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I am a Professor of Applied Linguistics and English Language in the Centre for Language and Communication Research, where I am currently Director of Research. The Centre is in the School of English, Communication and Philosophy.
Cyhoeddiad
2026
- Handford, M. 2026. Lump in my throat: what cancer taught me about communication. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (10.1017/9781009631372)
2025
- Roberts, S. et al. 2025. The energy trilemma COP-out: accessibility is under-reported in international English-language media coverage of United Nations Climate Change Conferences. Energy Research & Social Science 127 104275. (10.1016/j.erss.2025.104275)
- Pennant, A. and Handford, M. 2025. The discursive construction of Black British women graduates’ in-groups and out-groups: a corpus-informed intersectional analysis. Corpora 20 (1), pp.37-70. (10.3366/cor.2025.0327)
2024
- Handford, M. and Koester, A. 2024. Language and creativity at work: A corpus-assisted model of creative workplace discourse. London: Routledge. (10.4324/9780429328503)
- Handford, M. and Al-Shahrani, Z. 2024. Investigating indexicality and representation with corpora. In: Heritage, F. and Taylor, C. eds. Analysing representation: A corpus and discourse textbook. Routledge(10.4324/9781003350972-10)
2023
- Handford, M. and Gee, J. P. eds. 2023. The Routledge handbook of discourse analysis. Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics London: Routledge. (10.4324/9781003035244)
2022
- Handford, M. 2022. Corpus linguistics and intercultural communication: Avoiding the essentialist trap. In: O'Keeffe, A. and McCarthy, M. J. eds. The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics (2nd edition). Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics Routledge. , pp.629-642.
- Handford, M. 2022. “I tell you don’t trust the French”: National stereotypes in workplace narratives. Narrative Inquiry 32 (1), pp.218-243. (10.1075/ni.20070.han)
2020
- Handford, M. 2020. Training “international engineers” in Japan: discourse, discourse and stereotypes. In: Mullany, L. ed. Professional Communication, Consultancy, Advocacy, Activism. London: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.29-46. (10.1007/978-3-030-41668-3_2)
2019
- Handford, M. and Koester, A. 2019. The construction of conflict talk across workplace contexts: (towards a) theory of conflictual compact. Language Awareness 28 (3), pp.186-206. (10.1080/09658416.2019.1636802)
- Handford, M. , Garrett, P. and Cots, J. M. 2019. Introduction to language awareness in professional communication contexts. Language Awareness 28 (3), pp.163-165. (10.1080/09658416.2019.1654647)
- Garrett, P. , Handford, M. and Cots, J. M. eds. 2019. Language awareness in professional communication contexts. Special edition of 'Language Awareness'. Taylor & Francis.
- Handford, M. et al. 2019. Which 'culture'? A critical analysis of intercultural communication in engineering education. Journal of Engineering Education 108 (2), pp.161-177. (10.1002/jee.20254)
2018
- Koester, A. and Handford, M. 2018. 'It's not good saying 'Well it it might do that or it might not'': hypothetical reported speech in business meetings. Journal of Pragmatics 130 , pp.67-80. (10.1016/j.pragma.2018.03.005)
2017
- Handford, M. 2017. Corpus linguistics. In: Vine, B. ed. The Routledge Handbook of Language in the Workplace. Abingdon: Routledge.
2016
- Young, T. J. , Handford, M. and Schartner, A. 2016. The internationalising university: an intercultural endeavour?. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 38 (3), pp.189-191. (10.1080/01434632.2015.1134547)
- Hua, Z. , Handford, M. and Johnstone Young, T. 2016. Framing interculturality: a corpus-based analysis of online promotional discourse of higher education intercultural communication courses. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 38 (3), pp.283-300. (10.1080/01434632.2015.1134555)
- Handford, M. 2016. ESP in the classroom: applying findings from business-discourse research professional contexts. OnCUE Journal 9 (2), pp.86-96.
- Handford, M. 2016. The dynamic interplay between language and social context in the language classroom: interpersonal turn taking for ELF learners. In: King, J. ed. The Dynamic Interplay Between Context and the Language Learner. Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.151-171.
