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Derek Bousfield

@derekbousfield.bsky.social
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Father, Husband, Cat Slave, Linguist. Academic. Researcher. Author. Raconteur. Reader in Pragmatics and Communication at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

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Derek Bousfield @derekbousfield.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Delighted that the physical copies of our open access monograph have arrived. Read it here free, and forever: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Derek Bousfield @derekbousfield.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Ever wondered how two people, hearing the same person say the same words in the same context with the same intonation can come to two wildly different interpretations as to what was meant? Understand why here with our new, open access book: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Pragmatics in Contested Interpretation
This open access book shows how reality paradigms play a significant role in shaping audience views of political figures and their intentions.
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Derek Bousfield @derekbousfield.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Ever wondered how two people, hearing the same person say the same words in the same context with the same intonation can come to two wildly different interpretations as to what was meant? Understand why here with our new, open access book: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com
Pragmatics in Contested Interpretation
This open access book shows how reality paradigms play a significant role in shaping audience views of political figures and their intentions.
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Dr Ben King 🌍 @benking01.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
It's not what you say, it's how you say it. Loving this brilliant new episode of #WordOfMouth with Dr Derek Bousfield @derekbousfield.bsky.social and @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Word of Mouth - It's not what you say, it's how you say it - BBC Sounds
Michael Rosen on clichés, pragmatics and how language is used to connect us beyond words.
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Derek Bousfield @derekbousfield.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Had a great time today chatting with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social about Language, Pragmatics and Cliches. Looking forward to the episode “It’s not what we say, it’s how we say it!” on R4’s Word of Mouth later this month. @manmetuni.bsky.social @mcrlinguistics.bsky.social
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Peter Stockwell @stockwell.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Last chance to book your A-level English students in for our Lang/Lit conference on 1st April here in Nottingham. This is the venue englishandmedia.co.uk/conferences/...
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Niamh A. O'Dowd @niamhaod.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Fully funded PhD positions linked to Figurative Communication are now open at the Univeristy of Oslo🎉 Also calls for corpus linguistics and language variation projects. Please share! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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Doctoral Research Fellowship within language and linguistics (271069) | University of Oslo
Job title: Doctoral Research Fellowship within language and linguistics (271069), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Friday, February 28, 2025
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Seaneen Sloan @seaneens.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
University College Dublin School of Education is recruiting a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Educational Leadership! Visit www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/ Search for job ref: 017922 📅 closing date 18th December
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Kim Moore @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Day 8 - 16 days of activism. Brilliant presentation from @derekbousfield.bsky.social and @helenmort.bsky.social today on the language of gaslighting - which inspired me to go and look for some examples in my own poetry, and I found one! open.substack.com/pub/kimmoore...
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Day 8 - 16 days of activism against gender-based violence
By Kim Moore
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Emily Sandall @esandall.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
My community college sociolinguistics students are making their first participant surveys - help us out by adding your thoughts on "wonky!" docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Survey of the word "Wonky"
I am working on a project for one of my classes and have chose the word "wonky" to collect some data on. Basically I am trying to get an idea of where about in the world the word is used, how its used...
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Derek Bousfield @derekbousfield.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
linguistlist.org/issues/35/33...
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Evangelia Adamou 🦋 @evangelia.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
📢 If you’re looking for a job in #linguistics: CNRS is hiring every year For 2025, posting of offers (tenured positions) & applications online from early December to early January It’s still time to contact a research unit to prepare your application! carrieres.cnrs.fr/en/external-...
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External competitions for researchers (M/F) - CNRS Careers
Consult job offers, access your candidate space and find out about the competition process.
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Derek Bousfield @derekbousfield.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Delighted that my book with Sam Bourgeois entitled “Pragmatics in Contested Interpretation: Varied Audiences, Varied Implicatures, Varied Inferences” has been accepted for publication- expect it out in the second quarter of 2025!
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Derek Bousfield @derekbousfield.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I was delighted to give an interview yesterday to a group of exceptionally well prepared and well informed Journalism students @ManMetUni on my research on gaslighting, and 16 days of activism against Domestic Violence.
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Lauren Hall-Lew (she/her) @lhlew.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Endowed Professorship of Language and Communication at the University of Oxford, closing date 13 January 2025: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... #jobs #sociolinguistics #linguistics #professor
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