What is #SemanticBleaching & how does it impact the words we use? Learn more from Kelly 🔥 By Any Means 🔥 Wright here: tinyurl.com/29fvfecv

🔗 Useful link 🔗 This article could be useful as part of your summer reading list for students taking A Level English Language next year: buff.ly/3xbVrwp

#NewResearch #OpenAccess We've interviewed Ian Cushing on Lexis Podcast and he's a joy to listen to!

There's now an exciting new #ReadingForPleasure website from Farshore, HarperCollins Children’s Books, Collins and Barrington Stoke. Examples of how to develop RfP in schools, blog posts, author videos, recent research and lots to explore. Free! Link here: collins.co.uk/pages/booksquad

#LangInTheNews

#Oracy #Discourses

#LangintheNews

Okay #AlevelEngLang peeps: am going to be teaching OCR in Sept. Anybody on here got some words of wisdom for me?

#EduDiscourses

#Orthography #LangChange #Discourses

#EduDiscourses

#Lexis #Semantics #Deixis

#Discourses

#Discourses and a bit of #Legalese

'Initial Teacher Training in English should: teach principles and insights from a range of research, past and present, rather than dogmatically prescribing a narrow selection focused on the latest ‘trends’ which are highly  contested assertions about learning' - Yes, this...

New emoji are on the way 🎉 Plus 9 more fun facts to celebrate World Emoji Day 📅 ↓ goo.gle/3Lvux5S

#CLA

Deception detection is a critical area, but do we all lie in the same way? We're looking for British-English-speaking adults (18+) who are either neurotypical or have ADHD to take part in a short 10-15 min study. Your participation can make a difference! lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dm…

Just published! Our new study explores how Japanese speakers use emojis, revealing a preference for SOV or OV sequences, mirroring Japanese grammar. This insight highlights the influence of native language on emoji communication. 🚀📚 #EmojiResearch …itiveresearchjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.11…

We posted last week about #GenZ #slang. Well, did you know that it's now been added to #Amazon's #Alexa? From this month, Amazon users will be able to ask Alexa to "talk Gen Z to me". Read more: tinyurl.com/mr25yt2a