Graham Burton
@grahburton.bsky.social
Linguist, Uni Bozen-Bolzano (IT), interested in corpus linguistics, ELT, EAP, multilingualism. Assistant ed, Journal of EuroSLA. Written ELT materials for various publishers.
New book with Routledge! https://tinyurl.com/5f6aemh4
New book with Routledge! https://tinyurl.com/5f6aemh4
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Graham Burton
@grahburton.bsky.social
· Dec 16
Launch day! Congratulations to the authors!
www.candlinandmynard.com/englishgramm...
The Big Beasts of English Grammar: An Exploration of Form and Function in Conversations by Christian Jones and Graham Burton @eltresearch.bsky.social @grahburton.bsky.social
#englishgrammar
www.candlinandmynard.com/englishgramm...
The Big Beasts of English Grammar: An Exploration of Form and Function in Conversations by Christian Jones and Graham Burton @eltresearch.bsky.social @grahburton.bsky.social
#englishgrammar
Really pleased to see this in print and electronic format!
Wow, looks like Deepl had something to get off his/her/its chest, and just went with it after providing the initial translation …
November 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Wow, looks like Deepl had something to get off his/her/its chest, and just went with it after providing the initial translation …
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!
October 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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!
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Pleased to announce that my 2023 book, 'Grammar in ELT and ELT materials' will soon be available in paperback!
It should be out in mid January, and the publishers are offering a 30% discount (using code DELPAP30) until the end of February. Details here! www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/...
It should be out in mid January, and the publishers are offering a 30% discount (using code DELPAP30) until the end of February. Details here! www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/...
September 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Pleased to announce that my 2023 book, 'Grammar in ELT and ELT materials' will soon be available in paperback!
It should be out in mid January, and the publishers are offering a 30% discount (using code DELPAP30) until the end of February. Details here! www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/...
It should be out in mid January, and the publishers are offering a 30% discount (using code DELPAP30) until the end of February. Details here! www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/...
A feature, not a bug
"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:59 AM
A feature, not a bug
Even predatory journal spam can contribute to one's imposter syndrome …. ("If any"??!! 🤬)
"Dear G. Burton,
Hope you are well.
We are contacting you because your expertise in areas related to linguistics (if any) makes you an ideal candidate to review the manuscript entitled …"
"Dear G. Burton,
Hope you are well.
We are contacting you because your expertise in areas related to linguistics (if any) makes you an ideal candidate to review the manuscript entitled …"
September 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Even predatory journal spam can contribute to one's imposter syndrome …. ("If any"??!! 🤬)
"Dear G. Burton,
Hope you are well.
We are contacting you because your expertise in areas related to linguistics (if any) makes you an ideal candidate to review the manuscript entitled …"
"Dear G. Burton,
Hope you are well.
We are contacting you because your expertise in areas related to linguistics (if any) makes you an ideal candidate to review the manuscript entitled …"
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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?...
youtu.be/Zafx24UvFg8?...
The Big BEASTS of English Grammar: What we Need to UNLEARN - Graham Burton
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August 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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?...
youtu.be/Zafx24UvFg8?...
Two great opportunities with JESLA/EUROSLA
Two new JESLA roles: Assistant Editor and Marketing Assistant
Call for expression of interest, deadline 10 October 2025
Details on our website:
www.eurosla.org/new-jesla-ro...
Call for expression of interest, deadline 10 October 2025
Details on our website:
www.eurosla.org/new-jesla-ro...
New JESLA roles – call for expression of interest – EuroSLA
www.eurosla.org
August 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Two great opportunities with JESLA/EUROSLA
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The PEC24, a new reference #corpus of Italian, is now available via Search-it, a CQPweb-based platform
👇
lt.eurac.edu/cqpweb/
A paper where PEC24 is described (English)
👇
doi.org/10.54103/203...
A short introduction (Italian)
👇
open.substack.com/pub/inparole...
👇
lt.eurac.edu/cqpweb/
A paper where PEC24 is described (English)
👇
doi.org/10.54103/203...
A short introduction (Italian)
👇
open.substack.com/pub/inparole...
Un nuovo corpus linguistico: il PEC24
Chiedere informazioni ai testi per analizzare l'italiano
open.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The PEC24, a new reference #corpus of Italian, is now available via Search-it, a CQPweb-based platform
👇
lt.eurac.edu/cqpweb/
A paper where PEC24 is described (English)
👇
doi.org/10.54103/203...
A short introduction (Italian)
👇
open.substack.com/pub/inparole...
👇
lt.eurac.edu/cqpweb/
A paper where PEC24 is described (English)
👇
doi.org/10.54103/203...
A short introduction (Italian)
👇
open.substack.com/pub/inparole...
Lucky book to have found such a nice home!
It's finally arrived (at Akita International University's Nakajima Library)! Look forward to reading it and will try to finish soon so others get a chance to borrow it. 😅 @eltresearch.bsky.social @grahburton.bsky.social @candlinmynard.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Lucky book to have found such a nice home!
For exactly the same reasons, I wonder how viable our current way of doing academic writing is in the medium to long term.
(Cartoon found online: I don't know who to credit it to, sorry.)
(Cartoon found online: I don't know who to credit it to, sorry.)
June 3, 2025 at 8:37 AM
For exactly the same reasons, I wonder how viable our current way of doing academic writing is in the medium to long term.
(Cartoon found online: I don't know who to credit it to, sorry.)
(Cartoon found online: I don't know who to credit it to, sorry.)
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Happy to share my paper “A Different View of Phraseological Complexity: The Role of Density, Diversity and Distance” published on the Journal of the Europ. Second Language Association in the collection “Multiple views on #phraseology in second language acquisition”
euroslajournal.org/articles/10....
euroslajournal.org/articles/10....
