Rob Drummond - E2

<p><strong>Here are the show notes for Episode 2, where Jacky, Dan, Lisa and Matthew talk about</strong></p> <p><strong>- the language used to report political protests, demonstrations and movements around the Black Lives Matter campaign</strong></p> <p><strong>- the language of the placards on the recent BLM London demonstration</strong></p> <p><strong>- and talk to Dr Rob Drummond from Manchester Metropolitan University about youth language, accents and how linguists can educate the public about language issues.</strong></p> <p>You can find the links to the stories and research we’ve mentioned in this programme, below.</p> <p><strong>Rob Drummond</strong></p> <p>Website: <a href="http://www.robdrummond.co.uk/"><u>http://www.robdrummond.co.uk/</u></a></p> <p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/RobDrummond"><u>https://twitter.com/RobDrummond</u></a></p> <p>Accentism project: <a href="http://accentism.org/"><u>http://accentism.org/</u></a></p> <p>Manchester Voices: <a href="https://www.manchestervoices.org/"><u>https://www.manchestervoices.org/</u></a></p> <p>Lisa’s blog on the BLM placards: <a href="https://livingthroughlanguage.wordpress.com/2020/06/15/the-language-of-protest-signs-blm/"><u>https://livingthroughlanguage.wordpress.com/2020/06/15/the-language-of-protest-signs-blm/</u></a></p> <p>Ben Zimmer on riots, rebellions and uprisings: <a href="https://time.com/5849163/why-describing-george-floyd-protests-as-riots-is-loaded/"><u>https://time.com/5849163/why-describing-george-floyd-protests-as-riots-is-loaded/</u></a></p> <p>Language in Conflict blog: <a href="http://languageinconflict.org/"><u>http://languageinconflict.org</u></a></p> <p><strong>Newspaper headlines:</strong></p> <p>The Mail on Sunday: <a href="https://www.thepaperboy.com/uk/the-mail-on-sunday/front-pages-today.cfm?frontpage=60256"><u>https://www.thepaperboy.com/uk/the-mail-on-sunday/front-pages-today.cfm?frontpage=60256</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.thepaperboy.com/uk/the-mail-on-sunday/front-pages-today.cfm?frontpage=60315"><u>https