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ACADEMICLIVERPOOL
This list is for the announcement and discussion of academic research relating to the regions of Liverpool and Merseyside, in the north-west of England. Interdisciplinarity is strongly encouraged, in areas such as history, society, culture and language. Posts about research events and new publications relating to Liverpool and Merseyside are also warmly welcomed.

AFLS-NEWS
This is an open discussion list for members of the Association for French Language Studies and other colleagues involved in teaching and research in French in Higher Education. It is intended to facilitate the exchange of information in the areas of teaching and research in French language studies.

ALCS
The ALCS list aims to promote the scholarly study of the language, culture, history and society of the Low Countries by facilitating communication between interested scholars.

ASTON-FL-READING-GROUP
Forensic Linguistics Reading Group - Centre for Forensic Linguistics at Aston University

BAALPG
A list for members of the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL) engaged in post-graduate research, to encourage discussion of research issues in applied linguistics, and to enable networking of information about meetings / workshops / symposia organised by and for p-g researchers.

BALTIC-STUDIES
The list has been set up to facilitate discussion on the Baltic States between and amongst scholars and practitioners in many different fields of research, both in terms of scholarship and teaching. In particular, this mailing list encourages the exchange of issues related to such topics as politics, foreign policy, security studies, society, culture, history, geography and so on.

BNAC
This list will be used by and for members of the Britain Nepal Academic Council, and associated academic colleagues, for sharing information on conferences, workshops and #other events in relation to Nepal studies

BRIATHRACHAS
Tha an liosta seo airson deasbad agus co-obrachadh ann an cruthachadh briathrachas ùr sa Ghàidhlig, gus am bi daoine a' cuideachadh a chéile ri facal freagarrach a lorg agus a' tighinn gu aonta cho fad 's is urrainn air an fhacal as fheàrr. Bidh an liosta gu math freagarrach airson bruidhinn mudheidhinn briathrachas ùr coimpiutaireachd, ach tha i a' toirt a-steach cuspairean eile cuideachd. (List for discussing new terminology in Scottish Gaelic.)

BUSINESSDISCOURSENET
The BusinessDiscourseNet is a list dedicated to dialogue and information exchange between scholars from a variety of disciplines, research and teaching traditions, who are interested in the new multidisciplinary field of Business Discourse.

CHAIN
This list is for members of the Coalition of Humanities and Arts Infrastructures and Networks (CHAIN) which includes major digital humanities infrastructure projects, planning initiatives and networks. The members of CHAIN have agreed to work together and pool effort in a number of areas to overcome barriers, and to create a shared environment where technology services can interoperate and be sustained, thus enabling new forms of research in the Humanities.

CHEST-HARPERCOLLINS
The CHEST/HarperCollins Special Offer mailing list for discussion between institutions licensed via CHEST for HarperCollins products.

CLARIN-UK
Discussion list for the network of UK researchers associated with the pan-European CLARIN project, building an infrastructure for the support of advanced research in the humanities using electronic language resources.

COLOURSTUDIES
This is a group for the multidisciplinary study and discussion of colour. It includes linguists, psychologists, geographers, opthamologists and more. The Group is open to anyone with an interest in colour, but it is intended to be an academic and research forum.

CORPUS-STYLE
This list is for discussion of research and announcement of events in the emerging field of corpus stylistics - the use of language corpora in the analysis of the language of literature.

CP-UK
Cognitive Psychology UK is a list created to bring together people interested in cognition research. The list will post details of conferences, jobs available, test and experiment resources and allow members to raise and discuss their individual interests.

ENCL-REELC
The European Network of Comparative Literature / Réseau Européen d'Etudes Littéraires Comparées(ENCL/REELC) provides a joint forum for all National Comparative Literature associations in Europe. It facilitates the exchange of information between countries and promotes international academic collaboration.

ENGLISHDIALECTS
This list aims to facilitate discussion bewteen teachers and researchers in higher education and further education who are interested in the accents and dialects of English. Any aspect of linguistic variation, in both standard and non-standard varieties of English, is relevant.

