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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · Aug 28

Liquid Languages by @Britta_schnei
Focusing on the Caribbean, this book shows how languages come into being in social discourse, institutional practices and material culture.
📚 https://cup.org/3JwLfEs

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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 21h

New from Ilan Stavans, editor of Conversation on Dictionaries (coming soon), in @literaryhub.bsky.social

#Linguistics #LangSky 🐦🐦

https://lithub.com/how-to-build-a-dictionary-on-the-hard-art-of-popular-lexicography/

How to Build a Dictionary: On the Hard Art of Popular Lexicography

At the end of the ﬁrst quarter of the twenty-ﬁrst century, about 400 million people are native English speakers. With those for whom English is a second language, the number reaches far above: betw...

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Isabel Picornell @picornell.bsky.social · Mar 18

The Language of Romance Crimes by Elisabeth Carter is the latest addition to Cambridge Elements in Forensic Linguistics and is available for free download here: www.cambridge.org/core/element... As it is Gold Open access it will remain free to access and download.
#Linguistics

The Language of Romance Crimes

Cambridge Core - Applied Linguistics - The Language of Romance Crimes

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Isabel Picornell @picornell.bsky.social · Apr 5

A new addition to the Cambridge University Press Elements in Forensic Linguistics series:
Legal-Lay Discourse and Procedural Justice in Family and County Courts by Tatiana Grieshofer.
This Element is gold open access and free to download for perpetuity here:
www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Legal-Lay Discourse and Procedural Justice in Family and County Courts

Cambridge Core - Applied Linguistics - Legal-Lay Discourse and Procedural Justice in Family and County Courts

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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 21h

"This awe-inspiring exploration of the “interaction engine” delves into social interaction across cultures, the nuances of autism, and the dynamics of populism."

The Interaction Engine by Stephen C. Levinson (@mpi-nl.bsky.social), Out Now

https://cup.org/3WmxsDj

#Linguistics #LangSky 🐦🐦

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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 1d

A guide to corpus-based approaches to health communication

Applying Corpus Linguistics to Illness and Healthcare by @elenasemino.bsky.social @paulari.bsky.social @lukeccollins.bsky.social & @tonymcenery.bsky.social, Out Now & #OpenAccess

#Linguistics #LangSky 🐦🐦

https://cup.org/4nXkIiq

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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 1d

Cambridge University Press and the @lingsocam.bsky.social are proud to announce the new Journal of Black Language and Culture (JBLAC), launching in 2027. JBLAC fosters a transdisciplinary conversation through a global, diasporic lens.

📢 Learn more: cup.org/3KA2i9a

#linguistics #LangSky

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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 6d

"A compelling and thought-provoking analysis of human sociality and the origins of language."

The Interaction Engine by Stephen C. Levinson (@mpi-nl.bsky.social), Out Now & #OpenAccess

https://cup.org/4nusznG

#OA #Linguistics #LangSky 🐦🐦

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Lieven Vandelanotte @lieven.bsky.social · 6d

PROOF OF AN EXTERNAL WORLD
The Language of Memes was officially published on 11 September, but a +/- 6 MB download doesn't really beat the physical object. It exists in the tangible universe! Yay @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org

Crazed man holding up two copies of The Language of Memes

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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 6d

"A compelling and thought-provoking analysis of human sociality and the origins of language."

The Interaction Engine by Stephen C. Levinson (@mpi-nl.bsky.social), Out Now & #OpenAccess

https://cup.org/4nusznG

#OA #Linguistics #LangSky 🐦🐦

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Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger.bsky.social · 6d

A new publication, it is out now! 🎉 www.cambridge.org/core/books/n...

Book with many doors on the cover "non-canonical English syntax"

Chapter on "Talking About (non-) canonicity: a study of linguistic terminology" by Sven Leuckert & Sofia Rüdiger

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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · Sep 2

Numerous languages in the Balkans have converged over time, structurally and lexically. This survey explains how and why.

The Balkan Languages by Victor A. Friedman and Brian D. Joseph, Out Now & #OpenAccess

#Linguistics #LangSky 💙📚

https://cup.org/3Vp3BcY

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Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger.bsky.social · Dec 5

Great cover, even better content, best co-author and -editor team! #LanguageAndPersuasion

Daria Dayter @coocho.bsky.social · Dec 5

I love that we got to choose the cover this time!

