It is important not to lose sight of the fact that there is a level at which texts organize the world we experience, and that this is demonstrable in the words and structures of the texts themselves – Lesley Jeffries

Recent events:

• September 2025: presentation of Mahmood K. Ibrahim’s and my paper on Enhancing EFL learners’ understanding of English through stylistic teachings. 11th Brno Conference on Linguistics Studies in English. Masaryk University. Brno. Czech Republic
• August 2025: Submission of Mahmood Ibrahim’s and my journal article “Enhancing EFL Learners’ Ability to Analyse Poetic Language by Using the Framework of Textual Stylistic”
• January 2025: Publication of Tom Considine’s and my paper on the linguistics of resilience in PALA Proceedings
• August 2024: Publication of my chapter “Further thoughts on the deviant mind style of a schizophrenic offender” in Ivanova, O. et al (2024). Psycholinguistic Approaches to the Study of Linguistic Structures: Language in the Mind. Cambridge Scholars. pp. 98ff
• June 2024: Attended PALA at Sheffield Hallam University, UK, and presented two papers: Further Thoughts on the Deviant Mind Style of a Schizophrenic Offender & with T. Considine: A Linguistic Contribution to the Study of Resilience in Victims of Crime.
• June 2024: Research Seminar “Linguistic Representations of Crimes and Criminals” at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
• April 2024: A contribution to LingPril (Annual April Linguistic Workshop) at Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra/Slovakia
• A new book chapter: Tabbert, U. (2024). Further Thoughts on the Deviant Mind Style of a Schizophrenic Offender. In: Ivanova, O., Nandi, A. & Prasannanshu (eds.). Psycholinguistic Approaches to the Study of Linguistic Structures: Language in the Mind. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 98-115
• March 2024, publication of a co-authored article in the Journal of Education for Humanities, Mosul University, Iraq
• February 2024, I was appointed “Associate Research Fellow” at the Forensic Linguistic Unit at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
• January 2024, publication of Mahmood K. Ibrahim’s and my paper on the application of Critical/Textual Stylistics to a poem in Sorani in PALA online proceedings
• November 2023, presentation of Mahmood K. Ibrahim’s and my paper on the application of Critical/Textual Stylistics to two poems in Sorani. 8th Annual Siedlce Forum for Contemporary Issues in Language and Literature – “Hidden” meanings across the fields of literature, linguistics and cultur. University of Siedlce, Poland
• September 2023, presentation of Mahmood K. Ibrahim’s and my paper on the application of Critical/Textual Stylistics to two poems in Sorani. 10th Brno Conference on Linguistics Studies in English. Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic
• July 2023, publication of our conference paper on Sherko Bekas’ poem “The Martyrs’ Wedding” in “Tradition and Innovation”. Conference Proceedings. New Bulgarian University. Sofia. Bulgaria
• July 2023, presentation of Mahmood K. Ibrahim’s and my paper on the application of Critical/Textual Stylistics to two poems in Sorani. Annual PALA conference. University of Bologna, Italy
• June 2023, publication of Mahmood K. Ibrahim’s and my book “Sherko Bekas – A Kurdish Voice under the lens of Critical Stylistics”. Palgrave Macmillan, London.
• May 2023, presentation of Mahmood K. Ibrahim’s and my paper on the application of Critical/Textual Stylistics to two poems in Sorani. Alfa Univerzitet. Belgrade. Serbia
• January 2023, edited volume “Linguistics of Crime” is published by Cambridge University Press
• November 2022, chapter “Täter im Bild – Schweriner Kunstbetrachtungen im Interdisziplinären Dialog” is published in “Narrative and Law”, editors: M. Fludernik & F. L. Schäfer
• Oktober 2022, Martin Wright’s and my chapter “Restorative Environmental Justice with Transnational Corporations” is published in The Palgrave Handbook of Environmental Restorative Justice – Palgrave Macmillan/London
• August 2022, presentation of Mahmood K. Ibrahim’s and my paper on Sherko Bekas’ poem “The Martyrs’ Wedding” at SICOL-2022
• July 2022, publication of Mahmood K. Ibrahim’s and my co-authored article “Do not ask how? – A Critical Stylistic Approach to Sherko Bekas’ Poem ‘The Martyrs’ Wedding‘” in Fazeli, Seyed Hossein (ed.) (2022) Full Articles: The Seventh International Conference on Languages, Linguistics, Translation and Literature. Volume 2. Ahwaz Publication of Research and Sciences (The Ministry Approval Number: 16171). ISBN: 978–622–94212–2–2, pp. 1-11.
• June 2022, presented “A (Critical) Stylistic Analysis of Sherko Bekas’ Poem ‘Sculpture'” at an International Symposium at the University of Human Development (UHD) in Sulaymaniyah/Iraq (KRG)
• May and June 2022, conference marathon: Taiwan, Ethiopia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Canada and Iran, presenting together with Mahmood K. Ibrahim, PhD, our paper on Sherko Bekas’ poem “The Martyrs’ Wedding”
• April 2022, my closing word for artist Marc W1353L/WIESEL‘s catalogue “Zwischen den Zeilen/Between the lines” is published
• February 2022, presentation of my paper on the monstrous criminal in a crime fiction novel and a newspaper report as a research seminar at “Break boundaries, build bridges, share knowledge” at the invitation of Wyra Mukryani in Kirkuk/Iraq
• January 2022, my paper on the use of metaphor in the construction of crime and criminals is now published here
• November 2021, Mahmood K. Ibrahim’s and my paper on Sherko Bekas’ poetry is now available here
• April 2021, Juhani Rudanko’s and my co-authored article ‘Aspects of Characterisation in James Hadley Chase’s Crime Fiction: Multiple Perspectives’ was published in English Studies (Taylor & Francis)
• November 2020: Publication of ‘Täter im Bild’, co-authored with Dr Katharina Uhl, Verlag für Moderne Kunst, Wien/Austria