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In the press: Google and the perpetuation of stereotypes
The findings of a paper published by myself and Amanda Potts on the implications of Google’s auto-complete search function have been reported in Mail Online and The Telegraph (18 May 2013). The paper examined what happens when the beginnings of questions about different identity groups are entered into Google’s search form. For example, typing “why…
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John Sinclair lecture: “Primed for Violence? A corpus analysis of jihadist discourse”
It was a great honour to give this year’s Sinclair Lecture at Birmingham University. I have long been an admirer of John’s work – there are many ideas he developed that are well worth critically engaging with. So to be asked to give a talk in his memory and honour was a challenge I happily…
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New book: “Figurative Language, Genre and Register”
Researchers investigating figurative language using corpora will find this new volume extremely helpful: Deignan, A., Littlemore, J. & Semino, E. (2013) Figurative language, genre and register. Cambridge Applied Linguistics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 9781107009431 This book brings together discourse analysis and corpus linguistics in a cutting-edge study of figurative language in spoken and written discourse. The…
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Discourse Analysis and Media Attitudes: The representation of Islam in the British Press
A new volume is now available from CASS investigators Paul Baker and Tony McEnery, along with Edge Hill University Senior Lecturer and Lancaster University alumnus Costas Gabrielatos: Baker, P., Gabrielatos , C. & McEnery, A. (2013). Discourse Analysis and Media Attitudes: The representation of Islam in the British Press. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. “Is the…
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CASS: Briefings is a series of short, quick reads on the work being done at the ESRC/CASS research centre at Lancaster University, UK.
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