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Dr David Schonthal
(he/him)
Lecturer
School of English, Communication and Philosophy
- SchonthalD1@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 29225 14549
- John Percival Building, Room 2.52, Colum Drive, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
Overview
I am a lecturer in academic writing in the ENCAP Writing Development Centre, teaching workshops on academic writing as well as offering 1-2-1 writing development sessions.
I completed my PhD at the Centre for Language and Communication Research at Cardiff University in 2016.
Publication
2023
- Fontaine, L., Jones, K. and Schonthal, D. 2023. Referring in language: an integrated approach.. Cambridge University Press.
2022
- Schonthal, D. 2022. The cohesive landscape of English of-NPs. In: Asp, E. and Aldridge, M. eds. Empirical Evidences and Theoretical Assumptions in Functional Linguistics. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 125-150., (10.4324/9780429031427-7)
2020
- Fontaine, L. and Schonthal, D. 2020. Referring and the nominal group: a closer look at the selector element. In: Tucker, G. et al. eds. Approaches to Systemic Functional Grammar. Equinox, pp. 174-190.
2019
- Fontaine, L. and Schonthal, D. 2019. The rooms of the house: grammar at group rank. In: Thompson, G. et al. eds. The Cambridge Handbook of Systemic Functional Linguistics. Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 118-141.
2016
- Schönthal, D. 2016. On the multifaceted nature of English of-NPs. A theoretical, corpus, cotextual and cognitive approach. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Book sections
- Schonthal, D. 2022. The cohesive landscape of English of-NPs. In: Asp, E. and Aldridge, M. eds. Empirical Evidences and Theoretical Assumptions in Functional Linguistics. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 125-150., (10.4324/9780429031427-7)
- Fontaine, L. and Schonthal, D. 2020. Referring and the nominal group: a closer look at the selector element. In: Tucker, G. et al. eds. Approaches to Systemic Functional Grammar. Equinox, pp. 174-190.
- Fontaine, L. and Schonthal, D. 2019. The rooms of the house: grammar at group rank. In: Thompson, G. et al. eds. The Cambridge Handbook of Systemic Functional Linguistics. Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 118-141.
Books
- Fontaine, L., Jones, K. and Schonthal, D. 2023. Referring in language: an integrated approach.. Cambridge University Press.
Thesis
- Schönthal, D. 2016. On the multifaceted nature of English of-NPs. A theoretical, corpus, cotextual and cognitive approach. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Research
Research positions
- 2017 - 2020: Research Associate for Prof. Alison Wray and Dr. Andy Buerki, working on linguistic predictors of Alzheimer's disease. Cardiff University, UK.
- 2017 - 2018: Research Associate for Dr. Lise Fontaine and Dr. Katy Jones, working on typicality, metonymy, and reference. Cardiff University, UK.
Research interests
My main interests in linguistics lie in the fields of academic writing, grammar and semantics. Particularly, I am interested in the teaching of academic writing, and the structuring of texts and their information flow. Further, my research has focused on taking a multi-method approach to complex English noun phrases, combining elements of construction grammar, systemic functional linguistics, conceptual blending theory, corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, as well as cognitive linguistics.
Teaching
Modules taught
- 2017 - present: Workshops on Academic Writing. School of English, Communication and Philosophy, Cardiff University.
- 2019 - 2020: Systemic Functional Grammar. Module leader. Postgraduate MA, Cardiff University.
- 2019 - 2020: Functions of Language. Module leader. Undergraduate Year 3, Cardiff University.
- 2019 - 2020: Words & Meaning. Module leader. Undergraduate Year 2, Cardiff University.
- 2016 - 2017: Functions of Language. Module leader. Undergraduate Year 3, Cardiff University.
- 2016 - 2017: Words & Meaning. Module leader. Undergraduate Year 2, Cardiff University.
- 2016 - 2017: Language and the Mind. Module leader. Undergraduate Year 1, Cardiff University.
- 2016 - 2017: Language Description. Module leader. Postgraduate MA, Cardiff University.
- 2014 - 2016: Introduction to Language. Postgraduate tutor. Undergraduate Year 1, Cardiff University.
- 2013 - 2015: Introduction to Language and Society. Postgraduate tutor. Undergraduate Year 1, Cardiff University.
- 2010 - 2011: Introduction to Linguistics. Tutor. Undergraduate Year 1, Berne University, Switzerland.
- 2009 - 2010: Syntax & Semantics. Tutor. Undergraduate Year 2 & 3, Berne University, Switzerland.
Qualifications
- since 2023: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
Biography
Education and qualifications
- 2016: PhD in Language and Communication Research. Cardiff University, UK.
- 2015: Associate Fellow Certificate of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).
- 2013: MA in Language and Communication Research. Cardiff University, UK.
- 2011: BA in English and German Literature and Linguistics. Berne University, Switzerland.
Career overview
- 2021 - present: Lecturer in Academic Writing at the ENCAP Writing Centre, School of English, Communication and Philosophy, Cardiff University. UK.
- 2017 - 2021: Academic Writing Tutor at the ENCAP Writing Centre, School of English, Communication, and Philosophy, Cardiff University, UK.
- 2019 - 2020: Teacher/lecturer, Centre for Language and Communication Research, Cardiff University, UK
- 2017 - 2020: Research Associate for Prof. Alison Wray and Dr. Andy Buerki, working on linguistic predictors of Alzheimer's disease, Cardiff University, UK.
- 2017 - 2018: Research Associate for Dr. Lise Fontaine and Dr. Katy Jones, working on typicality, metonymy, and reference, Cardiff University, UK.
- 2016 - 2017: Teacher/lecturer, Centre for Language and Communication Research, Cardiff University, UK.
- 2014 - 2016: Postgraduate Tutor, Centre for Language and Communication Research, Cardiff University, UK.
- 2009 - 2011: Tutor, Centre for English Literature and Linguistics, Berne University, Switzerland.
Professional memberships
- Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AfHEA)