Projects per year
Personal profile
Personal profile
Penelope Scott is Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Linguistics at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. She has published articles in Transactions of the Philological Society, Neophilologus, and English Studies, and has contributed to various edited collections. Her research interests include health and illness in Anglo-Saxon England, Old English semantics, conceptual metaphor, the senses in Old English, and the link between cognition and culture. She leads the Health Humanities Research Group, which is an interdisciplinary group that currently has 18 members from 10 academic units.
Research interests
Dr Scotts research interests include:
Language, Health, and Culture
Old English
Cultural linguistics
Anglo-Saxon medical texts
Experience
Leader, Research Group in Health Humanities, part of the CCCS Research Center at XJTLU
Lecturer in Linguistics, XJTLU, 2013-2015
Associate Professor in Linguistics, 2015-Present
Head of Department, Department of Applied Linguistics, 2020-Present
Teaching
HSS301 Health Humanities
LNG001 Thinking Like a Linguist
LNG401 Linguistics for Language Teachers
ENG325 Historical Linguistics
LNG206 Language and Mind
LNG205 Semantics and Pragmatics
LAN003 How Language Works
LAN002 Literature and Film
Awards and honours
2010 Doctoral award: PhD English Language, Arts and Humanities Research Council, University of Edinburgh
2005 Postgraduate award: MLitt Linguistics, Arts and Humanities Research Council, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D. English Language, University of Edinburgh
B.A. English Language (1st Class Hons.) , Newcastle University
MLitt in Linguistics (Distinction), Newcastle University
Person Types
- Staff
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics where Penelope Scott is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
- 2 Similar Profiles
-
Development of a corpus analysis method for analyzing large primary literature databases
Fendos, J., Zhou, J. & Scott, P.
11/04/24 → 31/01/25
Project: Collaborative Research Project
-
-
Modelling phonological variation in Hong Kong English
1/12/13 → 31/12/16
Project: Internal Research Project
-
Conceptualizing health: A corpus-based Cultural Linguistic study
Scott, P., Dec 2023, In: International Journal of Language and Culture. 10, 1, p. 1-32 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Wellness: A Cultural Linguistic Analysis of the Conceptualisation of Health
Scott, P., Nov 2023, Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture. John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 146-169 24 p. (Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture; vol. 103).Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
-
Conceptualising olfaction: A study of the scent nouns and adjectives in Old English
Scott, P., 2021, In: Studia Neophilologica. 95, 1, p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Holiness in Old English: The Construction of the Sacred in Ælfric’s Lives of Saints
Scott, P., 1 Dec 2020, In: Neophilologus. 104, 4, p. 547-566 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Mid hefigum byrpenum: A study of the burden metaphor in Old English
Scott, P., 2020, Cognitive Linguistic Studies in Cultural Contexts. John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 203-225 23 p. (Cognitive Linguistic Studies in Cultural Contexts; vol. 13).Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Activities
-
International Health Humanities Conference
Penelope Scott (Participant)
May 2025 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
-
The Hand in Old English
Penelope Scott (Speaker)
Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
-
International Journal of Language and Culture (Journal)
Penelope Scott (Reviewer)
2024 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Editorial work
-
Pain in Old English: A Cultural Linguistic Study
Penelope Scott (Speaker)
22 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
-
The Language of Pain in Old English
Penelope Scott (Speaker)
Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk