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Barbara De Cock

@barbaradecock.bsky.social

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Professor in Spanish linguistics at UCLouvain
I'm interested in pragmatics and discourse analysis on politics, healthcare, and everyday life.
Circle U. chair for democracy
Avid reader who likes to go hiking

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Barbara De Cock @barbaradecock.bsky.social · 16h

Five shades of grey on the afternoon #hike near 3 province frontiers and 1 linguistic frontier in Belgium

Reposted by Will Jennings, Jonathan Hopkin, Bárbara De Cock

John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 17h

Here’s the same data, but with trust broken down by political views (circles are trust among people on the left, +s the right).

It’s not just that the BBC is widely consumed — it also has solid trust on both left & right, whereas trust in the biggest US media brands is hugely polarised.

Reposted by Bárbara De Cock

Polly McMichael @pollymcmichael.bsky.social · 3d

Modern Languages students at the University of Nottingham have started a petition to save languages degrees. Please sign and share www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...

Sign the Petition

Stop the removal of Modern Languages courses at the University of Nottingham!

www.change.org

Barbara De Cock @barbaradecock.bsky.social · 8d

This paper I co-authored concerning Twitter (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...) was not mainly about the impact of character limits, but we do discuss the impact of the limit on e.g. subject pronoun ellipsis or on the preference for some constructions.

Self-reference by politicians on Twitter: Strategies to adapt to 140 characters

This paper studies how language is used on Twitter by Belgian and Spanish politicians in the context of the 2014 European elections campaign. Taking a…

www.sciencedirect.com

Barbara De Cock @barbaradecock.bsky.social · 8d

Sunday #hike along the linguistic frontier on a sunny morning, before the rain sets in.

Barbara De Cock @barbaradecock.bsky.social · 10d

Holiday #hike in #Ostbelgien with the moors (les Fagnes) and lots of mushrooms!

Barbara De Cock @barbaradecock.bsky.social · 28d

Si todo va bien, será en enero 🙂.

Barbara De Cock @barbaradecock.bsky.social · 28d

Tengo un estudiante de TFM que trabaja sobre las representaciones distintas en la prensa...

Reposted by Bárbara De Cock, Beatriz Gallardo Paúls

Lorena Fernández Álvarez @loretahur.bsky.social · 28d

Informe de Exploding Topics sugiere que, a pesar del conocimiento sobre los fallos de la IAg, solo un mísero 8% verifica siempre las fuentes de las respuestas que obtiene de la IA en los overviews de buscadores explodingtopics.com/blog/ai-trus...

Tenemos un reto tremendo con esto... 😓

#AIEthics

Barbara De Cock @barbaradecock.bsky.social · Oct 8

A very interesting and much needed PhD project at Loughborough with @marcopino.bsky.social

ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · Oct 8

Loughborough-PhD-Bereavement-Support-2025

Fully funded #EMCA and mixed-methods PhD based in the UK Midlands investigating the communication challenges of delivering culturally sensitive bereavement support. Deadline: 30th Nov 2025,https://collaboratoryresearchhub.ac.uk/inclusive-bereavement-support/

dlvr.it

Reposted by Charles Antaki

Barbara De Cock @barbaradecock.bsky.social · Oct 1

People working on #Italian and focusing on #multimodality #digitalcommunication #intercultural pragmatics, Language in professional contexts, this position at our faculty may interest you!

Barbara De Cock @barbaradecock.bsky.social · Sep 29

📣My faculty hires for a tenure-track position in #Discourse and language practices in #Italian!

Deadline 12 Nov.

jobs.uclouvain.be/PersonnelAca...

An academic in Discourse and Language Practices in Italian

jobs.uclouvain.be

Barbara De Cock @barbaradecock.bsky.social · Oct 1

Wonderful! I had a beautiful misty morning today, thought I should share a picture of it, and then forgot it :-(

Reposted by Bárbara De Cock

Charlotte Taylor @proftaylor.bsky.social · Sep 30

Funding opportunity: PhD at Sussex
- Open to applicants on PhD Linguistics
- Scholarships cover tuition fees, a stipend at UK Research Council rates plus some research & training costs
- 5 interdisciplinary themes addressing major social sciences challenges
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...

SEDarc (ESRC) PhD scholarships for research in the Social Sciences : University of Sussex

www.sussex.ac.uk

Barbara De Cock @barbaradecock.bsky.social · Sep 29

📣My faculty hires for a tenure-track position in #Discourse and language practices in #Italian!

Deadline 12 Nov.

jobs.uclouvain.be/PersonnelAca...

An academic in Discourse and Language Practices in Italian

jobs.uclouvain.be

Barbara De Cock @barbaradecock.bsky.social · Sep 26

Han sido dos días muy enriquecedores que han mostrado otra vez que cruzar fronteras disciplinares puede aportar tanto. Gracias @grupomediaflows.bsky.social @guillermolpd.bsky.social, Germán Llorca y equipo por brindarme esta oportunidad. Tendremos más oportunidades de seguir conversando.

Grupo Mediaflows @grupomediaflows.bsky.social · Sep 26

Última mesa redonda del II Seminario Interdisciplinar de Teoría de la Comunicación: "La transformación del sector de la comunicación: retos y oportunidades" con @barbaradecock.bsky.social, Andreu Casero, @vsalojarvi.bsky.social y @guillermolpd.bsky.social (moderador) 🔝
#MediaFlows #SphereFlows

Reposted by Bárbara De Cock

Grupo Mediaflows @grupomediaflows.bsky.social · Sep 26

Barbara De Cock @barbaradecock.bsky.social · Sep 25

Cerrando poquito a poco una mañana muy densa y diversa en este seminario sobre un tema sumamente actual. Mañana contribuyo a la mesa redonda sobre la transformación del sector de la comunicación, con una contribución sobre los cambios del género periodístico en interacción con las redes sociales.

