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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“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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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 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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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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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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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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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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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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Re-thinking people and nature interactions in urban nature-based solutions
Jones, L., Anderson, S., Læssøe, J., Banzhaf, E., Jensen, A., Tubadji, A., Hutchins, M., Yang, J., Taylor, T., Wheeler, B., Fletcher, D., Tenbrink, T., Wilcox-Jones, L., Iversen, S., Sang, Å., Lin, T., Xu, Y., Lu, L., Levin, G. & Zandersen, M., Apr 2025, In: Sustainability. 17, 7, 3043.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pragmatic and Conversational Features of Arabic-Speaking Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Examining performance and caregivers’ perceptions
Almehmadi, W., Tenbrink, T. & Sanoudaki, E., 20 Jul 2020, In: Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. 63, 7, p. 2308-2321Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Place attachment and perception of climate change as a threat in rural and urban areas
Tenbrink, T. & Willcock, S., 6 Sept 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 9, e0290354.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Place as location categories: Learning from language
Davies, C. & Tenbrink, T., Oct 2017, Proceedings of Workshops and Posters at the 13th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT 2017). Springer, p. 217-225 (Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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People’s perceptions of greenspace in their local area: A national survey
Owen, D. W., Roberts, S., Jones, L., Fletcher, D., Fitch, A. & Tenbrink, T., 2024, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Overlap not Gap: Understanding the Relationship between Animal Communication and Language with Prototype Theory
Amphaeris, J., Shannon, G. & Tenbrink, T., Jun 2022, In: Lingua. 272, 103332.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Orientation and metacognition in virtual space
Tenbrink, T. & Salwiczek, L., 1 May 2016, In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 42, 5, p. 683-705Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Object orientation in dialogue: A case study of spatial inference processes
Schole, G., Tenbrink, T., Andonova, E. & Coventry, K. R., 2018, Spatial Cognition XI : 11th International Conference, Spatial Cognition 2018, Tübingen, Germany, September 5-8, 2018, Proceedings. Creem-Regehr, S., Schöning, J. & Klippel, A. (eds.). Springer, p. 92-106 (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence; vol. 11034).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Natural language and geography
Tenbrink, T., 27 Apr 2018, Handbook of Behavioral and Cognitive Geography. Montello, D. (ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing LtdResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review
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Moving Figures and Grounds in music description
Wadley, P., Tenbrink, T. & Wallington, A., 24 Jan 2024, In: Cognitive Linguistics. 35, 1, 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Media Bias: A Corpus-based Linguistic Analysis of Online Iranian Coverage of the Syrian Revolution
Algamde, A. & Tenbrink, T., 24 Nov 2020, In: Open Linguistics. 6, 1, p. 584–600Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Linguistic spatial reference systems across domains: How people talk about space in sailing, dancing, and other specialist areas
Tenbrink, T., 20 Jan 2022, In: Linguistics Vanguard. 8, S1, p. 151-159Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Linguistic expression of place appreciation in English and Welsh: A case study in North Wales
Tenbrink, T. & Williams, A. J., 20 Jun 2022, In: Journal of Spatial Information Science. 24, p. 87-114 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How branding can show people’s love for a place and also help to highlight local challenges
Hanna, S. & Tenbrink, T., 29 Mar 2023, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Gender in teacher-student interactions: Another factor in spatial ability development and STEM affiliation
Gamarra Burga, E., Tenbrink, T. & Mills, D., 8 Mar 2024, (Accepted/In press) Spatial Cognition Conference Proceedings 2024. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Frames of Reference
Tenbrink, T., 26 Dec 2016, Encyclopedia of GIS. Shekbar, S., Xiong, H. & Zhou, X. (eds.). 2 ed. SpringerResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Fictive Motion in the Context of Mountaineering
Egorova, E., Tenbrink, T. & Purves, R. S., 2018, In: Spatial Cognition and Computation: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 18, 4, p. 259-284Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating Jesus and other “heroes”: An application of appraisal analysis to Hellenistic Greek texts in the “Lives” genre
Lamb, D. A. & Tenbrink, T., 2022, In: Language, Context and Text. 4, 2, p. 227-258Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing community involvement in low-carbon projects: a study of northwest Wales climate assemblies
Roberts, S., Tenbrink, T. & Peisley, G., 2023, Bangor University. 35 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Efficiently connecting textual and visual information in operating instructions
Tenbrink, T. & Maas, A., 29 Jan 2016, In: IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication.. 58, 4, p. 346 - 366Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of animacy and linguistic construction on the interpretation of spatial descriptions in English and Spanish
Olloqui-Redondo, J., Tenbrink, T. & Foltz, A., 21 Jun 2019, In: Language and Cognition. 11, 2 (Special Issue on Iconicity), p. 256-284Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review