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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19d

Longer words and real reflection: the science behind a convincing apology

People expect effort, not a token ‘I’m sorry’, but be careful not to over-script your acknowledgment of mistakes

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Lexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thank you!

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Lane Greene @lanegreene.bsky.social · Aug 15

Interesting read, with so much detail. Made me think of the rise of "y'all" nationwide (as the country becomes more southern) and the decline of the southern drawl in places like Atlanta (as the south becomes more like the rest of the country).

Amanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · Aug 15

Got a story out today about something I’ve been fascinated by for years: From Atlanta hip hop to Bama RushTok, here’s how and why the South has taken such a firm grip on modern American culture. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

The United States Is Southern Now

From booming metros to culture-defining exports, the South has quietly become a demographic powerhouse and a battleground for the country’s identity.

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Lexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · Jul 18

It's nearly the end of term, so thanks to all the linguists who have appeared on the show this academic year. We've had some great interviews and met some lovely people.
And thanks to all of you for listening. We'll be back in the Autumn term and are getting a few things lined up for then.

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English and Media Centre @engmediacentre.bsky.social · Jul 4

EMC CPD Face-to-Face: Language Diversity and Discourses for AQA – Manchester

Exploring language variation, diversity and language discourses for AQA English Language.

Book by: 8am on 9th July
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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · Jul 4

At least one reason why I mostly don't write accents in my comics is basically this. Who gets written with an accent and who doesn't is always a tell.

Sexy Andrew Hickey Costume @andrewhickey.500songs.com · Jul 4

This. It's like how Southerners used to transcribe Oasis as saying "fookin'". No. They said "fuckin'". Southerners say "fahrkin".

Richard Smyth @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social · Jul 4

Wet blanket here. These stupid things never fucking work because *obviously* people in Manchester already read Aldi as Aldeh. They'll read Aldeh as a different word. You London-centric pricks. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Lexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · Jul 3

We're having a bit of a break from new episodes at the moment but if anyone has requests for topics (or linguists) for future shows, give us a shout.

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Mignon Fogarty @grammargirl.bsky.social · Jun 19

This was such an interesting conversation! @robdrummond.bsky.social.

If you're interested in what makes up an accent, how favored accents get that way, why people adopt fake accents, and more — check it out!

Rob Drummond @robdrummond.bsky.social · Jun 19

Absolute pleasure to speak to the one and only @grammargirl.bsky.social recently about accents and identity, and my book - You’re All Talk! Watch it here or download the podcast
youtu.be/puEjb98nDpI?...

What your accent is saying about you (and your identity), with Rob Drummond. Episode 1092

YouTube video by Grammar Girl

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Lexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · Jun 12

Show notes are here (thanks to Laura for such helpful links too!): docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Episode 74 - Laura Smith-Khan and the language of law

Show notes for Episode 74 Welcome to Episode 74 of Lexis. Jacky and Dan talk to Dr Laura Smith-Khan, Senior Lecturer - School of Law, University of New England, Australia about… How she got into the...

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Lexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · Jun 12

We mention several @languageonthemove.bsky.social episodes and links (and would totally recommend students exploring their site for loads of useful material for the A Level).

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Lexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · Jun 12

Episode 74 is here. We talk to @lauraskh.bsky.social about the language of law and lots more. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/lex...

Episode 74 - Laura Smith-Khan and the language of law by Lexis

Welcome to Episode 74 of Lexis. Jacky and Dan talk to Dr Laura Smith-Khan, Senior Lecturer - School of Law, University of New England, Australia about…How she got into the linguistics of lawWhere and ...

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Language on the Move @languageonthemove.bsky.social · Jun 11

In the latest episode of the Language-on-the-Move podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, our host @brynnquick.bsky.social chats with @mixedlinguist.bsky.social about language and accent in US politics, with a focus on the speech of @kamalaharris.com

www.languageonthemove.com/accents-comp...