A Different View of Phraseological Complexity: The Role of Density, Diversity and Distance | Journal of the European Second Language Association
euroslajournal.org
May 29, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Happy to share my paper “A Different View of Phraseological Complexity: The Role of Density, Diversity and Distance” published on the Journal of the Europ. Second Language Association in the collection “Multiple views on #phraseology in second language acquisition”
euroslajournal.org/articles/10....
euroslajournal.org/articles/10....
Video and slides available!
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
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
February 25, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Video and slides available!
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Book Launch, Q&A, and Giveaway TODAY.
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February 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Book Launch, Q&A, and Giveaway TODAY.
Register to join us!
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@grahburton.bsky.social @eltresearch.bsky.social
Register to join us!
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@grahburton.bsky.social @eltresearch.bsky.social
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Register for the Online Book Launch, Q&A, and Giveaway!
The Big Beasts of English Grammar: An Exploration of Form and Function in Conversations.
Mon. 24 Feb
UK: 10am, Italy: 11am, Japan: 7pm
Registration and details: bit.ly/3EFiGCd
#englishgrammar
@eltresearch.bsky.social @grahburton.bsky.social
The Big Beasts of English Grammar: An Exploration of Form and Function in Conversations.
Mon. 24 Feb
UK: 10am, Italy: 11am, Japan: 7pm
Registration and details: bit.ly/3EFiGCd
#englishgrammar
@eltresearch.bsky.social @grahburton.bsky.social
February 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Register for the Online Book Launch, Q&A, and Giveaway!
The Big Beasts of English Grammar: An Exploration of Form and Function in Conversations.
Mon. 24 Feb
UK: 10am, Italy: 11am, Japan: 7pm
Registration and details: bit.ly/3EFiGCd
#englishgrammar
@eltresearch.bsky.social @grahburton.bsky.social
The Big Beasts of English Grammar: An Exploration of Form and Function in Conversations.
Mon. 24 Feb
UK: 10am, Italy: 11am, Japan: 7pm
Registration and details: bit.ly/3EFiGCd
#englishgrammar
@eltresearch.bsky.social @grahburton.bsky.social
Looking forward to our book launch on 24th January!
Register for the Online Book Launch, Q&A, and Giveaway! Join Christian Jones and Graham Burton, authors of The Big Beasts of English Grammar: An Exploration of Form and Function in Conversations. Mon 24 Feb 10am (UK) 7pm (Jpn) @eltresearch.bsky.social #englishgrammar tinyurl.com/p5d7abkf
February 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Looking forward to our book launch on 24th January!
Reposted by Graham Burton
Thank you to everyone who followed our online Q&A with the authors! @eltresearch.bsky.social @grahburton.bsky.social
The Big Beasts of English Grammar: An Exploration of Form and Function in Conversations
Download a free excerpt (preview file) from PayHip.
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The Big Beasts of English Grammar: An Exploration of Form and Function in Conversations
Download a free excerpt (preview file) from PayHip.
www.candlinandmynard.com/englishgramm...
January 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Thank you to everyone who followed our online Q&A with the authors! @eltresearch.bsky.social @grahburton.bsky.social
The Big Beasts of English Grammar: An Exploration of Form and Function in Conversations
Download a free excerpt (preview file) from PayHip.
www.candlinandmynard.com/englishgramm...
The Big Beasts of English Grammar: An Exploration of Form and Function in Conversations
Download a free excerpt (preview file) from PayHip.
www.candlinandmynard.com/englishgramm...
Our publisher @candlinmynard.bsky.social
is running a Q & A about the new book I co-authored with
@eltresearch.bsky.social. Feel free to get involved and we'll do our best to answer!
is running a Q & A about the new book I co-authored with
@eltresearch.bsky.social. Feel free to get involved and we'll do our best to answer!
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
The Big Beasts of English Grammar by Christian Jones and Graham Burton
www.candlinandmynard.com/englishgramm...)
Post questions here with the hashtag #bigbeastsgrammar from Jan 13 - 20.
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Post questions here with the hashtag #bigbeastsgrammar from Jan 13 - 20.
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@eltresearch.bsky.social @grahburton.bsky.social
January 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Our publisher @candlinmynard.bsky.social
is running a Q & A about the new book I co-authored with
@eltresearch.bsky.social. Feel free to get involved and we'll do our best to answer!
is running a Q & A about the new book I co-authored with
@eltresearch.bsky.social. Feel free to get involved and we'll do our best to answer!
Really pleased to see this in print and electronic format!
Launch day! Congratulations to the authors!
www.candlinandmynard.com/englishgramm...
The Big Beasts of English Grammar: An Exploration of Form and Function in Conversations by Christian Jones and Graham Burton @eltresearch.bsky.social @grahburton.bsky.social
#englishgrammar
www.candlinandmynard.com/englishgramm...
The Big Beasts of English Grammar: An Exploration of Form and Function in Conversations by Christian Jones and Graham Burton @eltresearch.bsky.social @grahburton.bsky.social
#englishgrammar
December 16, 2024 at 7:41 AM
Really pleased to see this in print and electronic format!
Reposted by Graham Burton
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
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
December 6, 2024 at 12:18 AM
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
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
Really pleased to announce my new book with Christian Jones @eltresearch.bsky.social!!! Will be out in 10 days, available in print and ebook form, with (we hope) very accessible prices.
December 5, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Really pleased to announce my new book with Christian Jones @eltresearch.bsky.social!!! Will be out in 10 days, available in print and ebook form, with (we hope) very accessible prices.
Really pleased to be part of the team!
The editorial team is very pleased to announce the appointment of JESLA’s new assistant editor, Graham Burton, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, who joined us 11 November 2024. We warmly welcome you, Graham!
December 3, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Really pleased to be part of the team!