Show notes for Episode 14

Welcome to Episode 14 of the Lexis podcast in which Jacky, Dan, Lisa and Matthew talk about:

How language frames and represents people and events

Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp

Advice to women about personal safety

And we talk to Professor Emma Moore from the University of Sheffield in a wide-ranging interview about:

non-standard English and how it’s used for different purposes

the importance of understanding the societal origins of attitudes to language

why we need to understand the differences between spoken and written systems

...and how sociolinguistics saved our lives!

Emma Moore’s Sheffield University page: Professor Emma Moore | English

Emma Moore’s Eden Village Girls study: “I were out with Lucy last week. She were in a right good mood.”

What Did You Say? https://festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk/2020/futurecade/what-did-you-say/

What Did You Say? Podcast episode: https://festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk/2020/spiegeltent/what-did-you-say-podcast/

Jenny Cheshire’s Reading study: Jenny Cheshire – Linguistic Variation and Social Function – All About Linguistics

Penelope Eckert’s High School study: Penelope Eckert – High School Ethnography

Peter Trudgill’s Norwich study: Peter Trudgill, Norwich

Lesley Milroy’s Belfast studies: Milroy's Belfast Study

Language in the News

The representation of (convicted murderer of Reeva Steenkamp) Oscar Pistorius:

Sonia Sodha on Twitter: "My god BBC. “The extraordinary story of paralympic and Olympic sprinter” who “suddenly found himself at the centre of a murder investigation.” Extraordinary? Found himself? INSPIRATIONAL?! No way to talk about a convicted murderer. Talk about minimising the murder of women.… https://t.co/dW8dZoRpiZ"

Anya Palmer on Twitter: "They've changed it to say he killed her. Still not saying he murdered her. He was charged with murder when he MURDERED his girlfriend.… https://t.co/4gAOrU3UML"

https://twitter.com/soniasodha/status/1321367689475067904

Debbie Cameron on Twitter: "So, we can add 'found himself at the centre of a murder investigation' to the already long list of convoluted formulas the media use to gloss over men's violence against women and make the perpetrators into tragic heroes. (See also the play on the word 'trials' in the title)… https://t.co/koQUBG2eYV"

Police advice to women:

https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1316307733147246594?s=20

https://twitter.com/MisterLJones/status/1316810550190407680?s=20

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Contributors

Matthew Butler

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Matthewbutlerwy

Lisa Casey

blog: https://livingthroughlanguage.wordpress.com/ & Twitter: Language Debates (@LanguageDebates)

Dan Clayton

blog: EngLangBlog & Twitter: EngLangBlog (@EngLangBlog)

Jacky Glancey

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackyGlancey

Music: Freenotes

Transcript:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iaQEzsVjifbKajiYJPob54-AHGoAGiAwk-mfLjD5M_o/edit?usp=drivesdk