Derek Bousfield
@DrWordy
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Father, Husband, Linguist, Former HoD. Reader in Pragmatics at Manchester Metropolitan University. Currently researching The Language of Gaslighting.
Joined October 2013
Out Now Open Access Now and Forever: “Pragmatics in Contested Interpretation: Varied Audiences, Varied Implicatures, Varied Inferences” | SpringerLink.
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@MichaelRosenYes @DrWordy Absolutely fascinating episode of #WordofMouth @BBCRadio4 Always enjoy listening to this series. I learn so much.Thank you!
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Michael Rosen on clichés, pragmatics and how language is used to connect us beyond words.
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New in paperback! The Linguistics of Crime | Brings together a team of scholars from a range of disciplines, to explore the analysis of crime-related language. | Save 20% with code LANG3525 📚 https://t.co/LfEyXuRHVr
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We’re hiring a 3-year visiting position in my Department! @CuLinguistics Spread the word, and let me know if you have any questions! https://t.co/qQMLVDllXO
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PhD is fully funded in Finland PhD is fully funded in Norway PhD is fully funded in Sweden PhD is fully funded in Belgium PhD is fully funded in Denmark PhD is fully funded in Germany PhD is fully funded in Switzerland PhD is fully funded in The Netherlands
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#NewBook alert: 'Agency and Pragmatic Independence in Foreign-language Communication: Culture, Conformity and Critical Choices' by Gerrard Mugford is now #PublishedByPalgrave! This #PalgravePivot promotes a teaching approach centred on learner experience: https://t.co/dLI2rPoG5p
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Hannah's husband demanded sex every day, controlled her daily schedule, and didn't allow her to wear shorts. But what he did when she left him was one of the most horrifying crime's Australia had seen, and it prompted the introduction of the country's first #coercivecontrol laws.
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Uncover the heartbreaking story of Hannah Clarke and the devastating effects of coercive control.
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#NewBook: 'Pragmatics in Contested Interpretation: Varied Audiences, Varied Implicatures, Varied Inferences' by Samuel Bourgeois and Derek Bousfield is #PublishedByPalgrave! The eBook of this title is #OpenAccess, meaning anyone can read it for free: https://t.co/BL7xdUKGGZ
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Pleased to have contributed to the "Human Robot Interaction" podcast with Blake Jackson (expert on user expectations of robots in terms of politeness), and Merel Keijsers (expert on robot bullying). You can listen here:
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Languages are the instrument to peace. What an incredible panel event hosted by @RichardBakerMP
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Happy “the clock in the car is right” day to all those who celebrate.
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Delighted that the physical copies of our open access monograph have arrived. Read it for free, forever, here: https://t.co/spuRG02D9i
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Day 4 | #DomesticAbuseMyths The cost of domestic abuse to the UK State is currently £85 billion a year as reported by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner in 2024. #AlwaysWithSurvivors #ProtectHagueVictims #HagueDV #WithSurvivors #DVAM2025 #CallforUnity
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🧵/ Our major new study on young men, masculinity, and misogyny questions the extent to which Gen Z men are really more likely to hold misogynist views than older generations of men Study link in following tweets
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Here’s a primer on ‘accents and dialects’ For American English, you’re correct. For other varieties of English, not so much.
Here’s a primer on ‘primer.’ It’s pronounced ‘PRIMM-er’ if you mean “a small book” or “a short informative piece of writing.” It’s pronounced ‘PRY-mer’ if you mean “an initial coat of paint.”
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What has the ECHR ever done for us? Quite a lot actually, and we wrote it too.
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The sad news of @ManchanMagan death reminded me of this lovely and enlightening interview with @MichaelRosenYes We are all more connected and alike then some amongst us are willing to admit. RIP Manchán
A very enjoyable exploration of the history of the Irish language with @MichaelRosenYes and @ManchanMagan! @CauveryMadhavan - if you haven’t heard it, I suspect you would enjoy.
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To celebrate @PoetryDayUK, check out this exclusive reading from award-winning poet and professor Andrew McMillan. Professor McMillan's poem 'Today', written for his debut collection 'physical', explores the hustle and bustle of city life. @McrPoetryLib @McrWritingSchl
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