New publication on plain language in European directives

The following article has just been published, based on Paloma Blasco’s doctoral thesis, supervised by M. Ángeles Escobar, and as part of the EUPlainTech project.

Blasco, Paloma; Escobar, M. Ángeles (2026). «Plain Language and Modality: Analysis of a Parallel Corpus with Shall and Simple Future Tense in the Enacting Terms of Delegated Directives». Miscelánea: A Journal of English and American Studies73, 17-40.

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In the days following its publication, several different media outlets shared the article, including Radar de Lenguaje Claro, the website of the Departamento de Filologías Extranjeras y sus Lingüísticas de la UNED, and Radio Libertad. Colleagues such as Michael Blasie (University of Seattle) also posted it on their social media accounts.

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