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📺| Expert Witness S4E14: Blood on his Hands 🔎Nicci MacLeod (Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics) helped reveal a stalker's identity by analysing the writing style in abusive messages sent to his victim ⚖️ Consistent patterns led to his conviction #TeamAston WATCH👇 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Yn nigwyddiad 'Mwy Na Iaith' ym Bangor University. Edrych ar ffyrdd o astudio agweddau iaith yng Nghymru. At the 'Mwy Na Iaith' event at Bangor Univeristy. Looking at ways to study language attitudes in Wales.

Today, we will be welcoming students from the #StepUpToSwansea programme, which aims to welcome Year 12 students into our lectures to give them a taste of #university life. Check out more info below 👇

Interested in #LanguagePolicy? Then check out the BAAL Language Policy Group reading group from BAAL: British Association for Applied Linguistics! Follow the link in the tweet below for more details, including how to join.

A higher proportion of shape-based #nouns in a child's vocabulary shortly after #CochlearImplantation has been associated with better #Language development for the next three years. Read more: tinyurl.com/3nj3ycp8 #ALE250

New Cambridge Element Feminism, Corpus-assisted Research and Language Inclusivity by Dr Federica Formato -i'm on bluesky is now free to read for 4 weeks! cup.org/3Z6TBHZ #cambridgeelements #languageandlinguistics

Still time to sign up for this free online summit on Language Education and Social Justice from the British Association of Applied Linguists! Some truly inspiring speakers ✨

Our next BAAL: British Association for Applied Linguistics #LLTSIG Webinar is this Wed on determining the value of new technologies for #LanguageLearning, #Teaching & #Testing 🗣️ Prof Jozef Colpaert 🗣️ Dr Celia Antoniou 📅 20.11.2024 ⏰ 17.00 GMT 💻 Zoom ✏️Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/1FH7sl… #BAAL #LanguageEducation

In the #Arrival movie, a #linguist needs to decipher an alien #language completely different to that of humans but how would we cope if we were to do this in real life? Olaf Lipinski argues we would need to turn to AI. Read more: tinyurl.com/2s4xd3yf

Research from Brian Porter & Edouard Machery suggests #AI-generated #poetry is now indistinguishable from human poetry. What does this mean for #AI, #language & #CreativeWriting? Dr Jon Stone explores in this article: tinyurl.com/2u46cnt8 #ALE323 #ALE324

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this seminar has been cancelled. We will reschedule it for another time. Thanks for your understanding.

Don't forget our latest #EmployabilityTalk will be taking place this afternoon. Come and hear how Rachel used her #Linguistics skills to work as a Research Project Executive at Endeavour. #Careers #AppliedLinguistics #Linguistics #EnglishLanguage

How good are you at detecting a fake #accent? Research from the University of Cambridge found people from #Glasgow, #Belfast & #Dublin are better able to detect someone imitating an accent. More: eurekalert.org/news-releases/… (Images from Kelly Sikkema & Eliott Reyna on Unsplash)

You can register for this LAGB @lagbling.bsky.social lecture here: newcastleuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Up to 50% of twins develop their own form of communication - or #cryptophasia. For most, this fades over time but, for the Youlden twins, it's a normal way of communicating. Read more: tinyurl.com/yjvpye7j (Images by Jelleke Vanooteghem & Chidy Young on Unsplash) #ALE250

Can a comma solve a crime? How can #forensiclinguistic techniques, such as #stylometry, help police identify the author of an anonymous text? Find out more: tinyurl.com/56tvffed (Images by Immo Wegmann & Jaclyn Baxter on Unsplash)

Pain is a universal part of being human but what about the sounds we use to indicate our discomfort? Research by Dr Maïa Ponsonnet, Dr Christophe D. M. Coupé & Dr Kasia Pisanski suggests the vowels we use are similar across #languages. Read more: tinyurl.com/mb825chm

Did you know today is #NationalLinguisticsDay? Join in the celebration with us by sharing your favourite #linguistics fact below!

Dictionary.com have announced its #WordOfTheYear: #Demure. Popularised on #TikTok, this word has been searched 200 times more than usual on the website. Read more: time.com/7178900/demure… (Images by Shutter Speed & Houcine Ncib on Unsplash)