2015
- Handford, M. 2015. Corpus analysis. In: Hua, Z. ed. Research Methods in Intercultural Communication: A Practical Guide. Wiley. , pp.311-326. (10.1002/9781119166283.ch21)
- Handford, M. and Matous, P. 2015. Problem-solving discourse on an international construction site: Patterns and practices. English for Specific Purposes 38 , pp.85-98. (10.1016/j.esp.2014.12.002)
2014
- Tsuchiya, K. and Handford, M. 2014. A corpus-driven analysis of repair in a professional ELF meeting: Not 'letting it pass'. Journal of Pragmatics 64 , pp.117-131. (10.1016/j.pragma.2014.02.004)
- Handford, M. 2014. Communication in the construction industry. In: The Routledge handbook of language and professional communication. Routledge. , pp.363-381.
- Handford, M. 2014. Context in spoken professional discourse: language and practice in an international business meeting. In: Flowerdew, J. ed. Discourse in Context. London: Continuum. , pp.113-132.
- Handford, M. 2014. Cultural identities in international, interorganisational meetings: a corpus-informed discourse analysis of indexical we. Language and Intercultural Communication 14 (1), pp.41-58. (10.1080/14708477.2013.866123)
2013
- Handford, M. 2013. Problem-solving at work: stage, functions and language. Cambridge English Teacher Journal
- Handford, M. 2013. Professional communication and corpus linguistics. In: Hyland, K. , Handford, M. and Meng Huat, C. eds. Corpus Applications in Applied Linguistics. London: Continuum.
2012
- Handford, M. Hyland, K. , Huat, C. M. and Handford, M. eds. 2012. Corpus applications in applied linguistics. London: Continuum.
- Koester, A. et al., 2012. Business advantage: Intermediate student's book with DVD. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Lisboa, M. and Handford, M. eds. 2012. Business advantage: Theory, practice, skills - Students book advanced. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Handford, M. 2012. Construction communication training: issues and aims. The Japan Society for Civil Engineers 67 (11), pp.73-76.
2011
- Handford, M. and Gee, J. P. eds. 2011. The Routledge handbook of discourse analysis. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). (10.4324/9780203809068)
- Handford, M. and Gee, J. P. 2011. Introduction. In: Gee, J. P. and Handford, M. eds. The Routledge Handbook of Discourse Analysis. Abingdon: Routledge. , pp.1-6.
- Handford, M. et al. 2011. Business advantage: Business theory, practice skills (Upper intermediate level). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Handford, M. and Matous, P. 2011. Lexicogrammar in the international construction industry: a corpus-based case study of Japanese-Hong-Kongese on-site interactions in English. English for Specific Purposes 30 (2), pp.87-100. (10.1016/j.esp.2010.12.002)
- Handford, M. et al. 2011. Current trends in corpus linguistics: voices from Britain. English Corpus Studies 19 (26), pp.67-92.
- Koester, A. and Handford, M. 2011. Spoken professional genres. In: Gee, J. P. and Handford, M. eds. The Routledge Handbook of Discourse Analysis. Abingdon: Routledge. , pp.252-268.
2010
- Handford, M. and Koester, A. 2010. 'It's not rocket science': metaphors and idioms in conflictual business meetings. Text and Talk 30 (1), pp.27-51. (10.1515/text.2010.002)
- Handford, M. 2010. The language of business meetings. Cambridge University Press..
- Handford, M. 2010. What a corpus can tell us about specialist genres. In: McCarthy, M. and O'Keeffe, A. eds. The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics. Abingdon: Routledge
2008
- Handford, M. Tanaka, H. and Handford, M. eds. 2008. Discursive strategies in workplace meetings. Tokyo: Cosmopier.
2004
- McCarthy, M. and Handford, M. 2004. "Invisible to us": a preliminary corpus-based study of spoken business English. In: Connor, U. and Upton, T. A. eds. Discourse in the Professions: Perspectives from corpus linguistics. Studies in Corpus Linguistics Vol. 16.John Benjamins. , pp.167-201.
Adrannau llyfrau
- Handford, M. and Al-Shahrani, Z. 2024. Investigating indexicality and representation with corpora. In: Heritage, F. and Taylor, C. eds. Analysing representation: A corpus and discourse textbook. Routledge(10.4324/9781003350972-10)
- Handford, M. 2022. Corpus linguistics and intercultural communication: Avoiding the essentialist trap. In: O'Keeffe, A. and McCarthy, M. J. eds. The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics (2nd edition). Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics Routledge. , pp.629-642.
