Rachelle Vessey 🇨🇦
@rachellevessey.bsky.social
linguistics, corpus/discourse analysis, canadiana, media studies, language, politics, academia, education, language ideologies, language and gender, military discourse, French, English (& other things)
https://carleton.ca/slals/cu-people/vessey-rachelle/
https://carleton.ca/slals/cu-people/vessey-rachelle/
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🚨New Cambridge Element 🚨
Cognition and Conspiracy Theories by Andreas Musolff is now free to read until November 17th!
https://cup.org/47PLKBW
#Linguistics #LangSky 🐦🐦
Cognition and Conspiracy Theories by Andreas Musolff is now free to read until November 17th!
https://cup.org/47PLKBW
#Linguistics #LangSky 🐦🐦
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🚨New Cambridge Element 🚨
Cognition and Conspiracy Theories by Andreas Musolff is now free to read until November 17th!
https://cup.org/47PLKBW
#Linguistics #LangSky 🐦🐦
Cognition and Conspiracy Theories by Andreas Musolff is now free to read until November 17th!
https://cup.org/47PLKBW
#Linguistics #LangSky 🐦🐦
Reminder - the deadline for abstracts is quickly approaching! Join us in Ottawa for the 2026 international language policy conference! carleton.ca/lpp/
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Reminder - the deadline for abstracts is quickly approaching! Join us in Ottawa for the 2026 international language policy conference! carleton.ca/lpp/
Finally received my copies in the mail today, which makes it all feel much more real. But you can find digital copies, too:
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September 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Finally received my copies in the mail today, which makes it all feel much more real. But you can find digital copies, too:
www.routledge.com/Current-Appr...
www.routledge.com/Current-Appr...
The Call for Papers for the 2026 conference Multidisciplinary Approaches to Language Policy and Planning is now live! Please share and join us in Ottawa in June 2026! carleton.ca/lpp/lpp-2026...
LPP 2026 - Call for paper / Appel à communication - Multidisciplinary Approaches in Language Policy and Planning
The LPP 2026 Call for paper is now open! / L'appel à communication pour LPP 2026 est maintenant lancé!
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September 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The Call for Papers for the 2026 conference Multidisciplinary Approaches to Language Policy and Planning is now live! Please share and join us in Ottawa in June 2026! carleton.ca/lpp/lpp-2026...
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After our very succesful Corpus Linguistics 2025 conference hosted by @robbielove.org at Aston, CL is going on tour! Our next conference will be Easter 2027 in Hong Kong at HK Poly U. In summer 2029 we return to Europe when @michamahlberg.bsky.social will host CL at Erlangen!
September 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
After our very succesful Corpus Linguistics 2025 conference hosted by @robbielove.org at Aston, CL is going on tour! Our next conference will be Easter 2027 in Hong Kong at HK Poly U. In summer 2029 we return to Europe when @michamahlberg.bsky.social will host CL at Erlangen!
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🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨 we are excited to launch the Call for Papers for the Corpora and Discourse International Conference 2026. Deadline 16 November 2025. Submit your abstracts here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/cad-2026/cal.... Please share widely! #CADS2026
Call for Papers – Corpora & Discourse International Conference 2026
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September 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨 we are excited to launch the Call for Papers for the Corpora and Discourse International Conference 2026. Deadline 16 November 2025. Submit your abstracts here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/cad-2026/cal.... Please share widely! #CADS2026
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Check it out - the corpus MOOC is back (15th September) on a new platform (edX) exploring new topics, including AI. One thing has not changed - it is still free to access 😁 Find out more here: www.edx.org/learn/social...
lancasteruniversity: Corpus linguistics and new technologies: data, language and society | edX
In an era of AI and big data, understanding language through data is essential. This hands-on course from Lancaster University—a global leader in corpus linguistics—teaches you to build, query, and an...
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August 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Check it out - the corpus MOOC is back (15th September) on a new platform (edX) exploring new topics, including AI. One thing has not changed - it is still free to access 😁 Find out more here: www.edx.org/learn/social...
