Episode 87 - York English Language Toolkit 2026 with Devyani Sharma & Sam Hellmuth
About this episode
In this episode, Neil and Dan discuss the York English Language Toolkit 2026 with guests Devyani Sharma and Sam Hellmuth, exploring various aspects of London English and related linguistic projects.
Welcome to Episode 87 of Lexis in which Neil and Dan talk to Sam Hellmuth, Professor of Linguistics at University of York and Devyani Sharma, Professor of Language and Communication at University of Oxford about the 2026 York English Language Toolkit sessions at York. We talk about: What the York English Language Toolkit is and what it’s designed to do. What’s on this year. The Generations of London English takeover that’s happening this year. What the GLE project is and where MLE fits into this story. The synchronic and diachronic aspects of London English. The new work that’s being featured and where it fits in. The importance of real-time data in this project. Where the work on MLE has been going in recent years. Recent debates and arguments about MLE and Black British English. York English Language Toolkit 2026: https://englishlanguagetoolkit.york.ac.uk/workshops Generations of London English project page: https://generationsoflondonenglish.org/ Devyani Sharma’s university page: https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-devyani-sharma Sam Hellmuth’s university page: https://www.york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/people/sam-hellmuth/ Lexis is on Bluesky…
People in this episode
Hosts: Neil, Dan
Guests: Devyani Sharma, Sam Hellmuth
Topics covered
- York English Language Toolkit
- London English
- Generations of London English
- Multicultural London English
- real-time data
- linguistics
- language communication
Keywords
- York English Language Toolkit
- Devyani Sharma
- Sam Hellmuth
- London English
- Multicultural London English
- linguistics
- real-time data
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of York, University of Oxford, York English Language Toolkit, Generations of London English, Black British English
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