Other Specialties: History of English Description: The Department of Linguistics, within the School of the Arts, is looking to appoint a Lecturer in Linguistics (Teaching and Scholarship) to cover a staff member on externally funded research leave. Duties will include convening, teaching and marking on the following modules: (i) LIN5224 Speech, Hearing, and Phonetic Sciences, (ii) LIN212 History of English, (iii) LIN7010 Sociophonetics, and (iv) LIN7078 Analysing Language Datasets. T

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This 60-minute beginners’ webinar is intended as an introduction to the process of learning how to write strong research grant proposals.

The present article catalogues and analyzes a collection of motifs that Beowulf shares with the Nibelungenlied. It argues that these motifs constitute a courtier narrative, which focuses on a hero’...

The 14th Century manuscript has been found to be the only complete copy of Richard Rolle's text.

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McSPARRAN - Frances passed away peacefully on 10th January 2026 at Nazareth Care Village. Beloved wife of the late Ernst Pulgram, she is survived by her loving nephews and nieces; Caitriona ,...

Other Specialties: Dialectology, Language Variation and Change Description: Prof David Britain is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher/Teacher to work in the Modern English Linguistics section of the Department of English at the University of Bern in Switzerland. The job role involves BA and MA teaching and thesis supervision (30%), administration for the section and the Department (10%) and research (60%). The position is for up to 4 years (non-renewable) and begins on 1st August 2026. The r

1149. This week, we look at the life and legacy of Samuel Johnson, the man behind the 1755 Dictionary of the English Language. We talk with John Overholt, curator at Harvard’s Houghton Library, about…

New Orleans Marriott–Jan. 9—The American Dialect Society, in its 36th annual words-of-the-year vote, selected slop as the Word of the Year for 2025. More than three hundred attendees took part in the…

The Spanish Society for Medieval English Language and Literature (SELIM) and the Local Organising Committee invite members of the Society and all scholars interested in the field to participate in the 36th International Conference of SELIM (SELIM 36), to be hosted by the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) in Toledo, from 23rd to 25th September 2026. The organisers welcome papers dealing with any aspect of medieval English language and literature. As in previous SELIM conferences, we especi

Nominations for Words of the Year 2025 follow below. The final selection will be held at 6:45 pm CST on Friday, Jan. 9 (Carondelet, 3rd floor, New Orleans Marriott). American Dialect Society 2025…