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Barbara Dancygier is a cognitive linguist working primarily in English. Her extensive research focuses on conditional constructions, constructional features, stance expressions, and the conceptual underpinnings of figurative language. She is particularly interested in the applications of cognitive linguistics to literary discourse, especially in modeling comprehension of fictional narratives and drama. Barbara's recent projects include the study of multimodal artifacts that combine text and images, with analyses of constructional features in internet memes and the development of an analytical framework for the study of street art, advertisements, and posters. She is currently exploring the application of her research on stance to understand post-truth phenomena. She has received several accolades, including the Killam Research Award and has served as the President of the International Cognitive Linguistics Association. Her research interests encompass multimodal communication, conceptual studies of figuration, construction grammar, cognitive poetics, and stance phenomena.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.