Tony McEnery

Prof. Hakosalo talks about the role of historians as crisis communicators.

And finally, Dr. Del Fante's plenary focuses on the role of language in understanding crises: is there a common underlying factor in the way language is used to make sense of, understand, and respond to a crisis?

It is the week of the LanCris Conference! We are very excited to hear about new research related to language and crises. #lancris2026

In addition to over 40 paper presentations, we will have four keynote speeches that look at languaging crises from four different perspectives:

Prof. McEnery (@tonymcenery.bsky.social) will discuss Brexit, taking a long-term view on British discourses about Europe.

Prof. Koskela discusses Rhetorical Arena Theory that provides a lens for analyzing how crisis situations are actively constructed through discourse.

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So long, and thanks for all the Researchfish - LSE Impact Rob Johnson reflects on the demise of a platform that united the UK research community in one thing: complaining about it.

💥New | @rschrobuk.bsky.social reflects on the demise of a platform that united the UK research community in one thing: complaining about it.

#ResearchFish #AcademicSky #ResearchFunding

40,000-Year-Old Signs Found in Europe Could Be Humanity’s First Language - GreekReporter.com Research shows Ice Age humans used structured signs 40,000 years ago as a communication system, revealing deep prehistoric roots of writing.

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Thrilled to share that our research, “Gendered representations in swearing”, co-authored with my colleague Robin Vallery and my PhD supervisor @tonymcenery.bsky.social, has officially been published in Discourse Studies! 🤬🥳

Check it out: 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1461...

Is there really a 'quiet revival' of religion among Gen Z? A fierce debate is taking place about whether there really has been a revival in Christianity.

A nice little article that really sums up well issues with survey data in the modern age. They also call the British Social Attitudes Survey produced by @natcen.bsky.social a gold standard - they are right to do so, imho. A superb resource. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Registration for this year's Corpora and Discourse conference, at Lancaster University, is now live!

Universität Basel: Professor in English linguistics (open-rank) A position as Professor in English linguistics with a focus on English as a lingua franca in the digital age is to be filled at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Basel...

English linguists
#world Englishes
Open rank professorial position at the university of Basel, Switzerland
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Dates in 2026 for the CPD courses 'English Grammar for Teachers' and 'Teaching English Grammar in Context'. You can book here:

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Out now! Special issue of @registerstudies.bsky.social, edited with @shelleystaples.bsky.social on Register and Professional Discourse. Papers address register in a range of contexts, inc. architecture, business, higher education, journalism, legal practice & virtual workspaces. Read more below!

'Do you love me?': The Viking messages unearthed on Sweden's rune stones Runic inscriptions from the Viking Age still turn up in Sweden 1,000 years after they were written – revealing fascinating stories of love, loss and epic battles.

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‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university? When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...

A good illustration of the wide-reaching impact of university campus closures on students, staff, and communities www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Beyond Polishing: The Compounding Dynamic of GenAI in Academic Writing Generative AI can reshape stance and voice in multilingual student writing, with effects that appear to be shifting over time. Using a random sample of English L2 master’s-level assignments at a UK un...

New OA paper: Beyond Polishing. Argues GenAI isn’t just editing writing... it’s reshaping drafts before polishing, with consequences for voice and stance. I welcome your thoughts! doi.org/10.1515/dsll...

It was lovely to catch up with other Lancaster linguists in Hong Kong on Saturday. Great company and the food was good too!

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Very happy to see our chapter out in the Oxford Handbook of Expressivity (Eds. Daniel Gutzmann & Katharina Turgay)! @niallrcurry.bsky.social, Emily Sharp, @gavinbrookes.bsky.social, @tonymcenery.bsky.social, and I discuss corpus approaches to analyzing expressivity.

Ever wanted to find out whether Bielefeld really exist? 🕵‍♀️ this is your chance! Two days left to submit an abstract for #DGKL2026 👇

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Until March 2026, your library can enjoy free access to our collection through Paradigm’s University Press Library.

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Interesting article on taking a corpus-based approach to narrative analysis: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Excited to see this out!

Happy also to have a chapter in it with colleagues from the UK, Italy, & Korea on the applications of corpus linguistics to language teaching materials & assessment. You can find it here: doi.org/10.1017/9781...

@mcrlinguistics.bsky.social

A free online Symposium on Ecolinguistics with an excellent slate of keynotes and presentations! Register for free to receive program details and updates. #ecolinguistics

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Applications of Corpus Linguistics Cambridge Core - Applied Linguistics - Applications of Corpus Linguistics

New year, new book! Out now: 'Applications of Corpus Linguistics: Established and Emergent Contexts', edited with @niallrcurry.bsky.social and @robbielove.org and published by @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org. More info in thread ⬇️ www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...

CDS received 584 submissions in 2025; 108 of these were rejected for AI generated or revised content.

Today is the final day to send us your abstracts! You have until midnight (UK time)! 😁 Here is the submission link: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...

Image shows a banner advertising the book, titled Navigating Dementia and Society: Exploring How People Affected by Dementia Negotiate and Reshape Popular Discourses. It is open access as an e-book.

Review: ‘This brilliant, insightful book showcases people with dementia as creators of their own identities. By re-interpreting tired tropes and dehumanising discourses, this work creates space for hope. If we want a better future for dementia care, these are the voices we need to listen to.’ - Cheyann Heap, University of York, UK

Review: ‘Navigating Dementia and Society is a fresh exploration of the experience of dementia that problematises prevailing dichotomous discourses of “tragedy” or “living well”. In her creative multimodal investigation, Emma Putland illuminates the complexity with which individuals affected by dementia engage with media stereotypes. Kudos for this innovative and hopeful study!’ - Heidi E. Hamilton, Georgetown University, USA

Review: ‘This book offers a unique perspective on the way that dementia is described and understood and makes visible the power of language and images in influencing discourse. The author unpacks dementia discourse drawing on the lived experiences of people with dementia – and those closely connected – and challenges us to engage with a much more nuanced set of understandings. She manages to explore the territory in an engaging, thoughtful, intelligent and, at times, amusing way.’ – Alisoun Milne, University of Kent, UK

I'm delighted to share that my book is out and available to read online for free! Thank you to the many people who either participated in my research or supported me to do it 😊

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Social scientists📣 Do you use census data? ONS has launched its Census 2031 topic consultation and is inviting responses to inform decisions on which topics are included in the next census. ⏰Closes 4 Feb 2026. Find out more ➡️