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About Carmen Ebner

Carmen Ebner is a sociolinguist. In September 2017, she has obtained her PhD in Linguistics from Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) in the Netherlands, where she worked on a project on language attitudes and prescriptivism in British English. Carmen's research interests include all things sociolinguistics. In particular, she is interested in linguistic discrimination, attitude elicitation techniques, language variation and change, and historical sociolinguistics.

God Save the Queen … and this blog, innit?

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Carmen Ebner

The time has come to launch the blog of my PhD project called Proper English Usage: A sociolinguistic investigation of usage attitudes in the ‘Golden triangle’. The title of this post will probably have given away the target group of … Continue reading →

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My amazement with amaze

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Carmen Ebner

Checking one’s facebook page in the morning is probably one of the first things done by any “normal” facebook addict. Well, having said that, I am one of them. So this morning, still sleepily taking a few sips of my … Continue reading →

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Euro English

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Carmen Ebner

Dear all, We will all become witnesses of the rise of a new English variety: Euro English. Those of you, who are not yet familiar with the term or the variety, do not panic. To cut a long story short, … Continue reading →

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Dialects and prescriptivism

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Carmen Ebner

If you have ever visited Scotland, you are probably well acquainted with Scottish dialects or at least with what you have been able to decode from the torrents of words you are encountered with. Even though I am not an … Continue reading →

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That was literally awesome

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Carmen Ebner

All things come to an end. No matter how hard we try, but ultimately we cannot prevent them from disappearing or not fitting our needs anymore. Take, for example, shoes. As a kid I had awesome shoes with blinking lights … Continue reading →

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English spelling – A nightmare?

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Carmen Ebner

English spelling is amazing! I might be one of the few who think that way but given my natural curiosity poems such as The English Lesson by Richard Krogh are just my cup of tea. Having learned English as a … Continue reading →

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A healthy or healthful debate

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Carmen Ebner

Autumn has arrived and the battle against catching colds has officially begun. The recent weather with its cold winds and heavy rain showers makes it even more difficult to fight off colds. Vitamins and staying dry seem to be the … Continue reading →

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