Great to see another positive review of this!

Thanks to Bernard Cassie for this nice open-access review of 'The Big Beasts of English Grammar...', which I co-authored with @grahburton.bsky.social @candlinmynard.bsky.social www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/...

We're advertising two part-time research assistant posts to help with a funded project connected to public health language and imagery. Feel free to share with interested parties. Details: Post 1 tinyurl.com/37nfbnyf Post 2 tinyurl.com/bdfk9655

Please to see this paper is amongst the most cited in 2024 from TESOL Quarterly. Open access : Learners' Perceived Development of Spoken Grammar Awareness after Corpus‐Informed Instruction: An Exploration of Learner Diaries onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Big news 🎉 English Language and Literature is now ranked in the global top 100 in the 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject 🌍📚 Huge congratulations to the Department of English 👏@livunienglish.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social Read more 👇 www.liverpool.ac.uk/english/news...

Great to see our English department in the top 100 QS subject rankings for English Language and Literature, one of 12 subject areas in the [email protected] @sotauol.bsky.social Details ⬇️

📢CFP: Teaching Literature in the Language Classroom, Uni. of Nottingham, 30th March 2026 (arr. @stockwell.bsky.social and @jessnorledge.bsky.social ). Send max. 200 word abstract with 5 keywords by 16th Feb. 2026 to: [email protected] 📢

New publication from Dr Nektaria Kourtali [email protected] @sotauol.bsky.social. Her study on Greek children’s foreign language anxiety reveals how modality of interaction shapes learners’ affective experiences. Details⬇️ www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/...

Out now (well, three days ago)! My new book with @routledgebooks.bsky.social: Corpus Linguistics for Curriculum Design. And there's currently a 25% discount for the ebook and paperback version for Black Friday! www.routledge.com/Corpus-Lingu...

Today is #nationallinguisticsday! To celebrate, here is a great talk from from our late colleague Professor Michael Hoey at IATEFL 2014, on lexical priming. One example of how our dept. applies linguistics to English language research. Enjoy! @sotauol.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlp5...

Interested in master's study in the department of English? Have a look at these four new Liverpool scholarships for September 2026 starts, available for University of Liverpool courses www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/fees-a... More details ⬇️

See below EOI for AHRC-funded PhDs at UoL. Keen to supervise a project on critical approaches to migration.

Pleased to be awarded a @britishacademy.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social grant with @livunienglish.bsky.social colleague David Oakey for research using corpus linguistics to analyse phraseology/imagery/effectiveness of type 2 diabetes public health messaging. 👉 share.google/cByi9qS690yG...

Anyone interested in my recent book with @eltresearch.bsky.social and @candlinmynard.bsky.social might also be interested in the TRIP workshop series organised by @mcrlinguistics.bsky.social and supported by @eurosla.bsky.social. I'll be talking (on 5th November) about conditional forms!

📚LitFest weekend at @liverpooluni.bsky.social📚 Plenty of events for booklovers to look forward to including the reading and discussion by Anna Fitzgerald, winner of our John McGahern Book Prize 🗓️ 5:30pm, 19 October 2025 🧭 @victoriagallery.bsky.social 🎟️FREE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-john-m...

As the familiar refrain of learning English = greater integration, I thought of Dr Sundus Ameer's well-researched study on this, which shows it is not so simple. I am biased as I was the supervisor! Read the whole thesis here: share.google/tYLWZ710rbQo...

Delighted to share this corpus with fellow researchers. Enjoy! And many thanks to Anne O’Keeffe and others who have worked on developing it over the years. @calsul.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social

Listen below to hear co-author @grahburton.bsky.social talking about our @candlinmynard.bsky.social book The Big Beasts of English Grammar and grammar issues in general. youtu.be/Zafx24UvFg8?...

Less than a week to go until #CL2025! The conference programme and book of abstracts are now available: www.cl2025.co.uk/programme

Delighted to announce that the Limerick Corpus of Irish English is now available on Sketch Engine!

Last year we interviewed Dr Christian Jones (@eltresearch.bsky.social) and Dr David Oakey about their published article 'Learners' Perceived Development of Spoken Grammar Awareness after Corpus-Informed Instruction: An Exploration of Learner Diaries' open.spotify.com/episode/5bJw...

Confs: 10th Symposium on Corpus Approaches to Lexicogrammar

It was an honour to be involved in updating this entry on 'Grammar and Corpora' for the Wiley Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics, with @tonymcenery.bsky.social and originally authored by the late Richard Xiao: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @lancslinguistics.bsky.social

Great choice of book @martintesol.bsky.social! Library looks fantastic too.

