Tales from the 3-Minute-Thesis competition - Maddie Long
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Maddie Long is a PhD student in Linguistics and English Language at the University of Edinburgh. She works with linguists and psychologists to explore questions at the intersection of cognitive ageing, second language acquisition and the pragmatics of human communication.
Maddie is one of six finalists who compete in the UK final of the 3-Minute-Thesis competition on 12 September 2016.
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