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Presented


UK Cognitive Linguistics Conference (UKCLC)
Via Zoom/Whova, University of Birmingham, 25th-29th July 2020
Presentation: Applying metaphor theory to social advertising: A case study
UKCLC2020 Abstract
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M4C Digital Festival
University of Nottingham, 13th-14th July 2020
Presentation: Applying metaphor theory to social advertising: The impact of metaphor in a sexual health campaign
Research Relays Programme
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Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM)
Via Zoom, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, 18th-21st June 2020
Presentation: What counts as a multimodal metaphor (and metonymy)? Evolution of inter-rater reliability and agreement within and across seven rounds of adverts annotation, ​co-presented with Paula P Sobrino
RaAM Abstract: P Sobrino & Ford
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Presentation: Exploring multimodal metaphor and metonymy in advertising: Reflections on a collaboration between academics and creative practitioners​, co-presented with Jeannette Littlemore and Paula P Sobrino
RaAM Abstract: Littlemore, Ford, & P Sobrino
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Invited guest speaker:

English Language Conference

Worcester Racecourse, Worcester, 9th March 2020
Invited guest speaker

Presentation: The power of metaphor in language and thought

Birmingham Business School
University of Birmingham, 30th October 2020
Invited guest speaker

Presentation: Visual language in advertising
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Metaphor Festival
Metaphor Lab, Universiteit van Amsterdam, 29th-31st August 2019
Presentation: The figurative visual language of virtual product design: The semiotics of colour and shape in smartphone app icons 
Metaphor Festival Abstract
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Birmingham English Language Postgraduate (BELP)
University of Birmingham, 5th April 2019
Presentation: The Visual Language of Virtual Product Design: The Semiotics of Colour and Shape in Smartphone App Icons
BELP Abstract
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​Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM)
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 27th-30th June 2018
Presentation: "Surf on 4-inch stilettos": Multimodal Metaphor and Metonymy in Mobile Phone Advertising
RaAM Abstract
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Figurative Language Workshop
University of Nottingham, 9th August 2018
Poster: "Surf on 4-inch stilettos": Multimodal Metaphor and Metonymy in Mobile Phone Advertising
Figurative Language Workshop Poster
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BAAL Language and New Media Seminar
Open University, Milton Keynes, 19th July 2018
Poster: "The blue-green simplicity of online communication": How companies and consumers use design to convey and construe visual messages in communication and social smartphone apps​"
Language and New Media Abstract
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Postgraduate Research Poster Conference 
University of Birmingham, 13th June 2018
Poster: How companies communicate to consumers using the visual language of smartphone app design
Poster Conference Abstract
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Birmingham English Language Postgraduate Conference 
University of Birmingham, 6th April 2018
Presentation: "Surf on 4-inch Stilettos": Multimodal Metaphor and Metonymy in Mobile Phone Advertising
BELP Abstract
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10th International Symposium of Politeness (SymPol10)
York St John University, 12th - 14th July 2017
Presentation: How do likes and reactions operate as interpersonal politeness strategies when evaluating Facebook status updates posted in 2016?
SymPol10 Presentation Abstract - Samantha Ford 2017
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Undergraduate Linguistics Association of Britain (ULAB)
Cambridge University, 7th - 9th April 2017
Presentation: How do likes and reactions as interactional features on Facebook status updates posted in 2016 extend narrative evaluation?
ULAB Presentation Abstract - Samantha Ford 2017
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Attended


King's College Open Science Research Conference
11th June 2020, via Zoom Webinar


ReproducibiliTEA Virtual Meeting: How can ECRs influence research culture and integrity?
29th May 2020, via Zoom Webinar


Birmingham Statistics Summer School
17th-21st June 2019, U
niversity of Birmingham, UK

Creative Power of Metaphor
29th-30th March 2019, 
University of Oxford, UK
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Birmingham Statistics Summer School
4th-8th June 2018, University of Birmingham, UK
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Colour and Form in the Disordered Mind
 3rd-4th May 2018, University of Birmingham, UK
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Public Engagement Day
17th April 2018, University of Birmingham, UK

Language, Social Media, and Migration (Seminar)
2nd February 2018, ​University of Birmingham, UK, TLANG Project

Cognitive Approaches to Language in Education (CogLingEdBAAL)
18th-19th January 2018,
University of Glasgow, UK

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