<p><a href="" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">* Warning: Today’s episode contains descriptions of violent murder, grooming and child sexual abuse, and online extremism. *</a></p><p> </p><p>This month, Writing Wrongs comes to you live as a part of the ESRC 2025 Festival of Social Science, from the West Midlands Police Museum at the Old Steelhouse Lane Lock-up. </p><p>Our hosts are joined by colleagues Dr Emily Chiang and Dr Ralph Morton to discuss the past, present, and future of forensic linguistics. This is a preview of their (along with Prof Malcolm Coulthard) forthcoming book titled Forensic Linguistics in the United Kingdom: Origins, Progress and Prospects, which will be available in 2026 from Cambridge Elements.</p><p><br></p><p>In the episode (about 40 minutes in) we discuss the Jenny Nicholl case and how their language differs - this is a transcription of the slide that the live audience could see:</p><p>· <strong>I am </strong> | Nicholl’s preference = <strong>im </strong> | Hodgson’s preference = <strong>i am </strong></p><p>· <strong> I have</strong> | Nicholl’s preference = <strong>ive </strong> | Hodgson’s preference = <strong>ave </strong></p><p>· <strong>my/myself</strong> | Nicholl’s preference = <strong>my/myself </strong> | Hodgson’s preference = <strong>me/meself </strong></p><p>· <strong>off </strong> | Nicholl’s preference = <strong>off </strong> | Hodgson’s preference = <strong>of</strong></p><p>· <strong> to </strong> | Nicholl’s preference = <strong>[word]2[word] </strong> | Hodgson’s preference = <strong>[word]2+space[word]</strong></p><p>· <strong>see you </strong> | Nicholl’s preference = <strong>cu </strong> | Hodgson’s preference = <strong>cya</strong></p><p>· <strong>phone</strong> | Nicholl’s preference =<strong> fone</strong> | Hodgson’s preference = <strong>phone</strong></p><p>· <strong> shit </strong> | Nicholl’s preference = <strong>shit</strong> | Hodgson’s preference = <strong>shite</strong></p><p>· <strong>am not </strong> | Nicholl’s preference =<strong> ‘m not </strong> | Hodgson’s preference =<strong> ain’t </strong></p><p> </p><p><br></p><p>We were also thrilled to be joined by many of our Wrong’uns (our loving nickname for our fans) for this recording session! It was so lovely to get to meet you and hear your stories. Thank you for your support!</p><p> </p><p>For a list of our sources and more information about this case, please visit <a href="https://www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs</a></p><p> </p><p>Have a question for Nicci or Tim? Email us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">[email protected]</a> and we may answer it during an upcoming episode!</p><p> </p><p>Check out the official AIFL blog for more forensic linguistic goodies here: <a href="https://medium.com/@AIFLblog" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://medium.com/@AIFLblog</a></p><p> </p><p>If you have been affected by any of the themes in this week’s episode, please contact one of these free sources:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.helpguide.org/find-help" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.helpguide.org/find-help</a></p><p> </p><p>Production Team: Angela Walker, Loretta Milan, Jordan Robertson, Neus Alberich Buera</p><p>Sound: Angela Walker</p><p>Visual design: George Grant</p><p>Additional Voices: Lesley McCarthy, Paul McCarthy, Dana Roemling, Marie Kreft, and Alexander Oldknow</p><p>With our thanks to the ESRC and the West Midlands Police Museum, Dr Zoe Adams, Dr Daniela Schneevogt, and Karolina Placzynta</p><p>Resources</p><p>Professor Tim Grant’s home page: <a href="https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/tim-grant" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Tim Grant - Aston Research Explorer</a></p><p> </p><p>Dr Nicci MacLeod’s home page:<strong> </strong><a href="https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/nicci-macleod" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Nicci MacLeod - Aston Research Explorer</a></p><p> </p><p>Dr Emily Chiang’s home page: <a href="https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/emily-chiang" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Emily Chiang - Aston Research Explorer</a></p><p> </p><p>Dr Ralph Morton’s homepage: <a href="https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/ralph-morton" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Ralph Morton - Aston Research Explorer</a></p>
