This network aims to facilitate dialogue between leading scholars working on the impact of multilingualism on the linguistic development of medieval English and its textual manifestations. This multifaceted topic requires the collaboration of experts working in different (sub)disciplines in linguistics…
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By Harry Parkin This post is adapted from part of Parkin, H. (forthcoming), ‘The value of recent records, historical context, and genealogy in surname research’, Nomina 39. The paper presents research that has been carried out for the Family Names…
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Saturday evening saw the world premiere of one of the winners of the Pears Short Film Fund award at the UK Jewish Film Festival. The film, The Master of York, is set in the Jewish community of 12th century York….
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The London Linguistics Calendar is live! We are pleased to announce that the ‘London Linguistics Calendar’ is live and part of the ‘Westminster Forum for Language and Linguistics’ blog. We have started the calendar to share information about Language and…
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We have begun work on Technical Language and Semantic Shift in Middle English. This is a three-year project funded by the Leverhulme Trust and based at the University of Westminster. The PI is Louise Sylvester and the Co-I is Richard…
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University of Westminster linguists Petros Karatsareas and his doctoral student Giulia Pepe have been selected to showcase their expertise on urban multilingualism at this year’s Being Human Festival taking place from 17–25 November. The festival is led by the School of Advanced…
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Today, Lucy Jones (Assistant Professor in Sociolinguistics at the University of Nottingham) is giving a paper entitled ‘Subverting otherness & challenging ignorance: The discursive construction of legitimate identity in a transgender youth group’. This is what she will discuss: Using…
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