Research outputs per year
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Personal profile
Biography
I am an English language teacher with a professional background in lexicography and corpus linguistics. During my career I have contributed to more than 30 published dictionaries and language reference works, including the COBUILD range, the Partridge Dictionary of Slang, and the Dante lexical database.
I am particularly interested in the digital humanities and crowdsourced language data, and am part of a team exploring the lexical features of online discussion among citizen scientists. We have compiled a large corpus of online talk in citizen science, and recently contributed a chapter based on this work to the Routledge Handbook of English Language and Digital Humanities.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
MA, M Soc Sc Cultural Studies, University of Birmingham
Award Date: 31 Aug 1998
BA (Hons), French, University of Birmingham
Award Date: 1 Jul 1978
Keywords
- P Philology. Linguistics
- lexicography
- corpus linguistics
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Talking about the weather: exploring adjective use with Sketch Engine for Language Learning
Williams, J., 26 Oct 2022, Teaching English with Corpora: A Resource Book. Viana, V. (ed.). 1st ed. Routledge, 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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English language and public humanities: ‘An army of willing volunteers’: analysing the language of online citizen engagement in the humanities
Saraceni, M., Hadikin, G., Williams, J. & Clarke, B., 5 May 2020, The Routledge Handbook of English Language and Digital Humanities. Adolphs, S. & Knight, D. (eds.). Routledge, p. 530-554 25 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Norms and authority in language: the case of UK English
Saraceni, M., Williams, J. & Wright, S., 16 Dec 2014, In: Sociolinguistica Jahrbuch. 28, 1, p. 138-154 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
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English Language Teaching & Pedagogy CPD Course
Watkins, P. (PI), Hadikin, G. (CoI), Kutuk, G. (CoI), McCullagh, M. (CoI), Saraceni, M. (CoI), Tran, Q. (CoI) & Williams, J. (CoI)
23/06/24 → 7/07/24
Project: Innovation
Activities
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The persistence of publicly: a corpus-assisted historical study
Williams, J. (Speaker)
4 Jun 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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‘Definately [sic] worth it’: engaging undergraduate corpus linguistics students in real research
Williams, J. (Speaker)
19 Jul 2018Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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LexESP: The Words of The Law
Williams, J. (Presented paper)
27 Apr 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Post-Truth: An Interdisciplinary Exploration
Williams, J. (Presented paper)
24 Mar 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Language and Citizen Science
Williams, J. (Speaker) & Hadikin, G. (Speaker)
15 Nov 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk