Willem B. Hollmann
@ProfWHollmann
Head of the School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences, University of Edinburgh; SFHEA; views expressed here my own; he/him/his
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Very happy to see my article on Standard English live on The Conversation. Recent media coverage (@BBCr4today, @thesundaytimes, @guardian) has revealed misunderstandings about this. Here, I clarify five of the most pernicious ones. #grammar #EngLang theconversation.com/five-things-pe…
Is our approach to teaching reading failing our children? @ProfWHollmann, Cathie Wallace & @GeeMacrory discuss why phonics isn’t working. #Literacy #Education #Reading buff.ly/3U8ngOH
So I'd heard of silent corridors but in an @OCR_English forum learnt that there's even "silent classrooms" and "silent schools"... Students not allowed to talk to each other about a text in an English lesson, for example🤔 The @oracycommission's work is very timely! @voice21oracy
Join us for a free online webinar on current issues in corpus linguistics. 14 May 11am UK time. Also learn more about our online training in corpus linguistics. lancaster.ac.uk/linguistics/ev…
Lancaster University is 3rd in the World for Linguistics❗️ Come to study and do research with us – applications are still open. ➡️ Our department: lancaster.ac.uk/linguistics/ ➡️ Scholarships: lancaster.ac.uk/study/fees-and… @LAEL_LU @LancasterUni @TopUnis
A brand new version of the popular corpus linguistics tool #LancsBox X v. 4.0.0 is now available as part of @CorpusSocialSci extensive innovation programme: -ngrams and skipgrams -new visualizations - export corpora - lightning fast searches lancsbox.lancs.ac.uk
Thanks so much Lester (@lesterkk) for our chat about #phonics and children's #literacy on @CapeTalk this morning. Interesting to see & discuss with another parent how the issues raised in my @ConversationUK article have echoes in many parts of the globe! primediaplus.com/why-phonics-is…
Last UG Offer Holder Day of the year in @LAEL_LU today, with taster lectures on Shakespeare’s language by @j_culpeper and language acquisition by @SilleBrandt
We’re very proud to have 11 of our subjects ranked in the global top 100, with linguistics (@LAEL_LU) placed third in the world! Find out more about the new QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 released today #QSWUR | @worlduniranking lancaster.ac.uk/news/world-top…
We’re so excited to host Professor Hannah Gibson next Tuesday! All links will be in our bio on the day 🧡 @LAEL_LU @EssexLang_Ling
Its official: bad grammer affects you're health. Now feel your pulse. New research suggests that your heart rate went up when you read the sentence above. birmingham.ac.uk/news/2023/hear… via @unibirmingham
Free #CorpusMOOC starting 18 September Updated materials 📹 new videos 🛠️ #LancsBox X Learn from the experts @LancasterUni futurelearn.com/courses/corpus…
One of the most basic terms in general grammar is "construction" – here are some thoughts on how this term is understood and defined: ling.auf.net/lingbuzz/007200
Great resource compiled by @Heddwen ⤵️👍
I've made a list of all the blogs and websites I can find that post about current developments in English linguistics. englishinprogress.net/list-of-websit…
Come work with us at @EnglishAston! We are looking for TWO new colleagues to support the development of our teaching and research. First is a Senior Lecturer in English Language and Literature. Please do contact me with questions/to chat about the post jobs.aston.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r…
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