- Handford, M. 2020. Training “international engineers” in Japan: discourse, discourse and stereotypes. In: Mullany, L. ed. Professional Communication, Consultancy, Advocacy, Activism. London: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.29-46. (10.1007/978-3-030-41668-3_2)
- Handford, M. 2017. Corpus linguistics. In: Vine, B. ed. The Routledge Handbook of Language in the Workplace. Abingdon: Routledge.
- Handford, M. 2016. The dynamic interplay between language and social context in the language classroom: interpersonal turn taking for ELF learners. In: King, J. ed. The Dynamic Interplay Between Context and the Language Learner. Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.151-171.
- Handford, M. 2015. Corpus analysis. In: Hua, Z. ed. Research Methods in Intercultural Communication: A Practical Guide. Wiley. , pp.311-326. (10.1002/9781119166283.ch21)
- Handford, M. 2014. Communication in the construction industry. In: The Routledge handbook of language and professional communication. Routledge. , pp.363-381.
- Handford, M. 2014. Context in spoken professional discourse: language and practice in an international business meeting. In: Flowerdew, J. ed. Discourse in Context. London: Continuum. , pp.113-132.
- Handford, M. 2013. Professional communication and corpus linguistics. In: Hyland, K. , Handford, M. and Meng Huat, C. eds. Corpus Applications in Applied Linguistics. London: Continuum.
- Handford, M. and Gee, J. P. 2011. Introduction. In: Gee, J. P. and Handford, M. eds. The Routledge Handbook of Discourse Analysis. Abingdon: Routledge. , pp.1-6.
- Koester, A. and Handford, M. 2011. Spoken professional genres. In: Gee, J. P. and Handford, M. eds. The Routledge Handbook of Discourse Analysis. Abingdon: Routledge. , pp.252-268.
- Handford, M. 2010. What a corpus can tell us about specialist genres. In: McCarthy, M. and O'Keeffe, A. eds. The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics. Abingdon: Routledge
- McCarthy, M. and Handford, M. 2004. "Invisible to us": a preliminary corpus-based study of spoken business English. In: Connor, U. and Upton, T. A. eds. Discourse in the Professions: Perspectives from corpus linguistics. Studies in Corpus Linguistics Vol. 16.John Benjamins. , pp.167-201.
Erthyglau
- Roberts, S. et al. 2025. The energy trilemma COP-out: accessibility is under-reported in international English-language media coverage of United Nations Climate Change Conferences. Energy Research & Social Science 127 104275. (10.1016/j.erss.2025.104275)
- Pennant, A. and Handford, M. 2025. The discursive construction of Black British women graduates’ in-groups and out-groups: a corpus-informed intersectional analysis. Corpora 20 (1), pp.37-70. (10.3366/cor.2025.0327)
- Handford, M. 2022. “I tell you don’t trust the French”: National stereotypes in workplace narratives. Narrative Inquiry 32 (1), pp.218-243. (10.1075/ni.20070.han)
- Handford, M. and Koester, A. 2019. The construction of conflict talk across workplace contexts: (towards a) theory of conflictual compact. Language Awareness 28 (3), pp.186-206. (10.1080/09658416.2019.1636802)
- Handford, M. , Garrett, P. and Cots, J. M. 2019. Introduction to language awareness in professional communication contexts. Language Awareness 28 (3), pp.163-165. (10.1080/09658416.2019.1654647)
- Handford, M. et al. 2019. Which 'culture'? A critical analysis of intercultural communication in engineering education. Journal of Engineering Education 108 (2), pp.161-177. (10.1002/jee.20254)
- Koester, A. and Handford, M. 2018. 'It's not good saying 'Well it it might do that or it might not'': hypothetical reported speech in business meetings. Journal of Pragmatics 130 , pp.67-80. (10.1016/j.pragma.2018.03.005)
- Young, T. J. , Handford, M. and Schartner, A. 2016. The internationalising university: an intercultural endeavour?. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 38 (3), pp.189-191. (10.1080/01434632.2015.1134547)
- Hua, Z. , Handford, M. and Johnstone Young, T. 2016. Framing interculturality: a corpus-based analysis of online promotional discourse of higher education intercultural communication courses. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 38 (3), pp.283-300. (10.1080/01434632.2015.1134555)
- Handford, M. 2016. ESP in the classroom: applying findings from business-discourse research professional contexts. OnCUE Journal 9 (2), pp.86-96.
