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Bahar Aksu
@baharaksu.bsky.social
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Linguist | interested in phonetics; regional dialect variation and L2 speech processing | baharaksu.github.io
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mixedlinguist.bsky.social
I’m usually with the dictionary, but also, eventually it turns into whatever we want it to be. Language is blessedly ungovernable ❤️
merriam-webster.com Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 28d
Not to be THAT dictionary, but…

It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
October 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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susannebrouwer.bsky.social
PhD Position: Accented Speech Processing - Apply now!

Come work with Mirjam Broersma, @davidpeeters.bsky.social, and me at the Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University in the Netherlands.

Application deadline: 19 October 2025

For more information, see
www.ru.nl/en/working-a...
PhD Position: Accented Speech Processing | Radboud University
Do you want to work as a PhD: Accented Speech Processing at the Faculty of Arts? Check our vacancy!
www.ru.nl
October 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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lhlew.bsky.social
I find it endlessly frustrating that one of the biggest empirical findings from sociolinguistics is consistently ignored. Change doesn't come from children making mistakes. Change comes from adolescents incrementing existing probabilistic patterns.

I haven't read this paper but hopefully it's good.
September 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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samkirkham.bsky.social
Very happy to have been awarded an APEX grant for a project on “Interpretable acoustic-articulatory relations in speech production” w/ co-investigators Anton Ragni & Aneta Stefanovska. The plan is to do some interesting speech research at the intersection of linguistics, physics & computer science!
britishacademy.bsky.social The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · Aug 8
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 APEX Awards, granted to ten researchers to pursue innovative, interdisciplinary research. The awards are supported by the @leverhulme.ac.uk and delivered in partnership with the Royal Academy of Engineering and @royalsociety.org: buff.ly/eF30SQq
August 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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linguistlist.bsky.social
Confs: Dynamical Models of Speech
Confs: Dynamical Models of Speech
A conference exploring new frontiers in dynamical models of speech. Registration: - Free registration before 27 June 2025 - Register at: https://lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0MV1PPHZ8izeNUO - More information at: https://samkirkham.github.io/dymos/ The event is co-located at the 2025 LSA Linguistics Institute. This two-day conference will bring together researchers in dynamical models of speech, featuring plenary talks from invited speakers, contributed talks, and open d
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June 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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samkirkham.bsky.social
✨Discovering dynamical laws for speech gestures ✨

➡️ I’m delighted to announce my new article out today in Cognitive Science, where I discover simple mathematical laws that govern articulatory control in speech.

🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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May 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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takayukinagamine.bsky.social
Hot off the press! My tutorial on ultrasound data collection & analysis is now out. Open Access. Part of a special issue in the Journal of the Phonetic Society of Japan, with lots of other cool studies. Articulatory phonetics is going strong in Japan!

www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/onse...
Quantifying Between-Speaker Variation in Ultrasound Tongue Imaging Data
This article outlines a quantitative, between-group comparison of tongue shapes using ultrasound tongue imaging, one of the vocal tract imaging techni …
www.jstage.jst.go.jp
April 30, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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clrnance.bsky.social
UKLVC15 deadline extended!
Submit your abstracts by 28th March. Join us in Lancaster 2nd-4th September 2025 for sociolinguistic research on any language. Hosted by @lancslinguistics.bsky.social and University of Central Lancashire. More information and keynote presenters: wp.lancs.ac.uk/uklvc15/
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March 13, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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samkirkham.bsky.social
Scaling laws for nonlinear dynamical models of articulatory control

➡️ My new article out today in JASA Express Letters, in which I present some new advances on nonlinear task dynamic models of articulatory speech movements.

🔗 doi.org/10.1121/10.0...

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Scaling laws for nonlinear dynamical models of articulatory control
Dynamical theories of speech use computational models of articulatory control to generate quantitative predictions and advance understanding of speech dynamics.
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February 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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clrnance.bsky.social
The call for papers for UKLVC15 is open! Deadline: 21st March. Join us in Lancaster 2nd-4th September 2025 for sociolinguistic research on any language. Hosted by @lancslinguistics.bsky.social and University of Central Lancashire. More information and keynote presenters: wp.lancs.ac.uk/uklvc15/
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January 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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lukeharding.bsky.social
Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University is now on Bluesky. Follow us here: @lancslinguistics.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 10:51 PM
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mllompart.bsky.social
Our department is looking for a tenure-track faculty member in Language Learning & English Linguistics!

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I'll be happy to answer any questions re: my experience at UPF, the department, Barcelona, etc.

All help spreading the word will be appreciated😁
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November 11, 2024 at 11:54 AM
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doguscan.bsky.social
We are still (desperately!!!) looking for participants for this study, Please help me spread the word! #linguistics #bilingualism #heritage #Turkish
doguscan.bsky.social Doğuş Can Öksüz @doguscan.bsky.social · Oct 13
We are looking for adult Turkish heritage speakers living in the UK for our study. Please help us spread the word! #linguistics #bilingualism #heritage #Turkish
November 14, 2023 at 10:47 AM
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clrnance.bsky.social
Had a fun time wearing giant headphones to record this for BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking with @robdrummond.bsky.social Andrea Smith, Shane O'Mara and John Gallagher. Great to chat about accents and ultrasound www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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November 10, 2023 at 8:12 AM
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justinjhlo.bsky.social
Lancaster is hiring (again!) multiple open-contract positions at all levels under the (broadly construed) Security and Protection Science initiative.

This includes any relevant work in linguistics, law, etc., so do check us out:
Job Opportunity at Lancaster University: Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Professor positions
hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk
November 3, 2023 at 6:39 PM
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NWAV51 feed!! bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 13, 2023 at 2:11 AM
baharaksu.bsky.social
Found a small heaven to chill (please ignore the barren mountains, they are -unfortunately- all around the city)
September 17, 2023 at 11:35 AM
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onurunki.bsky.social
Join Elisa Mattiauda (UCL) and me at the MAIN Text & Tea meeting on 12 October (14-16 CET) (sites.google.com/view/text-tea/…) for a talk on "Narrative comprehension in adults with Down syndrome: Understanding inferencing through MAIN"

Zoom on website; abstract up soon.
See you there 👋
A screenshot for the advertisement of our talk on "Narrative comprehension in adults with Down syndrome: Understanding inferencing through MAIN" via https://sites.google.com/view/text-tea/meetings Shows a picture of the presenters and the agenda for the meeting
September 16, 2023 at 1:09 PM