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Dr

Stephen Skalicky

Senior Lecturer

School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

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  • Senior Lecturer
    School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
  • +6448865435 (Work)
  • VZ 320, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Language and Cognition
  • Figurative Language
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Satirical Discourse
  • Lexical and syntactic development

 

Marsden Fund Council Fast-Start Grant (2026-2029)
  - An ironic frame of mind: Investigating the central role of irony in human cognition

Can we teach AI to be funny?

 

Shower Thoughts: What is irony?

RANGAHAU | RESEARCH

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  • PROJECT GRANT
    An ironic frame of mind: Investigating the central role of irony in human cognition
    Royal Society of New Zealand1 Mar 2026 - 28 Feb 2029
    People funded by this grant: Skalicky S
    Royal Society of New Zealand
  • PROJECT GRANT
    Support for hosting 2026 Australasian Humour Studies Network Conference
    Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington1 Nov 2025 - 31 Mar 2026
    People funded by this grant: Skalicky S
    Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
  • PROJECT GRANT
    Metonymic strategies of satirical news discourse and their relation to satirical humour
    Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington1 Aug 2025 - 30 Nov 2025
    People funded by this grant: Skalicky S
    Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
  • PROJECT GRANT
    Developing a better measure of irony comprehension
    Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington1 Aug 2024 - 31 Jan 2025
    People funded by this grant: Skalicky S
    Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
  • PROJECT GRANT
    How do global trade rules evolve? Mapping the legal language of economic cooperation in a complex system
    Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington1 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2027
    People funded by this grant: Castle M, Skalicky S, Luczak-Roesch M, Zang M
    Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
  • PROJECT GRANT
    Constructions across space and time: A cross-linguistic exploration of English, Mandarin Chinese, and Indonesian
    Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant: Skalicky S, Chen V
    Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington