Xinmei Sun
@xinmeisun.bsky.social
PhD researcher in Linguistics at Lancaster University.
Parliamentary research services & impartiality, cognitive & corpus approaches to discourse.
Linguistics consultant @senso-cloud.bsky.social
Parliamentary research services & impartiality, cognitive & corpus approaches to discourse.
Linguistics consultant @senso-cloud.bsky.social
Pinned
Constructing and contesting industry’s role in multistakeholder governance: a qualitative analysis of responses to WHO consultations - Globalization and Health
Background Multistakeholderism as a norm stating that global public issues should be addressed by all those who affect or are affected by this issue, has become increasingly institutionalised in globa...
globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com
Paper out with brilliant colleagues at the University of Bath 🔥
We examined responses to WHO consultations and analysed how different actors legitimise/contest multistakeholder approaches to public health issues.
@lancslinguistics.bsky.social
globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
We examined responses to WHO consultations and analysed how different actors legitimise/contest multistakeholder approaches to public health issues.
@lancslinguistics.bsky.social
globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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It is day one of #FCTCCOP11, the global meeting of the Parties to the WHO FCTC. Our team is here in Geneva all week to observe the proceedings, speak during side events and to support knowledge exchange and communications. If you are in Geneva, come visit us at our table on the ground floor.
November 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
It is day one of #FCTCCOP11, the global meeting of the Parties to the WHO FCTC. Our team is here in Geneva all week to observe the proceedings, speak during side events and to support knowledge exchange and communications. If you are in Geneva, come visit us at our table on the ground floor.
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Join us at @uonenglish.bsky.social on 9th December for a talk by @elenasemino.bsky.social on Metaphors and Narratives in Health Communication! Register here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/even...
Metaphors and narratives in health communication - The University of Nottingham
www.nottingham.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Join us at @uonenglish.bsky.social on 9th December for a talk by @elenasemino.bsky.social on Metaphors and Narratives in Health Communication! Register here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/even...
Paper out with brilliant colleagues at the University of Bath 🔥
We examined responses to WHO consultations and analysed how different actors legitimise/contest multistakeholder approaches to public health issues.
@lancslinguistics.bsky.social
globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
We examined responses to WHO consultations and analysed how different actors legitimise/contest multistakeholder approaches to public health issues.
@lancslinguistics.bsky.social
globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Constructing and contesting industry’s role in multistakeholder governance: a qualitative analysis of responses to WHO consultations - Globalization and Health
Background Multistakeholderism as a norm stating that global public issues should be addressed by all those who affect or are affected by this issue, has become increasingly institutionalised in globa...
globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Paper out with brilliant colleagues at the University of Bath 🔥
We examined responses to WHO consultations and analysed how different actors legitimise/contest multistakeholder approaches to public health issues.
@lancslinguistics.bsky.social
globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
We examined responses to WHO consultations and analysed how different actors legitimise/contest multistakeholder approaches to public health issues.
@lancslinguistics.bsky.social
globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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The (short) book to go with the talk:
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The (short) book to go with the talk:
Check out the exciting lineup!
LIP Programme – Term 1, 2025/26
We’re excited to share the programme for this term. 🥰
📌 Abstracts and links to the talks will be shared one week ahead of the event.
We welcome all researchers, students, and interested colleagues to join our sessions and engage with our community.
We’re excited to share the programme for this term. 🥰
📌 Abstracts and links to the talks will be shared one week ahead of the event.
We welcome all researchers, students, and interested colleagues to join our sessions and engage with our community.
October 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Check out the exciting lineup!
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Which newspapers get talked about in UK parliament debates you (didn't) ask?
Well, these ones.
The Times is consistently top, Financial Times also quite consistently relevant. The Daily Mail decreasingly so.
Data from www.clarin.si/ske/#open
Well, these ones.
The Times is consistently top, Financial Times also quite consistently relevant. The Daily Mail decreasingly so.
