David Adger Ph.D.

David Adger is Professor of Linguistics at Queen Mary University of London, current President of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain, and inventor of the monsters’ language for the TV series Beowulf. His research in linguistics and cognitive science has been reported on in the New Scientist and The Conversation, and he has appeared on Sky News, BBC Radio 4, and Australia’s DriveTime. His new book, Language Unlimited: The Science Behind Our Most Creative Power, will be published in September 2019.