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
- Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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 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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“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
- Special issue › Research › Peer-reviewed
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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
- Chapter › Research › Not peer-reviewed
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Boundaries and Prototypes in Categorizing Direction
Mast, V., Wolter, D., Klippel, A., Wallgrun, J. O., Tenbrink, T., Freksa, C. (Editor), Nebel, B. (Editor), Hegarty, M. (Editor) & Barkowsky, T. (Editor), 15 Sept 2014, Spatial Cognition IX: Lecturers Notes in Computer Science. 2014 ed. Springer, p. 92-107Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Cognition and Communication in Architectural Design
Tenbrink, T., Hoelscher, C., Tsigaridi, D., Conroy Dalton, R., Montello, D. R. (Editor) & Grossner, K. E. (Editor), 21 Dec 2014, Space in Mind: Concepts for Spatial Learning and Education. MIT Press, p. 263-280Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Cognitive Operations in Tour Planning
Seifert, I., Tenbrink, T., Tenbrink, T. (Editor), Wiener, J. M. (Editor) & Claramunt, C. (Editor), 31 Oct 2013, Representing Space in Cognition Interrelations of behaviour, language, and formal models. p. Chapter 8Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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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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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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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
- Chapter › Research › Peer-reviewed
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Communicating the space of sailing
Tenbrink, T., 2 Jun 2022, The Sailing Mind. Casati, R. (ed.). Springer, p. 73-88 16 p. (Studies in Brain and Mind; vol. 19).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Discovering spatiotemporal concepts in discourse
Tenbrink, T., Jun 2017, The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics. Dancygier, B. (ed.). Cambridge University Press, p. 669-683 (Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › 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
- Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › Research › Peer-reviewed
- Accepted/In press
Cognitive Discourse Analysis
Tenbrink, T., 5 Apr 2023, (Accepted/In press) The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Cognitive Linguistics. Wen, X. & Sinha, C. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review