Christian Ilbury
@christianilbury.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Sociolinguistics & Director of EDI for PPLS at University of Edinburgh.
he/him
LVC, digital (queer+youth+popular) cultures, 'MLE', & accent bias/linguistic discrimination - Edinburgh/London.
https://cilbury.wordpress.com/
he/him
LVC, digital (queer+youth+popular) cultures, 'MLE', & accent bias/linguistic discrimination - Edinburgh/London.
https://cilbury.wordpress.com/
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My book "Researching Language and Digital Communication" is hereeee.
It may just be the most camp discussion of DMC so far. Including analyses of:
- Dolly Parton memes
- TikTok videos of Jungle and Billie Eilish
- anonymous Grindr profiles
It may just be the most camp discussion of DMC so far. Including analyses of:
- Dolly Parton memes
- TikTok videos of Jungle and Billie Eilish
- anonymous Grindr profiles
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Hot on the heels of our London A-level English Language conference, we've announced details of our Macclesfield conference at the end of February. It's another cracking line-up.
www.englishandmedia.co.uk/conferences/...
www.englishandmedia.co.uk/conferences/...
emagazine Language Conference in the North 2026 (23.2.2026, Macclesfield, Spring 2026)
emagazine Language Conference in the North 2026 (23.2.2026, Macclesfield, Spring 2026)
www.englishandmedia.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Hot on the heels of our London A-level English Language conference, we've announced details of our Macclesfield conference at the end of February. It's another cracking line-up.
www.englishandmedia.co.uk/conferences/...
www.englishandmedia.co.uk/conferences/...
Postdoc position in our department for *5* years (focus on Burun languages)!
linguistlist.org/issues/36/37...
linguistlist.org/issues/36/37...
LINGUIST List 36.3726 Jobs: Western Nilotic; Mabaan; Language Documentation, Morphology, Phonology, Syntax: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Edinburgh
The LINGUIST List, International Linguistics Community Online.
linguistlist.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Postdoc position in our department for *5* years (focus on Burun languages)!
linguistlist.org/issues/36/37...
linguistlist.org/issues/36/37...
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Update: Registration is now live! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focused-in...
You can sign up for just one day or both days. Reminder that Thursday is online and Friday is hybrid. All welcome, hope to see as many of you as possible in January!
You can sign up for just one day or both days. Reminder that Thursday is online and Friday is hybrid. All welcome, hope to see as many of you as possible in January!
December 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Update: Registration is now live! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focused-in...
You can sign up for just one day or both days. Reminder that Thursday is online and Friday is hybrid. All welcome, hope to see as many of you as possible in January!
You can sign up for just one day or both days. Reminder that Thursday is online and Friday is hybrid. All welcome, hope to see as many of you as possible in January!
Great to host this event! Really interesting interdisciplinary discussions on 'language and AI'.
Keep an eye out for the details of our next @langsocscot.bsky.social meeting!
Keep an eye out for the details of our next @langsocscot.bsky.social meeting!
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the University of Edinburgh on Friday for lively discussions on the linguistic, economic and social dynamics of AI. Planning will begin for our next event before too long, so please tag or message us with ideas for your preferred topic or location!
December 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Great to host this event! Really interesting interdisciplinary discussions on 'language and AI'.
Keep an eye out for the details of our next @langsocscot.bsky.social meeting!
Keep an eye out for the details of our next @langsocscot.bsky.social meeting!
Today, we're hosting two events! First up Marah Jaraisy & Marcus Perlman on the 'Linguistic Manifestation of Apartheid: Exploring the role of ethnic segregation and enforced isolation in the sign language diversity of Israel', hosted as part of our Disability History Month observance campaign.
November 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Today, we're hosting two events! First up Marah Jaraisy & Marcus Perlman on the 'Linguistic Manifestation of Apartheid: Exploring the role of ethnic segregation and enforced isolation in the sign language diversity of Israel', hosted as part of our Disability History Month observance campaign.
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lectureship in applied linguistics in my department. lovely city, lovely department, lovely colleagues 🌸 manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...
November 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
lectureship in applied linguistics in my department. lovely city, lovely department, lovely colleagues 🌸 manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...
