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Jeannette Littlemore @jeannettel.bsky.social · Dec 21

Congratulations Eloise! Now for a well earned lie down!

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Jeannette Littlemore @jeannettel.bsky.social · Dec 5

Looking forward to Bodo!

The Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor @raammetaphor.bsky.social · Dec 5

📣 Don't miss out! Join us at RaAM 17!
Dr. @bodowinter.bsky.social, plenary speaker, will explore metaphor, sensory content, and birdsong. He will also lead a workshop on R for linguists!
📆 Submit your paper by December 15th!

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The Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor @raammetaphor.bsky.social · Dec 5

📣 Don't miss out! Join us at RaAM 17!
Dr. @bodowinter.bsky.social, plenary speaker, will explore metaphor, sensory content, and birdsong. He will also lead a workshop on R for linguists!
📆 Submit your paper by December 15th!

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The Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor @raammetaphor.bsky.social · Nov 30

📽️ Now with subtitles! Prof. @jeannettel.bsky.social invites you to join us at RaAM 17!
🗓️ New abstract deadline: December 15th
Don’t miss the opportunity to share your research!

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The Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor @raammetaphor.bsky.social · Nov 28

📣 Don’t miss out! Join us at RaAM 17!
One of our keynote speakers, Dr. @agdorst.bsky.social, explores AI in metaphor identification, translation, and analysis. Be part of the conversation and submit your paper!
🗓️ Deadline: December 1st.

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The Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor @raammetaphor.bsky.social · Nov 27

📣 Join us! The Chair of RaAM, Prof. @jeannettel.bsky.social, invites you to submit your paper to RaAM 17!
Don’t miss the chance to share your research at RaAM 17!
Deadline: December 1st 🗓️

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The Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor @raammetaphor.bsky.social · Nov 19

Mistranslations can be funny, but they can also lead to serious misunderstandings and miscommunication. The team will investigate which metaphors are problematic, when, why and for whom.
💡 Want more details? Visit raam.org.uk/newsletters/....

RaAM Newsletter no. 35 – RaAM – Researching and Applying Metaphor

raam.org.uk

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The Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor @raammetaphor.bsky.social · Nov 21

Meet the organiser of RaAM 17! 🔸
Hamad Al-Azary (Ph.D.) is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Lawrence Technological University. His main area of research is the semantic processing of metaphors and concepts.

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The Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor @raammetaphor.bsky.social · Nov 21

Meet the Plenary Speakers of 🔸 RaAM 17 🔸
Vicky Lai is an associate professor in Psychology Department and Cognitive Science program at the University of Arizona. The overarching theme of her research is the processing of meaning and language in context.

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The Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor @raammetaphor.bsky.social · Nov 22

Meet the Plenary Speakers of 🔸 RaAM 17 🔸
Lettie Dorst is an associate professor at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics. Her research focuses on metaphor variation, metaphor translation, literary machine translation, and machine translation literacy.
@agdorst.bsky.social

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The Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor @raammetaphor.bsky.social · Nov 22

Meet the Plenary Speakers of 🔸 RaAM 17 🔸
Bodo Winter is a Professor of Linguistics and a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow. His research uses data science-driven linguistics to study multimodal communication, including iconicity, gesture and metaphor.
@bodowinter.bsky.social

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Grupo de acción ICON @accionicon.bsky.social · Nov 25

El plazo para enviar expresoones de interés para organizar un seminario o conferencia @raammetaphor.bsky.social está abierto! Una gran oportunidad para contribuir a la divulgación de la investigación en metáfora - y de conocer a otros investigadores 🔝🔝🔝

Paula P Sobrino @paulapsobrino.bsky.social · Nov 25

If you want to contribute to science but are not yet quite ready to donate your body, why not putting a team together to organise the next 2026 @raammetaphor.bsky.social RaAM Specialised Seminar or 2027 RaAM International Conference? Deadline: January 31 2025! www.raam.org.uk/conferences/...

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Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · Nov 17

So, I have created a starter pack for people interested in #metaphor. I bet I left a lot of people out. Please let me know if you want to be added. go.bsky.app/DvxejFX

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The Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor @raammetaphor.bsky.social · Nov 20

Save the Dates! 📆
🔸Abstract submission: December 1st, 2024
🔸Notification of acceptance: January 2025
Submit your abstract and join us at 🔸RaAM 2025🔸!
#metaphor #RaAM2025 #RaAM17

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The Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor @raammetaphor.bsky.social · Nov 26

RaAM 17 will take place at Lawrence Technological University (USA)! 📍
Swipe to explore our conference location!
📷 www.instagram.com/lawrencetech...

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The Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor @raammetaphor.bsky.social · Nov 26

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Jeannette Littlemore @jeannettel.bsky.social · Nov 25

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Help raise £3100 to support hungry Palestinian families in the West Bank villages of Madama and Burin

Iʼm raising money to support hungry Palestinian families in the West Bank villages of Madama and Burin. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

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Jeannette Littlemore @jeannettel.bsky.social · Nov 22

And it’s open access too!

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Jeannette Littlemore @jeannettel.bsky.social · Nov 22

This is exciting! @lcuob.bsky.social

Niamh A. O'Dowd @niamhaod.bsky.social · Nov 22

My latest 🔓 article (part of my PhD research) co-authored with Lorraine Adriano and @jeannettel.bsky.social has been selected for inclusion in a special issue dedicated to informing the next UN #ClimateEvent. Shocked and thrilled! #ClimateAction #COP29

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Jeannette Littlemore @jeannettel.bsky.social · Nov 21

Fantastic news! Congratulations @bodowinter.bsky.social and @mperlman.bsky.social and team!

Department of Linguistics and Communication @UoB @lcuob.bsky.social · Nov 21

Congratulations to our very own @bodowinter.bsky.social @mperlman.bsky.social and their co-authors! Great to see their work on spoken language iconicity in the news.
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...

People around world associate rolled R with a jagged line, study finds

Speakers of 28 languages linked sound and shape at least 88% of the time, in ‘strongest case of sound symbolism to date’

www.theguardian.com

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Jeannette Littlemore @jeannettel.bsky.social · Nov 17

Really pleased to see Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM)'s new account of Bluesky. Spread the news!

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Jeannette Littlemore @jeannettel.bsky.social · Nov 15

Good to see you!

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Jeannette Littlemore @jeannettel.bsky.social · Nov 14

Just migrated here from x. Curious to see what it’s like

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