# Centre for Advanced Studies in Language and Communication

**Source**: https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/research/centres/caslc/
**Parent**: https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/

- [Study](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/study/)
- [People](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/people/)
- [Research](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/research/)
  - [Phonetics and Phonology](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/research/phonetics-phonology/)
  - [Sociolinguistics](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/research/sociolinguistics/)
  - [Language History and Language Diversity](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/research/history-diversity/)
  - [Forensic Speech Science](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/research/forensic-speech-science/)
  - [Syntax](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/research/syntax/)
  - [Conversation analysis](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/research/conversation-analysis/)
  - [Psycholinguistics](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/research/psycholinguistics/)
  - [University research themes](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/research/themes/)
  - [Projects](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/research/projects/)
  - [Research centres](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/research/centres/)
  - [York Papers in Linguistics](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/research/york-papers-in-linguistics/)
  - [English language](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/research/english-language/)
  - [Visiting scholars](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/research/visiting-scholars/)
  - [York Papers in Linguistics](https://www.york.ac.uk/language/ypl/)
- [Languages for All](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/languages-for-all/)
- [CPD](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/cpd-courses/)
- [Resources for schools](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/resources-for-schools/)
- [About us](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/about/)
- [Contact us](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/contact/)
- [Current staff and students](https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/current-students-staff/)

# Centre for Advanced Studies in Language and Communication

### An interdisciplinary research centre for language, communication and interaction

The **Centre for Advanced Studies in Language and Communication (CASLC)** at the University of York is an innovative interdisciplinary research centre for the study of language and communication in social interaction. [Our **CASLC website**](https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/caslc) offers the latest information about our research, activities, and members.

The Centre provides a platform for:

- Basic research into linguistic patterns and embodied practices associated with language use in social interaction in ordinary and institutional contexts.
- Applied research into the effectiveness of communication, and strategies for improving communication, in social and organizational settings (for instance, in medical, legal and educational settings, emergency service calls/help lines)
- Developing innovative interdisciplinary research into language use and communication.
- Postgraduate training, in particular on the [PhD Programme Language & Communication](https://www.york.ac.uk/language/postgraduate/phd/mphil-phd-communication/) and the [MA in Applied Linguistics with Conversation Analysis Pathway](https://www.york.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/courses/ma-applied-linguistics/).
- Collaboration with other researchers at York, in the UK and beyond.
- Interdisciplinary collaboration between Centre members, research students, post-doctoral and other visitors.
- [Continuous professional training](https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/caslc/short-courses-and-training) in the methodology of Conversation Analysis from a multimodal perspective, and its implementation in basic and applied research projects.

**Contact details**

> Centre Director: [Prof. Merran Toerien](https://www.york.ac.uk/sociology/our-staff/academic/merran-toerien/)
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> Department of Sociology
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> University of York
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> Heslington
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> YO10 5DD
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> [caslc@york.ac.uk](mailto:caslc@york.ac.uk)
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> [CASLC website](https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/caslc)
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> [Join our mailing list](mailto:caslc-guests-group+subscribe@york.ac.uk)