Brynn Quick
@brynnquick.bsky.social
Linguistics PhD Researcher at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Co-producer and frequent host of the Language on the Move Podcast. Big fan of languages.
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#Sociolinguistics #AppliedLinguistics
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She/her.
#Sociolinguistics #AppliedLinguistics
https://www.languageonthemove.com/podcast/
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Hey book community friends, new reading challenge just dropped! ☺️
The recs span from academic (mine is "Doing Digital Migration Studies", - amazing but not quite a bedside table read 😁) all the way to fantasy novels (@brynnquick.bsky.social rec'd The Winternight Trilogy 😍😍). Something for everyone!
The recs span from academic (mine is "Doing Digital Migration Studies", - amazing but not quite a bedside table read 😁) all the way to fantasy novels (@brynnquick.bsky.social rec'd The Winternight Trilogy 😍😍). Something for everyone!
The Language-on-the-Move Reading Challenge 2026 just dropped! Check it out and start reading!
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Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2026
The Language-on-the-Move Reading Challenge 2026 is out! Now in its ninth year, the goals of our reading challenge have remained broadly unchanged since 2018: to encourage reading in the discipline …
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December 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Hey book community friends, new reading challenge just dropped! ☺️
The recs span from academic (mine is "Doing Digital Migration Studies", - amazing but not quite a bedside table read 😁) all the way to fantasy novels (@brynnquick.bsky.social rec'd The Winternight Trilogy 😍😍). Something for everyone!
The recs span from academic (mine is "Doing Digital Migration Studies", - amazing but not quite a bedside table read 😁) all the way to fantasy novels (@brynnquick.bsky.social rec'd The Winternight Trilogy 😍😍). Something for everyone!
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Policies increasingly acknowledge multilingual realities but neglect to imagine the language work that is involved and how to build it into workflows in healthcare and elsewhere, as this new article by @brynnquick.bsky.social etal shows
Behind paywall until Jan & OA afterwards
Behind paywall until Jan & OA afterwards
I'm published!!!!!!! This is my very first academic paper that I've published! Ever! I'm so thankful to my co-authors @languageonthemove.bsky.social Ingrid Piller and @loylising.bsky.social Loy Lising <3 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The (un)imagined work of determining patients’ English language proficiency
This study investigates how Australian healthcare policies imagine communication between limited English proficiency (LEP) patients and healthcare providers to occur. This is done through a work as...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Policies increasingly acknowledge multilingual realities but neglect to imagine the language work that is involved and how to build it into workflows in healthcare and elsewhere, as this new article by @brynnquick.bsky.social etal shows
Behind paywall until Jan & OA afterwards
Behind paywall until Jan & OA afterwards
I'm published!!!!!!! This is my very first academic paper that I've published! Ever! I'm so thankful to my co-authors @languageonthemove.bsky.social Ingrid Piller and @loylising.bsky.social Loy Lising <3 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The (un)imagined work of determining patients’ English language proficiency
This study investigates how Australian healthcare policies imagine communication between limited English proficiency (LEP) patients and healthcare providers to occur. This is done through a work as...
www.tandfonline.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I'm published!!!!!!! This is my very first academic paper that I've published! Ever! I'm so thankful to my co-authors @languageonthemove.bsky.social Ingrid Piller and @loylising.bsky.social Loy Lising <3 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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New on Language-on-the-Move: fascinating longitudinal linguistic landscape study by @sarapatra.bsky.social and team, chronicling the shifts from Texan English to Qatari Arabic in a Middle Eastern university
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From “Howdy” to “Hayakom”: A shifting university linguascape
Sara Hillman, Aishwaryaa Kannan, and Tim Tizon *** Walking into the Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) building today feels different from just a year ago. As part of an ongoing proje…
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November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
New on Language-on-the-Move: fascinating longitudinal linguistic landscape study by @sarapatra.bsky.social and team, chronicling the shifts from Texan English to Qatari Arabic in a Middle Eastern university
www.languageonthemove.com/from-howdy-t...
www.languageonthemove.com/from-howdy-t...
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In the latest episode of the Language-on-the-Move Podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, @agib.bsky.social chats with Cindy Valdez about how to best support the education of multilingual children
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Your languages are your superpower!
