Our latest episode is here. It's an interview with Peter Stockwell and Jessica Norledge about stylistics. #linguisticspodcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lex...
A bit of a preview of the next episode share.descript.com/view/lhnNn8M...
First one of the new run will be on stylistics. Coming very soon...
We've got a new run of interviews and episodes coming up very soon. From literary linguistics to LGBTQ+ glossaries, anti-science discourses to extremist memes, we'll be exploring loads of different areas of language study for the A-Level and beyond.
We'll have some new episodes soon but life is a bit busy at the start of term 😵
The Kamala Harris candidacy has been called a "reboot" for Democrats. For WSJ, I look at how "reboot" got its start in computing lingo, drawing on the old idiom of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps. on.wsj.com/3zYlFTV
Some thoughts on ‘like’, unequal expectations, and the insistence on ‘standard English’ in schools. www.thetimes.com/article/04f6...
Criticising the filler word interrupts thought and shows bias against young women, according to a professor of sociolinguistics
Good to see discussions such as this drawing upon a knowledgeable expert to inform the public about language www.thetimes.com/article/04f6...
Criticising the filler word interrupts thought and shows bias against young women, according to a professor of sociolinguistics
New episode featuring a preview of the York English Language Toolkit sessions. #linguisticspodcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lex...