Neuerwerbungen, Links und Tipps für die Anglistik aus der ULB

  • BBC Radio 4 „In our Time“: John Bull

    [15.04.2024, 06:00] „Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origin of this personification of the English everyman and his development as both British and Britain in the following centuries. He first appeared along with Lewis Baboon (French) and Nicholas Frog (Dutch) in 1712 … Weiterlesen →

  • Aus unseren Neuerwerbungen – Anglistik 2024.4

    [08.04.2024, 06:00] Transplantation Gothic: tissue transfer in literature, film, and medicine Transplantation Gothic is a shadow cultural history of transplantation, as mediated through medical writing, science fiction, life writing and visual arts in a Gothic mode, from the nineteenth-century to the present. … Weiterlesen →

  • BBC Radio 4 „In our time“: „Polidori’s The Vampyre“

    [25.03.2024, 07:00] „Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential novella of John Polidori (1795–1821) published in 1819 and attributed first to Lord Byron (1788–1824) who had started a version of it in 1816 at the Villa Diodati in the Year Without A … Weiterlesen →

  • Open-Access-Bücher zur anglistischen Sprachwissenschaft

    [18.03.2024, 07:00] In der letzten Zeit sind u.a. diese frei verfügbaren Titel erschienen: Concessive constructions in varieties of English Ole Schützlerhttps://langsci-press.org/catalog/book/370https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8375010 This volume presents a synchronic investigation of concessive constructions in nine varieties of English, based on data from the International Corpus of … Weiterlesen →

  • WDR 3 Kulturfeature“: „Heimsuchungen – Die britische Schriftstellerin Hilary Mantel“

    [11.03.2024, 07:00] „Hilary Mantel galt seit dem Erscheinen der Romane «Wölfe» und «Falken» als Königin des Historienromans. Am 22. September [2022] ist sie im Alter von 70 Jahren gestorben.“ (WDR, Thomas David) Sie können die Sendung aus dem Jahr 2018, die zuletzt … Weiterlesen →

Diese Nachrichten stammen aus dem FachBlog der ULB aus der Kategorie Anglistik.

Nachrichten aus der Anglistik

  • Lay it on thick

    [16.04.2024, 10:10] An expression about exaggerating or praising someone too much.(Image: Getty)TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2024/ep-240409.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ News Review ✔️ Office English They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

  • New words – 15 April 2024

    [15.04.2024, 08:00] popcorn brain noun [U] UK /ˈpɒp.kɔːn ˌbreɪn/ US /ˈpɑːp.kɔːrn ˌbreɪn/ a psychological condition where someone cannot keep their mind and attention fixed on anything, thought to be caused by spending too much time on social media A psychologist has warned against scrolling on your phone and ending up with “popcorn brain”. Yup, popcorn brain. You … Continue reading New words – 15 April 2024 The post New words – 15 April 2024 appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.

  • Alike and analogous (Talking about similarities, Part 1)

    [10.04.2024, 13:00] Listen to the author reading this blog post: by Kate Woodford This week, I’m looking at the language we use to say that things or people are similar, either in appearance or character. There are a tremendous lot of interesting words and phrases in this area so this post will be in two parts. Starting with … Continue reading Alike and analogous (Talking about similarities, Part 1) The post Alike and analogous (Talking about similarities, Part 1) appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.

  • Telling porkies

    [09.04.2024, 10:59] Here's a light-hearted expression about not telling the truth.(Image: Getty)TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2024/ep-240409.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ News Review ✔️ Office English They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

  • New words – 8 April 2024

    [08.04.2024, 08:00] bookshelf wealth noun [U] /ˌbʊk.ʃelf ˈwelθ/ an interior design trend where someone has bookshelves in their home that are filled with books and other objects they genuinely love, rather than displaying these things in order to look clever or stylish There’s a brand new trend popping up on TikTok known as “bookshelf wealth” – but … Continue reading New words – 8 April 2024 The post New words – 8 April 2024 appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.

  • Shoots, blooms and blossom: talking about plants

    [03.04.2024, 13:00] Listen to the author reading this blog post: by Liz Walter Here in the UK we are well into our spring season, which made me think about the words and phrases we use to describe the plants that are now growing or coming back to life after the long winter. When plants start to appear above … Continue reading Shoots, blooms and blossom: talking about plants The post Shoots, blooms and blossom: talking about plants appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.

  • In on it

    [02.04.2024, 15:41] We have an phrase which means to know about something or to be involved in it.

  • New words – 1 April 2024

    [01.04.2024, 08:00] tipflation noun [U] /ˌtɪpˈfleɪ.ʃən/ the increase in the amount of money that people are expected to give as a tip An increase in tipping has come as part of a post covid world, and gratitude is not the only reason for the rise. A change in the way we live (and hygiene concerns) has played … Continue reading New words – 1 April 2024 The post New words – 1 April 2024 appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.

  • Sitting on the fence (Newspaper idioms)

    [27.03.2024, 13:00] Listen to the author reading this blog post: by Kate Woodford Today we’re looking at idioms from a range of national newspapers that were published on the same day. We do this every couple of months in order to provide you with up-to-date, frequently used idioms. A broadsheet features an article about men’s fashion. The journalist … Continue reading Sitting on the fence (Newspaper idioms) The post Sitting on the fence (Newspaper idioms) appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.

  • Walk someone through

    [26.03.2024, 10:40] TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2024/ep-240325FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including:✔️6 Minute English ✔️ News Review ✔️Office English They're all available by searching in your podcast app

Die Nachrichten stammen aus den News des Deutschen Anglistenverbandes, dem "Literature"-Blog des British Council, den Blogs About Words und Wordability und der Podcast-Reihe The English We Speak.

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