Alessandra Vicentini (alessandra.vicentini@uninsubria.it) is Associate Professor of English Linguistics and Translation at the University of Insubria, Varese and Como (Italy), where she teaches English Linguistics and English for Special Purposes. Her research interests, which are supported by the use of computerised corpora and software for lexical analysis, include English and Anglo-Italian grammaticography and lexicography (18th and 19th centuries), ESP (medical-scientific and media) and Critical Discourse Analysis applied to ethically connoted issues.
