José-Luis Mendívil
@jlmendivil.bsky.social
Professor of General Linguistics
Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain)
https://janovas.unizar.es/sideral/CV/jose-luis-mendivil-giro
Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain)
https://janovas.unizar.es/sideral/CV/jose-luis-mendivil-giro
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Ya estamos aquí, dispuestos a escuchar a Antonio Benítez. Presenta @jlmendivil.bsky.social
Viva el @psylexlab.bsky.social
Viva el @psylexlab.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Ya estamos aquí, dispuestos a escuchar a Antonio Benítez. Presenta @jlmendivil.bsky.social
Viva el @psylexlab.bsky.social
Viva el @psylexlab.bsky.social
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My reviewing style has changed over time. Rather than litigate every little thing, and pushing my own ideas, I focus only on 2 things:
(1) Are the claims interesting/important?
(2) Does the evidence support the claims?
Most of my reviews these days are short and focused.
(1) Are the claims interesting/important?
(2) Does the evidence support the claims?
Most of my reviews these days are short and focused.
November 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
My reviewing style has changed over time. Rather than litigate every little thing, and pushing my own ideas, I focus only on 2 things:
(1) Are the claims interesting/important?
(2) Does the evidence support the claims?
Most of my reviews these days are short and focused.
(1) Are the claims interesting/important?
(2) Does the evidence support the claims?
Most of my reviews these days are short and focused.
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Look what just arrived early! It’s chunkier than I thought. Open access version on publication day which I think is the 18th on the @mitpress.bsky.social website. I must admit, I’m very fond of the colour!!! 🐦🐦 #syntax #newbook
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Look what just arrived early! It’s chunkier than I thought. Open access version on publication day which I think is the 18th on the @mitpress.bsky.social website. I must admit, I’m very fond of the colour!!! 🐦🐦 #syntax #newbook
EEUU se va a la mierda y nos arrastrará a todos.
"By remodeling the White House, the president is declaring, both literally and symbolically, that what was once the people’s house now belongs to him and his MAGA movement. And it’s becoming increasingly clear that he has no intention of ever leaving it." @salon.com www.salon.com/2025/10/28/t...
Trump's bulldozer is aimed at more than the White House
The president has a third term — and American democracy — in his sights
www.salon.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
EEUU se va a la mierda y nos arrastrará a todos.
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“La autonomía de la morfología y los nombres de pila”
(The Autonomy of Morphology and Given Names)
Bruno Camus Bergareche
@morforetem.bsky.social
morforetem.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/l...
(The Autonomy of Morphology and Given Names)
Bruno Camus Bergareche
@morforetem.bsky.social
morforetem.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/l...
“La autonomía de la morfología y los nombres de pila”
“La autonomía de la morfología y los nombres de pila” The Autonomy of Morphology and Given Names Bruno Camus Bergareche MOENIA, Vol. 31 (2025) Monográfico: Morfología y léxico Resumen El presente t…
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October 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
“La autonomía de la morfología y los nombres de pila”
(The Autonomy of Morphology and Given Names)
Bruno Camus Bergareche
@morforetem.bsky.social
morforetem.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/l...
(The Autonomy of Morphology and Given Names)
Bruno Camus Bergareche
@morforetem.bsky.social
morforetem.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/l...
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Vamos con un clásico:
Si un gemelo nació hoy a las 2:55 a.m. y luego el siguiente, con el cambio de hora, a las 2:05 a.m.¿A efectos legales quién es el primogénito?
Si un gemelo nació hoy a las 2:55 a.m. y luego el siguiente, con el cambio de hora, a las 2:05 a.m.¿A efectos legales quién es el primogénito?
October 26, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Vamos con un clásico:
Si un gemelo nació hoy a las 2:55 a.m. y luego el siguiente, con el cambio de hora, a las 2:05 a.m.¿A efectos legales quién es el primogénito?
Si un gemelo nació hoy a las 2:55 a.m. y luego el siguiente, con el cambio de hora, a las 2:05 a.m.¿A efectos legales quién es el primogénito?
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Welcome to another week of international meeting coordination drama! Europe has concluded "Summer Time", while the US will stay another week in Day Light Saving time.
October 26, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Welcome to another week of international meeting coordination drama! Europe has concluded "Summer Time", while the US will stay another week in Day Light Saving time.
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PÓSTER.
"Pasarlo y pasarla bien, pero no diñarlo. Una revisión de la caracterización de los clíticos marginales en español".
Raúl Fernández Santaliestra
(Universidad de Zaragoza)
@morforetem.bsky.social
morforetem.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/p...
"Pasarlo y pasarla bien, pero no diñarlo. Una revisión de la caracterización de los clíticos marginales en español".
Raúl Fernández Santaliestra
(Universidad de Zaragoza)
@morforetem.bsky.social
morforetem.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/p...