EPNL
The English Place-Name List is a forum for discussion of the etymology, history and significance of place-names in England.

ESL
The English Surname List is a forum for discussion of the etymology, history and significance of surnames in England.

ESTUDOSGALEGOS
Lista de correo da Asociación Internacional de Estudos Galegos para o intercambio de información relacionada cos Estudos Galegos, perspectivas profesionais, e para favorecer o networking entre os seus membros.

FGLS
We are the subject association of scholars working on Germanic languages in the UK and Ireland and we live at www.fgls.ac.uk. We have biennial meetings and a lovely mailing list. And we are very friendly and welcoming.

FLN
FLN (Figurative Language Network) aims to improve communication amongst scholars interested in figurative language, from a range of disciplines (psychology, linguistics, AI, computational linguistics, literary studies etc).

FONETIKS
Mailing list for 'foNETiks', a monthly electronic newsletter containing news about meetings, new positions, and a range of other areas of interest to those studying and working in the areas of phonetics, phonology, and speech science.

FORENSIC-LINGUISTICS
Members will discuss the use of linguistic evidence in court, features of courtroom and legal discourse including courtroom interpreting, and other aspects of the relationship between Language and the Law. Most members are academic linguists, though researchers in other disciplines are welcome.

GEO-REASONING
The study of formal methods and approaches to reasoning and modelling in the geosciences: linguistics, logic,AI,mathematics,databases,...

GFDS-LONDON
The purpose of this list is to pass on and exchange information about activities of the London branch of the 'Association for the German Language' / 'Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache' (GfdS)

HENRYSWEETSOCIETY
The Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas was founded in February 1984. Its aims are to promote and encourage the study of the history of all branches of linguistic thought, theoretical and applied, and including non-European traditions. Its fields of interest include the history both of the major subject areas of linguistics and also of more specialised topics, such as writing systems, literacy, rhetoric, and the application of linguistic ideas within professional and technical fields.

HISON
Founded in 2005, the network's members are academic researchers in historical sociolinguistics from all over the world. Our activities consist of conferences and summer schools and we have webpages at http://www.hison.ac.uk and http://www.philhist.uni-augsburg.de/hison/

ISCA-EDUSIG
EduSIG is a Special Interest Group of the International Speech Communication Association. Its purpose is to exchange information on Speech Communication Education and to promote educational innovation. Keywords: speech communication education ISCA EduSIG

ITET-LANGUAGES
This list is to provide information, networking and support to lecturers and others involved in the initial training of teachers of languages in the UK.

LABLUNCH
An email list for people working with Glasgow University Laboratory of Phonetics

LANGUAGE-SELF-ACCESS
A list for managers of self-access centres for language resources. Sublist of plan

LANGUAGEINGLASGOW
Mailing list for language, speech and linguistic research in Glasgow

LEARNLING
A discussion list for those in the HE community interested in the learning and teaching of linguistics

LING-ETHNOG
Please visit http://uklef.net/members.html for more information about the UK Linguistic Ethnography Forum and how to become a member.

LINGSCHOOL
This list is for HE linguists and school teachers who want to introduce linguistics into the UK school curriculum.

LIT-LANG-CULTURE-EVENTS
This list carries announcements of UK calls for conference papers, conferences and other events (meetings, conferences, seminars etc) in English literature, language, linguistics and cultural studies. Please note that it does not carry announcements about publications. It is administered by the Institute of English Studies.

LRDG-LANCASTER
This list is for people interested in receiving information about the activities of the Literacy Research Centre, Lancaster University, particularly our weekly research seminars and other events that may be of interest.

MANDARIN-CHINESE-TEACHING
This list is for use by teachers of Chinese in HE and FE institutions and schools. It exists as a forum for discussion and research into teaching methods for Mandarin Chinese and development of best practice.

METHNET
List for announcements from the AHRC ICT Methods Network and discussion surrounding its activities

NESS
This list is used by the members of the North East Syntax Seminar to make announcements and discuss Syntax, Semantics and their interfaces.