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A fascinating panel discussion with Simon Horobin, Jasmine Andersson and Christian Ilbury at today's emagazine A Level English Language Student Conference!
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A fascinating panel discussion with Simon Horobin, Jasmine Andersson and Christian Ilbury at today's emagazine A Level English Language Student Conference!
Kinda surreal to have given an academic talk at a venue I went to as an A-Level student to hear an academic give an academic talk.
Full ⭕
Full ⭕
Our final speaker of the day, Christian Ilbury, speaks about language change and social media.
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Kinda surreal to have given an academic talk at a venue I went to as an A-Level student to hear an academic give an academic talk.
Full ⭕
Full ⭕
Today was the last lecture of my Sociolinguistics course. I am soooo privileged to do what I do.
But also, given there's now a question about the longevity of linguistics as a university subject: There are *120* students enrolled on my course.
But also, given there's now a question about the longevity of linguistics as a university subject: There are *120* students enrolled on my course.
November 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Today was the last lecture of my Sociolinguistics course. I am soooo privileged to do what I do.
But also, given there's now a question about the longevity of linguistics as a university subject: There are *120* students enrolled on my course.
But also, given there's now a question about the longevity of linguistics as a university subject: There are *120* students enrolled on my course.
On my way to London for the
@engmediacentre.bsky.social
conference tomorrow. Looking forward to lecturing a room of 800~ young people about 'youth language' 😂
[Or, more specifically, why linking language change to social media isn't as straightforward as most think!]
tinyurl.com/3kf8w58r
@engmediacentre.bsky.social
conference tomorrow. Looking forward to lecturing a room of 800~ young people about 'youth language' 😂
[Or, more specifically, why linking language change to social media isn't as straightforward as most think!]
tinyurl.com/3kf8w58r
emagazine Conference for A Level Language, 2025, London (27.11.2025, Autumn 2025)
In-person emagazine Language Conference for advanced level students. <strong>Fully booked. We will not be re-opening bookings for the Conference.</strong><strong></strong>
www.englishandmedia.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
On my way to London for the
@engmediacentre.bsky.social
conference tomorrow. Looking forward to lecturing a room of 800~ young people about 'youth language' 😂
[Or, more specifically, why linking language change to social media isn't as straightforward as most think!]
tinyurl.com/3kf8w58r
@engmediacentre.bsky.social
conference tomorrow. Looking forward to lecturing a room of 800~ young people about 'youth language' 😂
[Or, more specifically, why linking language change to social media isn't as straightforward as most think!]
tinyurl.com/3kf8w58r
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Want to hold a major academic conference in the humanities and social sciences? We offer up to £20k (and sometimes £25k) for a conference on any topic to be held between April 27/March 28. Apply by 29 Jan 2026.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
British Academy Conferences funding for UK-based researchers
An exceptional opportunity for UK-based scholars to run a landmark event featuring leading-edge research as part of the British Academy’s events programme.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Want to hold a major academic conference in the humanities and social sciences? We offer up to £20k (and sometimes £25k) for a conference on any topic to be held between April 27/March 28. Apply by 29 Jan 2026.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
The protesters are "campaigning against Scottish schools offering migrant parents lessons to improve their English"
Where to start with this...
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
Where to start with this...
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
Mothers trying to learn English face demonstration outside school
The protest follows a campaign by YouTube influencers against schools offering migrant parents lessons to improve their language skills
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The protesters are "campaigning against Scottish schools offering migrant parents lessons to improve their English"
Where to start with this...
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
Where to start with this...
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
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www.technomoralfutures.uk/news-databas...
Happy Monday! Here's me thinking about speech tech, voices, and death thanks to the lovely @technomoralfutures.bsky.social
content notes: discussion of death, grief, online abuse
Happy Monday! Here's me thinking about speech tech, voices, and death thanks to the lovely @technomoralfutures.bsky.social
content notes: discussion of death, grief, online abuse
Text-to-speech voices as human remains — Centre for Technomoral Futures
Speech technology researchers worldwide are working on improving the smoothness and fidelity of text-to-speech towards the goal of accessible communication for all. However, TTS models are also being ...
www.technomoralfutures.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
www.technomoralfutures.uk/news-databas...
