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Lancaster University
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DisTex: Discourse & Text RG, Lancaster Uni retweeted
My talk on #Brexit metaphors will on 4 Nov, 2pm, B59 County South. Do check out the whole programme - lots of interesting work being presented.
The 2019-2020 DisTex schedule is now up!
Term 1 talks include:
• @dbatanasova on green living metaphors
• @VeronikaKoller on Brexit metaphors
• @_chris_hart on cognitive grammar and Gaza
• @mmgiovanelli of @AstonUniversity
More details here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/distex/progra…
DisTex: Discourse & Text RG, Lancaster Uni retweeted
We're joint 2nd for Linguistics in the @thetimes and @thesundaytimes #GoodUniGuide subject rankings! Congratulations and well done to team @LAEL_LU 👏🙌
👉 lancaster.ac.uk/linguistics/
DisTex: Discourse & Text RG, Lancaster Uni retweeted
Huge congratulations to Prof Elena Semino (@elenasemino) of @LAEL_LU and @CorpusSocialSci on being conferred as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences! 👏🎓
lancaster.ac.uk/news/social-…
DisTex: Discourse & Text RG, Lancaster Uni retweeted
You can still join us for free, explore corpus topics and ask questions #CorpusMOOC
futurelearn.com/courses/corp…
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For those in Lancaster and the vicinity, date for your diaries: Lisa El Refaie (Cardiff) will give a @DisTex_LU talk on 'Challenging the medical gaze through visual metaphor in graphic cancer narratives', Monday 8th October at 2.00.
DisTex: Discourse & Text RG, Lancaster Uni retweeted
I really enjoyed my visit @LAEL_LU today and the seminar @DisTex_LU! Although more than one year has passed, it feels like yesterday I was here as a visiting PhD student :) teapawt.net/VeronikaKoller/status/…
@_chris_hart and @MatteoFuoli presenting an experimental study on trust-building strategies in corporate discourse at @DisTex_LU
DisTex: Discourse & Text RG, Lancaster Uni retweeted
Thanks to @VeronikaKoller, @elenasemino and everyone who came for your constructive and useful feedback! :)
DisTex: Discourse & Text RG, Lancaster Uni retweeted
@_chris_hart and @MatteoFuoli presenting an experimental study on trust-building strategies in corporate discourse at @DisTex_LU
DisTex: Discourse & Text RG, Lancaster Uni retweeted
'How persuasive is corporate discourse?': @DisTex_LU talk today by Chris Hart and Matteo Fuoli: 1.00, C89, County South @_chris_hart @MatteoFuoli @Eng_Lang_UoB
DisTex: Discourse & Text RG, Lancaster Uni retweeted
Please take great care coming to and navigating campus this morning. Before travelling, check in with the @LancsPolice, @NWmwaypolice, and @LancasterUni accounts. Keep up to date and stay safe. ☔️🦆
DisTex: Discourse & Text RG, Lancaster Uni retweeted
The paper *did* go well - very interesting and sparked lots of discussion. Thank you for battling the train system to come to @LAEL_LU
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Find out about funding for MA & PhD studies in @LAEL_LU here for AHRC: bit.ly/2hLLSte and here for ESRC: bit.ly/2yt6gal
DisTex: Discourse & Text RG, Lancaster Uni retweeted
JOB: Lecturer in Forensic Linguistics
FTE: 1.0 indefinite
WHERE: @LancasterUni @LAEL_LU
CLOSES: 15 Sep 17 hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.…
DisTex: Discourse & Text RG, Lancaster Uni retweeted
Language alters our experience of time, by Panos Athanasopoulos @LAEL_LU teapawt.net/ConversationUK/status/…
Language creeps into our sense of perception which is why some bilinguals perceive time differently
bit.ly/2rqYF70
DisTex: Discourse & Text RG, Lancaster Uni retweeted
About to deliver this talk via Skype. Let's hope the technology doesn't let us down @ZsofiaDemjen valuesbasedpractice.org/meet…
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My public lecture 'How we talk about cancer and why it matters', is available here, with many others in the series lancaster.ac.uk/events/publi…
DisTex: Discourse & Text RG, Lancaster Uni retweeted
One of our researchers has just finished investigating Shakespeare's music terms & is now looking at those related to religion #DayInTheLife
DisTex: Discourse & Text RG, Lancaster Uni retweeted
Reber says that in the recent PMQ data, reported speech is used to build challenging or hostile Qs @DisTex_LU
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Reber is interested in the use of reported speech as evidential ('the X says that') in PMQs @DisTex_LU
DisTex: Discourse & Text RG, Lancaster Uni retweeted
Three best cover slides from a brilliant set of CDA presentations by @LAEL_LU MA students today. So many interesting & important topics.
