Crispin Thurlow

Professor, sociolinguist
Crispin Thurlow's work focuses on the way people manage their identities and relationships through everyday language.

Why you should listen

Born in England, Crispin Thurlow trained as a psychologist and an actor before completing his PhD at Cardiff University in Wales. He worked for over a decade at the University of Washington and today is a professor of language and communication at the University of Bern in Switzerland.

Crispin Thurlow’s TED talk