Elena Semino @elenasemino.bsky.social (@elenasemino) 's Twitter Profile
Elena Semino @elenasemino.bsky.social

@elenasemino

Distinguished Professor @LAEL_LU; Director @CorpusSocialSci; Metaphor, narrative, health comm | corpora | cancer, pain, mental health, Covid, vaccines

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Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni (@lael_lu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are delighted that Professor Jason Rothman - a world-leading expert in bilingualism and multilingualism - has recently joined us at Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni! News item: lancaster.ac.uk/linguistics/ne… Find out more about Jason's work here: lancaster.ac.uk/arts-and-socia…

Intl Consortium for Communication in Health Care (@ic4ch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In the first video of our 'spotlight' series, Gavin Brookes chats with diana slade and Liza Goncharov from ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care about their projects on improving end of life communication and self-management of heart failure.  See: ic4ch.wordpress.com/2024/10/21/spo…

In the first video of our 'spotlight' series, 
<a href="/GavinBrookes26/">Gavin Brookes</a> chats with <a href="/dianaslade1/">diana slade</a> and Liza Goncharov from <a href="/ANU_ICH/">ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care</a> about their projects on improving end of life communication and self-management of heart failure. 

See: ic4ch.wordpress.com/2024/10/21/spo…
Researching and Applying Metaphor Conference (@raamconf) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚀 Get ready, everyone! RaAM 2025 is coming to North America for the first time ever! 🇺🇸🌎 We’re thrilled to announce this historic event in the USA, bringing together metaphor researchers and enthusiasts from across the globe! 🌐✨

🚀 Get ready, everyone! RaAM 2025 is coming to North America for the first time ever! 🇺🇸🌎 We’re thrilled to announce this historic event in the USA, bringing together metaphor researchers and enthusiasts from across the globe! 🌐✨
Vaclav Brezina (@vaclavbrezina) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A new CASS blogpost reflecting on my recent trip to China as well as #corpuslinguistics in the Chinese and global context is now available from: cass.lancs.ac.uk/exploring-new-…

A new <a href="/CorpusSocialSci/">CASS</a>  blogpost reflecting on my recent trip to China as well as #corpuslinguistics in the Chinese and global context is now available from: 
cass.lancs.ac.uk/exploring-new-…
Elena Semino @elenasemino.bsky.social (@elenasemino) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Just talked online about one of my favourite topics to a great audience at Shanghai International Studies University. The Q&A brought up issues we all share: access to health-related data, ethics, publishing interdisciplinary research, and also AI and metaphor identification.

Just talked online about one of my favourite topics to a great audience at Shanghai International Studies University. The Q&amp;A brought up issues we all share: access to health-related data, ethics, publishing interdisciplinary research, and also AI and metaphor identification.
Dr Luke Collins (he/him) (@lukeccollins) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New paper co-authored with Elena Semino @elenasemino.bsky.social in Language and Health: A linguistic analysis of female and male opening posts on an online forum dedicated to pain Open Access and available online: doi.org/10.1016/j.lahe…

New paper co-authored with <a href="/elenasemino/">Elena Semino @elenasemino.bsky.social</a> in Language and Health: A linguistic analysis of female and male opening posts on an online forum dedicated to pain

Open Access and available online:
doi.org/10.1016/j.lahe…
Marcus Jones (@marcusjones900) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Published today by Routledge Education Books. An enormous thanks to Alice Deignan for inviting me to be part of the vocabulary at the transition project. For more details on the book: shorturl.at/NDDVf

Published today by <a href="/RoutledgeEd/">Routledge Education Books</a>. An enormous thanks to <a href="/alicedeignan/">Alice Deignan</a> for inviting me to be part of the vocabulary at the transition project. 
For more details on the book:
shorturl.at/NDDVf
Dana Gablasova (@danagablas) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Save the date: We are excited to announce that the next Lancaster Summer Schools in Corpus Linguistics will be held 16-20 June 2025 at Lancaster University. Check our website for more info about programme & applications: wp.lancs.ac.uk/corpussummersc…… #LancsSS25 Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni CASS

Save the date: We are excited to announce that the next Lancaster Summer Schools in Corpus Linguistics will be held 16-20 June 2025 at <a href="/LancasterUni/">Lancaster University</a>.  Check our website for more info about programme &amp; applications:  wp.lancs.ac.uk/corpussummersc…… #LancsSS25 <a href="/LAEL_LU/">Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni</a> <a href="/CorpusSocialSci/">CASS</a>
Elena Semino @elenasemino.bsky.social (@elenasemino) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I really enjoyed doing a session for REACHE at Salford Royal Hospital this morning. They provide free language and clinical training for refugee and asylum-seeker health professionals who aim to work in the NHS: reache.org.uk

I really enjoyed doing a session for REACHE at Salford Royal Hospital this morning. They provide free language and clinical training for refugee and asylum-seeker health professionals who aim to work in the NHS: reache.org.uk
Dana Gablasova (@danagablas) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are delighted to announce that the applications for the free Lancaster Summer Schools in Corpus Linguistics 2025 are now open! Join us this summer at Lancaster University to learn more about corpora and their applications. More information: wp.lancs.ac.uk/corpussummersc… #LancsSS25

We are delighted to announce that the applications for the free Lancaster Summer Schools in Corpus Linguistics 2025 are now open! 
Join us this summer at <a href="/LancasterUni/">Lancaster University</a> to learn more about corpora and their applications. More information: wp.lancs.ac.uk/corpussummersc…  #LancsSS25
Dana Gablasova (@danagablas) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Lancaster Summer Schools in Corpus Linguistics 2025: If you are interested in language testing & assessment, check our free summer school which focuses on the application of corpus methods to these areas. More from: wp.lancs.ac.uk/corpussummersc… Lancaster, 16-20 June 2025 #LancsSS25

Lancaster Summer Schools in Corpus Linguistics 2025: If you are interested in language testing &amp; assessment, check our free summer school which focuses on the application of corpus methods to these areas. More from: wp.lancs.ac.uk/corpussummersc…
Lancaster, 16-20 June 2025 #LancsSS25
Intl Consortium for Communication in Health Care (@ic4ch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🗓️Save the date! On 11-12 September 2025, Lancaster University is hosting the 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care (IC4CH). We hope to see you there! For more information, see ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/

🗓️Save the date!

On 11-12 September 2025, Lancaster University is hosting the 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care (IC4CH). We hope to see you there! 

For more information, see  ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
Quo VaDis: Questioning Vaccine Discourse Project (@vaccine_project) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New paper in Vaccine X: ‘It's a shot, not a vaccine like MMR’: A new type of vaccine-specific scepticism on Twitter/X during the COVID-19 pandemic sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New paper in Vaccine X: ‘It's a shot, not a vaccine like MMR’: A new type of vaccine-specific scepticism on Twitter/X during the COVID-19 pandemic

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Intl Consortium for Communication in Health Care (@ic4ch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Registration is open for the 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care (IC4CH)! When: 11-12 September 2025 At: Lancaster University, UK For more info (registration, programme, speakers, abstracts, etc.) see ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/

Registration is open for the 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care (IC4CH)!   

When: 11-12 September 2025  
At: Lancaster University, UK   

For more info (registration, programme, speakers, abstracts, etc.) see ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/
Quo VaDis: Questioning Vaccine Discourse Project (@vaccine_project) 's Twitter Profile Photo

‘A jab is not a vaccine; it’s a shot’ - new paper on vaccine-related terminological confusion in Public Health sciencedirect.com/science/articl…