Lexis podcast

Lexis

A podcast about language and linguistics for A Level English Language students, teachers and anyone else who's interested in language.

A podcast about language and linguistics for A Level English Language students, teachers and anyone else who's interested in language.

 

#77

Episode 77 - Lynne Murphy and the 'Americanisation' of young people's English

Welcome to episode 77 of Lexis in which Raj & Dan talk to Lynne Murphy, Professor of Lingu... more

25 Nov 2025

29 MINS

29:27

25 Nov 2025


#76

Episode 76 - Dani Yin & Cheryl Wakslak on gender and exclamation marks in digital communication

Welcome to episode 76 of Lexis which features Raj & Dan (and guest interviewer & friend of... more

20 Nov 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:49

20 Nov 2025


#75

Episode 75 - Teachers' Accents special

Welcome back to Lexis. This is episode 75 and it’s a bumper edition. We pick up on a recen... more

27 Oct 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:36

27 Oct 2025


#74

Episode 74 - Laura Smith-Khan and the language of law

Welcome to Episode 74 of Lexis. Jacky and Dan talk to Dr Laura Smith-Khan, Senior Lecturer... more

12 Jun 2025

44 MINS

44:02

12 Jun 2025


#73

Episode 73 - York English Language Toolkit preview 2025

Welcome to Episode 73 of Lexis. Dan talks to Sam Hellmuth, Catherine Laing, Lauren Harring... more

07 Jun 2025

27 MINS

27:16

07 Jun 2025


#72

Episode 72 - Karrin Vasby Anderson on gender, politics and power

Welcome to Episode 72 of Lexis. Raj and Dan talk to Professor Karrin Vasby Anderson, Depar... more

02 May 2025

54 MINS

54:55

02 May 2025


#71

Episode 71 - Mercedes Durham & Welsh English

Welcome to Episode 71 of Lexis. Lisa, Dan and guest presenter Amanda Cole talk to Professo... more

22 Mar 2025

35 MINS

35:28

22 Mar 2025


#70

Episode 70 - Emma Humphries & prescriptivism

Welcome to Episode 70 of Lexis. Raj and Dan talk to Dr Emma Humphries, Leverhulme Early Ca... more

08 Mar 2025

50 MINS

50:18

08 Mar 2025


#69

Episode 69 - Natalie Braber & Alice Paver on accent stereotypes

Welcome to Episode 69 of Lexis. Dan is joined by guest interviewer Amanda Cole for this ep... more

27 Feb 2025

37 MINS

37:09

27 Feb 2025


#68

Episode 68 - Tony Thorne on the new words of 2024 & 2025

Show notes for Episode 68 Here are the show notes for Episode 68, in which Lisa, Jacky, Ra... more

08 Feb 2025

40 MINS

40:26

08 Feb 2025


#67

Episode 67 - Joe McVeigh on how to spot a bad linguistics article

Show notes for Episode 67 Here are the show notes for Episode 67, in which Jacky and Dan t... more

22 Dec 2024

52 MINS

52:50

22 Dec 2024


#66

Episode 66 - Andreea Calude & the language of social media

Here are the show notes for Episode 66, in which Raj and Dan talk to Dr Andreea Calude, au... more

01 Dec 2024

41 MINS

41:57

01 Dec 2024


#65

Episode 65 - Jullietta Stoencheva on everyday extremism

Here are the show notes for Episode 65, in which Raj and Dan talk to Jullietta Stoencheva,... more

23 Nov 2024

28 MINS

28:12

23 Nov 2024


#64

Episode 64 - Katie Mansfield on working-class children & standard English in the classroom

Show notes for Episode 64 Here are the show notes for Episode 64, in which Raj and Dan tal... more

14 Nov 2024

51 MINS

51:31

14 Nov 2024


#63

Episode 63 - Isobelle Clarke and anti-science discourses

Show notes for Episode 63 Here are the show notes for Episode 63, in which Raj and Dan tal... more

07 Nov 2024

40 MINS

40:58

07 Nov 2024


#62

Episode 62 - Fiona McPherson and 20 Years of Oxford WOTY

Show notes for Episode 62 Here are the show notes for Episode 62, in which Raj and Dan tal... more

01 Nov 2024

29 MINS

29:20

01 Nov 2024


#61

Episode 61 - Lucy Jones on Words We Live By: A Guide to LGBTQ+ Language

Show notes for Episode 61 Here are the show notes for Episode 61, in which Jacky and Dan t... more

16 Oct 2024

35 MINS

35:47

16 Oct 2024