Lilla Petronella Szabó
@lillapszabo.bsky.social
Cognitive linguistics and political communication
🕵️♀️👩💻👩🏫
Assistant Professor @Corvinus University of Budapest
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Assistant Professor @Corvinus University of Budapest
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📚 Who let the politicians out? 🙋♀️
I did — in The Person in Politics. The book shows how pronouns in U.S. presidential nomination speeches drive personalization: spotlighting leaders, building “us” vs. “them,” and shaping collective identities. tinyurl.com/5a3y7h9a
I did — in The Person in Politics. The book shows how pronouns in U.S. presidential nomination speeches drive personalization: spotlighting leaders, building “us” vs. “them,” and shaping collective identities. tinyurl.com/5a3y7h9a
📚 One new chapter, two new titles.
I’m happy to share that I’ve been promoted to Associate Professor and am taking over as Head of the Department of Communication and Media Science at Corvinus University of Budapest.
My dog, Lotti is, of course, supervising. 🐶
I’m happy to share that I’ve been promoted to Associate Professor and am taking over as Head of the Department of Communication and Media Science at Corvinus University of Budapest.
My dog, Lotti is, of course, supervising. 🐶
September 8, 2026 at 10:14 AM
📚 One new chapter, two new titles.
I’m happy to share that I’ve been promoted to Associate Professor and am taking over as Head of the Department of Communication and Media Science at Corvinus University of Budapest.
My dog, Lotti is, of course, supervising. 🐶
I’m happy to share that I’ve been promoted to Associate Professor and am taking over as Head of the Department of Communication and Media Science at Corvinus University of Budapest.
My dog, Lotti is, of course, supervising. 🐶
Corvinus at #CADAAD2026! Happy to attend this year’s conference with some of my students. The discourse was excellent, and so were the discussions.
July 10, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Corvinus at #CADAAD2026! Happy to attend this year’s conference with some of my students. The discourse was excellent, and so were the discussions.
Discounting the price, not the discourse. My book is on display at the John Benjamins stand at #CADAAD2026, with conference pricing throughout the event.
📸 Live at @cadaad2026.bsky.social hosted by Universidad de Valladolid!
📚 Please feel welcome to browse our books. Also, check out our promo material and discount order form here:
👉 benjamins.com/conferences/...
#cadaad2026 #criticaldiscourseanalysis #discourse #linguistics #johnbenjamins
📚 Please feel welcome to browse our books. Also, check out our promo material and discount order form here:
👉 benjamins.com/conferences/...
#cadaad2026 #criticaldiscourseanalysis #discourse #linguistics #johnbenjamins
July 8, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Discounting the price, not the discourse. My book is on display at the John Benjamins stand at #CADAAD2026, with conference pricing throughout the event.
Honored to receive the Corvinus Research Excellence Award.
The award recognizes publications that enhance the university's international visibility, and I am grateful that my work has been recognized in this way.
Many thanks to everyone I have had the chance to work and think together with.
The award recognizes publications that enhance the university's international visibility, and I am grateful that my work has been recognized in this way.
Many thanks to everyone I have had the chance to work and think together with.
May 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Honored to receive the Corvinus Research Excellence Award.
The award recognizes publications that enhance the university's international visibility, and I am grateful that my work has been recognized in this way.
Many thanks to everyone I have had the chance to work and think together with.
The award recognizes publications that enhance the university's international visibility, and I am grateful that my work has been recognized in this way.
Many thanks to everyone I have had the chance to work and think together with.
Reposted by Lilla Petronella Szabó
There are crucial elections in #Hungary 🇭🇺 this weekend. If you are looking for sharp and well-informed commentary on Hungarian politics, make sure you follow these excellent women!
@veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social
@gabrielagreilinger.com
@zecsaky.bsky.social
@eublogo.bsky.social
@veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social
@gabrielagreilinger.com
@zecsaky.bsky.social
@eublogo.bsky.social
April 8, 2026 at 2:22 PM
There are crucial elections in #Hungary 🇭🇺 this weekend. If you are looking for sharp and well-informed commentary on Hungarian politics, make sure you follow these excellent women!
@veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social
@gabrielagreilinger.com
@zecsaky.bsky.social
@eublogo.bsky.social
@veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social
@gabrielagreilinger.com
@zecsaky.bsky.social
@eublogo.bsky.social
📑 What do 122 studies on social media populism actually tell us?
Our new paper reviews the field and finds a surprising pattern: whether results support a hypothesis often depends on how the study is designed.
In other words, methods matter—a lot.
academic.oup.com/anncom/advan...
Our new paper reviews the field and finds a surprising pattern: whether results support a hypothesis often depends on how the study is designed.
In other words, methods matter—a lot.
academic.oup.com/anncom/advan...
