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PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
  • Millar, N. & Batalo, B. (accepted). Comparative analysis of epistemic stance in abstracts of published biomedical research and associated National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding applications (1985-2020). Applied Linguistics.
  • Millar, N., Mathis, B., Batalo, B., & Budgell, B. (2024). Trends in the Expression of Epistemic Stance in NIH Research Funding Applications: 1985–2020. Applied Linguistics, 45(4), 658-675.
  • Millar, N., Mathis, B., Batalo, B., & Budgell, B. (2023). Promotional Language (Hype) in Abstracts of Publications of National Institutes of Health–Funded Research, 1985-2020. JAMA Network Open, 6(12).
  • Millar, N. & Budgell, B. (2023). Impact of hype on clinicians’ evaluation of trials. Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association.
  • Millar, N., Batalo, B., & Budgell, B. (2022). Trends in the Use of Promotional Language (Hype) in  National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunity Announcements, 1992-2020. JAMA Network Open, 5(11).
  • Millar, N., Batalo, B., & Budgell, B. (2022). Trends in the Use of Promotional Language (Hype) in Abstracts of Successful National Institutes of Health Grant Applications, 1985-2020. JAMA Network Open, 5(8).
  • Millar, N., Budgell, B., & Salager-Meyer, F.  (2020). Hype in reports of clinical research: The authors' perspectives. English for Specific Purposes. 60, 53-64.
  • Millar, N., Salager-Meyer, F, & Budgell, B. (2019). 'It is important to reinforce the importance of …’: Hype in reports of randomized controlled trials. English for Specific Purposes. 54, 139-151.
  • Millar, N., & Budgell, B. S. (2018). The passive voice and comprehensibility of biomedical texts: An experimental study with 2 cohorts of chiropractic students. Journal of Chiropractic Education.
  • Gilmore, A., & Millar, N. (2018). The language of civil engineering research articles: A corpus-based approach. English for Specific Purposes, 51, 1-17.
  • Millar, N. (2016) ‘Lexical teddy bears’ and the processability of learner language. Studies in Foreign Language Teaching. 38.
  • Millar, N.  & Hunston, S. (2015). Adjectives, Communities, and Taxonomies of Evaluative Meaning. Functions of Language. 22 (3), 297-331
  • Millar, N. (2013). 'Use the active voice whenever possible': The impact of style-guidelines in medical journals. Applied Linguistics. 34 (4), 393-414.
  • Budgell B., Millar N., Kwong A. (2012) A Diachronic study of the language of chiropractic. Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association. 57 (1), 49-55
  • Millar, N. (2011). The processing of malformed formulaic language. Applied Linguistics. 32(2), 129-148.
  • Millar, N., Budgell, B., Kwong, A. (2010). Quantitative corpus-based analysis of the chiropractic literature - A pilot study. Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association.  55(1), 56-60.
  • Chiba, Y., Millar, N., Budgell, B. (2010). The Language of Midwifery and Perinatal Care: A quantitative analysis. Journal of the Japan Academy of Midwifery. 24(1), 1-10.
  • Millar, N. (2009). Modal verbs in TIME: frequency changes 1923-2006. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics. 14(2), 191-220.
  • Millar, N., & Lehtinen, B. (2008). DIY local learner corpora: Bridging gaps between theory and practice. JALT CALL Journal. 4(2), 61-72.
  • Millar, N. , & Budgell, B. (2008). The language of public health - a corpus-based analysis. Journal of Public Health. 16(5), 369-374.
EDITED VOLUMES
  • Disney, S., Forchtner, B, Ibrahim, W., Millar, N. (eds.) (2009). Papers from the Lancaster University Postgraduate Conference in Linguistics and Language Teaching. Volume 3: Papers from LAEL PG 2008. Lancaster: Lancaster University.
NON-PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS
  • Troy, H., & Millar, N. (2019). Evaluating the use of data-driven learning to teach phrasal verbs at a private language school in Japan. Bulletin of Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, (5), 321-347. 
  • Millar, N. (2007). The Kanda Learner Corpus. Studies in Linguistics and Language Teaching, Kanda University of International Studies. 17, 79-91.
  • Millar, N. (2007). The development of a learner corpus at Kanda University of International Studies. Working Papers in Language Education, Kanda University of International Studies. 3, 75-85.
