Here are the show notes for Episode 4 where Jacky, Dan, Lisa and Matthew talk about
- sacking headlines: who’s been sacked and who’s doing the sacking?
- TikTok teens and K-Pop stans trolling Trump
- and talk to Dr Shivonne Gates about Multicultural London English and how language is used by teenagers to express their social identities.
You can find the links to the stories and research we’ve mentioned in this programme, below.
Some of Shivonne Gates’ work mentioned in the interview:
Voices and Practices in Applied Linguistics: Diversifying a Discipline
Why the Long FACE?: Ethnic Stratification and Variation in the London Diphthong System
Shivonne’s book recommendation: https://wordery.com/homegirls-norma-mendoza-denton-9780631234906
Headlines:
The Guardian
Rebecca Long-Bailey sacked from Labour shadow cabinet by Keir Starmer – UK politics live
Daily Mail
Starmer reignites Labour civil war
Story of Trump’s Tulsa Rally being trolled by Tiktok users:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/style/tiktok-trump-rally-tulsa.html
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Contributors
Matthew Butler
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Lisa Casey
blog: https://livingthroughlanguage.wordpress.com/ & Twitter: Language Debates (@LanguageDebates)
Dan Clayton
blog: EngLangBlog & Twitter: EngLangBlog (@EngLangBlog)
Jacky Glancey
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