All Outputs (558)

A Privacy-Preserving Observatory of Misinformation using Linguistic Markers - A Work in Progress (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clos, J., McClaughlin, E., Barnard, P., Tom, T., & Yajaman, S. (2023). A Privacy-Preserving Observatory of Misinformation using Linguistic Markers - A Work in Progress. In TAS '23: Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (1-4). https://doi.org/10.1145/3597512.3597530

Online misinformation is a serious problem that can have a negative impact on individuals, societies, and democracies. It can lead to the spread of false information, the erosion of trust in institutions, and the polarisation of political discourse.... Read More about A Privacy-Preserving Observatory of Misinformation using Linguistic Markers - A Work in Progress.

Daneis, Dacorum: re-evaluating the Danish roots of west Hertfordshire (2023)
Journal Article
Baker, J. (in press). Daneis, Dacorum: re-evaluating the Danish roots of west Hertfordshire. Nomina,

Modernist nostalgia and contemporary Irish dance (2023)
Book Chapter
Collins, C. (2023). Modernist nostalgia and contemporary Irish dance. In A. Curtin, N. Johnson, N. Paxton, & C. Warden (Eds.), The Edinburgh Companion to Modernism in Contemporary Theatre. Edinburgh University Press

UK Flockdown: Exploring the knowledge, attitudes and practices of backyard poultry keepers surrounding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
McClaughlin, E., Elliott, S., Jewitt, S., Smallman-Raynor, M., Dunham, S., Parnell, T., …Tarlinton, R. UK Flockdown: Exploring the knowledge, attitudes and practices of backyard poultry keepers surrounding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)

The scale of the current outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) due to the A/H5N1 virus in the United Kingdom is unprecedented. In addition to its economic impact on the commercial poultry sector, the disease has devastated wild bird co... Read More about UK Flockdown: Exploring the knowledge, attitudes and practices of backyard poultry keepers surrounding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).

Spring Fever (2023)
Book
Legendre, T. (2023). Spring Fever. Valley Press

Amanda Nigh has finally hit her stride. Working at HocusLocus, she recrafts digital content with viral potential while beta-testing radical new software and enjoying London nightlife. But then she discovers a strange story involving Craig Merleau, an... Read More about Spring Fever.

Scandinavian Runes in England: Dating, Distribution, and Contexts (2023)
Book Chapter
Jesch, J. (in press). Scandinavian Runes in England: Dating, Distribution, and Contexts. In R. Dance, S. Pons-Sanz, & B. Schorn (Eds.), The Legacy of Medieval Scandinavian Encounters with England and the Insular World. Brepols Publishers

Old Norse Watery Terms in English Place-Names: A Survey of Medieval Evidence from Two Regions of England (2023)
Book Chapter
Carroll, J. (in press). Old Norse Watery Terms in English Place-Names: A Survey of Medieval Evidence from Two Regions of England. In R. Dance, S. Pons-Sanz, & B. Schorn (Eds.), The Legacy of Medieval Scandinavian Encounters with England and the Insular World. Brepols Publishers

Understanding and appraising ‘hate speech’ (2023)
Journal Article
Vilar-Lluch, S. (2023). Understanding and appraising ‘hate speech’. Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict, 11(2), 279-306. https://doi.org/10.1075/jlac.00082.vil

Hate speech has become a matter of international concern, permeating institutional and lay discussions alike. Yet, exactly what it means to refer to a linguistic act as ‘hate speech’ remains unclear. This paper examines the lay understanding of hate... Read More about Understanding and appraising ‘hate speech’.

Trauma, Mind Style, and Unreliable Narration in Toni Morrison’s Home (2023)
Journal Article
Whitt, R. J. (2023). Trauma, Mind Style, and Unreliable Narration in Toni Morrison’s Home. Style, 57(2), 187–204. https://doi.org/10.5325/style.57.2.0187

This article provides a twofold reading of Toni Morrison's novel Home. In the first instance, the stylistic representation of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is explored in relation to Frank's mind style; this is done through a focused examinat... Read More about Trauma, Mind Style, and Unreliable Narration in Toni Morrison’s Home.

Robert Henryson (2023)
Book Chapter
Martin, J. (2023). Robert Henryson. In J. Boffey, & A. Edwards (Eds.), The Oxford History of Poetry in English: Volume 3. Medieval Poetry: 1400-1500. Oxford University Press

What is Hate Speech? The Case for a Corpus Approach (2023)
Journal Article
Lepoutre, M., Vilar-Lluch, S., Borg, E., & Hansen, N. (2024). What is Hate Speech? The Case for a Corpus Approach. Criminal Law and Philosophy, 18, 397_430. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11572-023-09675-7

Contemporary public discourse is saturated with speech that vilifies and incites hatred or violence against vulnerable groups. The term “hate speech” has emerged in legal circles and in ordinary language to refer to these communicative acts. But lega... Read More about What is Hate Speech? The Case for a Corpus Approach.

