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Research Associate at Cardiff University. He/him
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David Griffin
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Lawyer and linguist, UK-based Chicago enthusiast.
Research Associate at Cardiff University. He/him
Research Associate at Cardiff University. He/him
I'm interviewed in the latest issue of Babel: The Language Magazine! Check it out to learn about how I first became interested in linguistics, the concept of "lexomancy", and some of the things I've been up to since I finished my PhD.
It seems that the whole of this year's Law and Corpus Lingustics conference has been preserved online! You can watch my presentation from about 9:45 to 26:00 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xit2AhQimEo
BYU Law and Corpus Linguistics Conference 2023
I'm excited to present at BYU Law's Law and Corpus Linguistics conference this Friday! I'm talking about one of my favorite topics: what we actually empirically know about "legal English." It'll be nice to see what a more legally-minded crowd has to say about my work.
Some exciting personal news: we got engaged last night while camping in west Wales! I'm absolutely thrilled.
I submitted my thesis last September, passed my viva in November, turned in my corrections in December, received my diploma in January, and yesterday I attended my PhD graduation! The PhD doesn't get any more officially over than this. What a journey!
Also! I recently accepted a Research Associate at Cardiff University which lasts through next spring. It's exciting to be sticking around CLCR while I figure out what my next steps are!
I've just had an article published in the International Journal of Coercion, Abuse, and Manipulation! It follows up on my PhD research by exploring themes of power and identity in Sovereign Citizen pseudolegal courtroom filings. You can read it here:
https://www.ijcam.org/articles/i-hereby-and-herein-claim-liberties
IJCAM - I hereby and herein claim liberties
International Journal of Coercion, Abuse, and Manipulation (IJCAM) Vo. 6, (2023). Published June 07, 2023. DOI: 10.54208/1000/0006/007 PDF of Article | PDF of Issue (in development) “I hereby and herein claim liberties”: Identity and Power in Sovereign Citizen Pseudolegal Courtroom
@SuneAuken Thank you! I will absolutely keep that in mind.
@SuneAuken @davidallengreen @StevePeers I haven't looked at Brexit-specific discourses but would not be at all surprised to find similar "lexomantic" practices on both sides (probably more pre-Brexit on the leave side and post-Brexit on the remain side). While my focus is primarily US-based, there's certainly been some interesting Sovereign Citizen-style attempts at reclaiming "sovereignty" in the UK in recent years, e.g. https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj8azx/anti-lockdown-and-sovereign-citizen-protesters-tried-to-capture-edinburgh-castle-they-failed. Lots of this going around lately! 3/3
