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Em_Chiang @emchiang.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Happy to see our paper comparing AI-generated and human-authored commercial extortion letters out in AI & Society today :) rdcu.be/eDqrqT9LHpta

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Em_Chiang @emchiang.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

An absolute pleasure to work on ‘Forensic Linguistics in the United Kingdom’ with @ralphmortonlang.bsky.social and Malcolm Couthard. Out now and free to download for two weeks!

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Kevin Carmody @skinofstars.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Today I wrote to Birmingham's Cabinet Member for Transport as well as the WMCA urging them to use their new powers to take action on pavement parking. Groups like @livingstreets.bsky.social and @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org have been campaigning for this for years. The time to act is now.

Official letter to the Birmingham Council Cabinet Member for Transport, urging for action on tackling pavement parking

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Ralph Morton @ralphmortonlang.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

NEW AIFL BLOG ALERT! aifl-blog.com/aifl-intervi... For the latest in our AIFL Interview Series we spoke to Jessica Woodhams Professor of Psychology at University of Birmingham about crime linkage, combining linguistics and psychology, and supporting people working emotionally demanding material

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AIFL Interview Series: Jessica Woodhams

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I finally lost my shit about so-called AIs, LLMs, enshittification & everything fucking evil that @officialgrammarly.bsky.social is doing. I'm fucking furious, and not just about what 1 company has done. An open letter to Grammarly & the rest of the LLM hype machine www.moryan.com/an-open-lett...

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An open letter to Grammarly and other plagiarists, thieves and slop merchants

To everyone at Grammarly, I am writing a book right now, a really challenging endeavor that no doubt someone in Silicon Valley will think it’s fine to steal the day it’s published. I’ve been a profes...

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Em_Chiang @emchiang.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

New chapter with @lucia-busso.bsky.social on Corpus Linguistics and Digital Influence and Manipulation is out now in the Elsevier Reference Module in Social Sciences (catchy, eh?). Read it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/chap...

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Corpus Linguistics and Digital Influence and Manipulation

The influence and manipulation of others in online space is a growing area of interest among linguists. Corpus linguistics and corpus-assisted discour…

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Kevin Carmody @skinofstars.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Better Streets for Birmingham podcast ep 8. - Clean air in Birmingham Happy Monday! We've got another podcast out. A conversation with Kirsten de Vos and Florence Cadge about clean air in the city. betterstreetsforbirmingham.org/ep-8-clean-a...

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Ep.8 – Clean air in Birmingham with Kirsten de Vos and Florence Cadge – Better Streets for Birmingham

Kevin Carmody is in conversation with Kisten de Vos of Mums for Lungs and Florence Cadge of Birmingham Healthy Air Coalition.

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Ralph Morton @ralphmortonlang.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Fantastic new AIFL Blog post from Lucia Busso on cognitive linguistic / construction grammar approaches to cross-genre authorship analysis aifl-blog.com/constructing... #linguistics #idiolect, #cognitivelinguistics #constructiongrammar #genre #authorship

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Constructing Idiolect: Cognitive Linguistics and the challenges of cross-genre authorship

By Lucia Busso

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Ralph Morton @ralphmortonlang.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

aifl-blog.com/announcing-t... New blog post with information about the upcoming (20th!) International Summer School in Forensic Linguistics Analysis.

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Announcing the 20th International Summer School in Forensic Linguistic Analysis (ISSFLA 2026)

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Ralph Morton @ralphmortonlang.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

NEW AIFL BLOG ALERT! In an excellent new post out today, Lily Calloway shares her tips for surviving a PhD in Forensic Linguistics aifl-blog.com/surviving-a-...

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Surviving a PhD in Forensic Linguistics

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Em_Chiang @emchiang.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Latest crochet project finally finished 😊🐦

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Em_Chiang @emchiang.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

⭐ Publication day! ⭐ New paper exploring what corpus linguistics can offer in terms of combating online fraud groups and activities. In a special issue of Applied Corpus Linguistics - Corpus Linguistic Approaches to Tackling Online Crime. doi.org/10.1016/j.ac...

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Tim Grant @timgrant123.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

And we're off! Today with Nicci MacLeod at Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics we've released the first three episodes of our brand new podcast Writing Wrongs 🎙️Follow Writing Wrongs here 👉 podfollow.com/1797795962 #forensiclinguistics #linguistics #truecrime #podcasts #academicsky

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Em_Chiang @emchiang.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Managed to save this guy/gal from my cat but now it won’t leave my shoe 🫤

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Tim Grant @timgrant123.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Very excited to announce what @DrNicciMacLeod.bsky.social and I have been working on for the past few months (with a brilliant production team behind us). You can subscribe now and listen to our trailer wherever you get your podcasts. #forensiclinguistics #linguistics #truecrime #academicsky

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Em_Chiang @emchiang.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Join us in April for our next CPD event for legal professionals!

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Em_Chiang @emchiang.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Fantastic and not a moment too soon!

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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

For our final Thursday seminar of 2024, we have what is sure to be a fascinating talk with William Costello regarding the prediction of harmful attitudes and beliefs in incel communities. Join us this week (4pm GMT)! Book your free online/in-person tickets here: tinyurl.com/2r8fhfsj #academicsky

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Andrea Nini @andreanini.com · 02/12/2024

We are looking for a full-time, temporary teaching-focused Lecturer in Discourse Analysis/Stylistics/Register analysis/forensic linguistics. Details of the job are available here: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai.... Deadline 12th Dec. Please retweet/share!

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Lecturer in Discourse Analysis and Stylistics (Teaching-Focused):Oxford Road

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Em_Chiang @emchiang.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Our next CPD offering (and the first of 2025) will be on enhanced communication skills for investigative interviewing! Join us on Friday 24th January 2025 for a one-day course demonstrating how linguistic understanding can support investigative interview practice.

Poster for CPD course from Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics

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Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics @aifl.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Continuing our CPD Training Programme series, here's Forensic Linguistics for A-level English teachers! Join us on Friday, 29th of November for a one-day course where we will explore how topics in forensic linguistics can be used to support teaching. You can get your ticket here 👉 shorturl.at/wRNxK

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Em_Chiang @emchiang.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Places still available on this one!

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Em_Chiang @emchiang.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

It’s nice here. I hope it stays nice.

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