Happy Monday! Here's me thinking about speech tech, voices, and death thanks to the lovely @technomoralfutures.bsky.social
content notes: discussion of death, grief, online abuse
Happy Monday! Here's me thinking about speech tech, voices, and death thanks to the lovely @technomoralfutures.bsky.social
content notes: discussion of death, grief, online abuse
This is the point I was trying to make a few weeks back about academics continuing to use that platform, although in somewhat more euphemistic terms...
Quite frankly, I think non-fascists who are still using Twitter and somehow still believe it’ll help them achieve non-fascist aims are 100% delusional. It’s pathetic.
It's a censorship engine designed to promote ideas that Elon Musk likes and suppress ideas that Elon Musk does not like. I really don't get why this evident fact - that Musk openly admits! - is so hard for so many people to understand
November 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This is the point I was trying to make a few weeks back about academics continuing to use that platform, although in somewhat more euphemistic terms...
I realllllly wish people wouldn't use 'code-switching' interchangeably with 'style-shifting'. It's really hard to mark an essay that conflates the two when they cite a source that literally does the same thing 😭
November 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I realllllly wish people wouldn't use 'code-switching' interchangeably with 'style-shifting'. It's really hard to mark an essay that conflates the two when they cite a source that literally does the same thing 😭
This is outrageous.
Academics/universities consistently take the high horse and ask 'what are we going to do about students using AI?!' when there's literally universities teaching courses with AI generated slides... Like come on.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Academics/universities consistently take the high horse and ask 'what are we going to do about students using AI?!' when there's literally universities teaching courses with AI generated slides... Like come on.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AI
Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accent
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This is outrageous.
Academics/universities consistently take the high horse and ask 'what are we going to do about students using AI?!' when there's literally universities teaching courses with AI generated slides... Like come on.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Academics/universities consistently take the high horse and ask 'what are we going to do about students using AI?!' when there's literally universities teaching courses with AI generated slides... Like come on.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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📣 Trinity College Dublin is hiring 2 #tenuretrack Assistant Professors in Sociology.
👉 Environmental Sociology. Closing Dec 1
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH703/a...
👉 Gender and Sexuality. Closing Dec 2
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI055/a...
@tcdsociology.bsky.social
@isa-rc28.bsky.social @eaps.bsky.social
👉 Environmental Sociology. Closing Dec 1
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH703/a...
👉 Gender and Sexuality. Closing Dec 2
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI055/a...
@tcdsociology.bsky.social
@isa-rc28.bsky.social @eaps.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Sociology at Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
An opportunity for an academic position as a Assistant Professor in Sociology is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
📣 Trinity College Dublin is hiring 2 #tenuretrack Assistant Professors in Sociology.
👉 Environmental Sociology. Closing Dec 1
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH703/a...
👉 Gender and Sexuality. Closing Dec 2
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI055/a...
@tcdsociology.bsky.social
@isa-rc28.bsky.social @eaps.bsky.social
👉 Environmental Sociology. Closing Dec 1
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH703/a...
👉 Gender and Sexuality. Closing Dec 2
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI055/a...
@tcdsociology.bsky.social
@isa-rc28.bsky.social @eaps.bsky.social
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We are recruiting a fully-funded 3.5yr PhD student to examine the potential genetic relationships between autism and hypermobility. Full details of the project and how to apply here ⬇️
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
Understanding the relationship between autism and hypermobility | Precision Medicine Doctoral Training Programme | Usher Institute
Precision Medicine Project - Understanding the relationship between autism and hypermobility
usher.ed.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are recruiting a fully-funded 3.5yr PhD student to examine the potential genetic relationships between autism and hypermobility. Full details of the project and how to apply here ⬇️
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
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Heading to Edinburgh next week for this exciting event on 🤖🏳️⚧️Gender and the Machine🧟♀️🧑💻, where @naz-andalibi.bsky.social and I will be talking about our research!
Thanks to @sj-bennett.bsky.social and @kevinguyan.bsky.social for organizing!
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gender-and...
Thanks to @sj-bennett.bsky.social and @kevinguyan.bsky.social for organizing!
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gender-and...