What have we learned, and what is yet to be learned about social media populism? A scoping review and meta-research
Abstract. The rise of populist communication on social media has attracted increasing scholarly attention since the late 2010s. However, the global researc
academic.oup.com
April 7, 2026 at 10:31 PM
📑 What do 122 studies on social media populism actually tell us?
Our new paper reviews the field and finds a surprising pattern: whether results support a hypothesis often depends on how the study is designed.
In other words, methods matter—a lot.
academic.oup.com/anncom/advan...
Our new paper reviews the field and finds a surprising pattern: whether results support a hypothesis often depends on how the study is designed.
In other words, methods matter—a lot.
academic.oup.com/anncom/advan...
🗞️ A weekend getaway to Washington and Moscow
New chapter with Réka Benczes & Utku Bozdag. We test whether journalists use capitals for governments more on weekends, when framing may be more holistic.
No universal weekend effect: HU & TR align, GB news differs. benjamins.com/catalog/hcp....
New chapter with Réka Benczes & Utku Bozdag. We test whether journalists use capitals for governments more on weekends, when framing may be more holistic.
No universal weekend effect: HU & TR align, GB news differs. benjamins.com/catalog/hcp....
Metonymic micro-variation in online news articles: Chapter 11. All work and no play make the weekend frame go away?
Research indicates that the capital for government metonymy appears more frequently in news articles published at weekends as compared to weekdays. This is attributed to the time is space conceptual m...
benjamins.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:40 PM
🗞️ A weekend getaway to Washington and Moscow
New chapter with Réka Benczes & Utku Bozdag. We test whether journalists use capitals for governments more on weekends, when framing may be more holistic.
No universal weekend effect: HU & TR align, GB news differs. benjamins.com/catalog/hcp....
New chapter with Réka Benczes & Utku Bozdag. We test whether journalists use capitals for governments more on weekends, when framing may be more holistic.
No universal weekend effect: HU & TR align, GB news differs. benjamins.com/catalog/hcp....
Our paper on person-marking and geopolitical positioning appeared in Cognition, Communication, Discourse by V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University,Ukraine. Despite damage to the uni’s buildings in the war, academic work continues, and so does the journal. periodicals.karazin.ua/cognitiondis...
December 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Our paper on person-marking and geopolitical positioning appeared in Cognition, Communication, Discourse by V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University,Ukraine. Despite damage to the uni’s buildings in the war, academic work continues, and so does the journal. periodicals.karazin.ua/cognitiondis...
Join us for the next online Budapest Metaphor Circle talk!
📅 December 10, 5:30 p.m. (CET)
🔗Email us for the link:
[email protected]
📅 December 10, 5:30 p.m. (CET)
🔗Email us for the link:
[email protected]
December 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Join us for the next online Budapest Metaphor Circle talk!
📅 December 10, 5:30 p.m. (CET)
🔗Email us for the link:
[email protected]
📅 December 10, 5:30 p.m. (CET)
🔗Email us for the link:
[email protected]
🎙️It’s me at the next BMC!
I’ll be giving a talk titled "Finding the Person in Politics" at the next meeting of the Budapest Metaphor Circle on October 22.
You can find the details below – and if you’d like to listen in, please drop me a quick message for the link.
I’ll be giving a talk titled "Finding the Person in Politics" at the next meeting of the Budapest Metaphor Circle on October 22.
You can find the details below – and if you’d like to listen in, please drop me a quick message for the link.
October 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🎙️It’s me at the next BMC!
I’ll be giving a talk titled "Finding the Person in Politics" at the next meeting of the Budapest Metaphor Circle on October 22.
You can find the details below – and if you’d like to listen in, please drop me a quick message for the link.
I’ll be giving a talk titled "Finding the Person in Politics" at the next meeting of the Budapest Metaphor Circle on October 22.
You can find the details below – and if you’d like to listen in, please drop me a quick message for the link.
📚 Who let the politicians out? 🙋♀️
I did — in The Person in Politics. The book shows how pronouns in U.S. presidential nomination speeches drive personalization: spotlighting leaders, building “us” vs. “them,” and shaping collective identities. tinyurl.com/5a3y7h9a
I did — in The Person in Politics. The book shows how pronouns in U.S. presidential nomination speeches drive personalization: spotlighting leaders, building “us” vs. “them,” and shaping collective identities. tinyurl.com/5a3y7h9a
September 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
📚 Who let the politicians out? 🙋♀️
I did — in The Person in Politics. The book shows how pronouns in U.S. presidential nomination speeches drive personalization: spotlighting leaders, building “us” vs. “them,” and shaping collective identities. tinyurl.com/5a3y7h9a
I did — in The Person in Politics. The book shows how pronouns in U.S. presidential nomination speeches drive personalization: spotlighting leaders, building “us” vs. “them,” and shaping collective identities. tinyurl.com/5a3y7h9a
Reposted by Lilla Petronella Szabó
🚨 CfP open!
