Emma Putland
@emma-putland.bsky.social
Applied Linguist at Lancaster University | Senior Research Associate on the Public Discourses of Dementia project.
Especially interested in health and environmental discourses, multimodality, critical discourse studies, corpus linguistics, metaphor, etc.
Especially interested in health and environmental discourses, multimodality, critical discourse studies, corpus linguistics, metaphor, etc.
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@baal-health-sig.bsky.social are now looking for a SIG Secretary. This post offers a great opportunity to get involved with the linguistics health and science communication community, BAAL more broadly and to help steer the direction of the SIG. For info, please go to baalhealthsci.wordpress.com
Health and Science Communication SIG
The Health and Science Communication BAAL Special Interest Group
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September 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
@baal-health-sig.bsky.social are now looking for a SIG Secretary. This post offers a great opportunity to get involved with the linguistics health and science communication community, BAAL more broadly and to help steer the direction of the SIG. For info, please go to baalhealthsci.wordpress.com
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Thank you to all contributors to this @corpussocialsci.bsky.social event: two days of thought-provoking presentations on different issues in health communication, using different methodologies and with data from Europe, Africa, Asia and the US. See you all at the next @ic4ch.bsky.social event!
Join us for our 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care!
📆When: 11-12 September 2025
📍At: Lancaster University, UK
Early bird registration is open until June 15th registration.lancaster.ac.uk/Registration...
More info: ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
📆When: 11-12 September 2025
📍At: Lancaster University, UK
Early bird registration is open until June 15th registration.lancaster.ac.uk/Registration...
More info: ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
September 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Thank you to all contributors to this @corpussocialsci.bsky.social event: two days of thought-provoking presentations on different issues in health communication, using different methodologies and with data from Europe, Africa, Asia and the US. See you all at the next @ic4ch.bsky.social event!
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"Since 1800, there’s been a sharp decline in nature-related words in English language books. It closely matches a simulation of nature–human interactions." A new piece in @grist.org by Kate Yoder, with some #ecolinguistics input from @repoole.bsky.social grist.org/language/nat...
The words we use to talk about nature are disappearing. Here’s why that matters.
We’ll need to do more than ‘touch grass’ to revive them.
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September 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"Since 1800, there’s been a sharp decline in nature-related words in English language books. It closely matches a simulation of nature–human interactions." A new piece in @grist.org by Kate Yoder, with some #ecolinguistics input from @repoole.bsky.social grist.org/language/nat...
As we enter day 2 of #baal2025, I'm reflecting on all of the thoughtful talks, plenaries and conversations from yesterday. Some of my personal highlights include:
September 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
As we enter day 2 of #baal2025, I'm reflecting on all of the thoughtful talks, plenaries and conversations from yesterday. Some of my personal highlights include:
Thank you so much to @stephenpihlaja.bsky.social for your summary and response to my talk at #baal2025 - there are some impressive speed typing skills on display there and it's really interesting to read your thoughts and experiment with a prompt that aims to avoid dementia stereotypes!
Now @emma-putland.bsky.social talking about dementia and genAI. #baal2025
September 5, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Thank you so much to @stephenpihlaja.bsky.social for your summary and response to my talk at #baal2025 - there are some impressive speed typing skills on display there and it's really interesting to read your thoughts and experiment with a prompt that aims to avoid dementia stereotypes!
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Fantastic and fascinating talk on the reductive, limited representations of dementia in generative AI from @uonenglish.bsky.social alumnus @emma-putland.bsky.social #BAAL2025
September 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Fantastic and fascinating talk on the reductive, limited representations of dementia in generative AI from @uonenglish.bsky.social alumnus @emma-putland.bsky.social #BAAL2025
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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...
www.edx.org
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...
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Diaries at the ready... the next Corpora & Discourse International Conference will take place from 23-25 June 2026, at Lancaster University. We are also very excited to launch our website, with plenary speaker info, key dates, and much more besides: wp.lancs.ac.uk/cad-2026/. Please share widely!
Corpora & Discourse International Conference 2026 – 23-25 June 2026
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July 31, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Diaries at the ready... the next Corpora & Discourse International Conference will take place from 23-25 June 2026, at Lancaster University. We are also very excited to launch our website, with plenary speaker info, key dates, and much more besides: wp.lancs.ac.uk/cad-2026/. Please share widely!
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It's less than two months until our 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care!
📆When: 11-12 September 2025
📍At: Lancaster University, UK (in person) or Microsoft Teams (free online)
For more info and to register, see: ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
📆When: 11-12 September 2025
📍At: Lancaster University, UK (in person) or Microsoft Teams (free online)
For more info and to register, see: ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
July 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
It's less than two months until our 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care!