![<p><a href="" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">* Warning: Today’s episode contains descriptions of violent murder, grooming and child sexual abuse, and online extremism. *</a></p><p> </p><p>This month, Writing Wrongs comes to you live as a part of the ESRC 2025 Festival of Social Science, from the West Midlands Police Museum at the Old Steelhouse Lane Lock-up. </p><p>Our hosts are joined by colleagues Dr Emily Chiang and Dr Ralph Morton to discuss the past, present, and future of forensic linguistics. This is a preview of their (along with Prof Malcolm Coulthard) forthcoming book titled Forensic Linguistics in the United Kingdom: Origins, Progress and Prospects, which will be available in 2026 from Cambridge Elements.</p><p><br></p><p>In the episode (about 40 minutes in) we discuss the Jenny Nicholl case and how their language differs - this is a transcription of the slide that the live audience could see:</p><p>· <strong>I am </strong> | Nicholl’s preference = <strong>im </strong> | Hodgson’s preference = <strong>i am </strong></p><p>· <strong> I have</strong> | Nicholl’s preference = <strong>ive </strong> | Hodgson’s preference = <strong>ave </strong></p><p>· <strong>my/myself</strong> | Nicholl’s preference = <strong>my/myself </strong> | Hodgson’s preference = <strong>me/meself </strong></p><p>· <strong>off </strong> | Nicholl’s preference = <strong>off </strong> | Hodgson’s preference = <strong>of</strong></p><p>· <strong> to </strong> | Nicholl’s preference = <strong>[word]2[word] </strong> | Hodgson’s preference = <strong>[word]2+space[word]</strong></p><p>· <strong>see you </strong> | Nicholl’s preference = <strong>cu </strong> | Hodgson’s preference = <strong>cya</strong></p><p>· <strong>phone</strong> | Nicholl’s preference =<strong> fone</strong> | Hodgson’s preference = <strong>phone</strong></p><p>· <strong> shit </strong> | Nicholl’s preference = <strong>shit</strong> | Hodgson’s preference = <strong>shite</strong></p><p>· <strong>am not </strong> | Nicholl’s preference =<strong> ‘m not </strong> | Hodgson’s preference =<strong> ain’t </strong></p><p> </p><p><br></p><p>We were also thrilled to be joined by many of our Wrong’uns (our loving nickname for our fans) for this recording session! It was so lovely to get to meet you and hear your stories. Thank you for your support!</p><p> </p><p>For a list of our sources and more information about this case, please visit <a href="https://www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs</a></p><p> </p><p>Have a question for Nicci or Tim? Email us at <a href="mailto:writingwrongs@aston.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">writingwrongs@aston.ac.uk</a> and we may answer it during an upcoming episode!</p><p> </p><p>Check out the official AIFL blog for more forensic linguistic goodies here: <a href="https://medium.com/@AIFLblog" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://medium.com/@AIFLblog</a></p><p> </p><p>If you have been affected by any of the themes in this week’s episode, please contact one of these free sources:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.helpguide.org/find-help" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.helpguide.org/find-help</a></p><p> </p><p>Production Team: Angela Walker, Loretta Milan, Jordan Robertson, Neus Alberich Buera</p><p>Sound: Angela Walker</p><p>Visual design: George Grant</p><p>Additional Voices: Lesley McCarthy, Paul McCarthy, Dana Roemling, Marie Kreft, and Alexander Oldknow</p><p>With our thanks to the ESRC and the West Midlands Police Museum, Dr Zoe Adams, Dr Daniela Schneevogt, and Karolina Placzynta</p><p>Resources</p><p>Professor Tim Grant’s home page: <a href="https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/tim-grant" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Tim Grant - Aston Research Explorer</a></p><p> </p><p>Dr Nicci MacLeod’s home page:<strong> </strong><a href="https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/nicci-macleod" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Nicci MacLeod - Aston Research Explorer</a></p><p> </p><p>Dr Emily Chiang’s home page: <a href="https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/emily-chiang" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Emily Chiang - Aston Research Explorer</a></p><p> </p><p>Dr Ralph Morton’s homepage: <a href="https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/ralph-morton" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Ralph Morton - Aston Research Explorer</a></p>](https://us-central1-podcastguru-217d6.cloudfunctions.net/gcf_get_image?image_url=https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts211/v4/af/03/84/af0384b2-251c-5178-bc40-4e2b6fe1e0ff/mza_8810797552389831479.jpg/600x600bb.jpg&width=300&height=300&api_key=xqFmUFX5BHLBTA)
