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Just out: the A2P articles on Prescriptivism

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Ingrid Tieken

I’m very proud to be able to announce the first substantial publication from the Bridging the Unbridgeable project: the papers from the workshop that preceded the Leiden Prescription conference, called Attitudes to Prescriptivism (A2P), organised by Robin Straaijer, Carmen Ebner, Viktorija Kostadinova … Continue reading →

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11th Bridging the Unbridgeable Lunch Lecture

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Morana Lukač

We are pleased to announce our 11th Bridging the Unbridgeable Lunch Lecture taking place on 28 May 2015, from 12 to 1 pm at Lipsius, room 148. This time we will be crossing language borders to hear about linguistic metadiscourses … Continue reading →

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10th Bridging the Unbridgeable Lunch Lecture

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Morana Lukač

We are pleased to announce our 10th Bridging the Unbridgeable Lunch Lecture which will take place on 15 April 2015, from 12 to 1 pm at Lipsius, room 227. Our guest speaker, David Lorenz from the University of Freiburg will … Continue reading →

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user manual

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Robin Straaijer

The user manual for the HUGE database is finished! It can be downloaded as a pdf here. The manual contains a general introduction and information on the construction and content of the HUGE database, as well as example searches of all … Continue reading →

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Cambridge English Usage (Guides) Symposium

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Ingrid Tieken

Don’t miss it! On 26 and 27 June, we are organising a symposium at the English Faculty of the University of Cambridge on Usage Guides and Usage Problems. The registration fee is £30 only. Don’t wait too long to register, since space is … Continue reading →

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Symposium on early American English usage guides

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Ingrid Tieken

On 13 February 2014, the Bridging the Unbridgeable project organises a one-day symposium called “English Usage Guides: The Early American Tradition”. Speakers will be Ulrich Busse (University of Halle, Germany), Viktorija Kostadinova and Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade (both from the … Continue reading →

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ASH talk at Clare Hall

Posted on October 11, 2013 by BtU Admin

On 22 October, Ingrid Tieken will present a talk as part of the ASH Colloquium at Clare Hall, Cambridge. The talk is called “Studying Attitudes to English Usage”, and it will report on the findings of the online Attitudes Survey … Continue reading →

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Latest conference news

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Robin Straaijer

Latest conference headline: follow us on Twitter – hashtag #PrescrConf2013 new paper by Charlotte Brewer (University of Oxford) on prescriptivism and the English school curriculum. Here is the new abstract (Grammarian Gove). Registration for the Leiden conference Prescription and Tradition in Language on 12-14 June … Continue reading →

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Poetry and Usage Advice

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Cynthia Lange

More word-related news on April: it’s also National Poetry Month. Here’s a link to frequently asked questions about National Poetry Month. I’ll provide a quick summary as well. It was founded in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets, and … Continue reading →

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April is Bibliotastic

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Cynthia Lange

Spring and libraries: what do these things have in common? Besides being beautiful and making life more enjoyable, spring and libraries also share April. This month is National School Library Month in the U.S. Today also kicks off National Library … Continue reading →

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