❓Are you a young researcher in Cognitive Linguistics?
➡️Present your work at the "4th International Conference for Young Researchers in Cognitive Linguistics", hosted by @uco.es online.
📝Deadline: Sept 1, 2025
🎤Four plenary speakers
🗓️Dec 10-12, 2025
eventos.uco.es/132298/detai...
❓Are you a young researcher in Cognitive Linguistics?
➡️Present your work at the "4th International Conference for Young Researchers in Cognitive Linguistics", hosted by @uco.es online.
📝Deadline: Sept 1, 2025
🎤Four plenary speakers
🗓️Dec 10-12, 2025
eventos.uco.es/132298/detai...
July 24, 2025 at 6:41 AM
🚨 CfP open!
❓Are you a young researcher in Cognitive Linguistics?
➡️Present your work at the "4th International Conference for Young Researchers in Cognitive Linguistics", hosted by @uco.es online.
📝Deadline: Sept 1, 2025
🎤Four plenary speakers
🗓️Dec 10-12, 2025
eventos.uco.es/132298/detai...
❓Are you a young researcher in Cognitive Linguistics?
➡️Present your work at the "4th International Conference for Young Researchers in Cognitive Linguistics", hosted by @uco.es online.
📝Deadline: Sept 1, 2025
🎤Four plenary speakers
🗓️Dec 10-12, 2025
eventos.uco.es/132298/detai...
☀️🐉 From Australia to Austria — closed out the summer conference season at #FTL8 in Klagenfurt. Dóra E. Varga and I presented on PM Orbán’s anti-EU rhetoric during Hungary’s 2024 presidency of the EU Council.
July 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
☀️🐉 From Australia to Austria — closed out the summer conference season at #FTL8 in Klagenfurt. Dóra E. Varga and I presented on PM Orbán’s anti-EU rhetoric during Hungary’s 2024 presidency of the EU Council.
🤩 Super proud of my mentee, Balázs Horváth, who presented his work on agentivity in political crisis communication at #IPrA2025.
youtu.be/7TrsYWK8P7U
youtu.be/7TrsYWK8P7U
Never Taking Responsibility? (IPrA 19th International Pragmatics Conference)
YouTube video by Horváth Balázs
youtu.be
June 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
🤩 Super proud of my mentee, Balázs Horváth, who presented his work on agentivity in political crisis communication at #IPrA2025.
youtu.be/7TrsYWK8P7U
youtu.be/7TrsYWK8P7U
💙🎶 Réka Benczes and I presented our paper “Tuning the ‘blues’”, exploring metaphors of late-life depression in Australian media, at #IPrA2025 in Brisbane. Co-authored with Kate Burridge and Keith Allan as part of a joint project with Monash & UTas. More to come–stay tuned.
June 27, 2025 at 6:34 AM
💙🎶 Réka Benczes and I presented our paper “Tuning the ‘blues’”, exploring metaphors of late-life depression in Australian media, at #IPrA2025 in Brisbane. Co-authored with Kate Burridge and Keith Allan as part of a joint project with Monash & UTas. More to come–stay tuned.
🌊 Braving the blues: So pleased to see Breaking Taboos out—a powerful podcast on ageing & mental health in Australia, part of our ARC-funded research project.
🎵 Trailer’s live—listen & share with anyone, younger or older, who values these vital conversations.
open.spotify.com/show/1G56aAV...
🎵 Trailer’s live—listen & share with anyone, younger or older, who values these vital conversations.
open.spotify.com/show/1G56aAV...
Breaking Taboos: Older Australians talk about mental health
Podcast · Helene Thomas, Mia Lindgren and Kate Burridge · Breaking Taboos is a ten-part conversational podcast about ageing and mental health. The episodes explore how older Australians experience men...
open.spotify.com
June 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🌊 Braving the blues: So pleased to see Breaking Taboos out—a powerful podcast on ageing & mental health in Australia, part of our ARC-funded research project.
🎵 Trailer’s live—listen & share with anyone, younger or older, who values these vital conversations.
open.spotify.com/show/1G56aAV...
🎵 Trailer’s live—listen & share with anyone, younger or older, who values these vital conversations.
open.spotify.com/show/1G56aAV...
📸 Media! Multimodality! Meaning!
Join us online for the 3rd Corvinus Communication Conference on 30 May. We’re diving into how different modes make meaning—featuring a keynote from the brilliant @anaisauge.bsky.social on metaphorical takes of the climate crisis 🌍🔥 www.uni-corvinus.hu/downloads/b1...
Join us online for the 3rd Corvinus Communication Conference on 30 May. We’re diving into how different modes make meaning—featuring a keynote from the brilliant @anaisauge.bsky.social on metaphorical takes of the climate crisis 🌍🔥 www.uni-corvinus.hu/downloads/b1...
