Neuerwerbungen, Links und Tipps für die Anglistik aus der ULB

  • Aus unseren Neuerwerbungen – Anglistik 2025.2

    [03.02.2025, 07:00] Metaphor, metonymy and lexicogenesis This book investigates the interaction between new English lexis and metaphor/metonymy – figures meticulously defined and contrasted in terms of similarity/contiguity. It advances three main hypotheses: (i) derived lexis is more likely to be figurative in … Weiterlesen →
  • WDR ZeitZeichen zu Francis Durbridge

    [27.01.2025, 07:00] 11. April 1998 – Der britische Krimiautor Francis Durbridge stirbt in LondonWenn seine Krimis im Radio oder später im TV laufen, sind die Straßen leergefegt. Einschaltquoten wie die Paul-Temple-Geschichten von Francis Durbridge haben heute nicht einmal die Finalspiele einer Fußball-WM. … Weiterlesen →
  • Kennen Sie schon … das d.a.i.?

    [20.01.2025, 07:00] Hinter der Abkürzung steht das Deutsch-Amerikanische Institut Tübingen: Das d.a.i. ist ein binationales Forum für den deutsch-amerikanischen Kulturaustausch. Ob Lehrerin, Schülerin, Managerin, Wissenschaftlerin oder einfach eine an Amerika Interessierter – bei uns können Sie sich mit den Unterschieden und Gemeinsamkeiten, … Weiterlesen →
  • BBC Radio 4 „In our time“: „Little Women“

    [13.01.2025, 07:00] „Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 novel, credited with starting the new genre of young adult fiction. When Alcott (1832–88) wrote Little Women, she only did so as her publisher refused to publish her father’s book otherwise … Weiterlesen →
  • Aus unseren Neuerwerbungen – Anglistik 2025.1

    [06.01.2025, 07:00] Feminine singularity: the politics of subjectivity in nineteenth-century literature What happens if we read nineteenth-century and Victorian texts not for the autonomous liberal subject, but for singularity—for what is partial, contingent, and in relation, rather than what is merely „alone“? … Weiterlesen →

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Nachrichten aus der Anglistik

  • Reckless and impulsive: words for acting without enough thought

    [05.02.2025, 13:00] Listen to the author reading this blog post.   by Liz Walter Most of us know someone who often gets into trouble because they don’t stop to consider the consequences of their behaviour. This post is about ways of describing these people and their actions. When people do things without thinking enough, we might say … Continue reading Reckless and impulsive: words for acting without enough thought The post Reckless and impulsive: words for acting without enough thought appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.
  • My Song, My Home: Grace in Liverpool

    [04.02.2025, 11:36] Welcome to our new music series My Song, My Home. In each episode we meet a new musician who tells us about their home town and performs a song to help you learn.Today, we meet Grace, who performs for us in a library in Liverpool.With thanks to the University of Liverpool.WATCH GRACE PERFORM: Find a video of Grace’s song on our website https://bbc.in/4fVYkkZ WORKSHEET: Find a full transcript, song lyrics and test what you’ve learned https://bbc.in/3PmHwsI FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
  • The English We Speak: Make a rod for your own back

    [03.02.2025, 09:48] An expression that means you are doing something that will cause you future problems.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2025/ep-250203FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English StoriesThey're all available by searching in your podcast app.
  • New words – 3 February 2025

    [03.02.2025, 08:00] fraudbot noun [C] UK /ˈfrɔːd.bɒt/ US /ˈfrɑːd.bɑːt/ a type of computer program that uses AI to pretend to be an online customer in order to carry out fraudulent activities Introducing the fraudbot – a chatbot that impersonates customers and tries to open fake accounts, reopen closed accounts, or access real customer data. Not only do … Continue reading New words – 3 February 2025 The post New words – 3 February 2025 appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.
  • Getting hitched and biting your tongue (Newspaper idioms)

    [29.01.2025, 13:00] Listen to the author reading this blog post.   by Kate Woodford Regular visitors to the Cambridge Dictionary blog will be familiar with my newspaper idioms posts in which I present idioms and phrases from a range of national newspapers published on the same day. This post is the latest in this series. One tabloid … Continue reading Getting hitched and biting your tongue (Newspaper idioms) The post Getting hitched and biting your tongue (Newspaper idioms) appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.
  • My Song, My Home: Josh in London

    [28.01.2025, 13:09] Welcome to our new music series My Song, My Home. In each episode we meet a new musician who tells us about their home town and performs a song to help you learn.Learn vocabulary from song lyrics and hear natural English speakers.In this episode, we meet musician Josh who sings for us at the BBC.WATCH JOSH PERFORM: Find a video of Josh’s song on our website https://bbc.in/4jleE1w WORKSHEET: Find a full transcript, song lyrics and test what you’ve learned https://bbc.in/4gDtyPf FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
  • The English We Speak: Ship

    [27.01.2025, 11:03] A word that means you want two people to be in a relationship.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2025/ep-250127 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
  • New words – 27 January 2025

    [27.01.2025, 08:00] gate lice noun [plural] /ˈgeɪt ˌlaɪs/ an informal way of referring to people who crowd around the boarding gate at an airport and try to board the plane before their assigned row or section has been called American Airlines has announced it is expanding its new technology to end a process known as “gate lice,” … Continue reading New words – 27 January 2025 The post New words – 27 January 2025 appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.
  • Surfeits and gluts (Ways to say ‘too much’)

    [22.01.2025, 13:00] Listen to the author reading this blog post.   by Kate Woodford ‘Nothing succeeds like excess’, said Oscar Wilde, the famous Irish writer, presumably having a bit of fun with the old proverb, ‘Nothing succeeds like success.’ I mention this because today’s post is all about excess – that is, an amount or level of … Continue reading Surfeits and gluts (Ways to say ‘too much’) The post Surfeits and gluts (Ways to say ‘too much’) appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.
  • My Song, My Home: Bailey in St Ives

    [21.01.2025, 12:10] Welcome to our new music series My Song, My Home. In each episode we meet a new musician who tells us about their home town and performs a song to help you learn.Learn vocabulary from song lyrics and hear natural English speakers.In this episode, we meet musician Bailey who sings for us by the sea.WATCH BAILEY PERFORM: See St Ives and watch Bailey’s song https://bbc.in/3PD6Omr WORKSHEET: Find a full transcript, song lyrics and test what you’ve learned https://bbc.in/3DqYkfn FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

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

 

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