Professor Thora Tenbrink
Professor in Linguistics

Contact info
Dean of Research in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Email: t.tenbrink@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)1248 38 2263
Location:
Room 306, 39 College Road,
Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DG, UK
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Reference frames of space and time in language
Tenbrink, T., 1 Feb 2011, In: Journal of Pragmatics. 43, 3, p. 704-722Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Representing Space in Cognition: Interrelations of behaviour, language, and formal models
Tenbrink, T., Tenbrink, T. (Editor), Wiener, J. M. (Editor) & Claramunt, C. (Editor), 31 Oct 2013, Oxford University Press.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Sailing: Cognition, Action, Communication
Tenbrink, T. & Dylla, F., 31 Aug 2017, In: Journal of Spatial Information Science. 15, p. 3-33Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sculptors, architects, and painters conceive of depicted spaces differently
Cialone, C., Tenbrink, T. & Spiers, H., Mar 2018, In: Cognitive Science. 42, 2, p. 524-553Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Situated interaction with a smart environment: Challenges and opportunities
Tenbrink, T., Aug 2017, In: KI - Künstliche Intelligenz. 31, 3, p. 257-264Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review
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Spatial Information Theory : 11th International Conference, COSIT 2013, Scarborough, UK, September 2-6, 2013. Proceedings
Tenbrink, T. (Editor), Stell, J. (Editor) & Galton, A. W. (Editor), 2 Sept 2013, Springer.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Spatial Language in Map Tasks: A classroom observation
Gamarra Burga, E. & Tenbrink, T., 22 Jun 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Spatial Strategies in the Description of Complex Configurations
Tenbrink, T., Coventry, K. R. & Andonova, E., 2 May 2011, In: Discourse Processes. 48, 4, p. 237-266Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spatial directionals for robot navigation
Winterboer, A., Tenbrink, T., Moratz, R., Dimitrova-Vulchanova, M. (Editor) & Zee, E. V. (Editor), 29 Nov 2012, Motion Encoding in Language and Space. Oxford University Press, p. 84-101Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Spatiotemporal Reference Frames: Location and Orientation
Tenbrink, T., 11 Oct 2023, Handbook of Cognitive Semantics. Li, T. (ed.). Brill, p. 3-23 (Brill's Handbooks in Linguistics; vol. 4/3).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Speaking of Location: A Review of Spatial Language Research
Stock, K., Jones, C. & Tenbrink, T., 2 Oct 2022, In: Spatial Cognition and Computation: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 22, 3-4, p. 185-224Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Speaking of Location: Understanding, Interpreting and Generating Natural Language
Stock, K. (Editor), Jones, C. (Editor) & Tenbrink, T. (Editor), Oct 2022, In: Spatial Cognition and Computation: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 22, 3-4Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
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Special Issue: Representing and Solving Spatial Problems
Santos, P., Cabalar, P., Falomir, Z. & Tenbrink, T., 2025, In: Spatial Cognition and Computation: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 25, 1, p. 1-14Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
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Successful strategies for ambiguity resolution in dialogue
Schole, G., Tenbrink, T., Andonova, E. & Coventry, K., 16 Dec 2013.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Syntax and object types contribute in different ways to bilinguals’ comprehension of spatial descriptions
Foltz, A., Martín-Gascón, B., Silva Marytsch, F. P., Olloqui Redondo, J. & Tenbrink, T., Dec 2022, In: Language and Cognition. 14, 4, p. 645-671Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The CatFramework for Spatial Semantics
Klippel, A., Wallgrün, J., Mast, V., Tenbrink, T. & Wolter, D., 12 Sept 2014.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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The Role of Structure and Function in the Conceptualization of Directions
Klippel, A., Tenbrink, T., Montello, D. & Dimitrova-Vulchanova, M. Z. (Editor), 29 Nov 2012, Motion Encoding in Language and Space. Oxford University Press, p. 102-120Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The language of architectural diagrams
Tenbrink, T., Conroy Dalton, R. & Williams, A. J., Sept 2019, COSIT 2019 : 14th Conference on Spatial Information Theory. Timpf, S., Schlieder, C., Kattenbeck, M., Ludwig, B. & Stewart, K. (eds.). Dagstuhl Publishing, p. 17:1-17:14Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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The spatial thinking of origami: evidence from think-aloud protocols
Taylor, H. & Tenbrink, T., 12 Feb 2013, In: Cognitive Processing. 14, 2, p. 189-191Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tidal literacy: Public understanding and misconceptions of the tide
Cousens, C., Kent, N., Gosney, K., Morris-Webb, L., Tenbrink, T. & Austin, M., 7 Apr 2025, 39 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Time will not help unskilled observers to understand a cluttered spatial scene
Tenbrink, T., Bergmann, E., Hertzberg, C. & Gondorf, C., 20 Jan 2016, In: Spatial Cognition and Computation: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 16, 3, p. 192-219Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Visual versus verbal location information on the iPhone
Juhasz, O. E., Tenbrink, T. & Grueter, B., 20 Apr 2012, In: Kunestliche Intelligenz. 26, 2, p. 183-186Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What spatial environments mean
Tenbrink, T., Jun 2020, In: Journal of Spatial Information Science. 20, p. 57-63Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Where Snow is a Landmark: Route Direction Elements in Alpine Contexts
Egorova, E., Tenbrink, T. & Purves, R. S., 12 Oct 2015.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Where did it come from, where do you go? Direction sources influence navigation decisions during spatial uncertainty
Brunyé, T. T., Gagnon, S. A., Gardony, A. L., Gopal, N. H., Taylor, H. A. & Tenbrink, T., 6 Oct 2014, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 68, 3, p. 585-607Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Would you follow your own route description? Cognitive strategies in urban route planning
Hölscher, C., Tenbrink, T. & Wiener, J. M., 1 Nov 2011, In: Cognition. 121, 2, p. 228-247Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘This is a wall’ – Assigning Function to Objects
Gralla, L. & Tenbrink, T., 31 Jul 2013.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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“Omnibus”: A cross-modal experience between translation and adaptation
Tenbrink, T. & Lawrence, K., Jan 2021, In: JoSTrans: Journal of Specialised Translation. 35, p. 186-208Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review