In this episode of Language on the Move Podcast, Dr Agnes Bodis talks to Cindy Valdez, an English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) specialist, and Founder & CEO of Teach To Learn, a…
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November 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
In the latest episode of the Language-on-the-Move Podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, @agib.bsky.social chats with Cindy Valdez about how to best support the education of multilingual children
www.languageonthemove.com/your-languag...
www.languageonthemove.com/your-languag...
Playing the game where I wear this shirt around my 84%-English-only-speaking small Australian town today.
November 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Playing the game where I wear this shirt around my 84%-English-only-speaking small Australian town today.
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I've started a Starter Pack for the Language on the Move research community 🥳
For members of the research group, contributors to the blog/podcast.
Please shout out if you're part of the LOTM community and I'll add you/tag suggestions (or lmk if you're on there but would prefer not to be)
For members of the research group, contributors to the blog/podcast.
Please shout out if you're part of the LOTM community and I'll add you/tag suggestions (or lmk if you're on there but would prefer not to be)
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I've started a Starter Pack for the Language on the Move research community 🥳
For members of the research group, contributors to the blog/podcast.
Please shout out if you're part of the LOTM community and I'll add you/tag suggestions (or lmk if you're on there but would prefer not to be)
For members of the research group, contributors to the blog/podcast.
Please shout out if you're part of the LOTM community and I'll add you/tag suggestions (or lmk if you're on there but would prefer not to be)
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Are you a teacher in Sydney, Australia? Can you help my student with with this research? www.languageonthemove.com/language-bro...
Language brokering in schools
Are you a Sydney-based teacher who needs to communicate with parents who do not speak English or do not speak it well? Do you sometimes have to ask students to translate for you to communicate with…
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November 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Are you a teacher in Sydney, Australia? Can you help my student with with this research? www.languageonthemove.com/language-bro...
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Please boost! #linguistics student here at Swarthmore is running a survey for English speakers (who don't know Mandarin / any other tone languages) about how we learn tones. Take a few minutes to help out with this student research!
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September 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Please boost! #linguistics student here at Swarthmore is running a survey for English speakers (who don't know Mandarin / any other tone languages) about how we learn tones. Take a few minutes to help out with this student research!
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This was a fantastic interview- really recommend a listen.
@brynnquick.bsky.social has interviewed Shaun Tan for @languageonthemove.bsky.social
Migration is about every human challenge
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with writer, illustrator, filmmaker and Academy Award winner Shaun Tan. Shaun is best known for illustrated books that deal w…
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September 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
This was a fantastic interview- really recommend a listen.
I am so fortunate to have been able to interview Shaun Tan about his beautiful book “The Arrival” for the @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast and @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. www.languageonthemove.com/migration-is...
Migration is about every human challenge
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with writer, illustrator, filmmaker and Academy Award winner Shaun Tan. Shaun is best known for illustrated books that deal w…
www.languageonthemove.com
September 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I am so fortunate to have been able to interview Shaun Tan about his beautiful book “The Arrival” for the @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast and @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. www.languageonthemove.com/migration-is...
Excuse me why have I only JUST NOW heard of/started listening to @annehelen.bsky.social’s Culture Study Podcast? What a fabulous and educational podcast! 10/10 stars, would highly recommend.
September 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Excuse me why have I only JUST NOW heard of/started listening to @annehelen.bsky.social’s Culture Study Podcast? What a fabulous and educational podcast! 10/10 stars, would highly recommend.
I wrote a guide on how to manage your supervisor (and yourself!) during your PhD 😀
If you find doing a PhD is daunting, the new Language-on-the-Move guide to managing your supervisor is here to help!
@brynnquick.bsky.social provides a look behind the scenes of our research team
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@brynnquick.bsky.social provides a look behind the scenes of our research team
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How to manage your supervisor
You know that feeling you get in your stomach when you’ve climbed to the top of a rollercoaster, and you look down to see that first huge drop that’s rapidly approaching? That’s exactly what it can…
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August 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I wrote a guide on how to manage your supervisor (and yourself!) during your PhD 😀
This is such a timely discussion!