Data from www.clarin.si/ske/#open
July 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Which newspapers get talked about in UK parliament debates you (didn't) ask?
Well, these ones.
The Times is consistently top, Financial Times also quite consistently relevant. The Daily Mail decreasingly so.
Data from www.clarin.si/ske/#open
Well, these ones.
The Times is consistently top, Financial Times also quite consistently relevant. The Daily Mail decreasingly so.
Data from www.clarin.si/ske/#open
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🚨 CfP open!
❓Are you a young researcher in Cognitive Linguistics?
➡️Present your work at the "4th International Conference for Young Researchers in Cognitive Linguistics", hosted by @uco.es online.
📝Deadline: Sept 1, 2025
🎤Four plenary speakers
🗓️Dec 10-12, 2025
eventos.uco.es/132298/detai...
❓Are you a young researcher in Cognitive Linguistics?
➡️Present your work at the "4th International Conference for Young Researchers in Cognitive Linguistics", hosted by @uco.es online.
📝Deadline: Sept 1, 2025
🎤Four plenary speakers
🗓️Dec 10-12, 2025
eventos.uco.es/132298/detai...
July 24, 2025 at 6:41 AM
🚨 CfP open!
❓Are you a young researcher in Cognitive Linguistics?
➡️Present your work at the "4th International Conference for Young Researchers in Cognitive Linguistics", hosted by @uco.es online.
📝Deadline: Sept 1, 2025
🎤Four plenary speakers
🗓️Dec 10-12, 2025
eventos.uco.es/132298/detai...
❓Are you a young researcher in Cognitive Linguistics?
➡️Present your work at the "4th International Conference for Young Researchers in Cognitive Linguistics", hosted by @uco.es online.
📝Deadline: Sept 1, 2025
🎤Four plenary speakers
🗓️Dec 10-12, 2025
eventos.uco.es/132298/detai...
Really enjoyed the performance of Nye at the National Theatre yesterday
A story beautifully told ☺️💙
A story beautifully told ☺️💙
July 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Really enjoyed the performance of Nye at the National Theatre yesterday
A story beautifully told ☺️💙
A story beautifully told ☺️💙
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What happens when you use AI to tag 8546 images in a 1.5m word corpus of UK news about Islam? How accurate is the tagger? What's the relationship between images and words? My new Cambridge Element with @hannaschmueck.bsky.social and Yufang Qian is now free to access www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Automatic Image Tagging for Corpus Linguistics
Cambridge Core - Research Methods in Linguistics - Automatic Image Tagging for Corpus Linguistics
www.cambridge.org
July 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
What happens when you use AI to tag 8546 images in a 1.5m word corpus of UK news about Islam? How accurate is the tagger? What's the relationship between images and words? My new Cambridge Element with @hannaschmueck.bsky.social and Yufang Qian is now free to access www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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We‘ve kept the best for last at #cl2025: @nfdykes.bsky.social shows how our research in @rc21project.bsky.social enables analysts to read concordances at scale using FlexiConc and neural sentence embeddings.
July 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
We‘ve kept the best for last at #cl2025: @nfdykes.bsky.social shows how our research in @rc21project.bsky.social enables analysts to read concordances at scale using FlexiConc and neural sentence embeddings.
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We're (@senso-cloud.bsky.social) committed to translating CL research into impact that helps safeguard children online. If your work addresses issues related to child online safety, get in touch!
Learn more below, and next week at Corpus Linguistics 2025 #CL2025
www.linkedin.com/posts/sensoc...
Learn more below, and next week at Corpus Linguistics 2025 #CL2025
www.linkedin.com/posts/sensoc...
Industry knowledge makes all the difference in safeguarding. | senso.cloud ⚡
Industry knowledge makes all the difference in safeguarding. That's why....
✅ We have a dedicated Safeguarding Language Specialist, Charlotte-Rose Kennedy, PhD, leading the way in using Corpus L...
www.linkedin.com
June 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
We're (@senso-cloud.bsky.social) committed to translating CL research into impact that helps safeguard children online. If your work addresses issues related to child online safety, get in touch!
Learn more below, and next week at Corpus Linguistics 2025 #CL2025
www.linkedin.com/posts/sensoc...
Learn more below, and next week at Corpus Linguistics 2025 #CL2025
www.linkedin.com/posts/sensoc...
Poster session went well despite the horror in my eyes. Come and talk to me about Frame Semantics and automatic annotation if you haven’t the chance 😬👍 #CL2025
July 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Poster session went well despite the horror in my eyes. Come and talk to me about Frame Semantics and automatic annotation if you haven’t the chance 😬👍 #CL2025
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In her bootstrapping talk, @schtepf.bsky.social starts off a very packed room by explaining how to calculate keywords in R.
#cl2025
#cl2025
June 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
In her bootstrapping talk, @schtepf.bsky.social starts off a very packed room by explaining how to calculate keywords in R.
#cl2025
#cl2025
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The online manosphere poses a real threat to society
Our response published today in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Our response published today in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
June 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The online manosphere poses a real threat to society
Our response published today in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Our response published today in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Less than a week to go until #CL2025!
The conference programme and book of abstracts are now available: www.cl2025.co.uk/programme
The conference programme and book of abstracts are now available: www.cl2025.co.uk/programme
June 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Less than a week to go until #CL2025!
The conference programme and book of abstracts are now available: www.cl2025.co.uk/programme
The conference programme and book of abstracts are now available: www.cl2025.co.uk/programme
Internal screams of joy after getting to talk to one of the creators behind Committee, a musical based on an actual select committee evidence session
How cool is that!!
How cool is that!!
June 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Internal screams of joy after getting to talk to one of the creators behind Committee, a musical based on an actual select committee evidence session
How cool is that!!
How cool is that!!
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Happy to say this was published yesterday: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Linguistic Representations of Gender in Children's Literature
This book examines how aspects of gender and identity are represented in a cross-section of bestselling children's book series of the last 60 years.
link.springer.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Happy to say this was published yesterday: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
In love with the Flora in Contemporary Art & Culture exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery
Flower power ✨🌺🌸🌻🌷✨
Flower power ✨🌺🌸🌻🌷✨
March 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
In love with the Flora in Contemporary Art & Culture exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery
Flower power ✨🌺🌸🌻🌷✨
Flower power ✨🌺🌸🌻🌷✨
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Funded PhD opportunity at Lancaster:
'The sharing of personal lived experience by peer support workers working in mental health services in NHS, social care and third sector organisations.'
Open to applicants with a background in Linguistics as well as Psychology
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
'The sharing of personal lived experience by peer support workers working in mental health services in NHS, social care and third sector organisations.'
Open to applicants with a background in Linguistics as well as Psychology
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
The sharing of personal lived experience by peer support workers working in mental health services in NHS, social care and third sector organisations. at Lancaster University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The sharing of personal lived experience by peer support workers working in mental health services in NHS, social care and third sector organisations. at Lancaster University, listed on ...
www.findaphd.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Funded PhD opportunity at Lancaster:
'The sharing of personal lived experience by peer support workers working in mental health services in NHS, social care and third sector organisations.'
Open to applicants with a background in Linguistics as well as Psychology
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
'The sharing of personal lived experience by peer support workers working in mental health services in NHS, social care and third sector organisations.'
Open to applicants with a background in Linguistics as well as Psychology
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Really looking forward to thought-provoking presentations and stimulating discussions at our upcoming #2025 Workshop series: Inequalities, inclusion and innovation. In person in Lancaster on 21/03/25 and online on 25/03/25. All welcome: register via website - baalhealthsci.wordpress.com
Health and Science Communication SIG
The Health and Science Communication BAAL Special Interest Group
baalhealthsci.wordpress.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Really looking forward to thought-provoking presentations and stimulating discussions at our upcoming #2025 Workshop series: Inequalities, inclusion and innovation. In person in Lancaster on 21/03/25 and online on 25/03/25. All welcome: register via website - baalhealthsci.wordpress.com
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CfP for BAAL in Glasgow this September is now live: baal2025.wordpress.com
Deadline 31st March, so that gives all of us (*cough* including me *cough*) time to start actually writing abstracts...
