WILL ALLEN is a Consultant Trainer for Netskills, Newcastle University, UK, delivering and developing internet-related trainingDAVID DENISON is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Manchester, UKSUSAN FITZMAURICE is Professor of English Language at the University of Sheffield, UKELIZABETH GORDON, University of Canterbury Christchurch, New ZealandJENNIFER HAY, University of Canterbury Christchurch, New ZealandRAYMOND HICKEY is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Essen, GermanyFRANCIS JONES is a literary translator and Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at Newcastle University, UKMARGARET MACLAGAN, University of Canterbury Christchurch, New ZealandWARREN MAGUIRE is in the final stages of his PhD research on vocalic mergers in Tyneside English at Newcastle University, UKANNELI MEURMAN-SOLIN is a Lecturer in English Philology at Helsinki University, FinlandTERTTU NEVALAINEN is Professor of English Philology at the University of Helsinki, FinlandSHANA POPLACK, University of Ottawa, CanadaHELENA RAUMOLIN-BRUNBERG is a Senior Scholar in the Research Unit for the Study of Variation, Contacts and Change in English at Helsinki University, FinlandNAOMI STANDEN is Lecturer in Chinese History at the University of Newcastle, UKANN TAYLOR is a Research Fellow at the University of York, UKLINDA VAN BERGEN is a lecturer in English Language at the University of Edinburgh, UK
