The quote below of Andrew Neil on the GMB show, said somewhat tongue-in-cheek, claims that a virus ‘can’t read’. Most …
Impolite conversation of the week
Sometimes being impolite and creating conflict doesn’t take much effort. All you need to do is raise your voice!
‘angrammatical’
I heard an interesting little neologism today in a meeting when someone misheard the word ‘ungrammatical’ for ‘angrammatical’. The neologism …
Trite journalism?
Is it “trite journalism” to ask the shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer what the country pays on its national debt? …
PMQs Watch
Corbyn negotiates with the Chamber The example below is a good example of how the current speaker at the dispatch …
An app that can read your mind or maybe not?
By Daniel Hartworth Swift Key Neural: the world’s first smartphone keyboard software that uses an artificial neural network to predict …
Analysis of Jimmy Carr Joke
The general theory of verbal humour (GTVH) is a theory which attempts to explain how a joke works and why …
Does the Andromeda Galaxy disappear after you finish reading this question?
Read the following sentence: Does the Andromeda Galaxy disappear after you finish reading this question? What is your answer? Some …
Hello
Hello, This website is designed for students on module 313DEL Language and the Mind at Coventry University. The website is …
Something sometime
Cry Woman walking We live by faith
About me
Books It’s language, stupid! Unravelling the DNA of the mind Hesitation, Equivocation and Pausing Unveiling the micro-world of political rhetoric …
Using this site
This site contains a lot of information in the form of blogs (posts), pages, documents and audio. Only a limited …
What’s with the title?
In 1941, Hannah Arendt, a Jewish political theorist, escaped Nazi-controlled Europe and emigrated to the United States. As an immigrant …
Research
As well at lecturing at Coventry University, I conduct research in the fields of Applied Linguistics, English Language Teaching and …
Teaching
As Senior Lecturer in English Language at Coventry University, I teach on a number of courses including the BA in …