NWNELP
This list is used to make announcements related to the North-west Network for English and Linguistics Pedagogy (NWNELP). The interdisciplinary network aims to spread good practice in the teaching of English language, linguistics, English literature and creative writing. Anyone involved in teaching these subjects is welcome to join.

PALA-PED-SIG
A special interest group of the Poetics and Linguistics Association (PALA) for the discussion and promotion of rhetoric in teaching and learning.

PHONET
This list is for those interested in techniques and materials for the teaching of phonetics, with a special focus on teaching phonetics to present and future speech therapists.

REALBIOG
This group is used by academics and social researchers interested in discussing the theoretical, methodological and policy implications of realist biographical methods

RHYTHM-COMMUNITY
The list is used by the organisers of Perspectives on Rhythm and Timing (PoRT) workshop to make announcements to the rhythm research community about the deadlines, events and publications related to the workshop.

SATEFL-ANNOUNCEMENTS
SATEFL is the Scottish Association promoting the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language through training events and networking.

SCANDINAVIAN
This list is used by UK teachers and researchers in Scandinavian Studies to share information about courses, events, resources and projects.

SCHML
This list is designed to provide a supportive network and forum for all those involved in the management of language provision. It is restricted to those employed in fully paid-up member institutions of SCHML.

SIGGEN
SIGGEN, mailing list for the special interest group on natural language generation

SLT-LIST-UK
This list provides a forum for speech and language therapists and related disciplines. Our aim is to encourage discussion and information-sharing about all aspects of professional activity including education, clinical practice and development of the profession.

SLT-RESEARCH
This list aims to provide a forum for information, discussion and collaboration among speech and language therapists and others who are interested, or involved, in research into communication development and change, communication disability and-or disorders of feeding, swallowing and drinking.

TERMCELT
Enables Celtic scholars involved in terminology, lexicography and language engineering for Welsh, Gaelic, Cornish, Irish, Manx and Breton to share their work and develop common approaches to research in this area.

TESTUNAU
Fforwm i drafod testunau Cymraeg ar ffurf gyfrifiadurol. Trafodir creu arch if o destunau o bob cyfnod; safonau encodio, tagio, ffontiau, setiau cymeri adau, trefn goladu, a meddalwedd. (A forum, chiefly in Welsh, for discussing Welsh texts in computer-readable form.)

THORP
An e-forum for onomasts, historians, archaeologists, and historical geographers researching aspects of the origins, spatial organization, economic function, social status and physical setting of settlements containing the place-name element -thorp (and its variants).

TRANSLATIO
A Translation Studies forum used by postgraduate students to stir up debates and make announcements on forthcoming events. Students are invited to help each other out by exchanging research and content-related questions. Issues to be discussed in this context include translation theory, literature, cultural studies, linguistics, DTS, cognitive theory and sociotranslatology. Experienced scholars are also welcome.

TRELLIS
The list is primarily intended for academic staff teaching and researching in English Language and Linguistics in universities in the UK. Members will discuss current issues of interest and concern to the HE linguistics community.

UK-CLA
Mailing list for the UK Cognitive Linguistics Association

URBAN-PLACE-NAMES
The Urban Place Names list brings together those interested in the critical study of place names and naming practices in urban areas. It is intended to be interdisciplinary in focus and includes perspectives from Cultural Politics, Geography, Linguistics, Sociology and Urban Planning (among others).

VOICE
Voice and speech practitioners working in HE and the creative industries.

VOICEGROUP
This list is for members of the inter-faculty Voice Research Group at the University of Newcastle to contact each other about relevant events and research opportunities.

WMATRIX
This list is intended to support users who are using corpus based methods in the humanities, social science and computer science disciplines, in particular corpus linguistics, conceptual history and natural language processing, via the Wmatrix toolkit.

WORDGRAMMAR
For discussion of the linguistic theory Word Grammar and related topics in linguistics.

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