Just published! In this paper we examine how UN diplomats position themselves in multiple ways when lobbying for / against multilingualism policy: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Putting negotiation on a ‘principal-ed’ footing: A corpus-informed discourse analysis of person deixis in diplomatic debates
This article investigates identity politics in diplomatic negotiations at the United Nations. Drawing on theories of ‘footing’, ‘positioning’ and ‘sta…
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August 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Just published! In this paper we examine how UN diplomats position themselves in multiple ways when lobbying for / against multilingualism policy: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Preparations for the 2026 Corpora and Discourse International Conference at Lancaster University are under way! We will be sharing information on dates for your calendars, plenary speakers, and the upcoming call for papers very soon. Follow here for updates, and please share widely! #CADS2026
July 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Preparations for the 2026 Corpora and Discourse International Conference at Lancaster University are under way! We will be sharing information on dates for your calendars, plenary speakers, and the upcoming call for papers very soon. Follow here for updates, and please share widely! #CADS2026
Save the date: the next Multidisciplinary Approaches in Language Policy and Planning conference will be June 17-19, 2026 in Ottawa!
carleton.ca/lpp/
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carleton.ca/lpp/
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July 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Save the date: the next Multidisciplinary Approaches in Language Policy and Planning conference will be June 17-19, 2026 in Ottawa!
carleton.ca/lpp/
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carleton.ca/lpp/
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So lucky to have attended @cl2025.co.uk - thanks to the organizers for an inspiring conference program & to colleagues for their great work. carleton.ca/slals/2025/s...
SLaLS at Corpus Linguistics 2025 - School of Linguistics and Language Studies
The School of Linguistics and Language Studies was well-represented at the Corpus Linguistics conference (CL2025) in Birmingham, UK. As one of five CL2025
carleton.ca
July 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
So lucky to have attended @cl2025.co.uk - thanks to the organizers for an inspiring conference program & to colleagues for their great work. carleton.ca/slals/2025/s...
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Canadian Association of University Teachers recommends that academics travel to the US "only if essential and necessary", and to be careful about what information we have on our electronic devices, especially if you fit into a fairly wide set of categories. www.caut.ca/latest/2025/...
April 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Canadian Association of University Teachers recommends that academics travel to the US "only if essential and necessary", and to be careful about what information we have on our electronic devices, especially if you fit into a fairly wide set of categories. www.caut.ca/latest/2025/...
Last chance to register for the Zoom link! Join us tomorrow for Professor Chris Hart's lecture "Using the NewsScape Corpus to Explore Multimodal Meaning-Making in TV News Communication About Immigration". Hosted by our department of Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies at Carleton University.
Join us for the 2024/5 Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies guest speaker, @chrishartlinguist.bsky.social ! Tuesday, April 8, 2025 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST. The event is taking place online. Register here: carleton.ca/slals/cu-eve...
Speaker Series Featuring Chris Hart | Using the NewsScape Corpus to Explore Multimodal Meaning-Making in TV News Communication About Immigration - School of Linguistics and Language Studies
Please join the School of Linguistics and Language Studies for a Speaker Series event featuring Dr. Chris Hart (Lancaster University). Using the NewsScape Corpus to Explore Multimodal Meaning-Making i...
carleton.ca
April 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Last chance to register for the Zoom link! Join us tomorrow for Professor Chris Hart's lecture "Using the NewsScape Corpus to Explore Multimodal Meaning-Making in TV News Communication About Immigration". Hosted by our department of Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies at Carleton University.
One week from today - please join us!
Join us for the 2024/5 Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies guest speaker, @chrishartlinguist.bsky.social ! Tuesday, April 8, 2025 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST. The event is taking place online. Register here: carleton.ca/slals/cu-eve...
Speaker Series Featuring Chris Hart | Using the NewsScape Corpus to Explore Multimodal Meaning-Making in TV News Communication About Immigration - School of Linguistics and Language Studies
Please join the School of Linguistics and Language Studies for a Speaker Series event featuring Dr. Chris Hart (Lancaster University). Using the NewsScape Corpus to Explore Multimodal Meaning-Making i...
carleton.ca
April 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
One week from today - please join us!
Looking forward to seeing this in print later this year! 😀 www.routledge.com/Current-Appr...
Current Approaches to Language Ideology and Metalinguistic Discourse
This collection brings together research on cutting-edge developments at the intersection of language ideology and metalinguistic discourse, showcasing the potential of diverse approaches.
With intere...
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March 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Looking forward to seeing this in print later this year! 😀 www.routledge.com/Current-Appr...
Imagine being pulled over and asked by police "Which do you prefer? Canada or America?"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Halifax musicians say U.S. traffic stop led to drug search, questions about allegiance | CBC News
A Halifax-based folk music duo say police who pulled them over on a highway in the U.S. Midwest earlier this month accused them of having drugs in their rental car and questioned them about their alle...
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March 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Imagine being pulled over and asked by police "Which do you prefer? Canada or America?"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Join us for the 2024/5 Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies guest speaker, @chrishartlinguist.bsky.social ! Tuesday, April 8, 2025 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST. The event is taking place online. Register here: carleton.ca/slals/cu-eve...
Speaker Series Featuring Chris Hart | Using the NewsScape Corpus to Explore Multimodal Meaning-Making in TV News Communication About Immigration - School of Linguistics and Language Studies
Please join the School of Linguistics and Language Studies for a Speaker Series event featuring Dr. Chris Hart (Lancaster University). Using the NewsScape Corpus to Explore Multimodal Meaning-Making i...
carleton.ca
March 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Join us for the 2024/5 Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies guest speaker, @chrishartlinguist.bsky.social ! Tuesday, April 8, 2025 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST. The event is taking place online. Register here: carleton.ca/slals/cu-eve...
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Registration is now open for our (hybrid) conference "LinguisTikTok: Linguistic Research on TikTok" which will take place at TU Dresden from 24-26 March 2025. Check out the fantastic program at tu-dresden.de/gsw/slk/germ...
January 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Registration is now open for our (hybrid) conference "LinguisTikTok: Linguistic Research on TikTok" which will take place at TU Dresden from 24-26 March 2025. Check out the fantastic program at tu-dresden.de/gsw/slk/germ...
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Hope you don't mind the book plug:
Just ordered via my uni library @jfarkas.bsky.social and my (eds.) collection 'Digital Media Metaphors: A Critical Introduction' after belatedly realising how useful it will be for my digital sociology module this semester!
www.routledge.com/Digital-Medi...
Just ordered via my uni library @jfarkas.bsky.social and my (eds.) collection 'Digital Media Metaphors: A Critical Introduction' after belatedly realising how useful it will be for my digital sociology module this semester!
www.routledge.com/Digital-Medi...
Digital Media Metaphors: A Critical Introduction
Bringing together leading scholars from media studies and digital sociology, this edited volume provides a comprehensive introduction to digital media metaphors, unpacking their power and limitations....
www.routledge.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Hope you don't mind the book plug:
Just ordered via my uni library @jfarkas.bsky.social and my (eds.) collection 'Digital Media Metaphors: A Critical Introduction' after belatedly realising how useful it will be for my digital sociology module this semester!
www.routledge.com/Digital-Medi...
Just ordered via my uni library @jfarkas.bsky.social and my (eds.) collection 'Digital Media Metaphors: A Critical Introduction' after belatedly realising how useful it will be for my digital sociology module this semester!
www.routledge.com/Digital-Medi...
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We are back in the new year: Open Advanced methods in corpus linguistics research group
🌐 online/in person
Everybody is welcome.
Free registration: forms.office.com/e/YT5md2fjka
Reading: McEnery & Brezina (2022). Fundamental Principles of Corpus Linguistics. CUP.
@tonymcenery.bsky.social
🌐 online/in person
Everybody is welcome.
Free registration: forms.office.com/e/YT5md2fjka
Reading: McEnery & Brezina (2022). Fundamental Principles of Corpus Linguistics. CUP.
@tonymcenery.bsky.social
January 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
We are back in the new year: Open Advanced methods in corpus linguistics research group
🌐 online/in person
Everybody is welcome.
Free registration: forms.office.com/e/YT5md2fjka
Reading: McEnery & Brezina (2022). Fundamental Principles of Corpus Linguistics. CUP.
@tonymcenery.bsky.social
🌐 online/in person
Everybody is welcome.
Free registration: forms.office.com/e/YT5md2fjka
Reading: McEnery & Brezina (2022). Fundamental Principles of Corpus Linguistics. CUP.
@tonymcenery.bsky.social
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Call for papers - Corpus Linguistics 2025! Closing date for proposals 17th January 2025. More information here: www.cl2025.co.uk
CL2025
Welcome to the thirteenth international Corpus Linguistics conference (CL2025), co-organised by Aston University, Birmingham City University and the University of Birmingham.
CL2025 will take place fr...
www.cl2025.co.uk
January 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Call for papers - Corpus Linguistics 2025! Closing date for proposals 17th January 2025. More information here: www.cl2025.co.uk
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Save the date: We are excited to announce that the next Lancaster Summer Schools in Corpus Linguistics will be held 16-20 June 2025 at Lancaster University. Check our website for more info about programme & applications: wp.lancs.ac.uk/corpussummer... @lancslinguistics.bsky.social
December 9, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Save the date: We are excited to announce that the next Lancaster Summer Schools in Corpus Linguistics will be held 16-20 June 2025 at Lancaster University. Check our website for more info about programme & applications: wp.lancs.ac.uk/corpussummer... @lancslinguistics.bsky.social