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Words and Actions @wordsandactions.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The book to go with the podcast (or is it the other way round?), 2nd revised and extended edition now available for pre-order

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Words and Actions @wordsandactions.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

One of your podcast hosts is currently in China and spotted this sign. The 'Danish' in it refers to Danish pastries. In Denmark, those are known as 'wienerbrød' (Viennese bread) and in Vienna as 'Mehlspeisen' (literally, flour foods). The language of #food (see our ep. 32) is complex.

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

We recorded another @wordsandactions.bsky.social episode today, featuring three interviews with language activists. Who are they and what is language #activism, you ask? New episode will be out soon! @linguadigitalis.bsky.social

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Words and Actions @wordsandactions.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Whether you cannot wait to read this ⬇️ new book on the discursive construction of veganism or your guilty pleasure is watching meat carving videos, our episode on the language of #food is for you. Free extra materials at wordsandactionspodcast.wordpress.com www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discursiv...

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The Discursive Construction of Veganism

The Discursive Construction of Veganism is a linguistic exploration of the stories we tell about veganism in popular media. Negative representations of veganism…

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Words and Actions @wordsandactions.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Your podcast hosts have four teenage sons between them, and one of them has promised (threatened?) to cook tonight. He could do worse than listen to our latest episode on language and #food while preparing dinner. wordsandactionspodcast.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/e...

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Episode 32: Language of food

Let’s tuck into the language of food! We discuss advertisements for plant-based food and for meat and dairy, look at cookbooks with our interview guests, and find out how different descriptions of …

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Words and Actions @wordsandactions.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

One of our hosts, @veronikakoller.bsky.social, switched sides and was interviewed on all things #metaphor for the @discourseacademy.org podcast "Doing Critical Discourse Analysis". Listen and find out more about the Discourse Academy here: www.discourseacademy.org

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The discourse academy | CDA Methods

The Discourse Academy is a resource for developing, discussing, teaching, and learning methods of critical discourse analysis

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

New @wordsandactions.bsky.social episode on the language of food out today! Featuring interview guest Marcelyn Oostendorp, sound clips from five researchers and quite a few metaphors. Free extra materials at wordsandactionspodcast.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/e... #DigitalPalates

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Episode 32: Language of food

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Words and Actions @wordsandactions.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Ep. 32 on the language of #food is now in post-production. It features not only one longer interview with Marcelyn Oostendorp (Stellenbosch U, South Africa) but also five sound clips from @instantlinguist.bsky.social, @marbagli.bsky.social, @michaelchesnut.bsky.social, Alla Tovares & Keri Metwick

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Words and Actions @wordsandactions.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Are you happy to be back to the work routine, looking forward to brighter days, gripped by January blues? If you're in the Northern hemisphere, hibernate with our episode on language and emotion: wordsandactionspodcast.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/e... We hope our podcast brings joy to all seasons!

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Episode 31: Language of emotions

OMG!! A new Words & Actions episode has landed and we couldn’t be more excited! In this start to a six-part series, “The language of…”, we look at the language of emotion: in the workplace, in …

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Erika Darics @linguadigitalis.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

What a thrill to get a Podcast notification this morning from @wordsandactions.bsky.social ! We talk 'money' 💰 in ep.#30, the dark side of it: readability, obfuscation, (no) transparency. We bring out the big guns: from DiCaprio to the CEO of one of the biggest gun manufacturers. shorturl.at/WpwcR

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Words and Actions @wordsandactions.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

We have now recorded episode 30 on financial communication, including a roundtable with three experts who know the field both as academics and as practitioners. Watch this space for the drop! Previous episodes and extra materials are available at wordsandactions12342078.wordpress.com

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Words & Actions

A podcast about how language matters in business, politics and beyond.

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