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Emma Humphries (she/her)
@emhumps.bsky.social
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Researcher working on prescriptivism in popular culture. Interested in language attitudes and language policy. And Cruising with Jane McDonald.
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Emma Humphries (she/her) @emhumps.bsky.social · Feb 5
Introducing my new project… Your Wrong (yourwrong.co.uk). It’s all about the language rules and judgements that appear in different forms of popular culture. Films, series, podcasts, music, books, even graffiti!

I’d love your help to find examples!
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Emma Humphries (she/her) @emhumps.bsky.social · 20d
Are you teaching prescriptivism this year? If so, please consider introducing your students to YourWrong.co.uk. It could form part of a seminar activity or prep! I'd also be very happy to provide some corpus examples for a small analysis task. Just get in touch!
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Emma Humphries (she/her) @emhumps.bsky.social · 23d
Or series you watch in the evenings to switch off! Just follow the link above to find the submission page. Thank you!
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Emma Humphries (she/her) @emhumps.bsky.social · 23d
I'm still very much looking for submissions (in any language) to my crowdsourced corpus of prescriptivism in popular culture, YourWrong.co.uk.

As the new academic year begins, I'd be hugely grateful if you'd keep an eye out for any examples of prescriptivism in any of the set texts you teach...
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Emma Humphries (she/her) @emhumps.bsky.social · Aug 15
Taskmaster and Jason Mantzoukas providing some British vs American English YourWrong-isms!
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Jason Mantzoukas brings his American charm to Taskmaster #Taskmaster
TikTok video by Channel 4 Entertainment
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Emma Humphries (she/her) @emhumps.bsky.social · Aug 8
Very grateful to everyone who has submitted to YourWrong.co.uk so far!

Still very much open for submissions (in any language)!
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Babel: The Language Magazine @babelzine.bsky.social · Jul 31
✍️ Write a book review for Babel!

Review opportunities:
📗 Tracy Darnton - My Brother Is an Avocado; My Sister Is a Treasure
📘 Emma Humphries - Linguistic Insecurities and Authorities
📕 Rupert Gavin - Amorous or Loving?

📧 Get in touch at [email protected]
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Emma Humphries (she/her) @emhumps.bsky.social · Jul 30
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Family Guy - Brian corrects Stewie's grammar
YouTube video by Mr. Rupert
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Dr Leanne Henderson @leannehenderson.bsky.social · Jul 9
At LSP, we value the chance to learn from the expertise & insights of excellent researchers & practitioners who contributed to this special collection. Their work enables us to identify & understand areas of best practice & persistent challenges with Languages Education in the UK. www.lspjournal.com
LANGUAGES, SOCIETY AND POLICY - HOME | LSP
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Dr Leanne Henderson @leannehenderson.bsky.social · Jul 9
We are grateful to our Guest Editors @wendya-b.bsky.social & @cforsdick.bsky.social for their leadership of the collection and each valued contributor who took time to communicate their insights. Big thanks to LSP team Petre Breazu, Nina Haket & Marco Fioratti for work on publication & promotion.
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Emma Humphries (she/her) @emhumps.bsky.social · Jul 9
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Bill Bailey and the West Country accent www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob5n...
Bill Bailey | Major and Minor Keys (and more!)
YouTube video by Musical Comedy
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Languages, Society and Policy @lspjournal.bsky.social · May 21
🌍 What happens when international exchanges vanish from schools and universities?

Vicky Gough and Philip Harding-Esch argue for restoring international experiences to the heart of language learning—for all learners, not just a privileged few. www.lspjournal.com/post/interna...
International experiences for all
Vicky Gough and Philip Harding-Esch | 21st May 2025 | Opinion Piece In this article, Vicky Gough and Philip Harding-Esch, drawing on their professional engagements with key stakeholders, argue that th...
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Emma Humphries (she/her) @emhumps.bsky.social · May 19
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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · May 19
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Semicolons! Do you know how to use one and would you even notice if they disappeared? | First Dog on the Moon
Semicolons are on notice!
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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
Revising for Paper 2? I’ve gone back through a few dozen Lexis episodes to pick out the ones that I think could help you most. Here is a thread... 🧵
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Emma Humphries (she/her) @emhumps.bsky.social · May 12
If your research, teaching or interests happen to include:
- Language ideologies and attitudes
- Historical and computer-mediated language commentary
- Top down and bottom up language policy
then please consider asking your university library to purchase: benjamins.com/catalog/impa...
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Emma Humphries (she/her) @emhumps.bsky.social · May 12
It's here! Linguistic Insecurities and Authorities, published by @johnbenjamins.bsky.social, written by me!
Photo of me holding the hardback copy of my book!
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wendya-b.bsky.social @wendya-b.bsky.social · May 7
How do we meet the challenge of language teacher shortages? Read Lisa Panford's new thought-provoking piece in LSP on the recruitment of teachers of Colour:
www.lspjournal.com/post/the-rec... @cforsdick.bsky.social @lspjournal.bsky.social
The Recruitment and Retention of Languages Teachers of Colour from the Global South in England
In the following opinion article Lisa Panford finds that urgent intervention is needed to address the conditions into which languages teachers of Colour from the Global South are inducted. Further, th...
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Languages, Society and Policy @lspjournal.bsky.social · May 7
📘 New from Languages in UK Education series 👇
Can students keep learning languages after GCSE—without a full A-level?
Neil Kenny proposes a practical, flexible Level 3 ‘Applied Languages’ certificate.
Read more: www.lspjournal.com/post/time-fo...
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Emma Humphries (she/her) @emhumps.bsky.social · Apr 23
Five year olds! More accent diversity and less prescriptivism in popular culture, please! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Five year olds 'link accents with intelligence'
A study finds young children think someone with a
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Emma Humphries (she/her) @emhumps.bsky.social · Apr 15
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John Benjamins Publishing Company @johnbenjamins.bsky.social · Apr 15
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The Spring edition of the NEW TITLES catalog is out now! 📑

Enjoy browsing the list of our latest publications and special offers here:
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#newtitles #books #linguistics #johnbenjamins
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Emma Humphries (she/her) @emhumps.bsky.social · Apr 14
Well this sounds fascinating!
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Emma Humphries (she/her) @emhumps.bsky.social · Apr 14
I've just started a project about prescriptivism in popular culture (YourWrong.co.uk), sounds like I need to add this to my To Watch list!
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Emma Humphries (she/her) @emhumps.bsky.social · Mar 26
YourWrong.co.uk
An image from the movie 'Wicked'. Glinda says: Pink goes good with green. A second image from 'Wicked'. Elphaba responds: Goes well with green.
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wendya-b.bsky.social @wendya-b.bsky.social · Mar 24
Launching the opinion articles in our LPS collection @cforsdick.bsky.social , a great piece by John Worne. He argues the UK’s national narrative needs to evolve: rather than focusing only on 'fluency', a more appropriate measure is proficiency and utility. www.lspjournal.com/post/the-uk-...
The UK's Languages Crisis: Time to Embrace Our Imperfection?
John Worne | 24th March 2025 | Opinion ArticlesIn the following opinion article John Worne argues that the UK’s national narrative needs to evolve to encourage regular engagement with languages at all...
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Emma Humphries (she/her) @emhumps.bsky.social · Mar 21
One from the Drag Race archives: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbvS...
Thank you for all of your submissions so far! Please keep them coming at: YourWrong.co.uk
Just Say Talk
YouTube video by Connor Eblen
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