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Research output per year
Accepting PhD Students
Office: NW914A, School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Email: r.love@aston.ac.uk
Office: NW914A
Website: robbielove.org
Twitter: @lovermob
I am a Lecturer in English Language in the Department of English, Languages and Applied Linguistics (ELAL), School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Convenor of the Aston Corpus Linguistics Research Group and host of the Aston Originals CorpusCast podcast. Before joining Aston, I held research positions at the University of Leeds and Cambridge Assessment English (University of Cambridge). I have a PhD in Linguistics from Lancaster University.
I am a researcher and educator in English language and linguistics, with a specialism in corpus linguistics. I mainly research spoken English – how it varies and how it is changing – using corpus methods. My book “Overcoming Challenges in Corpus Construction” (Routledge, 2020) describes my work on the creation of the spoken component of the British National Corpus 2014. I am currently conducting research which uses this and other spoken corpora to explore recent change in spoken grammar and discourse. In a nutshell, my research harnesses the power of technology to better understand how people use language and, ultimately, help people to communicate more effectively.
2021-22 (provisional)
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I have previously taught on the following modules:
Director of Undergraduate English Language and Literature Programmes
Member of the university Senate
I would be very happy to talk to prospective doctoral researchers interested in any of the following areas relating to corpus linguistics:
I sit on the Editorial Board of the Humanities & Social Sciences Communications journal (Springer Nature).
2022: Aston Students’ Union Academic Award for Research or Dissertation Supervisor (winner)
2022: Aston Students’ Union Academic Award for Teaching – Engagement (nominee)
2021: Aston University Achievement Award for Best Newcomer (nominee)
2021: Aston University College of Business and Social Sciences Staff Award for Best Newcomer (winner)
2021: Aston Students’ Union Academic Award for Teaching – Engagement (nominee)
2021: Aston Students’ Union Academic Award for Online Learning (nominee)
I am a member of the British Association for Applied Linguistics, where I sit on the BAAL Executive Committee as Ordinary Officer as well as the committee of the BAAL Corpus Linguistics Special Interest Group as Communications Officer. I am also a member of the UKRI Early Career Researcher Forum.
I am available to take on consulting projects in the areas of linguistics and the English language. Previous clients have included Cambridge University Press, MEND, Mischief PR, the National Trust, Reed Business Information and TENA.
PhD, Lancaster University
2014 → 2018
MA, Lancaster University
2013 → 2014
BA, Lancaster University
2010 → 2013
Advisory Board Member
2022 → …
Ordinary Member, Executive Committee
Sep 2021 → …
Communications Officer, BAAL Corpus Linguistics SIG
Jan 2021 → …
PhD supervisor, University of Limerick
Jan 2021 → …
PhD supervisor, University of Leeds
Oct 2018 → …
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Love, Robbie (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Love, Robbie (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Love, Robbie (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Love, Robbie (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Robbie Love (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, seminar or course
Robbie Love (Organiser), Gavin Brookes (Organiser) & Niall Curry (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, seminar or course
26/02/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
15/07/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research