📆When: 11-12 September 2025
📍At: Lancaster University, UK (in person) or Microsoft Teams (free online)
For more info and to register, see: ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
📆When: 11-12 September 2025
📍At: Lancaster University, UK (in person) or Microsoft Teams (free online)
For more info and to register, see: ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
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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
Really enjoying being part of the CASS Lancaster Summer Schools this week! It's great getting to meet so many fantastic people during a week dedicated to corpus linguistics! 😊✨️ #LancsSS25
🖥️In our second practical session of the week, @emma-putland.bsky.social demonstrates two methods of corpus building on #Lancsbox X: a manual method and an automatic method. #LancsSS25
June 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Really enjoying being part of the CASS Lancaster Summer Schools this week! It's great getting to meet so many fantastic people during a week dedicated to corpus linguistics! 😊✨️ #LancsSS25
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Join us for our 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care!
📆When: 11-12 September 2025
📍At: Lancaster University, UK
Early bird registration is open until June 15th registration.lancaster.ac.uk/Registration...
More info: ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
📆When: 11-12 September 2025
📍At: Lancaster University, UK
Early bird registration is open until June 15th registration.lancaster.ac.uk/Registration...
More info: ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
June 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Join us for our 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care!
📆When: 11-12 September 2025
📍At: Lancaster University, UK
Early bird registration is open until June 15th registration.lancaster.ac.uk/Registration...
More info: ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
📆When: 11-12 September 2025
📍At: Lancaster University, UK
Early bird registration is open until June 15th registration.lancaster.ac.uk/Registration...
More info: ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
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Enjoyed giving a plenary talk at the CIRLAM conference today, and sharing work on generative AI, discourse and ideology with @emma-putland.bsky.social & Chris Chikodzore-Paterson. Great questions and discussion afterwards, too! @pubdiscdementia.bsky.social @lancslinguistics.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Enjoyed giving a plenary talk at the CIRLAM conference today, and sharing work on generative AI, discourse and ideology with @emma-putland.bsky.social & Chris Chikodzore-Paterson. Great questions and discussion afterwards, too! @pubdiscdementia.bsky.social @lancslinguistics.bsky.social
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📬Registration is now open for the 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care (IC4CH)!
📆When: 11-12 September 2025
📍At: Lancaster University, UK
For more event information (registration, programme, speakers, abstracts, etc.) see ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
📆When: 11-12 September 2025
📍At: Lancaster University, UK
For more event information (registration, programme, speakers, abstracts, etc.) see ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
April 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
📬Registration is now open for the 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care (IC4CH)!
📆When: 11-12 September 2025
📍At: Lancaster University, UK
For more event information (registration, programme, speakers, abstracts, etc.) see ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
📆When: 11-12 September 2025
📍At: Lancaster University, UK
For more event information (registration, programme, speakers, abstracts, etc.) see ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
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We have a new blog post!
Here, @emma-putland.bsky.social, @fliss-slocombe.bsky.social, Hannah Thompson-Radford and @gavinbrookes.bsky.social explore how football, traumatic brain injury and dementia are represented in the British Press:
wp.lancs.ac.uk/public-disco...
Here, @emma-putland.bsky.social, @fliss-slocombe.bsky.social, Hannah Thompson-Radford and @gavinbrookes.bsky.social explore how football, traumatic brain injury and dementia are represented in the British Press:
wp.lancs.ac.uk/public-disco...
April 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
We have a new blog post!
Here, @emma-putland.bsky.social, @fliss-slocombe.bsky.social, Hannah Thompson-Radford and @gavinbrookes.bsky.social explore how football, traumatic brain injury and dementia are represented in the British Press:
wp.lancs.ac.uk/public-disco...
Here, @emma-putland.bsky.social, @fliss-slocombe.bsky.social, Hannah Thompson-Radford and @gavinbrookes.bsky.social explore how football, traumatic brain injury and dementia are represented in the British Press:
wp.lancs.ac.uk/public-disco...
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We now have a Bluesky account for the Public Discourses of Dementia project! Check out what we're doing, and what we've been up to, below! 👇 #dementia #appliedlinguistics #discourse #corpuslinguistics
Hello!
At the Public Discourses of Dementia Project, we aim to identify and challenge stigma around #dementia by analysing how people and organisations communicate about the syndrome in public.
You can find out more on our website: wp.lancs.ac.uk/public-disco... and in this thread 😊
At the Public Discourses of Dementia Project, we aim to identify and challenge stigma around #dementia by analysing how people and organisations communicate about the syndrome in public.
You can find out more on our website: wp.lancs.ac.uk/public-disco... and in this thread 😊
Challenging Stigma and Promoting Personhood – Lancaster University
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March 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We now have a Bluesky account for the Public Discourses of Dementia project! Check out what we're doing, and what we've been up to, below! 👇 #dementia #appliedlinguistics #discourse #corpuslinguistics
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Hello!
At the Public Discourses of Dementia Project, we aim to identify and challenge stigma around #dementia by analysing how people and organisations communicate about the syndrome in public.
You can find out more on our website: wp.lancs.ac.uk/public-disco... and in this thread 😊
At the Public Discourses of Dementia Project, we aim to identify and challenge stigma around #dementia by analysing how people and organisations communicate about the syndrome in public.
You can find out more on our website: wp.lancs.ac.uk/public-disco... and in this thread 😊
Challenging Stigma and Promoting Personhood – Lancaster University
wp.lancs.ac.uk
March 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Hello!