Interesting study on skill acquisition in L2 learning. OA www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New publication by Nektaria Kourtali and Ziwei Guo from Dept of English @livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social on the effects of one type of feedback (recasts) on noticing language within computer-mediated communication. Open access. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Delighted to share that our latest article on the #Learnerconversations project has been published! Thank you to @saschastollhans.bsky.social and @juditheberharter.bsky.social who edited this special issue of the #GFL journal. gfl-journal.de/current-issu... @eltresearch.bsky.social

Just published! A description and rationale of our project making corpus-informed materials for spoken German. @livunilc.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social Open access gfl-journal.de/article/spok...

This monograph on #SpeechActs was published by @cambridgeup.bsky.social in 2021.It has received several positive reviews and is now currently being translated into Chinese by #ZhejiangUP. If you work in #ESL #EFL or #ConstructionGrammar, this may be of interest.Happy #WorldBookDay ! ➡️ bit.ly/44echH1

This is the social media account for the 'Learner Conversations as models of spoken language in second language German' project @liverpooluni.bsky.social. Follow us here for updates. 😊 You can access the project materials here: canvas.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/63799

The Learner Conversations project is now on Bluesky! Follow us @livunilc.bsky.social for updates. In even bigger news, the project has been nominated for an #H5P award. Winners are announced tonight, so keep your fingers crossed for us! h5p.org/the-second-a... 🤞 @eltresearch.bsky.social

📢 Review outcomes for #CL2025 have just been sent via email 📢 Congratulations to the authors of all accepted submissions, and many thanks to our programme committee for providing over 1,000 reviews! Registration will open at the end of March - more info: www.cl2025.co.uk

Worth considering for students of #appliedlinguistics #ELT #TESOL #Englishlanguage Details 👇 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

If you wish to do a PhD in Applied Linguistics/TESOL at the University of Liverpool, have a look at this funding opportunity: www.findaphd.com/phds/project.... More info on how to apply here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/postgr... #PhD #funds #appliedlinguistics #TESOL #English #uniLiverpool

Interested in studying for a PhD in applied linguistics/ literature/creative writing with @livunienglish.bsky.social and looking for a scholarship? The JIC Davies scholarship is now open for applications. @sotauol.bsky.social Details👇 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Interested in studying an MA in Department of English? Come along to the face to face open evening on 12th March or online talks on 25th March. Registration details and talks timetable here: bit.ly/4ihoHTY

Big Beasts of English Grammar Book Launch. A big thank you to everyone who joined! The recording and authors' slides can be accessed on the website www.candlinandmynard.com/englishgramm... @eltresearch.bsky.social @grahburton.bsky.social @jomynard.bsky.social #englishgrammar #bigbeastsgrammar

Book Launch, Q&A, and Giveaway TODAY. Register to join us! www.candlinandmynard.com/englishgramm... @grahburton.bsky.social @eltresearch.bsky.social

Monday!

One week to go until the book launch! All details below. @grahburton.bsky.social @candlinmynard.bsky.social @tesolacademic.bsky.social #englishgrammar

Come along to the online book launch on 24th Feb from @eltresearch.bsky.social of @livunienglish.bsky.social and @sotauol.bsky.social with co-author Graham Burton. Find out more about The Big Beasts of English Grammar! Details/registration👇

Please come along to our book launch on 24th Feb! Details👇 @grahburton.bsky.social

The British Sign Language Corpus offers video data documenting BSL use in the UK. It supports research into BSL structure, use, and change, aiding education, interpreter training, and linguistics. Explore it here: bslcorpusproject.org

A.S. Hornby Trust: The Trust is pleased to be offering 10 Hornby Scholarships to study for the Master’s degree in TESOL at the University of Exeter, UK, for the 2025-26 academic year. (deadline 26th Feb) www.hornby-trust.org.uk/ma-tesol-sch...

Our publisher @candlinmynard.bsky.social is running a Q & A about the new book I co-authored with @grahburton.bsky.social Feel free to get involved and we'll do our best to answer! Details below @thornburyscott.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social @tesolacademic.bsky.social #bigbeastsgrammar

Are you working with concordances in your research? Don’t miss this opportunity to share your work at the RC21 Symposium — poster submissions are open for another three weeks! We particularly encourage MA students and early-career researchers to participate. www.dhss.phil.fau.eu/research/cur...

Call for papers - Corpus Linguistics 2025! Closing date for proposals 17th January 2025. More information here: www.cl2025.co.uk

Really pleased to see this in print and electronic format!

Out now! Good to work on this with @grahburton.bsky.social and thanks to @thornburyscott.bsky.social and Geraldine Mark for the kind words about the book.

New book! Available on December 15th 2024. The Big Beasts of English Grammar: An Exploration of Form and Function in Conversations by Christian Jones and Graham Burton Pre-order: www.candlinandmynard.com/englishgramm... @eltresearch.bsky.social #grammarteaching @grahburton.bsky.social