Look forward to seeing you there!
Deadline 31st March, so that gives all of us (*cough* including me *cough*) time to start actually writing abstracts...
Look forward to seeing you there!
BAAL 2025
British Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference 2025 at the University of Glasgow
baal2025.wordpress.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
CfP for BAAL in Glasgow this September is now live: baal2025.wordpress.com
Deadline 31st March, so that gives all of us (*cough* including me *cough*) time to start actually writing abstracts...
Look forward to seeing you there!
Deadline 31st March, so that gives all of us (*cough* including me *cough*) time to start actually writing abstracts...
Look forward to seeing you there!
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Great to see this get attention.
My work showed 'illegal' has been the strongest collocate of 'immigrants' in the Times newspaper since the 1970s
Prior to that, the words most associated with 'immigrants' were:
60s: Commonwealth
50s: coloured
40s: illegal
30s: Jewish
20s: British
10s: Canada
My work showed 'illegal' has been the strongest collocate of 'immigrants' in the Times newspaper since the 1970s
Prior to that, the words most associated with 'immigrants' were:
60s: Commonwealth
50s: coloured
40s: illegal
30s: Jewish
20s: British
10s: Canada
‘Illegal’ among words most often linked to migrants in UK politics, report finds
‘Illegal’ among words most often linked to migrants in UK politics, report finds
Exclusive: Language during debates reinforces view of migration as inherently unlawful, says Runnymede Trust
* UK politics live – latest updates
The word “illegal” has been one of the terms most strongly associated with migrants in UK parliamentary…
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Great to see this get attention.
My work showed 'illegal' has been the strongest collocate of 'immigrants' in the Times newspaper since the 1970s
Prior to that, the words most associated with 'immigrants' were:
60s: Commonwealth
50s: coloured
40s: illegal
30s: Jewish
20s: British
10s: Canada
My work showed 'illegal' has been the strongest collocate of 'immigrants' in the Times newspaper since the 1970s
Prior to that, the words most associated with 'immigrants' were:
60s: Commonwealth
50s: coloured
40s: illegal
30s: Jewish
20s: British
10s: Canada
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Save the date!
On 11-12 September 2025, we are hosting the 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care (IC4CH) at Lancaster University. We hope you will join us!
For more information, see ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
On 11-12 September 2025, we are hosting the 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care (IC4CH) at Lancaster University. We hope you will join us!
For more information, see ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
January 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Save the date!
On 11-12 September 2025, we are hosting the 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care (IC4CH) at Lancaster University. We hope you will join us!
For more information, see ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
On 11-12 September 2025, we are hosting the 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care (IC4CH) at Lancaster University. We hope you will join us!
For more information, see ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
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In our new paper on the intimidation of unhealthy commodity industry researchers and advocates we categorised the types of intimidation experienced.
Understanding the scale and impact of such intimidation helps those affected to pre-empt and respond.
Read: doi.org/10.1093/heap...
Understanding the scale and impact of such intimidation helps those affected to pre-empt and respond.
Read: doi.org/10.1093/heap...
![“Health organizations and future leaders [should] provide strong support to the next generations of campaigners so that they are prepared for the potential backlash they may face .”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6wsis4qaqvan2qblyxbngftp/bafkreiecbvqet6j47yu66tkxke6dzgsbnqi2uhaysgshzvmvufcytag6ye@jpeg)
December 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM
In our new paper on the intimidation of unhealthy commodity industry researchers and advocates we categorised the types of intimidation experienced.
Understanding the scale and impact of such intimidation helps those affected to pre-empt and respond.
Read: doi.org/10.1093/heap...
Understanding the scale and impact of such intimidation helps those affected to pre-empt and respond.
Read: doi.org/10.1093/heap...