At the Public Discourses of Dementia Project, we aim to identify and challenge stigma around #dementia by analysing how people and organisations communicate about the syndrome in public.
You can find out more on our website: wp.lancs.ac.uk/public-disco... and in this thread 😊
At the Public Discourses of Dementia Project, we aim to identify and challenge stigma around #dementia by analysing how people and organisations communicate about the syndrome in public.
You can find out more on our website: wp.lancs.ac.uk/public-disco... and in this thread 😊
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🎉Passed my viva yesterday!🎉
March 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🎉Passed my viva yesterday!🎉
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Day 1 of our @baal-health-sig.bsky.social event, supported by the ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science.
Were in-person @lancasteruni.bsky.social and you can register at our events page for the online broadcast link and watch along
Were in-person @lancasteruni.bsky.social and you can register at our events page for the online broadcast link and watch along
March 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Day 1 of our @baal-health-sig.bsky.social event, supported by the ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science.
Were in-person @lancasteruni.bsky.social and you can register at our events page for the online broadcast link and watch along
Were in-person @lancasteruni.bsky.social and you can register at our events page for the online broadcast link and watch along
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We are really looking forward to the event today - some wonderful presentations ahead!! Welcome to Lancaster @lancslinguistics.bsky.social baalhealthsci.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/2...
2025 Workshop series: Inequalities, inclusion and innovation
This year’s workshop series has a particular interest in discussing concerns around social justice, health inequalities, language diversity and inclusion. The event will span two days (schedu…
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March 21, 2025 at 6:58 AM
We are really looking forward to the event today - some wonderful presentations ahead!! Welcome to Lancaster @lancslinguistics.bsky.social baalhealthsci.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/2...
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Super-excited for our upcoming workshops: in person this Friday 21/3 @lancslinguistics.bsky.social and online on Tuesday 25/3. Plenaries by @elenasemino.bsky.social & @fmfederici.bsky.social + wonderful presentations! Please join us baalhealthsci.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/2...
2025 Workshop series: Inequalities, inclusion and innovation
This year’s workshop series has a particular interest in discussing concerns around social justice, health inequalities, language diversity and inclusion. The event will span two days (schedu…
baalhealthsci.wordpress.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Super-excited for our upcoming workshops: in person this Friday 21/3 @lancslinguistics.bsky.social and online on Tuesday 25/3. Plenaries by @elenasemino.bsky.social & @fmfederici.bsky.social + wonderful presentations! Please join us baalhealthsci.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/2...
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Huge thanks to the event organisers, @emma-putland.bsky.social and @lukeccollins.bsky.social, for the opportunity! If you have time, you can watch both the session on March 21 and on March 25 (when I'll be presenting) online by registering here: forms.office.com/e/Ks0VihGXpc
March 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Huge thanks to the event organisers, @emma-putland.bsky.social and @lukeccollins.bsky.social, for the opportunity! If you have time, you can watch both the session on March 21 and on March 25 (when I'll be presenting) online by registering here: forms.office.com/e/Ks0VihGXpc
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Hello!
The International Consortium for Communication in Health Care (IC4CH) is an international, interdisciplinary collaboration of leaders in the field of healthcare communication. You can find out more on our website ic4ch.wordpress.com and we've made a thread to introduce ourselves here, too 😊
The International Consortium for Communication in Health Care (IC4CH) is an international, interdisciplinary collaboration of leaders in the field of healthcare communication. You can find out more on our website ic4ch.wordpress.com and we've made a thread to introduce ourselves here, too 😊
March 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Hello!
The International Consortium for Communication in Health Care (IC4CH) is an international, interdisciplinary collaboration of leaders in the field of healthcare communication. You can find out more on our website ic4ch.wordpress.com and we've made a thread to introduce ourselves here, too 😊
The International Consortium for Communication in Health Care (IC4CH) is an international, interdisciplinary collaboration of leaders in the field of healthcare communication. You can find out more on our website ic4ch.wordpress.com and we've made a thread to introduce ourselves here, too 😊
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A reminder that we are hosting the BAAL Health and Science Communication SIG event on the topic of Inequalities, inclusion and innovation
Day 1: Friday 21 March, Lancaster University (hybrid)
Day 2: Tuesday 25 March (online only)
Registration is open and FREE: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Day 1: Friday 21 March, Lancaster University (hybrid)
Day 2: Tuesday 25 March (online only)
Registration is open and FREE: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
We are delighted to confirm our #2025 Workshop series: Inequalities, inclusion and innovation. In person @lancslinguistics.bsky.social on 21/03/25 and online on 25/03/25. Plenaries @elenasemino.bsky.social & @fmfederici.bsky.social All welcome: register via website - baalhealthsci.wordpress.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A reminder that we are hosting the BAAL Health and Science Communication SIG event on the topic of Inequalities, inclusion and innovation
Day 1: Friday 21 March, Lancaster University (hybrid)
Day 2: Tuesday 25 March (online only)
Registration is open and FREE: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Day 1: Friday 21 March, Lancaster University (hybrid)
Day 2: Tuesday 25 March (online only)
Registration is open and FREE: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...