Gender and the Machine: Trans Tech, Emotion and AI
Join us for this afternoon of events discussing gender, marginalisation and emotion in AI and digital technologies
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Heading to Edinburgh next week for this exciting event on 🤖🏳️⚧️Gender and the Machine🧟♀️🧑💻, where @naz-andalibi.bsky.social and I will be talking about our research!
Thanks to @sj-bennett.bsky.social and @kevinguyan.bsky.social for organizing!
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gender-and...
Thanks to @sj-bennett.bsky.social and @kevinguyan.bsky.social for organizing!
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gender-and...
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🔔new paper alert🔔
I argue that language technologies are usefully understood as a type of language management (i.e., ways of changing how people use and think about language) -- especially in the workplace -- connecting critical work on AI with language policy
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I argue that language technologies are usefully understood as a type of language management (i.e., ways of changing how people use and think about language) -- especially in the workplace -- connecting critical work on AI with language policy
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Defining language and managing its use: Language technology as language management
Language technologies such as voice user interfaces, large language models and machine translation tools are embedded in an ever-growing range of digi…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🔔new paper alert🔔
I argue that language technologies are usefully understood as a type of language management (i.e., ways of changing how people use and think about language) -- especially in the workplace -- connecting critical work on AI with language policy
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I argue that language technologies are usefully understood as a type of language management (i.e., ways of changing how people use and think about language) -- especially in the workplace -- connecting critical work on AI with language policy
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Jobs: Applied Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, General Linguistics: Assistant Professor in Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence, University of Georgia
Jobs: Applied Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, General Linguistics: Assistant Professor in Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence, University of Georgia
Description:
The Department of Linguistics and the Institute for Artificial Intelligence at the University of Georgia invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence. This position is a joint hire, with the Department of Linguistics serving as the home department for promotion and tenure. We seek a candidate with a productive research agenda at the intersection of Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence and the ability to be an ex
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November 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Jobs: Applied Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, General Linguistics: Assistant Professor in Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence, University of Georgia
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@christianilbury.bsky.social is another recent addition to the Starter Pack, and joined @brynnquick.bsky.social for an interview earlier this year to discuss his new book, Researching Language and Digital Communication: A Student Guide. A great discussion!
www.languageonthemove.com/researching-...
www.languageonthemove.com/researching-...
Researching Language and Digital Communication
Brynn Quick speaks with Dr Christian Ilbury about his new book, Researching Language and Digital Communication: A Student Guide, published by Routledge. The book is an introduction to research on l…
www.languageonthemove.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
@christianilbury.bsky.social is another recent addition to the Starter Pack, and joined @brynnquick.bsky.social for an interview earlier this year to discuss his new book, Researching Language and Digital Communication: A Student Guide. A great discussion!
www.languageonthemove.com/researching-...
www.languageonthemove.com/researching-...
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Here's our response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review. We're v hopeful it holds out the possibility of real change in secondary English - more oracy, media, drama, proper language study + better GCSEs! englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/emc-res...
EMC response to Curriculum and Assessment Review Report
EMC's response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review, exploring its implications for English and Media teaching in secondary schools
englishandmedia.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Here's our response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review. We're v hopeful it holds out the possibility of real change in secondary English - more oracy, media, drama, proper language study + better GCSEs! englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/emc-res...
I'm leading a training session on class and classism for some tutors this week. Alongside my personal narrative (state-educated, first in family, mum with physical disability, dad = bus mechanic, w/c family from Hounslow), I'm drawing on the Sutton Trust report 'Elitist Britain 2025'.
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I'm leading a training session on class and classism for some tutors this week. Alongside my personal narrative (state-educated, first in family, mum with physical disability, dad = bus mechanic, w/c family from Hounslow), I'm drawing on the Sutton Trust report 'Elitist Britain 2025'.
Since January 2022, we (me, 93% Club & SS) have been working a project that tackles accent bias in Higher Education, focusing on the 'elite' institution where we're based. Today, we're launching the project website which brings together all our work:
accentbias.ed.ac.uk
accentbias.ed.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Since January 2022, we (me, 93% Club & SS) have been working a project that tackles accent bias in Higher Education, focusing on the 'elite' institution where we're based. Today, we're launching the project website which brings together all our work:
accentbias.ed.ac.uk
accentbias.ed.ac.uk