We are delighted to announce that this year's Annual Linguistics Lecture will be delivered by Rod Drummond, from Manchester Metropolitan University, on our city campus at 6pm on Thursday the 20th of June.

Rob is an excellent and very engaging speaker. This is guaranteed to be a fun and fascinating talk for anyone interested is language and how the way we speak affects how we understand each other.

The event is free and open to all. Places are limited so book here to make sure you reserve a place.

Fuller information is available at the Northumbria English website:

https://northumbriaenglish.org/2019/05/27/language-identity-and-why-we-shouldnt-be-so-quick-to-judge/