Robert Poole
Associate professor of applied linguistics at the University of Alabama. Interests in ecolinguistics, corpus linguistics, language change, and discourse.
- The updated version of the Ecolinguistics bibliography now has approximately 750 entries! Check it out at www.zotero.org/groups/44699...
- I hoped for 100-150 attendees, but there are now 671 registered participants for this week's Symposium on Ecolinguistics. That is unbelievable! It's going to be a great event! #ecolinguistics
- Reposted by Robert PooleIn 2026, our CASS Summer Schools offer two free-to-attend courses in corpus linguistics, focused on Language, Discourse and Society, and Language Teaching, Testing and Assessment. Applications are now open! wp.lancs.ac.uk/corpussummer... #LancsSS26
- Reposted by Robert PooleNext week, I will give a keynote on "Language, Ecology, and the corporeal in-betweens" at The University of Alabama's "Language and Ecology in the Anthropocene: A Symposium on Ecolinguistics" - a fantastic virtual event organised by @repoole.bsky.social. I look very much forward to it!
- I'm thrilled to be returning to #CADS2026 in Lancaster to present research from my forthcoming book "Environment through Time: Diachronic Studies in Ecolinguistics". First presented at Lancaster at Corpus Linguistics 2015 just after completing my doctoral studies. Excited to be back!
- The page for the forthcoming The Bloomsbury Handbook of Ecolinguistics has just gone live! Pre-order your copy (or request your library do so) today! #ecolinguistics #IECA #envcomm www.bloomsbury.com/us/bloomsbur...
- A free online Symposium on Ecolinguistics with an excellent slate of keynotes and presentations! Register for free to receive program details and updates. #ecolinguistics
- I am excited to announce "Language and Ecology in the Anthropoce: A Symposium on Ecolinguistics" on February 5-6, 2026. The event (3 keynotes & 20 presentations) is free and online. Register using the QR code below to receive updates on the schedule and links for attending.
- Reposted by Robert PooleFunding opportunity: PhD at Sussex - Open to applicants on PhD Linguistics - Scholarships cover tuition fees, a stipend at UK Research Council rates plus some research & training costs - 5 interdisciplinary themes addressing major social sciences challenges www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
- Only a few more days to submit to the International Conference on Ecolinguistics in Rennes, France in July 2026! ice-8.sciencesconf.org?lang=en
- Just deleted my Academia account, as it didn't seem useful anymore. And their data rights and new AI policy....I'm out.
- Reposted by Robert Poole"Since 1800, there’s been a sharp decline in nature-related words in English language books. It closely matches a simulation of nature–human interactions." A new piece in @grist.org by Kate Yoder, with some #ecolinguistics input from @repoole.bsky.social grist.org/language/nat...
- I haven’t posted recently, but this publication from my former student deserves sharing. This started as an MA thesis project and is now published in a leading journal! It’s excellent ! #CADS #SLW authors.elsevier.com/a/1liFa3n6UY...
- Reposted by Robert PooleWhat happens when activists creatively reimagine corporate logos to resist branding narratives? Our new paper explores the powerful multimodal practice of "figurative subversion" and its role in challenging corporate messages. Read it here: bit.ly/3GrXAse
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- Call for proposals for the International Conference on Ecolinguistics in Rennes, France July 9-11, 2026. ice-8.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag...
- And the China tour concludes with two talks at Beijing Normal University! Excited by the partnerships and collaboration that will hopefully come to be!
- A great time discussing contemporary ecolinguistics and diachronic corpus-assisted discourse studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University!
- I love college campuses. This is Beijing Foreign Studies University.
- Stunning scene in Chongqing on my last night! What a great few days here!
- Wonderful conference at Chongqing University on Digital Studies in Language and Literature. Honored to give a keynote!
- 3 universities, 6 talks, 9 days! Just finished talk 1 this morning —rest and repeat! #corpuslinguistics #CADS #ecolinguistics
- Corpus linguistics meets natural resource management in an excellent, just-published study from Fitzsimmons-Doolan and Beseres Pollack! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
- A transdisciplinary conference on ecopoetics and environmental artivism labrc.co.uk/2025/02/23/e...
