We tested 10 #metaphors for #vaccinations and found that they can help with social interactions about vaccines: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl… Stephen Flusberg With Science Animated we created 5 animations based on the metaphors that worked best. You can find them here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/vaccination-di…

What is spoken interaction typically like in people with Autism? #Autism #linguistics Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni #pragmatics #Chinese youtube.com/shorts/ZxLYfxs…

British Conversation is changing. Do we speak more alike today? Our paper was out today for Applied Linguistics. The Telegraph wrote about our research! Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni The Telegraph academic.oup.com/applij/advance… telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/2…

Hot off the press! The Telegraph features our latest research on evolving British social interactions across classes. uk.news.yahoo.com/diversity-prog…

The Independent just published a piece on our latest paper on how British conversation style is changing across classes!!! Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni The Independent #linguistics #Britishsociety Lancaster University independent.co.uk/news/uk/britis…

A recent study by Dr Dr Vittorio Tantucci has shown that British people are increasingly copying each other's speaking style to be more socially inclusive. Read the full story and find the paper on our website: lancaster.ac.uk/news/british-c…

Waiting for the start of ⁦@_paulbaker_⁩ lecture on Polari - the first in the public lecture series celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster. ⁦Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni⁩ ⁦Lancaster University⁩

Happy to share an extract from my interview for the Evening Standard about how British conversation is changing. Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni Lancaster University #Linguistics podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tec…

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Our latest paper on Engagement and Resonance in Doctor-patient interaction is out! Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors are more involved in patients' speech than Western Med doctors, in turn more focused on making straightforward diagnoses. Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The 7th International Symposium on Chinese Language and Discourse kicked off at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore with opening by KK Luke and a keynote by Li Wei and Zhu Hua.

Management Today (one of the most prominent business mags) also covered our latest research British Conversation changing across classes Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni Lancaster University Applied Linguistics #buisinesscommunication managementtoday.co.uk/research-leade…

I’m excited to share my latest article published in The Conversation! This piece explores how conversation style is changing across classes in British society. Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni Lancaster University theconversation.com/middle-class-b…

Can we identify Autism in children from their conversation style? I discuss the findings of this study in this piece for The Conversation Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni Lancaster University #Autism #ASD #ASC: theconversation.com/how-patterns-o…

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Reciprocity is everywhere—just think of Trump on tariffs. But how does it play out in real-world conflict between strangers? In our new study, we compare online vs. face-to-face clashes. Lancaster University Where you think people get more aggressive? 👀👇 🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Reciprocity is everywhere—just think Trump and tariffs. But how does it work in real-world conflict between strangers? In our new study, we compare online vs. face-to-face impoliteness spirals. Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni Where do you think people get more aggressive? 👀 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Do our minds align when we talk? We show how, in conversation, people begin to mirror each other’s mental representations of ongoing events. What we say doesn’t just reflect thought—it reshapes it collaboratively across turns. Lancaster University Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni 🔗 degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/1…

Can mimicking your examiner boost test performance? Turns out—yes! Our new Open Access paper in Applied Linguistics shows that dialogic resonance predicts success in spoken L2 tests. 🗣️🔁 Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni 📄 academic.oup.com/applij/advance…

Polished, predictable, and endlessly repetitive — that’s the “voice” of ChatGPT. In my new piece for The Conversation, I explain why this poses a real threat to human creativity, and how AI talk differs from real human conversation. Lancaster University theconversation.com/chatgpt-only-t…