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PhD in Forensic Linguistics, Aston University
MA in Forensic Linguistics, Cardiff University
BA (Hons) Linguistics, Lancaster University
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
2013--2015: Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics, University of Central Lancashire, Lancashire
2012--2013: Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics, Newman University, Birmingham
2018 -- 2019: Postgraduate Linguistics Network Leader
2017 -- 2019: Programme Leader, MSc Communication, Behaviour and Credibility Analysis
2015 -- 2017: Head of Level 5
During the 2019/20 academic year, I will be teaching on the following undergraduate units:
During the 2019/20 academic year, I will be teaching on the following postgraduate units:
2016 -- Present, External Examiner for English Language, De Montfort University
My research interests lie primarily in investigative forensic linguistics, with a specific focus on authorship analysis. My Ph.D. research united the psycho- and sociolinguistic theory of formulaic language (prefabricated sequences of words believed to be stored as holistic units) and the practice of forensic authorship attribution with a view to developing a robust marker of authorship. A further research interest is in deception detection, having previously worked as a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Psychology at Lancaster University. In this role I worked on a project which investigated the effect of cultural background on a range of linguistic markers of deception. I also undertake consultancy work in forensic linguistics.
S. Larner (2014). Forensic Authorship Analysis and the World Wide Web. Palgrave Macmillan.
S. Larner (2014). Forensic Authorship Analysis and the World Wide Web. Palgrave Macmillan.
PJ. Taylor, S. Larner, SM. Conchie, T. Menacere (2020). Correction to ‘Culture moderates changes in linguistic selfpresentation and detail provision when deceiving others’. Royal Society Open Science. 7(10),
SD. Larner, PJ. Taylor, S. Conchie, T. Menacere (2017). Culture Moderates Changes in Linguistic Self-presentation and Detail Provision when Deceiving Others. Royal Society Open Science. 4(6),
S. Larner, M. McGlashan (2023). How children talk about domestic abuse in the home. In: Children and Adolescent’s Experiences of Violence and Abuse at Home. Routledge, pp.146-164.
S. Larner (2019). Formulaic Sequences as a Potential Marker of Deception: A Preliminary Investigation. In: The Palgrave Handbook of Deceptive Communication. Springer International Publishing, pp.327-346.
S. Larner, M. McGlashan Children’s Experiences of Domestic Abuse: Reports of feelings in online peer-to-peer self-disclosures. In: Children and adolescent’s experiences of violence and abuse at home: current theory, research and practitioner insights. Taylor and Francis,
S. Larner (2018). Forensic Linguistics. In: The Palgrave Handbook of Applied Linguistics Research Methodology. Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp.703-718.
PJ. Taylor, S. Larner, SM. Conchie, S. van der Zee (2014). Cross‐Cultural Deception Detection. PA. Granhag, B. Verschuere. In: Detecting Deception: Current Challenges and Cognitive Approaches. London: Wiley, pp.175-201.
SD. Tomblin (2012). Coulthard, Malcolm. In: The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. Wiley-Blackwell,
SD. Larner Formulaic Word N-grams as Markers of Forensic Authorship Attribution: Identification of recurrent n-grams in adult L1 English writers’ short personal narratives. In: Phraseology in Legal and Institutional Settings. A Corpus-based Interdisciplinary Perspective. Routledge,
SD. Larner Research Methods in Forensic Linguistics. In: The Palgrave Handbook of Applied Linguistics Research Methodology. Palgrave,
SD. Larner Investigating Formulaic Language as a Marker of Authorship. In: Proceedings of The International Association of Forensic Linguists’ Tenth Biennial Conference. Aston University, Birmingham, 7/2011.
I have reviewed journal articles for Corpora, International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, and the International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law. I also review funding applications for the ESRC, EPSRC, and AHRC.
2019: I am contracted for 12 months to work with Barnardo's in an advisory capacity on their project which explores gaps in services for victims of sexual assault under ten years old and their families.
Member, International Association of Forensic Linguistics