PÓSTER. Pasarlo y pasarla bien, pero no diñarlo. Una revisión de la caracterización de los clíticos marginales en español
Como viene siendo habitual en nuestras reuniones anuales, en el pasado Encuentro de Morfólogos (celebrado en la Universidad de Valencia los días 25 y 26 de septiembre de 2025) se presentaron divers…
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October 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
PÓSTER.
"Pasarlo y pasarla bien, pero no diñarlo. Una revisión de la caracterización de los clíticos marginales en español".
Raúl Fernández Santaliestra
(Universidad de Zaragoza)
@morforetem.bsky.social
morforetem.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/p...
"Pasarlo y pasarla bien, pero no diñarlo. Una revisión de la caracterización de los clíticos marginales en español".
Raúl Fernández Santaliestra
(Universidad de Zaragoza)
@morforetem.bsky.social
morforetem.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/p...
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Another excerpt from my book, Wired for Words: The Neural Architecture of Language published by @mitpress.bsky.social
This post is on the ancient sensorimotor origins of language production networks.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wire...
This post is on the ancient sensorimotor origins of language production networks.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wire...
The Hidden Orchestra: How Ancient Systems Underlie Speech
Your brain transforms thoughts into speech using an ancient blueprint: the sensorimotor control system. New research reveals how evolution repurposed movement control for language.
www.psychologytoday.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Another excerpt from my book, Wired for Words: The Neural Architecture of Language published by @mitpress.bsky.social
This post is on the ancient sensorimotor origins of language production networks.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wire...
This post is on the ancient sensorimotor origins of language production networks.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wire...
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Happy 82nd Birthday to 🇫🇷French actress and film producer #CatherineDeneuve born #OnThisDay in Paris
October 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Happy 82nd Birthday to 🇫🇷French actress and film producer #CatherineDeneuve born #OnThisDay in Paris
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Estudiantes y personal de las universidades públicas de Madrid convocan una huelga de dos días en noviembre por “la asfixia económica” que sufren
Estudiantes y personal de las universidades públicas de Madrid convocan una huelga de dos días por “la asfixia económica”
La asociación UCM por la Pública informa de dos días de paro en noviembre ante la situación financiera que atraviesan los campus
social.elpais.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Estudiantes y personal de las universidades públicas de Madrid convocan una huelga de dos días en noviembre por “la asfixia económica” que sufren
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Delighted to share our new paper, now out in PNAS! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
"Hierarchical dynamic coding coordinates speech comprehension in the brain"
with dream team @alecmarantz.bsky.social, @davidpoeppel.bsky.social, @jeanremiking.bsky.social
Summary 👇
1/8
"Hierarchical dynamic coding coordinates speech comprehension in the brain"
with dream team @alecmarantz.bsky.social, @davidpoeppel.bsky.social, @jeanremiking.bsky.social
Summary 👇
1/8
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
October 22, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Delighted to share our new paper, now out in PNAS! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
"Hierarchical dynamic coding coordinates speech comprehension in the brain"
with dream team @alecmarantz.bsky.social, @davidpoeppel.bsky.social, @jeanremiking.bsky.social
Summary 👇
1/8
"Hierarchical dynamic coding coordinates speech comprehension in the brain"
with dream team @alecmarantz.bsky.social, @davidpoeppel.bsky.social, @jeanremiking.bsky.social
Summary 👇
1/8
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🔍 What if Latin’s loss of vowel length, a change that shaped all of Romance, came not from stress shifts but from open-syllable lengthening leveling the field?
Loporcaro & Onorato argue just that in their new Open Access paper: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
#Latin#Phonology#OAWeek#Langsky
Loporcaro & Onorato argue just that in their new Open Access paper: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
#Latin#Phonology#OAWeek#Langsky
October 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🔍 What if Latin’s loss of vowel length, a change that shaped all of Romance, came not from stress shifts but from open-syllable lengthening leveling the field?
Loporcaro & Onorato argue just that in their new Open Access paper: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
#Latin#Phonology#OAWeek#Langsky
Loporcaro & Onorato argue just that in their new Open Access paper: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
#Latin#Phonology#OAWeek#Langsky
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Help spread the word about developmental language disorder, a common yet often hidden condition that makes it hard for children to understand what's said to them & to articulate thoughts & feelings. Lots of helpful resources & information at radld.org.
#DLDday #DevLangDis @radld.bsky.social
#DLDday #DevLangDis @radld.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Help spread the word about developmental language disorder, a common yet often hidden condition that makes it hard for children to understand what's said to them & to articulate thoughts & feelings. Lots of helpful resources & information at radld.org.
#DLDday #DevLangDis @radld.bsky.social
#DLDday #DevLangDis @radld.bsky.social
Dos colegas y amigos están encuestando a hablantes de español para saber cómo reaccionan frente a lo que se conoce como “extravagancia morfológica”. Han preparado una encuesta online y os agradeceríamos que la hicierais (y la difundierais) ¡Gracias!
