Category Archives: events

Fowler narratives?

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Ingrid Tieken

Next year, 2026, will be a Fowler year, just like this year is a Jane Austen year. In Henry Fowler‘s case, 100 years after the publication of his phenomenal Modern English Usage. So I’m looking for Fowler narratives, stories about … Continue reading →

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Normative linguistics, 25 years on: the presentation

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Ingrid Tieken

Those of you who are interested might like to watch our presentation during the ISLE Online Forum of 20 November, organised by Yoko Iyeiri – with great thanks to her for making it all happen. You will find the presentation … Continue reading →

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ISLE Online Forum on Prescriptivism

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Ingrid Tieken
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7th Prescriptivism conference

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Ingrid Tieken

The seventh edition of this wonderful conference series will take place from 26 to 28 June 2024 in Aix en Provence, in France. Plenary speakers will be Ian Cushing (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK), Jane Hodson (University of Sheffield, UK) and … Continue reading →

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Usage guides and the complaint tradition

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Ingrid Tieken

If you wish to attend this presentation, on Wednesday 27 April at 2 pm (CET), here is the zoomlink: https://uni-due.zoom.us/j/66210477258?pwd=R0ZOc1RNTXcvUkxuYUVsNXlCSWFiZz09. We hope to see many of you there. And if students need a certificate of attendance, the organisers will will … Continue reading →

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Coming up soon

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Ingrid Tieken

For those wishing to attend, here is the zoomlink: https://uni-due.zoom.us/j/66210477258?pwd=R0ZOc1RNTXcvUkxuYUVsNXlCSWFiZz09.

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UniSIG: Copy-editorial decision-making strategies

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Ingrid Tieken

Morana Lukaç and Adrian Stenton will be presenting a study of copy-editors they conducted in 2020 to members of SENSE, the society of English-language professionals in the Netherlands. They’re looking forward to to sharing insights of a study with the … Continue reading →

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The project continues …

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Ingrid Tieken

The Bridging the Unbridgeable project officially ended nearly five years ago, but almost all of us are presenting a paper at the next Prescriptivism Conference, held online (no fee!) at the University of Vigo from 23 – 25 September 2021. … Continue reading →

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English Grammar Day 2019

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Ingrid Tieken

Every year, some time during the summer, UCL organises an English Grammar Day. This time I have been invited to speak, and I decided to do so on the following topic (not yet announced online): No complaint tradition in The Netherlands? … Continue reading →

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Interview with Carmen Ebner

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Ingrid Tieken

Carmen was interviewed on her PhD study on the eve of the defence itself. Read all about it in Kennislink and wish her luck for tomorrow! (Thanks for the translation, Adrian!)

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