The language of vaccination campaigns during COVID-19 (2023)
Journal Article
Vilar-Lluch, S., McClaughlin, E., Knight, D., Adolphs, S., & Nichele, E. (in press). The language of vaccination campaigns during COVID-19. Medical Humanities, 49(3), 487-496. https://doi.org/10.1136/medhum-2022-012583

Understanding what makes communication effective when designing public health messages is of key importance. This applies in particular to vaccination campaigns, which aim to encourage vaccine uptake and respond to vaccine hesitancy and dispel any my... Read More about The language of vaccination campaigns during COVID-19.

Communicating health threats: Linguistic evidence for effective public health messaging during the Covid-19 pandemic (2023)
Report
Adolphs, S., McAuley, D., Vilar-Lluch, S., Knight, D., McClaughlin, E., Nichele, E., …Lang, A. (2023). Communicating health threats: Linguistic evidence for effective public health messaging during the Covid-19 pandemic. Nottingham: University of Nottingham

On the Blob. Millennials and Gen-Zs Talk Menstrual Health (2023)
Report
Koshy, G., Thomas, F., McClaughlin, E., Barber, K., & Sun, X. (2023). On the Blob. Millennials and Gen-Zs Talk Menstrual Health. Norwich: Thrive Words That Change Lives and University of Nottingham

Modern tragedy (2023)
Book
Moran, J. (2023). Modern tragedy. Bloomsbury Publishing

What distinguishes modern tragedy from other forms of drama? How does it relate to contemporary political and social conditions? To what ends have artists employed the tragic form in different locations during the 20th century? Partly motivated by... Read More about Modern tragedy.

The Labour of Theatre: 1900-1950 (2023)
Book Chapter
Sutherland, L. (in press). The Labour of Theatre: 1900-1950. In C. Cochrane, L. Goddard, C. Hindson, & T. Reid (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre and Performance. Volume One: 1900-1950. Routledge

Ink not mink: Discourses of Masculinity in Animal Rights Campaigns (2023)
Book Chapter
Brookes, G., & Chałupnik, M. (2023). Ink not mink: Discourses of Masculinity in Animal Rights Campaigns. In M. McGlashan, & J. Mercer (Eds.), Toxic Masculinity: Men, Meaning, and Digital Media (87-109). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003263883-7

This chapter examines how discourses around masculinity are invoked in animal rights campaigns. We taking as our data source two parallel campaigns produced by the animal rights group, PETA: the “I'd rather go naked” campaign and the “Ink not mink” c... Read More about Ink not mink: Discourses of Masculinity in Animal Rights Campaigns.

Epistemic space and key concepts in early and late modern medical discourse: an exploration of two genres (2023)
Journal Article
Whitt, R. (2023). Epistemic space and key concepts in early and late modern medical discourse: an exploration of two genres. English Language and Linguistics, 27(2), 241-269. https://doi.org/10.1017/s136067432200034x

This article provides a corpus-driven overview of the ‘epistemic space’ surrounding the use of two lockwords of Early and Late Modern writings on midwifery and childbirth, child and uterus. Rather than searching for epistemic stance markers themselve... Read More about Epistemic space and key concepts in early and late modern medical discourse: an exploration of two genres.

The language of dystopia (2022)
Book
Norledge, J. (2022). The language of dystopia. Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93103-2

Takes an innovative approach to categorising the dystopian genre Provides the first comprehensive stylistic analysis of 21st century dystopian literature Includes a discussion of dystopia across evolving and emerging platforms such as video gam... Read More about The language of dystopia.

Ambiguity Resolution in Passivized Idioms: Is There a Shift in the Most Likely Interpretation? (2022)
Journal Article
Kyriacou, M., Conklin, K., & Thompson, D. (2023). Ambiguity Resolution in Passivized Idioms: Is There a Shift in the Most Likely Interpretation?. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, 77(3), 212–226. https://doi.org/10.1037/cep0000300

Ambiguous but canonical idioms (kick the bucket) are processed fast in both their figurative (“die”) and literal (“boot the pail”) senses, although processing costs associated with meaning integration may emerge in postidiom regions. Modified version... Read More about Ambiguity Resolution in Passivized Idioms: Is There a Shift in the Most Likely Interpretation?.