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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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Life after HUGE? Absolutely!

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Ingrid Tieken

Many thanks to all the speakers for their wonderful presentations as well as to the participants for the discussions afterwards. Read more on Twitter: #afterhuge!

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The next Prescriptivism conference: 21-23 June 2017

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Ingrid Tieken

Following the fourth conference on prescriptivism, which was held here at Leiden and co-organised by the Bridging the Unbridgeable project, the next one will be held at Park City, Utah, organised by Don Chapman from Brigham Young University. The theme for the … Continue reading →

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9 December: Save The Date!

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Ingrid Tieken

On 9 December 2016, the Bridging the Unbridgeable project will organise a usage guides symposium at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics. Speakers will include Rebecca Gowers (author of the revised edition of Plain Words and of the recently published Horrible Words), … Continue reading →

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