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Variation in Brazilian Portuguese and its challenges for teaching, by Dr. Paul O’Neill
Variation in Brazilian Portuguese and its challenges for teaching Dr. Paul O’Neill (University of Sheffield) Abstract: One of the most deeply entrenched linguistic ideologies of modern times is that languages have stable and focussed grammars, both in the minds of individuals and the community and that, over time, people’s linguistic behaviour tends to become homogenous (Milroy…
Vanished: Narrating Extinction from the Dodo to Extinction Rebellion
Dr Sadiah Qureshi, University of Birmingham Please register at this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/onlinevanished-narrating-extinction-from-the-dodo-to-extinction-rebellion-tickets-545090870467 to receive the Zoom details. Abstract: We are so familiar with extinction that it is hard to imagine a world where nothing was believed to be extinct. Yet, the science of extinction is modern. Up until the eighteenth century, well-known losses, such as the…
Raciolinguistic ideologies and narratives of deficit: how the ‘word gap’ came to be normalised in England’s schools
Dr Ian Cushing (Faculty of Education, Edge Hill University) Discussants: Prof. Cecile De Cat (Linguistics), Prof. Alice Deignan and Dr Paula Clarke (Education) Abstract: Educational linguists across England and the USA have long critiqued deficit-based language ideologies, yet since the early 2010s, these have seen a marked resurgence in England’s education policy in narratives and interventions related…
Sculptural Place Names: Between Elitism and Egalitarianism in Gentrified Urban Spaces
Prof. Adam Jaworski, University of Hong Kong Sculptural Place Names: Between Elitism and Egalitarianism in Gentrified Urban Spaces To attend the talk, please register here MULTIMODALITY TALKS Series is a joint initiative for researchers across the world who are interested in multimodality. It aims to provide a platform for dialogue for advancing multimodal research across disciplines….
Advocating for inclusivity of people with disabilities through visual communication
Dr. Pei Soo Ang, University Malaya, Malaysia Advocating for inclusivity of people with disabilities through visual communication To attend the talk, please register here MULTIMODALITY TALKS Series is a joint initiative for researchers across the world who are interested in multimodality. It aims to provide a platform for dialogue for advancing multimodal research across disciplines. Multimodality…
Picture characters and paralanguage: Modelling emoji-text relations in social media discourse
Dr. Michele Zappavigna, University of New South Wales, Australia Picture characters and paralanguage: Modelling emoji-text relations in social media discourse To attend the talk, please register here MULTIMODALITY TALKS Series is a joint initiative for researchers across the world who are interested in multimodality. It aims to provide a platform for dialogue for advancing multimodal…
Multimodal communication in emergent multilingual contexts: analyzing tutor-students’ interactions
Dr Maria Papadopoulou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Multimodal communication in emergent multilingual contexts: analyzing tutor-students’ interactions To attend the talk, please register here MULTIMODALITY TALKS Series is a joint initiative for researchers across the world who are interested in multimodality. It aims to provide a platform for dialogue for advancing multimodal research across disciplines….
Linguistic/Cultural Diversity in Teaching and Learning: Why it matters
Linguistic/Cultural Diversity in Teaching and Learning: Why it matters This is the first in a series of events discussing the role of linguistic and cultural diversity in teaching and learning. In this event, we are delighted to welcome five speakers from diverse disciplinary areas whose work intersects with this topic: Standardised English and linguistic diversity in teaching: Challenging myths,…
New approaches to (digital) social networks
‘New approaches to (digital) social networks’ Prof Mikko Laitinen (University of Eastern Finland) To view the recording, please click here. Social networks play a considerable role in language variation and change, and social network theory has offered a powerful tool in modeling how linguistic innovations spread into communities (Milroy 1987). However, existing work on…
Chatting with computers
Leah Henrickson (School of Media and Communication) This talk will explain what natural language generation (NLG) systems are, and how they’re currently being used. Examples from news articles, pieces of creative writing, and chatbots will be discussed with the audience to elucidate the potential positive/negative implications of these systems.