May 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
📸 Media! Multimodality! Meaning!
Join us online for the 3rd Corvinus Communication Conference on 30 May. We’re diving into how different modes make meaning—featuring a keynote from the brilliant @anaisauge.bsky.social on metaphorical takes of the climate crisis 🌍🔥 www.uni-corvinus.hu/downloads/b1...
Join us online for the 3rd Corvinus Communication Conference on 30 May. We’re diving into how different modes make meaning—featuring a keynote from the brilliant @anaisauge.bsky.social on metaphorical takes of the climate crisis 🌍🔥 www.uni-corvinus.hu/downloads/b1...
🗣️🎙️Had a great time with my doctoral student, Utku Bozdag, at the Research Lounge roundtable hosted by Corvinus Library and the Doctoral Student Union. We shared our encounters with Reviewer 2 and our publication experiences — with only minor revisions.
May 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🗣️🎙️Had a great time with my doctoral student, Utku Bozdag, at the Research Lounge roundtable hosted by Corvinus Library and the Doctoral Student Union. We shared our encounters with Reviewer 2 and our publication experiences — with only minor revisions.
☀️🤓 Had a lovely time presenting our papers in Polańczyk at the Culture and Cognition in Language conference.
May 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
☀️🤓 Had a lovely time presenting our papers in Polańczyk at the Culture and Cognition in Language conference.
Reposted by Lilla Petronella Szabó
We are excited to welcome @veronikakoller.bsky.social & @mkrzyzanowski.bsky.social for the keynote event of our lecture series "TaalX: #Discourses of #Discrimination" - register to attend online/in-person 👉 sites.google.com/rug.nl/taalx2 @rug.nl
April 30, 2025 at 7:31 AM
We are excited to welcome @veronikakoller.bsky.social & @mkrzyzanowski.bsky.social for the keynote event of our lecture series "TaalX: #Discourses of #Discrimination" - register to attend online/in-person 👉 sites.google.com/rug.nl/taalx2 @rug.nl
👩🏫 🥇Super-proud of my student, Balázs Horváth, who won 1st place at the National Scientific Students’ Associations Conference. His results contribute to understanding political personalisation in the context of Hungarian politics at the time of the coronavirus pandemic.
April 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
👩🏫 🥇Super-proud of my student, Balázs Horváth, who won 1st place at the National Scientific Students’ Associations Conference. His results contribute to understanding political personalisation in the context of Hungarian politics at the time of the coronavirus pandemic.
🧭🤩 Fooling around this April 1st? You might just find your way again by reading my (open-access) article, Making a Cardinal Point:The Conceptualization of EAST and WEST in Hungarian Public Discourse, published in Metaphor and Symbol. #metonymy #politicaldiscourse www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
April 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🧭🤩 Fooling around this April 1st? You might just find your way again by reading my (open-access) article, Making a Cardinal Point:The Conceptualization of EAST and WEST in Hungarian Public Discourse, published in Metaphor and Symbol. #metonymy #politicaldiscourse www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢 CFP: Come to the 3rd Annual Corvinus Communication Conference entitled “Media, Modes, Meanings: Online Conference on Multimodality for Young Researchers”! 📅 Date: May 30, 2025 (online), ⏰ Abstract submission: 11 April 2025, 🔗 www.uni-corvinus.hu/post/landing...
March 29, 2025 at 9:28 AM
📢 CFP: Come to the 3rd Annual Corvinus Communication Conference entitled “Media, Modes, Meanings: Online Conference on Multimodality for Young Researchers”! 📅 Date: May 30, 2025 (online), ⏰ Abstract submission: 11 April 2025, 🔗 www.uni-corvinus.hu/post/landing...
🏞️ We checked out the evolving conceptualisation of Central Asian countries in Western news articles and found evidence of CA appearing as an ally. However, the region being “Russia’s backyard” sentiment still persists via references to the Soviet Union. Read more here: tinyurl.com/3wm3s7hp
March 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
🏞️ We checked out the evolving conceptualisation of Central Asian countries in Western news articles and found evidence of CA appearing as an ally. However, the region being “Russia’s backyard” sentiment still persists via references to the Soviet Union. Read more here: tinyurl.com/3wm3s7hp
💐🏡 With spring around the corner, join us on March 16 as we explore ‘Russia’s backyard’—the portrayal of Central Asia in American and European news media.
Find details here: ltsworkshop365.blogspot.com/2025/02/call...
Find details here: ltsworkshop365.blogspot.com/2025/02/call...
March 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
💐🏡 With spring around the corner, join us on March 16 as we explore ‘Russia’s backyard’—the portrayal of Central Asia in American and European news media.
Find details here: ltsworkshop365.blogspot.com/2025/02/call...
Find details here: ltsworkshop365.blogspot.com/2025/02/call...