  • Millar, N. (2006). Japanese learners' use of loanword cognates: a corpus-based study. The Journal of Kanda University of International Studies, 18:,479-496.
INVITED TALKS
  • Millar N. From Funding to Findings: The Evolution and Future of ‘Hype’ in Science. National Institutes of Health Science of Science Communication SIG. Sept, 2024, [Virtual].
  • Millar N. Five steps to preparing an effective presentation. Online Medical English Seminar (JACET) “Improving medical English writing, presentation, considering cultural differences.” Oct, 2021, Tokyo Japan.
  • Millar, N. The ‘meaning extraction method’: an approach to bridge the gap between Likert scale items and free-responses. Presentation given at Department of Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK, June 2013.
  • Millar, N. Using Web- scraping Tools to Compile a Corpus of Student Evaluations of University Lecturers. Corpus Linguistics in the Midlands, Birmingham, UK, May, 2012.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
  • Millar N. Changing expression of epistemic stance in the National Institutes of Health research system. British Association of Applied Linguistics. Sept, 2024, Colchester, UK.
  • Millar N. Increasing hype in National Institutes of Health funding systems. 13th International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice (ALAPP). Sept, 2023, Glasgow, UK.
  • Millar N. Increasing hype in NIH funding applications: 1985 - 2020. 20th International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Communication, Medicine and Ethics. July, 2022, Glasgow, UK.
  • Millar N. Hype in medical research writing and implications for ESP instruction. 3rd International EAP & ESP Conference. Sept, 2022, Crete, Greece.
  • Millar N. “This is The First Research to Prove That …”: Why Do Authors of Clinical Research Use Hype? The 9th International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice. Sept, 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Millar, N., Salager-Meyer F, Budgell B.  Hype in reports of medical randomized controlled trials. British Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Conference. Sept, 2017, Leeds, UK. 
  • Millar, N., Salager-Meyer F, Budgell B. ‘It is important to reinforce the importance of …’: Hype in medical research articles. Corpus Linguistics 2017. July, 2017, Birmingham, UK. 
  • Budgell B., Millar N., Salager-Meyer F. Hyping in Medical Randomized Controlled Trials. Canadian Association for the Study of Discourse and Writing Annual Conference. May, 2017, Toronto, Canada.
  • Fuller, K., Budgell, B., Millar, N., Fuller, K. Assessing the literacy of modern chiropractic students: OMG! 2016 World Federation of Chiropractic, Montreal, Canada, October, 2016.
  • Millar, N. “Boring, pompous and arrogant” or “Funny, interesting and HOT!” What university students really think of their professors! British Association of Applied Linguistics, Edinburgh, UK, September 2013.
  • Millar, N. “A multi-dimensional analysis of university student perceptions of instructors”. Corpus Linguistics 2013, Lancaster, UK, July 2013.
  • Millar, N. “Use the active voice whenever possible”: The effect of journal guidelines in medical journals. British Association of Applied Linguistics, Southampton, UK, September 2012.
  • Millar, N. & Budgell, B. Passive constructions in a corpus of randomised controlled trials. Corpus Linguistics 2011, Birmingham, UK, July 2011.
  • Millar, N. Collocation and predictive inferencing in reading. Corpus Linguistics 2011, Birmingham, UK, July 2011.
  • Millar, N. The processing of malformed formulaic language: Evidence from self-paced reading. British Association of Applied Linguistics, Newcastle, UK, September 2009.
  • Millar, N. Assessing the processing burden of learner collocational errors. Corpus Linguistics 2009, Liverpool, UK, 22 June 2009.
  • Millar, N. The processing of learner collocational errors by native speakers: Evidence from self-paced reading. ICAME 30, Lancaster, UK, 27-31 May 2009. (Winner of best paper prize)
  • Millar, N. 20th century changes in modal verb frequencies. The Third LAEL PG Conference. Lancaster, UK. 3 July, 2008.
  • Budgell B, Millar N, O'Brien MA, Tanaka Y, Miyazaki M, Perkins B. Assessing and Addressing Professional Health Literacy Needs. 6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Problem-Based Learning. Tokyo, Japan. May, 2006.
  • Millar, N. The development of a learner corpus at Kanda University of International Studies. 1st International Conference of Applied Linguistics. Miayi, Taiwan. April, 2006.