Voices, Brogues and Tongues

Research collaboration investigating the socio-cultural and linguistic impact of migration in Northern Ireland. Led by @CorriganKaren @UniofNewcastle

[The Northern Ireland Place-Name Project @placenamesni]

Twitter friends...can you help identify the place-name here? "A native of ??????? settler....from the County of Antrim in Ireland"

[The Languages Gateway @LangsGateway]

We are looking forward to our next on-line launch event on Tuesday 7 November 16:30-17:30 with a focus towards Northern Ireland. We are delighted to have 111 registrations for the event as of today. Still time to register at https://t.co/7HylzxnuhN

[Voices, Brogues and Tongues @IrishTongues]

Save the date! @CorriganKaren will be giving the Rokeby lecture in Armagh on 23rd November. Further details and registration options below 👇

[Centre for Research in Linguistics @CRiL_QUB]

Tomorrow!!!

[Dr Frances Kane @proinsy]

‘The primary motivation for people seeking to learn English was to integrate into the community in Belfast, and interact and socialise with their neighbours and others’. Language skills are essential life skills! ⁦@NICILT⁩ ⁦@IrishTongues⁩ https://t.co/YxLfi4NQRl

[QUB Modern Languages @ModLangs_QUB]

Calling all primary school principals and Heads of Modern Languages in post-primary in Northern Ireland! Have your say in Language Trends NI survey!

Primary: https://t.co/gZ7YCJgIdh

Post-primary: https://t.co/Vd6ygvS9Vh
@NICILT @BCouncil_NI

[Claire Childs @childs_claire]

Last call for Lecturer in Sociolinguistics post at University of York - deadline tomorrow (25th Jan):
https://t.co/ngwE6p2CI5

[Karen Corrigan @CorriganKaren]

@IrishTongues ISLE has awarded the Richard M. Hogg Prize, annually since 2008. The prize goes to the best paper on the English language by an ISLE ECR member. Submission deadline is 31 March 2023. See: https://t.co/mqsXYnNcaQ.

[BBC Radio 5 Live @bbc5live]

🚨Almost half of workers have had their accents mocked, criticised or singled out, new research has found.

📢Do you wear your accent proudly❓
🤐Or has it held you back❓

@NickyAACampbell asks:

👄Has your accent helped or hindered you❓

📲https://t.co/7pPiGk3trK

[QUB Modern Languages @ModLangs_QUB]

Did you know that in the 2021 NI Census, the following were reported as the main language of the respondents: 5,969 - Irish; 4,982 - Portuguese; 1,860 - Spanish. @NICensus2021 @NICILT

[Karen Corrigan @CorriganKaren]

Delighted to welcome Sali Tagliamonte virtually to Newcastle, UK on November 2nd at 4.15pm to hear more about grammatical change in Ontario dialects. Here's the Zoom: https://t.co/HqWLmCNTf6 and contact me at [email protected] for the Password.

[Karen Corrigan @CorriganKaren]

@IrishTongues Delighted to welcome Sali Tagliamonte virtually to Newcastle, UK on November 2nd at 4.15pm to hear more about grammatical change in Ontario dialects. Here's the Zoom: https://t.co/HqWLmCNTf6 and contact me at [email protected] for the Password.

[qubphonetics @qubphonetics]

Are you interested in a PhD in Linguistics at QUB? The Northern Bridge Studentship Competition launched today (for entry in 2022-23). https://t.co/J9G18kNVVW

[CDRG Modern Languages at SAEL QUB @CDRGModLangsQUB]

We look forward to welcoming Dr Mel Engman @WisconsinMells from @QUBSSESW as the speaker in our Research Seminar Series this Friday at 3pm.

[Centre for Research in Linguistics @CRiL_QUB]

We are delighted to be able to announce details of our latest event, and to be welcoming Dr Brian Ó Curnáin @DIAS_Dublin who will talk about 'Subtractive bilingualism and the erosion of the minoritised language' on Wednesday 12th October at 4pm. All welcome, and please share!

[Dr Frances Kane @proinsy]

A reminder for our next event with Dr Brian Ó Curnáin @DIAS_Dublin @CRiL_QUB tomorrow. All welcome! @CDRGModLangsQUB @EnglishAtQUB @QUBSSESW @NICILT @CLER_QUB @QUBResDev @EgfEmma @QUBPsych @qub_ael_srn @qub_gaeilge

[Dr Leanne Henderson @LeanneHend]

Delighted to be involved in this collaboration across institutions. Thanks to Barbara Skinner @Ulster for inviting and editing this blog series and for her work in supporting ECRs in NI. Read about our research on inequalities in language learning & more:
@QUBSSESW @ModLangs_QUB

[Voices, Brogues and Tongues @IrishTongues]

Well this looks fabulous! And welcome, Mary, to the team! 👏👏👏

[Karen Corrigan @CorriganKaren]

@IrishTongues Check out: https://t.co/LodisLnEeM which has just been launched at the University of Glasgow by Jen Smith and Mary Robinson.