Accents, complex identities, and politics

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Nicole Holliday. Dr. Holliday is a sociophonetician and Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Cali…

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Lexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · Jun 7

And we will have another new episode to follow soon, featuring @lauraskh.bsky.social which will be all about language, law, migration and borders. Coming very soon!

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Lexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · Jun 7

Show notes are here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Episode 73 - York English Language Toolkit preview 2025

Show notes for Episode 73 Welcome to Episode 73 of Lexis. Dan talks to Sam Hellmuth, Catherine Laing, Lauren Harrington and Salina Cuddy about the forthcoming York English Language Toolkit event for ...

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Lexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · Jun 7

New episode out. It's a preview of the @yorktoolkit.bsky.social workshops for 2025. We hear about: child-directed speech, forensic linguistics, gender, sexuality & language in a women's football team, and an update of research into media representations of MLE.
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Episode 73 - York English Language Toolkit preview 2025 by Lexis

Welcome to Episode 73 of Lexis. Dan talks to Sam Hellmuth, Catherine Laing, Lauren Harrington and Salina Cuddy about the forthcoming York English Language Toolkit event for A Level English Language te...

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Lexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · Jun 6

We've just got a new episode in the can which will come out very soon. It's our annual preview of the @yorktoolkit.bsky.social teacher CPD event. Coming soon! Get signed up here if you haven't already: englishlanguagetoolkit.york.ac.uk/workshops

The York English Language Toolkit - Workshops

FREE annual CPD workshops for teachers of English Language A level

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Lexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · May 13

You will find masses more over the last few years if you have a search. We’ve not done as many Lang in the News segments in recent months as we’ve not all been together as much as we’d have liked, but we have covered a lot of new research, new thinking and some old faves. Have fun!

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Lexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · May 13

And later with @tonythorne007.bsky.social on all the words of the year and those that didn’t quite make the cut: open.spotify.com/episode/3fUW...

Episode 68 - Tony Thorne on the new words of 2024 & 2025

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Lexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · May 13

For Language Change, we did our usual episodes on WOTY (That's Word of the Year if u r a boomer), talking to Fiona McPherson at the OED: spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/7Ha2sGo3kTb

Episode 62 - Fiona McPherson and 20 Years of Oxford WOTY by Lexis

Show notes for Episode 62 Here are the show notes for Episode 62, in which Raj and Dan talk to Fiona McPherson, senior editor at the Oxford English Dictionary about: 20 years of Oxford Word of the Y...

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Lexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · May 13

And Katie Mansfield talked about her research on working class schoolchildren and their use of non-standard English here: open.spotify.com/episode/6Tot...

Episode 64 - Katie Mansfield on working-class children & standard English in the classroom

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Lexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · May 13

Danielle Turton gave us the lowdown on rhoticity in the North West here: open.spotify.com/episode/5IPD...

Episode 56 - Danielle Turton and dialect study

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Lexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · May 13

@drswissmiss.bsky.social spoke about her work on Welsh English and the changing face of it as a variety/varieties in this episode: open.spotify.com/episode/0dDv...

Episode 71 - Mercedes Durham & Welsh English

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Lexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · May 13

Language Diversity research – accents, dialects, sociolects and more – is something that we have always tried to keep on top of, so in recent months we have talked to experts about accent prejudice in the legal system: open.spotify.com/episode/2SJO...

Episode 69 - Natalie Braber & Alice Paver on accent stereotypes

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Lexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · May 13

Episode 70, just a few weeks ago, was a great one for paper 2. We talked to @emhumps.bsky.social about prescriptivism and how people try (and usually fail) to control language use. This gives a great overview for a lot of issues on the paper: open.spotify.com/episode/6aoS...

Episode 70 - Emma Humphries & prescriptivism

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Lexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · May 13

We talked to @johannagerwin.bsky.social about MLE in this episode – how the media represent it, how that can be analysed, and what we can learn from it all about language discourses: open.spotify.com/episode/1IwA...

Episode 57 - Lang in the News and Johanna Gerwin on MLE

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