Dr Carmen Rios Garcia BA, MA, MA, PhD, DPSI (Health), NRPSI (I), APCI, FCIL, CL-Translator, CL-Education

Lecturer in Spanish Languages, Cultures and Film

Research

Research Overview

English and Spanish sociolinguistics and pragmatics. Interactional linguistics and attitudes to stigmatised language varieties. Collecting data about the Murcian Spanish accent since 1991 (with questionnaires in 1991, 2005, 2011 and online in 2023). Translation and interpreting in public service settings, particularly in health and legal contexts. Second language acquisition.