Guest lecture by Prof. Dr. Laura Wright (University of Cambridge): “Opium, ‘yellow peril’ and the London docks: on lexical sociolinguistics, communities of spatial practice and enregisterment”

As part of the master’s course on historical sociolinguistics, we are welcoming Prof. Dr. Laura Wright from the University of Cambridge to give a guest lecture on lexical sociolinguistics, communities of spatial practice and enregisterment. The lecture will take place on Friday 22 November 2024 from 11 a.m. to 13 p.m. in room D.3.13 on the VUB campus. Registration is not required.

Everyone is welcome!