Lead supervisor:
Dr Tereza Spilioti 
Start date: October 2017
Award: General
Subject Pathway:
Linguistics and Bilingualism
Thematic Cluster:
Language, Learning and Behaviour Cluster
Styling authenticity on Twitter disinformation accounts
My proposed research focuses on how language is used on Twitter disinformation accounts to authenticate identity performances. I will focus specifically on the use of metadata (profile information such as usernames), affiliative hashtag use, and other language features associated with certain social groups (e.g. vernacular forms).