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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | General, Cognitive and Mathematical Psychology,General and Comparative Linguistics, Experimental Linguistics, Typology, Non-European Languages |
| Keywords | Cultural cognition, Cognitive linguistics, Cross-linguistic variation, Semantic categorization, Perception language interface |
Current contact address
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| City | Oxford |
| Institution | University of Oxford |
| Institute | Department of Experimental Psychology |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Rasha Abdel Rahman | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/06/2026 |
Programme(s)
| 2026 | Humboldt Research Award Programme |
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Nominator's project description
| Professor Majid is an internationally leading expert in the study of language, cognition, and perception. Her pioneering research has fundamentally reshaped our understanding of how linguistic and cultural diversity interacts with the mind. With a broad range of interdisciplinary and innovative methods ranging from field work in lesser-studied languages and cultures to controlled lab experiments, she has made sustained and inspiring contributions to cognitive science and linguistics. During her stay in Germany, Professor Majid will investigate the relation between language, culture and multimodal mental imagery. |