Systemic Functional Linguistics is a major descriptive grammar of the English language. It places clause descriptions and syntax within a contextualised setting, drawing in also the ideological and interpersonal functions of language.

This pod is part of our range of #linguistics options. #langsky

Our podsters are reading... 💙📚

'The Change', by Kirsten Miller. This book was sent through by Lauren, who is beginning work on a dissertation on "the very recent rise of the menopause novel".

#lit #academicsky #feministsky

Women Poets of the English Civil War is part of our broad range of #literature pods. It explores the #poetry of 5 early modern women—Lucy Hutchinson, Katherine Philips, Margaret Cavendish, Hester Pulter, and Anne Bradstreet—arguing that it deserves & rewards attention as much as that of male peers.

Some opinions about Yorkshire dialect lessons.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...

Just a quick one for people who don't know already... we do this podcast (Lexis) aimed at A Level English Language students (and teachers) in the UK.
open.spotify.com/show/0EPs83h...
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Our pod of the week is 'Talk at Work', one of the pods within our Professional Communication specialism.

This pod explores the fascinating role played by talk in the management of workplace relations, drawing on real-world exchanges observed in the professional domain.

#linguistics #langsky

Our podsters are reading... 💙📚

'Fungi', edited by Orrin Grey and Silvia Moreno-Garcia. This book was contributed by Rhiannon, who is working on a dissertation about fungal fiction.

Her dog Roux is less sure about these tiny red mushrooms...

#lit #horrorlit #academicsky #ecocrit #skydogs