I've not listened yet but I *know* this will be excellent!

✍️ Babel Young Writers' Competition! Write on your specialist linguistic topic and you could be published in Babel 🏆 Here's previous winner Claudia Bensi on Dutch and American English: babelzine.co.uk/wp-content/u... 📜 See pinned post for this year's guidelines

EMC CPD Webinar: Accent, Dialect and (non) Standard English – an Online Teacher Conference Hear from three linguists about their ongoing work on accent and dialect, and the evolving nature of both. Book by: 8am on 29th September buff.ly/zywL8M1

🧵 We all know that technology is changing the ways in which we use language. Linguists tend not to judge: they study, describe and explain the ways that language is being shaped by technology itself but also by its users. They point to the endless creativity of humans.

One for the inclusive language/'woke balderdash' archives... archive.today/uboEV

You've only got a couple of days left to sign up for this as it runs next week. Everyone attending gets a hard copy of the New Directions pack and all the brand new stuff too.

This is going to be great (I know because I've seen the slides!).

Buy before it's too late! Our Annual webinar packages are only available until Tuesday 23rd September - purchase yours now so you and your department can access all of this year's upcoming webinars! www.englishandmedia.co.uk/workshops/20...

No great surprise to find that Telegraph readers generally hate informality in correspondence from businesses and service providers, but there are some interesting nuggets in this. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...

And here's something for Child Language Development theconversation.com/why-listenin...

This is good for Paper 2 and a creative way to address accent prejudice. BBC News - Pupils' poems on Essex accent prejudice shared at station - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

EMC CPD Face-to-Face: A Level English Language – New Directions “Really useful and the resources were pitched really well for students, bridging the gap between school and academia in a really well-judged way.” Book by: 8am on 18th September buff.ly/BeWCp3V

We have a whole host of courses for A Level English Language coming up this term, as well as conferences and webinars, so have a look here for a few more details. mailchi.mp/c896dfc7ea91...

A classic example of a hackneyed genre. You could just train yourself to listen without prejudice?

Welcome to the new academic year and the course, if you have just started A-level English Language. This account posts links to stories and ideas for language study, including articles, research, courses, conferences and more. Send me any good things you notice and I'll share them.

Didn't we have this debate some years ago about the media's use of 'openly' in 'openly gay', as if there was something shameful implied?

Important language news! www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...

One for Paper 2. Archived version here: archive.today/qWW3o

Spot on for A Level Eng Lang students - language and occupation. How to Persuade a Courtroom.

Interesting read on code switching/style shifting. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...

This is a really thoughtful reflection from Deborah Cameron on the ideas of Robin Lakoff (who died earlier this month) and her legacy. debuk.wordpress.com/2025/08/27/r...

We're past the point where language analysis ('sieve', for God's sake) can be an end in itself, but it can sharpen our focus on what's at stake and how language is part of the overall strategy of dehumanisation.

And here's another for P2Q3. The first half is a pretty standard rehash of the stories from last week, but it picks up a bit on the discourses as it moves on. www.independent.co.uk/life-style/s...

This one's pretty much ideal for Paper 2 Section B. archive.today/6Oa5N

One for World Englishes & Language Diversity? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

In case you somehow missed it all, this is what the *new words* headlines are all about...https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/gen-z-language-cambridge-dictionary-skibidi-delulu-b1243477.html

That was short but sweet! If you want to hear Tony talking more about some of this new generation of 'influencer' words, have a listen to this episode of @lexispodcast.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/3fUW...

Getting ready for #LavLang31 in Manchester later this week! Very much looking forward to catching up with @lavlang.bsky.social folks, and to seeing two @uonenglish.bsky.social PhD students @xylong.bsky.social and @maxreuvers.bsky.social present their work 🤩

i'll be talking about these - whether they really are words and whether they will last - on BBC5Live at 08.50

Some material for language change. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

Congratulations on all receiving A-level English Language, Lang & Lit, Literature results! 💫 And to all their teachers ! We commend the fantastic opportunities that study of these subjects offer 🥳. Find out what English studies brings ! englishassociation.ac.uk/case-studies/

Best of luck to all A level English Language students (and teachers) on results day today.

Save the date! We'll be hosting an A Level English Language Student Conference at Friends House, London, on 27th November! Booking opens 17th September, and keep an eye on our website for more details: buff.ly/Xka0Qu9

3 💡 conclusions from this @timeshighered.bsky.social piece based on @altmetric.com data: 1️⃣ Academic twitter is dead 2️⃣ Bluesky is the most promising alternative 3️⃣ There is a lot of underused 🦋 potential with many dormant (institutional) accounts #academicsky www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

What a weird story... Something of a mishmash of anecdotes from a school librarian, a rehashed account of a 2016 survey, some references to work from Amanda Cole and a discussion of a 2022 US podcast. archive.today/9PadF

Great share! ⬇️ Also, this referenced article : www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...

This looks like a good read with lots of potential for Paper 2 discussion. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

These are the cases when my inner prescriptivist shouts the loudest: plastic patriots who struggle to spell their own country's name.

Reet ladging, but it's got a focus on AI chatbots and Yorkshire dialect... www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

A look at the A Level English Language courses we're running in the Autumn! Click the following link to secure your place in advance! buff.ly/BVdtP63

l have recently taken to replacing upper-case 'I's in all texts/emails with lower-case 'L's. The thrill is absolutely unmatched. Did it at the start of this confession and you didn't even notice!

Here's a thread about it.

The second part of the @runnymedetrust.bsky.social report will make very interesting reading for A-Level Eng Lang students. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Some great resources here for studying language change, changing social attitudes and the representation of women's sport. theconversation.com/the-victoria...

A thoughtful piece from @motherjones.com on the politics of the language used to describe migration and people who migrate. www.motherjones.com/media/2025/0...

This article looks at how language style maps to wider perceptions of identity (so a form of enregisterment, I suppose). It's also pretty depressing about the news and culture landscape we find ourselves in in 2025. www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

EMC CPD Online: Starting to Teach A Level English Language "Gave me confidence for teaching A Level Language for the first time and lots of ideas for lessons and resources." Book by: 8am on 5th September buff.ly/OP10Ly3

WTAF?! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

More on Algospeak by @etymologynerd.bsky.social archive.today/1ZbB5 Great stuff for language change and language diversity.

EMC CPD Face-to Face: Language Change, Digital Communication & Social Media – an EMC Teacher Conference-with-CPD A day of lectures, workshops and discussion to help you teach language change with a focus on digital texts and the latest research. Book by: 8am on 26th September buff.ly/P1YRYHa