Grupo Mediaflows @grupomediaflows.bsky.social · Sep 25

Iniciamos el II Seminario Interdisciplinar de Teoría de la Comunicación en el Campus de Gandia de la @upv.es 🙌

Hoy y mañana abordaremos "la crisis del periodismo en la esfera pública postmediática" desde diferentes perspectivas 🗣️

Programa 👉 mediaflows.es/wp-content/u...

#MediaFlows #SphereFlows

Reposted by Bárbara De Cock

Grupo Mediaflows @grupomediaflows.bsky.social · Sep 25

Barbara De Cock @barbaradecock.bsky.social · Sep 18

📢 Mis colegas de traducción e #interpretación en la UCLouvain tienen una vacante para un puesto académico (profesor(a)) en el ámbito de la interpretación. Tenéis todas las informaciones aquí (fecha límite 12/11/2025).
A ver si serás nuestro/a colega ;-)
jobs.uclouvain.be/PersonnelAca...

Un·e académique en Interprétation

jobs.uclouvain.be

Reposted by Bárbara De Cock

Robert Rosendal @robertrosendal.bsky.social · Sep 17

"Moeten we het laten gebeuren dat grote bedrijven als Microsoft, Google en Amazon zoveel van onze energie en drinkwater opeisen voor hun eigen winst? Of moeten we in tijden van een klimaatcrisis en groeiende sociale ongelijkheid keuzes maken wat we wel en niet toestaan?"
dvhn.nl/meningen/Opi...

Techmiljarden bedreiging voor de lokale democratie: waarom de Google-lobby in de Eemshaven zeer onwenselijk is

Google in de Eemshaven. De techgigant wil de vestiging hier uitbouwen tot een gigantisch datacenter. <cutline_credit>foto: archief dvhn/anp</cutline_credit>

dvhn.nl

Barbara De Cock @barbaradecock.bsky.social · Sep 3

Bueno, hacer punto nunca me ha salido muy bien, pero a lo mejor tengo que volver a intentarlo...

Mujeres con ciencia @mujeresconciencia.com · Sep 3

Las espías que tejen mensajes secretos: dos al derecho, tres al revés

Las espías que tejen mensajes secretos: dos al derecho, tres al revés - Mujeres con ciencia

Espías que tejen mensajes secretos. Esteganografía. Códigos. Señales. Código morse. Tricotar. Espionaje. Servicios de inteligencia.

mujeresconciencia.com

Reposted by Bárbara De Cock

Mujeres con ciencia @mujeresconciencia.com · Sep 3

Las espías que tejen mensajes secretos: dos al derecho, tres al revés

Las espías que tejen mensajes secretos: dos al derecho, tres al revés - Mujeres con ciencia

Espías que tejen mensajes secretos. Esteganografía. Códigos. Señales. Código morse. Tricotar. Espionaje. Servicios de inteligencia.

mujeresconciencia.com

Barbara De Cock @barbaradecock.bsky.social · Aug 14

This evening's sunset at Baie de Somme. #holiday #hike

Barbara De Cock @barbaradecock.bsky.social · Aug 13

Don't speak English at home so don't qualify, but am very interested in the results, in case this helps motivate potential participants 😀

Reposted by Bárbara De Cock, Johannes Breuer, Aleksandra Urman

Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Aug 12

Oh come on… it’s not the private emails and holiday photos that is the problem here.

Address the real problem. Make big tech and AI companies pay for the exorbitant use.

System level solutions please.

www.404media.co/uk-asks-peop...

UK Asks People to Delete Emails In Order to Save Water During Drought

As Britain experiences one of its worst droughts in decades, its leaders suggest people get rid of old data to reduce stress on data centers.

www.404media.co

Reposted by Michael Barnett, Richard S.J. Tol, Colin F. Camerer , and 26 more Michael Barnett, Richard S.J. Tol, Colin F. Camerer, Nancy Kanwisher, Axel Bruns, Mark D. White, Jon Green, Richard Waite, Paul E. Smaldino, Juan Cole, Kelly Smith, Luxembourg, Daniel W. Drezner, Robert C. Richards, Bárbara De Cock, Michael Zimmer, Andrew L. Whitehead, Shannon M. Monnat, Dean Eckles, Manuel Puppis, Evgeny Kuzmin, Aija Leiponen, Clayton Littlejohn, Henrik Skaug Sætra, Iñaki Aldasoro, Jack Stilgoe, Aleksandra Urman, Sue Timmis, Baptiste Coulmont

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Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · Aug 3

Anyone here going to Interspeech and wants to do a student a big favor? He was accepted & paid, but ultimately cannot leave the U.S. due to ongoing fascism (he’s on a visa). They will pull his paper if he can’t find anyone to present it for him. DM if you’re attending & may be able to help!

Reposted by Marianne Hundt, Stefan Hartmann, Bárbara De Cock , and 2 more Marianne Hundt, Stefan Hartmann, Bárbara De Cock, Gavin Brookes, Charlotte Taylor

Daria Dayter @coocho.bsky.social · Jul 24

Don’t forget to send in your application before the summer hols! Deadline August 18

tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_...

Open rank professorship in Tampere, English linguistics. We will be working side by side

go.bsky.app

Barbara De Cock @barbaradecock.bsky.social · Jul 22

Seizing the (rare dry) moment with a
Holiday #hike near my hometown #Geraardsbergen at #DeGavers

Barbara De Cock @barbaradecock.bsky.social · Jul 22

Seizing the (rare dry) moment with a
Holiday #hike near my hometown #Geraardsbergen at #DeGavers

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