Are there social impacts of relying on AI for translations? Are AI translations neutral and inclusive? I discuss these and more in this very insightful new @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast with Dr. Esther Monzó-Nebot. @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
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The Social Impact of Automating Translation
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks with Dr. Esther Monzó-Nebot, Associate Professor in Translation and Interpreting Studies at Universitat Jaume I in Catalun…
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August 4, 2025 at 5:10 AM
This is such a timely discussion!
Dr. Cho is one of my favourite interviewees (and colleagues!) and her newest book is a must-read for anyone interested in the world of interpreting! @languageonthemove.bsky.social @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
In the latest episode of the Language-on-the-Move Podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, @brynnquick.bsky.social speaks with Dr Jinhyun Cho about her new book @routledgebooks.bsky.social devoted to healthcare interpreting
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Multilingual Practices and Monolingual Mindsets
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Jinhyun Cho. Dr. Cho has guested on this show previously, and she is a senior lecturer in the Department of Linguist…
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July 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Dr. Cho is one of my favourite interviewees (and colleagues!) and her newest book is a must-read for anyone interested in the world of interpreting! @languageonthemove.bsky.social @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
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*nods in sociolinguist*: LOUDER for those in the back!
This has been happening for generations - It's not Millennial / Gen Z / Gen Alpha slang - it's AAVE / AAE.
(and for anyone interested in sociolinguistics of AAE who isn't already following @mixedlinguist.bsky.social, you should)
This has been happening for generations - It's not Millennial / Gen Z / Gen Alpha slang - it's AAVE / AAE.
(and for anyone interested in sociolinguistics of AAE who isn't already following @mixedlinguist.bsky.social, you should)
"Bruh" is NOT Gen Alpha slang. It's AAVE.
Almost every example of Gen Alpha or Gen Z slang has its origins in AAVE.
One day I'll stop being annoyed about it, but that day apparently is not today.
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Almost every example of Gen Alpha or Gen Z slang has its origins in AAVE.
One day I'll stop being annoyed about it, but that day apparently is not today.
www.npr.org/2025/06/25/n...
Brother to Bruh: How Gen Alpha slang has its origins in the 16th century
What was once another shortened way to call a friend "brother," the word "bruh" is now being used widely, especially by Gen Alpha kids, to address parents, express sadness, frustration, happiness and ...
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June 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
*nods in sociolinguist*: LOUDER for those in the back!
This has been happening for generations - It's not Millennial / Gen Z / Gen Alpha slang - it's AAVE / AAE.
(and for anyone interested in sociolinguistics of AAE who isn't already following @mixedlinguist.bsky.social, you should)
This has been happening for generations - It's not Millennial / Gen Z / Gen Alpha slang - it's AAVE / AAE.
(and for anyone interested in sociolinguistics of AAE who isn't already following @mixedlinguist.bsky.social, you should)
Prof Leah Karliner @ucsfhealth.bsky.social is doing such important work, and I was so lucky to talk with her for this @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast episode with @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social!
How can we improve quality of care for patients with limited English language proficiency?
Find out in the latest Language-on-the-Move Podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social where @brynnquick.bsky.social chats with Prof Leah Karliner @ucsfhealth.bsky.social
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Find out in the latest Language-on-the-Move Podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social where @brynnquick.bsky.social chats with Prof Leah Karliner @ucsfhealth.bsky.social
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Improving quality of care for patients with limited English
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Leah Karliner. Dr. Karliner is Professor in Residence in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of M…
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June 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Prof Leah Karliner @ucsfhealth.bsky.social is doing such important work, and I was so lucky to talk with her for this @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast episode with @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social!
Happy Juneteenth ❤️🖤💛💚
June 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Happy Juneteenth ❤️🖤💛💚
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Do you know about the rising visibility of Chinese in Qatar? Listen to the very interesting aspects of @sarapetra.bsky.social
research into the languages of Qatar in our @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
www.languageonthemove.com/chinese-in-q...
research into the languages of Qatar in our @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
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Chinese in Qatar
Is Chinese becoming a major linguistic player in Qatar? In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks with Dr. Sara Hillman, Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics …
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June 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Do you know about the rising visibility of Chinese in Qatar? Listen to the very interesting aspects of @sarapetra.bsky.social
research into the languages of Qatar in our @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
www.languageonthemove.com/chinese-in-q...
research into the languages of Qatar in our @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
www.languageonthemove.com/chinese-in-q...