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- Congratulations to my friend and colleague Dr. Ali Fuad Selvi for earning tenure and promotion at UA! Such an amazing record of research, teaching, and service. #TESOL #AppliedLinguistics #UA
- Oooh, they are more than a year away, but I'm already excited about the possibility of attending both the International Conference on Ecolinguistics in France and Corpora and Discourse Studies in Lancaster next summer! What a trip that would be! Let's make it happen!
- Just published special issue on Ecolinguistics from the Russian Journal of Ecolinguistics. Honored to write the introduction and have the opportunity to read this superb collection of articles. journals.rudn.ru/linguistics/...
- Just finished another chapter and have a clear vision for the next two with the data ready to go! Much work remains but momentum is building! Is that a finish line I see in the distance?
- Two rather short, recently published Encyclopedia entries concerning ecolinguistics. Reach out to repoole@ua.edu if you are unable to access and would like a pdf 1. Ecolinguistics: doi.org/10.1016/B978... 2. Corpus linguistics and Ecolinguistics: doi.org/10.1016/B978...
- Final speaker series event of the semester this Friday (March 28) at 1:30 pm in English 301. Two great speakers! #UA #TESOL #RollTide
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- I typically only post professional content, but I'm shaking with excitement and compelled to shout this into the universe. After years of applying to the lottery, I finally was awarded a pass for the John Muir Trail!! 220 miles Yosemite to Mt. Whitney!
- Reposted by Robert Poole📢 new 🔓open access paper in Language Teaching @cambup-linguistics.bsky.social with @tonymcenery.bsky.social, "Corpus linguistics for language teaching and learning: A research agenda". You can find the paper here: doi.org/10.1017/S026... and a short thread below ⬇️ on what it addresses
- Such a surreal experience to recieve contributions from scholars whose work I've long admired to the volume which I'm co-editing with several great colleagues. And they're asking me for comments and feedback! Me! This guy!
- Woohoo! I was just this week notified that my funding proposal to host an online symposium on ecolinguistics in the spring of 2026 was accepted! #ecolinguistics
- New Cambridge Elements from Tony Berber Sardinha and Shannon Fitzsimmons-Doolan free to download for two weeks. Clear interests to those in #CADS and corpus linguistics, but one case study on climate change discourse for those interested in #ecolinguistics. www.cambridge.org/core/element...
- Oh, if you happen to be in Uzbekistan, go see my brilliant colleague Ali Fuad Selvi speak at #FLTAL
- It's a big week for MA TESOL students with the University of Alabama Languages Conference this Friday and Saturday! More information here: ualc.as.ua.edu #UALC #TESOL #UA
- The Routledge Handbook of Ecocultural Identity is now available open access. #IECA #environmentalcommunication #ecolinguistics #IECAhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9781351068840
- Reposted by Robert PooleMy recent inaugural lecture on corpus research into academic language is now available on YouTube... youtu.be/hlonWrFVgQo?...
- The Ecolinguistics Bibliography now has 682 entries! Check it out (and follow): www.zotero.org/groups/44699... And learn more about the International Ecolinguistics Association here: www.ecolinguistics-association.org Think your work should be added to the bibliography? Send it to me!
- I've just finished a chapter for a volume and the final word count is exactly 8,000--the stated limit by the editors. Ah, why does it give me such pleasure to hit the limit spot on? Made my day!
- CfP for "Engaging Communities in Environmental and Climate In/Action: Narratives, Discursive Practices, and Transdisciplinary Approaches" hosted by Dis-4Change: Studies on Climate Change and Environmental Discourse Interuniversity Research Centre. dis4change-researchcentre.eu/events/confe...
- Read a few early 1990s pieces from M. Stubbs the last few days, one of which lead me a J. Sinclair article from 1965. Such a pleasure going back and reading early work in corpus linguistics. Maybe one day I can teach a course called "Let's read the old stuff"--will work on the name.
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- Absolutely my most successful fall garden, but I’m most proud of making kimchi with radish, cabbage, and mustard greens with home-grown greens. First food picture post and perhaps last but I had to share!
- Waiting on an email that never appears. Is it here yet? No. Is it here yet? No. Oh well, back to end-of-semester grading...
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- Reposted by Robert PooleCall for papers: Corpus Linguistics 2025 #CL2025 Birmingham, UK First week of July 2025 Submissions welcome for papers, posters, thematic panels and pre-conference workshops! www.cl2025.co.uk/call-for-pap...