Our edited book “Manipulation, influence, deception” should be out any day now. I have a 20% discount code if anyone is interested 🙃
Best co-author @sofiaruediger.bsky.social 🥂
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Manipulation, influence, deception. Edited by Sofia Ruediger and Daria Dayter. Cambridge University Press

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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · Feb 5

Learner Language, Discourse and Interaction by Tony McEnery, Isobelle Clarke, Gavin Brookes

This book is the first large scale, corpus-based exploration of the discourse macro-structures in conversational interaction between L1 and L2 speakers.

📚 cup.org/4139twe

#openaccess

book cover for Learner Language, Discourse and Interaction

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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · Sep 2

"A detailed look at non-canonical syntax in historical, register-based, and non-native English, drawn from cutting-edge case studies."

Non-Canonical English Syntax eds. ‪@sleuckert.bsky.social‬ &Teresa Pham | Out now & #OpenAccess

#Linguistics #LangSky 🐦🐦 #BookSky #OA

cup.org/45Kd7NX

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Peter Gilliver @petermgilliver.bsky.social · 8d

I guess I should share this, as I'm in it. On the other hand, if you read it and don't think you'll be interested in the conversations with any of the other lexicographers in the book, then you're that much less likely to buy the book. But what the hell.
lithub.com/how-to-build...

How to Build a Dictionary: On the Hard Art of Popular Lexicography

At the end of the ﬁrst quarter of the twenty-ﬁrst century, about 400 million people are native English speakers. With those for whom English is a second language, the number reaches far above: betw…

lithub.com

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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 8d

Ilan Stavans and Peter Gilliver discuss the art of creating a dictionary: “The size of the task of compiling a comprehensive dictionary…has now grown far beyond what a single individual could hope to achieve in a lifetime.”
lithub.com/how-to-build...

How to Build a Dictionary: On the Hard Art of Popular Lexicography

At the end of the ﬁrst quarter of the twenty-ﬁrst century, about 400 million people are native English speakers. With those for whom English is a second language, the number reaches far above: betw…

lithub.com

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Gavin Brookes @gavinbrookes.bsky.social · 12d

Excited to see this out! 'Applying Corpus Linguistics to Illness and Healthcare' - new #openaccess book, with @elenasemino.bsky.social @paulari.bsky.social @lukeccollins.bsky.social & @tonymcenery.bsky.social. @lancslinguistics.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...

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Elena Semino @elenasemino.bsky.social · 13d

Our book 'Applying Corpus Linguistics to Illness and Healthcare' is out open access! We wrote it to share what we learnt in many years of research in @corpussocialsci.bsky.social, on topics such as communication about anxiety, dementia, cancer, obesity and vaccines. cambridgeblog.org/2025/08/appl...

Applying Corpus Linguistics to Illness and Healthcare

This book has been fun and also somewhat liberating to write. To explain this we have to tell the story of how the book came about.

cambridgeblog.org

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Luke C Collins @lukeccollins.bsky.social · 8d

The timeline for the projects discussed in this book roughly maps onto my time with @corpussocialsci.bsky.social and will stand proudly on my bookshelf.

Was fun to write, too.

www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...

Copies of the book, Applying Corpus Linguistics to Illness and Healthcare

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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · Jun 2

Communicative interaction rules our lives. This book, from a field-leading scholar, shows us how this works, and how it evolved.

The Interaction Engine: Language in Social Life and Human Evolution by Stephen C. Levinson, Out Now

#OpenAccess #Linguisticis #LangSky 💙📚

cup.org/45BXxUR

The Interaction Engine

Cambridge Core - Semantics and Pragmatics - The Interaction Engine

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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 8d

Revealing new insights into how the mind represents and processes language, this book gives a full overview of linguistic illusions.

Linguistic Illusions by Dan Parker, Coming Soon

#LangSky #Linguistics 🐦🐦

https://cup.org/4mwHEnC

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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 8d

Don’t miss your chance to read new Cambridge Element Language Teacher Emotions by Juyoung Song and Elizabeth R. Miller

Free access available until 2 October

cup.org/471pEwY

#LangSky #Linguistics 🐦🐦

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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 11d

An examination of how speechwriters talk about their work, illuminating not only what they do, but also why it matters.

The Language Work of Speechwriters by Gwynne Mapes

#LangSky #Linguistics #BookSky 🐦🐦

https://cup.org/3VxGoWm

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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 12d

The first book-length examination of how India's Hindu nationalist government uses language as a weapon against its Muslim citizens.

'Weaponizing Language' by Ila Nagar

#LangSky #Linguistics 🐦🐦

https://cup.org/4pAJMxb

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