Unfortunately, our seminar which was due to take place next Wednesday (27th of October) has had to be postponed. It will now be happening on the 2nd of February 2022. We’ll share details again nearer the time.
Continue reading “Creative Metaphor, Emotion and Evaluation”Forensic Linguistics and Prosecuting Rap
Northumbria forensic linguist Dr Nicci MacLeod recently gave evidence in a murder trial. She will be referring to this in her talk at an event on the 2nd of July.
Continue reading “Forensic Linguistics and Prosecuting Rap”Two More Linguistics Seminars This Year
We are looking forward to the next two research seminars in our series this year.
The events are online and open to all. We look forward to seeing you there.
Language and Education in French cinema
Tonight’s Linguists at the Movies (@LinguistsMovies) screening is The Class/Entre Les Murs
As explained in an earlier post, the idea of Linguists at the Movies is that everyone who’s interested accesses a film, presses play at the same time and shares thoughts during or after viewing the film using the hashtag #LinguistsMovies.
Explaining Metonymy
We are looking forward to next week’s online Institute of Humanities research seminar.
Deirdre Wilson (University College London and Centre for the Study of Nature and Mind, Oslo) will be talking on ‘Explaining Metonymy’.
Northumbria Englishes 