Can you hear forest recovery? In Costa Rica, scientists analyzed 16,000 hours of audio to measure the success of payments for ecosystem services.
The data shows that naturally regenerated forests now sound more like protected primary forests than pastures, signaling a true return of biodiversity.
Check out the "Framing climate change across disciplines" summer school from the organization Dis-4Change hosted by the University of Salerno
On Friday I'm giving a virtual lecture at the Mindanao State University in the Philippines, and before Easter I had a wonderful meeting with one of the many new research teams in Indonesia engaging in #ecolinguistics.
In a bookstore near you this August! #CADS #ecolinguistics
See call for papers for a wonderful special issue on “Discourses of Sustainability: Critical Approaches in Contemporary Contexts”. Deadline for submissions is May 20 [not March 30]. www.ledonline.it/index.php/LC...
The updated version of the Ecolinguistics bibliography now has approximately 750 entries! Check it out at www.zotero.org/groups/44699...
I hoped for 100-150 attendees, but there are now 671 registered participants for this week's Symposium on Ecolinguistics. That is unbelievable! It's going to be a great event! #ecolinguistics
In 2026, our CASS Summer Schools offer two free-to-attend courses in corpus linguistics, focused on Language, Discourse and Society, and Language Teaching, Testing and Assessment.
Applications are now open!
wp.lancs.ac.uk/corpussummer...
#LancsSS26
Conference poster for the conference "Language and Ecology in the Anthropocene" at the University of Alabama
Next week, I will give a keynote on "Language, Ecology, and the corporeal in-betweens" at The University of Alabama's "Language and Ecology in the Anthropocene: A Symposium on Ecolinguistics" - a fantastic virtual event organised by @repoole.bsky.social. I look very much forward to it!
I'm thrilled to be returning to #CADS2026 in Lancaster to present research from my forthcoming book "Environment through Time: Diachronic Studies in Ecolinguistics". First presented at Lancaster at Corpus Linguistics 2015 just after completing my doctoral studies. Excited to be back!
The page for the forthcoming The Bloomsbury Handbook of Ecolinguistics has just gone live! Pre-order your copy (or request your library do so) today! #ecolinguistics #IECA #envcomm www.bloomsbury.com/us/bloomsbur...
A free online Symposium on Ecolinguistics with an excellent slate of keynotes and presentations! Register for free to receive program details and updates. #ecolinguistics
I am excited to announce "Language and Ecology in the Anthropoce: A Symposium on Ecolinguistics" on February 5-6, 2026. The event (3 keynotes & 20 presentations) is free and online. Register using the QR code below to receive updates on the schedule and links for attending.
Funding opportunity: PhD at Sussex
- Open to applicants on PhD Linguistics
- Scholarships cover tuition fees, a stipend at UK Research Council rates plus some research & training costs
- 5 interdisciplinary themes addressing major social sciences challenges
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
I’m not on the organizing committee, but I absolutely think such a topic would be welcomed!
Only a few more days to submit to the International Conference on Ecolinguistics in Rennes, France in July 2026! ice-8.sciencesconf.org?lang=en
Just deleted my Academia account, as it didn't seem useful anymore. And their data rights and new AI policy....I'm out.
"Since 1800, there’s been a sharp decline in nature-related words in English language books. It closely matches a simulation of nature–human interactions." A new piece in @grist.org by Kate Yoder, with some #ecolinguistics input from @repoole.bsky.social grist.org/language/nat...
I haven’t posted recently, but this publication from my former student deserves sharing. This started as an MA thesis project and is now published in a leading journal! It’s excellent ! #CADS #SLW authors.elsevier.com/a/1liFa3n6UY...
What happens when activists creatively reimagine corporate logos to resist branding narratives?
Our new paper explores the powerful multimodal practice of "figurative subversion" and its role in challenging corporate messages.
Read it here: bit.ly/3GrXAse
At the closing of #ICAME46 next year’s ICAME is revealed. #ICAME47 will be in Koblenz, by the Rhine in Germany from May 26 to May 30, 2026
Call for proposals for the International Conference on Ecolinguistics in Rennes, France July 9-11, 2026. ice-8.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag...
And the China tour concludes with two talks at Beijing Normal University! Excited by the partnerships and collaboration that will hopefully come to be!
A great time discussing contemporary ecolinguistics and diachronic corpus-assisted discourse studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University!
I love college campuses. This is Beijing Foreign Studies University.
Stunning scene in Chongqing on my last night! What a great few days here!
Wonderful conference at Chongqing University on Digital Studies in Language and Literature. Honored to give a keynote!
3 universities, 6 talks, 9 days! Just finished talk 1 this morning —rest and repeat! #corpuslinguistics #CADS #ecolinguistics
