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Dear all

I've got a new book out which might be of interest to some - looking at what's likely to happen to human language as we know it as the rise of the machines continues apace. (Please see attachment for full details.)

It deals with everything from dreams of universal communication, dystopian visions of increased surveillance and censorship, to Elon Musk's nonsensical predictions about AI-powered telepathy.

Liebe Kolleg:innen,

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(German version see below)

The DFG Collaborative Research Centre 1369 “Cultures of Vigilance. Transformations – Spaces – Techniques” at the LMU Munich, one of the leading research universities in Europe, is advertising

up to four visiting scholarships for PhD candidates

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The latest article is up on our 'Political Catchphrases' blog, in which I look at what exactly a political catchphrase is, what part they play in political discourse, and how we can categorise the different genres that full under the general term (e.g., slogans, memes, keywords, dog whistles, etc).

Comments always welcome

https://fass.open.ac.uk/research/projects/analysing-political-catchwords/blogs

All the best

Philip