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Barbara Dancygier is a cognitive linguist and Professor in the Department of English Language and Literatures at the University of British Columbia. She holds degrees from the University of Warsaw, where she completed her MA and PhD, and has held positions at the University of California, Berkeley, and Simon Fraser University. Her research interests lie in cognitive poetics and contemporary linguistics, focusing on the intersections of language and meaning across modalities. Dancygier's work engages with conceptual metaphor theory and grammar, particularly in relation to fictional narratives and digital creative contexts. She has published extensively, including co-authoring important texts in the field, such as 'Cognitive Approaches to the Study of Meaning' and numerous scholarly articles on linguistic phenomena. Dancygier has received several accolades for her contributions to the field, including the Killam Research Prize and recognition as a Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Study at Durham University. Her current research, supported by SSHRC funding, examines the role of emotional expressions in media discourse amidst the complexities of the post-truth era.
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