Vyv Evans, PhD

DR. VYVYAN EVANS
Language Expert & Digital Communication Technologist

I am an expert in language, digital communication, and the future of communication. I conduct research into the prodigious capacity of our species, Homo sapiens, to mean during the course of spoken interaction. I have published 14 books on aspects of language, non-linguistic communication, meaning, mind, imagination, their evolution, and the future of language; I discuss these topics regularly in the popular written and broadcast media. I am available to provide expert feedback and advice; feel free to get in touch.

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My exploration of common questions and issues about language can be found in my Psychology Today blog: "Language in the mind", in my popular science writing (links below), and in my podcasts and TV/video appearances:

NEWS

On Emoji and Linguistics, with author Vyv Evans.  A podcast about media and culture

5 March 2021

Review of "Cognitive Linguistics: A Complete Guide"
7 April 2021

"New Adobe Report Reveals Demand For More Representative Emoji"  Forbes
17 April 2021

RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS:
(see more books here)

THE EMOJI CODE:

COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS:

UK edition -- published May 2017

US edition -- published Aug 2017

Buy from: amazon.co.uk

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Is Emoji the new universal 'language'? -- Excerpt from chapter 1 of 'The Emoji Code'

The power of emoji, Japan's most transformative design -- Excerpt from 'The Emoji Code' in CNN Style 
Emoji is the body language of the digital age -- Excerpt from 'The Emoji Code' in Nautilus magazine

Emoji is the new universal 'language'. LinkedIn Weekend Essay

Emojis actually make our language better -- article in New York Post

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Say it with feeling -- Review of 'The Emoji Code' in New Scientist

Q&A podcast, discussing my book "The Emoji Code" with Science magazine, can be heard here.

Published May  2019 by Edinburgh University Press.

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Buy and download electronic version of the book direct from publisher
 

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Complimentary worksheets and exercises available from the publisher website

Cognitive Linguistics: A Complete Guide is a comprehensive and authoritative overview—a complete guide—to the cognitive linguistics enterprise. The book serves as an essential work of reference for practising cognitive linguists, and others, including researchers from neighbouring disciplines, as well as students and educated lay readers, wishing to discover the way in which language and mind work, and what cognitive linguistics can tell us about what it means to be human. 

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Endorsements
"One of the best introductions to the intersection of language and the mind ever written...a masterpiece and a delight."
PROFESSOR DANIEL L. EVERETT, BENTLEY UNIVERSITY

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"A “must-read”...comprehensive, in-depth...Its breadth and depth of coverage are unparalleled."
JEANNETTE LITTLEMORE, PROFESSOR OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS, UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

My Oxford Bibliography of Cognitive Linguistics can be found here.