My dear friend @empacheco.bsky.social writes about her groundbreaking research into Comdas (children of migrant Deaf adults) in Language on the Move @languageonthemove.bsky.social .
How do hearing children of Deaf migrant parents experience their multilingual repertoires?
@empacheco.bsky.social explains in the latest Language-on-the-Move post
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@empacheco.bsky.social explains in the latest Language-on-the-Move post
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Children of migrant Deaf adults
During my Master of Research (MRes) studies, whenever I met someone new, they would often enquire about what I was doing for my thesis. When I told them, I was doing research with hearing children …
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June 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
My dear friend @empacheco.bsky.social writes about her groundbreaking research into Comdas (children of migrant Deaf adults) in Language on the Move @languageonthemove.bsky.social .
There’s so much bad in the world right now, but here’s a chance to do some GOOD! If you are based in Australia and proficient in one or more languages other than English, please help my dear friend @tazinabdullah.bsky.social with her important research! www.languageonthemove.com/research-par...
Research participants needed to evaluate multilingual online communications
If you are proficient in one or more languages other than English, please help me investigate how linguistically diverse Australians find information about support services for domestic violence on…
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June 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
There’s so much bad in the world right now, but here’s a chance to do some GOOD! If you are based in Australia and proficient in one or more languages other than English, please help my dear friend @tazinabdullah.bsky.social with her important research! www.languageonthemove.com/research-par...
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Saw a sign at a protest today in Pasadena that made me want to cry. These are the kids the government is terrorizing.
“Para mi padre que llegó sin nada y me dió todo”.
“For my father who came with nothing and gave me everything”.
“Para mi padre que llegó sin nada y me dió todo”.
“For my father who came with nothing and gave me everything”.
June 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Saw a sign at a protest today in Pasadena that made me want to cry. These are the kids the government is terrorizing.
“Para mi padre que llegó sin nada y me dió todo”.
“For my father who came with nothing and gave me everything”.
“Para mi padre que llegó sin nada y me dió todo”.
“For my father who came with nothing and gave me everything”.
The world feels (is) unhinged, and I’m glad we’re acknowledging that in our word choices.
I've noticed 'unhinged' in my own lexicon and around me a lot in the last month or so, but apparently this is something that's been building for a couple of decades and only now hitting my perceptual filter.
June 13, 2025 at 5:12 AM
The world feels (is) unhinged, and I’m glad we’re acknowledging that in our word choices.
I was SO thrilled to be able to speak with @mixedlinguist.bsky.social Dr. Nicole Holliday about her research into linguistic identities for this @languageonthemove.bsky.social @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast episode!
In the latest episode of the Language-on-the-Move podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, our host @brynnquick.bsky.social chats with @mixedlinguist.bsky.social about language and accent in US politics, with a focus on the speech of @kamalaharris.com
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Accents, complex identities, and politics
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Nicole Holliday. Dr. Holliday is a sociophonetician and Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Cali…
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June 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I was SO thrilled to be able to speak with @mixedlinguist.bsky.social Dr. Nicole Holliday about her research into linguistic identities for this @languageonthemove.bsky.social @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast episode!
Dr Shibata does amazing work, and we’re so thankful to him for sharing that work with us on the @languageonthemove.bsky.social Language on the Move podcast!
How to design beach safety communication that keeps everyone in a linguistically diverse society safe?
@agib.bsky.social in conversation with Dr Masaki Shibata in this latest episode of the Language-on-the-Move podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
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@agib.bsky.social in conversation with Dr Masaki Shibata in this latest episode of the Language-on-the-Move podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
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Is beach safety signage fit for purpose?
We often take the meaning of signs for granted but that’s far from the case in a linguistically and culturally diverse society. The instruction to “Swim between the flags!”, for i…
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June 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Dr Shibata does amazing work, and we’re so thankful to him for sharing that work with us on the @languageonthemove.bsky.social Language on the Move podcast!