- Handford, M. and Matous, P. 2015. Problem-solving discourse on an international construction site: Patterns and practices. English for Specific Purposes 38 , pp.85-98. (10.1016/j.esp.2014.12.002)
- Tsuchiya, K. and Handford, M. 2014. A corpus-driven analysis of repair in a professional ELF meeting: Not 'letting it pass'. Journal of Pragmatics 64 , pp.117-131. (10.1016/j.pragma.2014.02.004)
- Handford, M. 2014. Cultural identities in international, interorganisational meetings: a corpus-informed discourse analysis of indexical we. Language and Intercultural Communication 14 (1), pp.41-58. (10.1080/14708477.2013.866123)
- Handford, M. 2013. Problem-solving at work: stage, functions and language. Cambridge English Teacher Journal
- Handford, M. 2012. Construction communication training: issues and aims. The Japan Society for Civil Engineers 67 (11), pp.73-76.
- Handford, M. and Matous, P. 2011. Lexicogrammar in the international construction industry: a corpus-based case study of Japanese-Hong-Kongese on-site interactions in English. English for Specific Purposes 30 (2), pp.87-100. (10.1016/j.esp.2010.12.002)
- Handford, M. et al. 2011. Current trends in corpus linguistics: voices from Britain. English Corpus Studies 19 (26), pp.67-92.
- Handford, M. and Koester, A. 2010. 'It's not rocket science': metaphors and idioms in conflictual business meetings. Text and Talk 30 (1), pp.27-51. (10.1515/text.2010.002)
Llyfrau
- Handford, M. 2026. Lump in my throat: what cancer taught me about communication. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (10.1017/9781009631372)
- Handford, M. and Koester, A. 2024. Language and creativity at work: A corpus-assisted model of creative workplace discourse. London: Routledge. (10.4324/9780429328503)
- Handford, M. and Gee, J. P. eds. 2023. The Routledge handbook of discourse analysis. Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics London: Routledge. (10.4324/9781003035244)
- Garrett, P. , Handford, M. and Cots, J. M. eds. 2019. Language awareness in professional communication contexts. Special edition of 'Language Awareness'. Taylor & Francis.
- Handford, M. Hyland, K. , Huat, C. M. and Handford, M. eds. 2012. Corpus applications in applied linguistics. London: Continuum.
- Koester, A. et al., 2012. Business advantage: Intermediate student's book with DVD. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Lisboa, M. and Handford, M. eds. 2012. Business advantage: Theory, practice, skills - Students book advanced. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Handford, M. and Gee, J. P. eds. 2011. The Routledge handbook of discourse analysis. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). (10.4324/9780203809068)
- Handford, M. et al. 2011. Business advantage: Business theory, practice skills (Upper intermediate level). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Handford, M. 2010. The language of business meetings. Cambridge University Press..
- Handford, M. Tanaka, H. and Handford, M. eds. 2008. Discursive strategies in workplace meetings. Tokyo: Cosmopier.
Ymchwil
My main area of interest is communication in professional and institutional contexts. In terms of methods, I am interested in the combination of quantitative and qualitative tools, especially corpus linguistics and discourse analysis. I have published on discourse in professional settings, cultural identities at work, the application of corpus tools in discourse analysis, using corpora for the analysis of intercultural communication, English as a Lingua Franca in the construction industry, and language learning. I am the author of The Language of Business Meetings, published by Cambridge University Press (2010), and co-editor with J.P. Gee of the Routledge Handbook of Discourse Analysis (2012).
Addysgu
I teach, or have taught, the following modules:
Undergraduate
- Professional and Intercultural Communication
- Discourse
- Social Interaction
- Research Methods
Postgraduate
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Discourse and Social Interaction
- Public and Professional Discourse
Bywgraffiad
After completing my BSc in Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at the LSE, I taught English in Japan for several years, before returning to the UK to do an MA in English Language Teaching at Nottingham University. I then moved over to English Studies at Nottingham University, where I studied for my PhD, titled 'The Business Meeting Genre: A Corpus-Informed Study', supervised by Prof Michael McCarthy and Prof Svenja Adolphs. After lecturing in English Studies and the School of Education at Nottingham, I moved to Tokyo University in 2005 where I became Associate Professor In English for Specific Purposes, and then Professor in International Education in 2011, with responsibilities for internationalisation. I came to Cardiff in 2016, as Professor in Applied Linguistics. Apart from research and teaching, I see internationalisation as a central function of universities, and support relevant actions wherever possible. I am currently Director of Internationalisation for the School, and Director of Research for the Centre of Language and Communication Research.
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