“The cognitive and social foundations of language acquisition” 22 Nov 16:30

Interesting talk in the Cambridge Linguistics Forum Dr Paul Ibbotson, Open University Thursday 22nd of November at 4.30-6pm English Faculty Building, GR-06/07 (ground floor). Tea/coffee and biscuits from 4pm. “The cognitive and social foundations of language acquisition” Paul Ibbotson will present evidence from his own research that shows the developmental trajectory of language is in … Read more

Lorenzo Silva: Leer

Está llegando el momento de decirlo sin ambages ni medias tintas, sin paños calientes ni mentiras piadosas: quien renuncia a la lectura -la que se produce ante un texto compuesto con exigencia y contenido, en un ejercicio de análisis, reflexión e introspección– para suplirla con el sucedáneo nimio del mariposeo por las ventanitas digitales y … Read more

Populist Discourse. Critical Approaches to Contemporary Politics

So happy to contribute to this volume on populist discourse: Pérez-Paredes, P. (2019). Little old UK voting Brexit and her Austrian friends: A corpus-driven analysis of the 2016 UK right-wing tabloid discourse. In Hidalgo, Benítez & De CEsare (eds.) Populist Discourse. Critical Approaches to Contemporary Politics, 1st Edition. London: Riutledge.  The volume has been edited … Read more