related.

09 November 2023

Why has the Angel of the North become a place of memorial?

Professor of Modern and Contemporary Literature, Anne Whitehead, wants to find out more about why the Angel of The North holds so much emotional value for people.

05 October 2023

Dr Meiko O'Halloran to give a talk at the Keats-Shelley House

Lives ‘Writ in Water’: Keats’s Unwritten Epic - Dr Meiko O'Halloran

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