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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · 7d

AIFL Thursday Seminars are Back!

Join us fortnightly 4-5pm for our new seminar series!

TOMMOROW! Constructing Idiolect: Using Construction Grammar for cross-genre authorship

Speakers: Dr. Lucia Busso & Dr. Daniela Schneevogt

More info below 👇
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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · 9d

JOIN US on November 7th for the latest in our 'Forensic Linguistics AND...' symposium series. Next up is FL AND...History. Sign up for online or in person here 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/forensic-l...

Forensic Linguistics and History Symposium

The Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics invites you all to our interdisciplinary symposium on Forensic Linguistics and History

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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · 9d

Your favourite forensic linguistics podcast is recording LIVE on 22nd October at the Steel House Lane Lock-up in Birmingham! Tickets are free here: tinyurl.com/58pfcjdz Listen to the trailer here: www.aston.ac.uk/research/for...

Writing Wrongs

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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · 26d

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🎧 Don’t miss this deep dive into language, law, and a case that changed history.

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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · 26d

Part 1 unpacks the linguistic ambiguities that shaped the case and, in Part 2, hosts @drniccimacleod.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social are joined by Professor Malcolm Coulthard, a pioneer in forensic linguistics, to examine Bentley’s alleged written confession.

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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · 26d

The Derek Bentley Case 👇

In a gripping two-part series, the Writing Wrongs podcast investigates one of the UK’s most infamous miscarriages of justice: the tragic story of Derek Bentley, who was sentenced to death in 1953.

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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · Sep 4

📢 Season 2 of Writing Wrongs kicks off tomorrow! 📢

The first episode is a two-parter exploring the classic case of #DerekBentley.

We're joined by Prof. Malcolm Coulthard whose analysis contributed to Derek's posthumous acquittal.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · Sep 1

Nothing like starting the week with a mention in a Forbes article about romance fraud 👇

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Transnational Romance Fraud: West Africa–U.S. Links

With widespread unemployment and financial precarity, cyberfraud can seem like an appealing way—sometimes the only way—to earn a living.

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Tim Grant @timgrant123.bsky.social · Aug 29

Season 2 of Writing Wrongs starts next Friday with a double-bill 🤫🤐

But I can tell you that Episode 4 is going to involve a live recording as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science - and that you can come along!

#podcast
#truecrime
#lingsky #langsky
#academicsky
#forensiclinguistics

Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · Aug 29

🌟 Writing Wrongs Live! 🌟

We warmly invite you to our Writing Wrongs live event on the 22nd of October, 4-6pm at the Steelhouse Lane Lock-Up in Birmingham, UK!

You can now register following the link below 👇

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-wr...

Writing Wrongs - LIVE!

Every sentence tells a story, every word leaves a trace. Join Tim and Nicci for a special recording in front of a live audience.

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Tim Grant @timgrant123.bsky.social · Aug 22

It has been so much fun contributing to this podcast

Can't wait for the release of Season 2 to start ... first Friday of each month ... so that's September 5th for Season 2!

#truecrime
#podcast
#forensiclinguistics
#appliedlinguistics
#linguistics
#academicsky
#langsky #lingsky
#TeamAston

Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · Aug 22

That was season 1 of the Writing Wrongs podcast! Dr Nicci MacLeod and Tim Grant have taken a case-by-case look at the field of forensic linguistics in action throughout 8 episodes 👇

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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · Aug 29

Join @timgrant123.bsky.social and @drniccimacleod.bsky.social for a special recording of the Writing Wrongs podcast. In front of a live audience, we will be chatting to the authors of the book Forensic Linguistics in the UK: Origins, Progress and Prospects, which will be out next year.

Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · Aug 29

🌟 Writing Wrongs Live! 🌟

We warmly invite you to our Writing Wrongs live event on the 22nd of October, 4-6pm at the Steelhouse Lane Lock-Up in Birmingham, UK!

You can now register following the link below 👇

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-wr...

Writing Wrongs - LIVE!

Every sentence tells a story, every word leaves a trace. Join Tim and Nicci for a special recording in front of a live audience.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank you to all of you who have been following us so far, we really appreciate your support.

Season 2 is coming soon, with the first two episodes released on Friday, 5th September. Stay tuned!

#truecrime
#forensiclinguistics
#appliedlinguistics
#linguistics
#TeamAston

Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · Aug 22

5️⃣ Foreygensic Lingeyguistics: Cracking the Killer’s Code
6️⃣ The Disputed Confessions of Darnell Rusan with Dr Marlon Hurt
7️⃣ They Said, She Said: The Aiya Napa R**e Case with @andreanini.com
8️⃣ Questions and Answers

For more information, take a look at our website 👉 shorturl.at/3xQnZ

Writing Wrongs

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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · Aug 22

1️⃣ Timothy Evans: A case for forensic linguistics
2️⃣ Bonus - Kate Summerscale on her book - The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place
3️⃣ Imposters Tending To The Wild with @issyclarke.bsky.social
4️⃣ Romance Fraud: The Linguistic Crime Scene with @drliscarter.bsky.social

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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · Aug 22

That was season 1 of the Writing Wrongs podcast! Dr Nicci MacLeod and Tim Grant have taken a case-by-case look at the field of forensic linguistics in action throughout 8 episodes 👇

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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · Aug 11

🔎 Decoding slang meaning and forensic linguistics 🔎

@timgrant123.bsky.social and @drniccimacleod.bsky.social discuss how important slang is in forensic linguistics casework in the Season One Series finale of Writing Wrongs.

You can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or any podcast platform

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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · Aug 1

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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · Aug 1

❓ How do you become a forensic linguist?
❓ How do you get cases?
❓ How common are 'no comment' interviews?
❓ Can you detect deception?
❓ What would be Nicci's dream 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘓𝘦𝘰𝘥'𝘴 𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳©️?

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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · Aug 1

‼️ Out now ‼️
🎙️ Writing Wrongs 🎙️ our Season One Series finale:
⁉️ The Questions and Answers Episode ⁉️

You can listen on Spotify 👉 t.co/fES8uEi14m Apple Podcasts or any podcast platform or direct from our webpages by going to 👉https://www.aston.ac.uk/research/forensic-linguistics/writing-wrongs

Writing Wrongs

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Tim Grant @timgrant123.bsky.social · Jul 29

Really excited by this episode - we got to sift through our listeners’ questions and answer as many as we could.

It’s out on Friday - and if you want to catch up between now and then, there are seven case file episodes you can listen to right now!

👉 🎙️ www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs

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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · Jul 31

🚨 What's on your dream MacLeod's Murder Tour? 🚨

@drniccimacleod.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social
answer your questions on the Series 1 finale of Writing Wrongs.

Listen TOMORROW on your usual podcast platform or tinyurl.com/4b2m36ny.

@astonpress.bsky.social

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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · Jul 29

🔊 Dropping this Friday, the Series 1 finale of Writing Wrongs, the AIFL podcast! 🔊

@timgrant123.bsky.social and @drniccimacleod.bsky.social will be answering some of the questions that have come in from listeners over the course of the past 7 episodes 👇👇👇

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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · Jul 29

We are now on Instagram! Follow us for updates on forensic linguistics research, events, podcasts, and more 👇

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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · Jul 25

MAFL alumna Sophie Hörl, with support from our own @drniccimacleod.bsky.social, had a paper based on her Dissertation published in Discourse and Society this week!

Read 'A linguistic taxonomy for rape euphemisms in courtroom discourse' - link below 👇

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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