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Research on Google by Paul Baker and Amanda Potts in the national press
Date: 20 May 2013
The findings of a paper published by Paul Baker and Amanda Potts on the implications of Google's auto-complete search function have been reported in ... Read more»
Richard Xiao appointed to the peer review panel of the University of Bologna
Date: 17 May 2013
Richard Xiao has recently been appointed to the peer review panel by the University of Bologna. The appointment letter says, "in recognition of your e ... Read more»
Richard Xiao awarded a new ESRC grant
Date: 16 May 2013
Richard Xiao has been successful in a bid to the ESRC for a project on'Comparable and Parallel Corpus Approaches to the Third Code: English and Chin ... Read more»
Ruth Wodak invited Keynote, VALS - ASLA Conference
Date: 13 May 2013
Ruth Wodak is invited keynote speaker at the VALS - ASLA Conference, May 13, 2013, University of Basel (Switzerland).The title of her keynote is ... Read more»
Our department rated 10th in the world!
Date: 8 May 2013
The Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University has been rated as 10th in the world in the QS 2013 rankings! This is up fro ... Read more»
Ruth Wodak panel discussion about 'lieux de memoire'
Date: 7 May 2013
Ruth Wodak will be participating in a public forum/panel this evening, 7pm (which will also be broadcast in TV, ORF III). The panel will discuss lieu ... Read more»
Ruth Wodak gives plenary at the i-Mean Identity and Language Conference
Date: 19 April 2013
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Richard Xiao gave a talk at Beijing Foreign Studies University
Date: 9 April 2013
Richard Xiao gave an invited a talk at China's National Research Centre for Foreign Language Education, Beijing Foreign Studies University on 9th Apri ... Read more»
Elena Semino gives plenary lecture at Cognitive Futures of the Humanities Conference (Bangor)
Date: 4 April 2013
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Ruth Wodak made an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences
Date: 18 March 2013
Distinguished Professor Ruth Wodak of the Department of Linguistics and English Language has been made an Academician of the Academy of Social Scien ... Read more»
Paul Baker gives talk at University of Portsmouth
Date: 12 March 2013
Paul Baker gave a talk on the representation of Islam in the UK press at the University of Portsmouth. ... Read more»
Ruth invited to Final European Conference, ACCEPT Project, Brussels
Date: 6 March 2013
As member of the 7th Framework EU project ACCEPT, Ruth is invited o participate at the final presentation at Brussels, 6/7 March 2013. Conference p ... Read more»
Postgraduate studentships available in the Department of Linguistics and English Language
Date: 1 March 2013
Postgraduate studentships available at Lancaster's Department of Linguistics and English Language The Department of Linguistics and English Langua ... Read more»
State-of-the-art research equipment for the Lancaster Linguistics Research Lab
Date: 27 February 2013
State-of-the-art research equipment is being acquired for the Lancaster Linguistics Research Lab. Lancaster University is funding the acquisitio ... Read more»
Paul Baker gives talk at City University of Hong Kong
Date: 27 February 2013
Paul Baker gave a talk on the representation of Muslim women at City University Hong. ... Read more»
Article by LAEL PhD student published in the Guardian online
Date: 26 February 2013
Danny Whitehead, a Linguistics and English Language PhD student, had the following article on language policy in Indonesia published in the Guardian ... Read more»
Linguistics with Chinese degree praised in UK Trade & Investment North West award
Date: 26 February 2013
Our Linguistics with Chinese degree praised in UK Trade & Investment North West award. For full details see the BBC website ... Read more»
Paul Baker gives plenary at Washington DC
Date: 15 February 2013
Paul Baker gave a plenary talk at the 20th Anniversary of the Lavender Linguistics and Languages Conference, held at American University, Washington D ... Read more»
Professor Ruth Wodak giving Open Lecture at the University of Manchester
Date: 12 February 2013
Distinguished Professor Ruth Wodak is giving an Open Lecture at the University of Manchester on Tuesday 12 February 2013. Hosted by the Centre for ... Read more»
Ruth holds Research Seminar, Business School, Helsinki
Date: 7 February 2013
Ruth is invited to hold e research seminar in the Hanken Business School, on Applying CDA in the Analysis of Meetings! See http://www.hanken.fi/pub ... Read more»