Tony Thorne
Contributor to Alumni Blog
Biography
Tony Thorne is Director of the Slang and New Language Archive at King’s. He teaches about slang, and has published dictionaries and articles to record and analyse it. Since 2009, he has been assisting law enforcement agencies and defence lawyers in understanding slang.
News
Spotlight on COVID: Pandemic language and the role of linguists
Tony is compiling a database of the vast amount of new vocabulary which has emerged as a result of the pandemic, including popular slang words. He is studying...
Features
Is TikTok a breeding ground for a mutation of culture?
Do you know your cottagecore from your simp? Tony Thorne has been writing, teaching and broadcasting about new language and linguistic and cultural change for...
Alumni Voices: police and politicians need a better understanding of slang
Tony Thorne is Director of the Slang and New Language Archive at King’s. This post is based on an article that originally featured in The Conversation.
Spotlight
Spotlight on COVID: Pandemic language and the role of linguists
Language Consultant Tony Thorne of the Modern Language Centre argues that the Government should be consulting linguists to help the public better understand...
News
Spotlight on COVID: Pandemic language and the role of linguists
Tony is compiling a database of the vast amount of new vocabulary which has emerged as a result of the pandemic, including popular slang words. He is studying...
Features
Is TikTok a breeding ground for a mutation of culture?
Do you know your cottagecore from your simp? Tony Thorne has been writing, teaching and broadcasting about new language and linguistic and cultural change for...
Alumni Voices: police and politicians need a better understanding of slang
Tony Thorne is Director of the Slang and New Language Archive at King’s. This post is based on an article that originally featured in The Conversation.
Spotlight
Spotlight on COVID: Pandemic language and the role of linguists
Language Consultant Tony Thorne of the Modern Language Centre argues that the Government should be consulting linguists to help the public better understand...