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Cuestionario de variantes del español
En este cuestionario se le van a realizar una serie de preguntas con el objetivo de conocer mejor algunas variedades del uso del español. Para cada pregunta, señale la respuesta (una solo) que le pare...
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October 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Dos colegas y amigos están encuestando a hablantes de español para saber cómo reaccionan frente a lo que se conoce como “extravagancia morfológica”. Han preparado una encuesta online y os agradeceríamos que la hicierais (y la difundierais) ¡Gracias!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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[1/2] ✍️📃 @senc-neurociencia.bsky.social publica un Manifiesto por la Investigación del #Cerebro, una llamada a situar a España a la vanguardia de la revolución neurocientífica.
October 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
[1/2] ✍️📃 @senc-neurociencia.bsky.social publica un Manifiesto por la Investigación del #Cerebro, una llamada a situar a España a la vanguardia de la revolución neurocientífica.
Una lección sublime sobre la historia y la relevancia de ese ingenioso invento para atrapar las palabras por parte del gran J.A. Millán @librosybitios.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Una lección sublime sobre la historia y la relevancia de ese ingenioso invento para atrapar las palabras por parte del gran J.A. Millán @librosybitios.bsky.social
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Happy to announce there will be a second workshop on evaluative morphology 🥳 Welcome to Alicante!
Confs: Unlocking Evaluative Morphology II: Semantic Values and Pragmatic Motivations
Confs: Unlocking Evaluative Morphology II: Semantic Values and Pragmatic Motivations
Convenors:
José A. Sánchez Fajardo (University of Alicante)
Francesca Masini (University of Bologna)
Muriel Norde (Humboldt University Berlin)
Kristel Van Goethem (F.R.S.-FNRS & Université catholique de Louvain)
Tijana Vesić Pavlović (University of Belgrade)
Organizing Team:
Andrés Muñoz García (University of Alicante)
Julio Torres Soler (University of Alicante)
Plenary speaker:
Elisa Mattiello (University of Pisa)
Call for Papers:
This workshop is a follow-up to the first Eva
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October 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Happy to announce there will be a second workshop on evaluative morphology 🥳 Welcome to Alicante!
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"Experimenter bias" refers to a mistake in scientific studies where the experimenter wants to see something, and so unconsciously designs protocols to prove what they want to see. RFK here provides an example, Let me explain what we might see based on this. 🧵
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Experimenter bias" refers to a mistake in scientific studies where the experimenter wants to see something, and so unconsciously designs protocols to prove what they want to see. RFK here provides an example, Let me explain what we might see based on this. 🧵
Pero si se puede explicar en inglés qué significa ‘lagom’, entones no es cierto que ciertos pensamientos solo pueden existir en ciertas lenguas. Si acaso, que ciertas palabras no se pueden traducir con una sola palabra en otras lenguas, que no es lo mismo.
🇸🇪 'Lagom' - not too much, not too little, just right. Some thoughts can only exist in certain languages. What concepts are we missing in English?
How Language Can Change the Way You Think (and Why You Need to Know This) - About Linguistics
How language shapes perception, emotion and decision making with practical ways to reframe self talk for a clearer and more compassionate mindset.
aboutlinguistics.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Pero si se puede explicar en inglés qué significa ‘lagom’, entones no es cierto que ciertos pensamientos solo pueden existir en ciertas lenguas. Si acaso, que ciertas palabras no se pueden traducir con una sola palabra en otras lenguas, que no es lo mismo.
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New Yorker cartoons nail it again.
October 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
New Yorker cartoons nail it again.
“Funding agencies claim they want to fund novel and innovative research, but will only fund predictable incremental research from already well-funded labs. Excelling in academia is more about following an extremely narrow path that no one defined but everyone follows, and it’s up or out.”
Michael X Cohen on why he left academia/neuroscience.
mikexcohen.substack.com/p/why-i-left...
mikexcohen.substack.com/p/why-i-left...
Why I left academia and neuroscience
Don't worry, this isn't yet another story of rage-quitting.
mikexcohen.substack.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
“Funding agencies claim they want to fund novel and innovative research, but will only fund predictable incremental research from already well-funded labs. Excelling in academia is more about following an extremely narrow path that no one defined but everyone follows, and it’s up or out.”
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"Puedes hacer que un elefante tenga pelo, con alguna mutación tomada quizá de un mamut o quizá de otro animal. Pero eso no será un mamut: será un elefante disfrazado de mamut". Entrevista a Svante Pääbo, padre de la paleogenética y Nobel de Medicina social.elpais.com/llk7s4
October 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"Puedes hacer que un elefante tenga pelo, con alguna mutación tomada quizá de un mamut o quizá de otro animal. Pero eso no será un mamut: será un elefante disfrazado de mamut". Entrevista a Svante Pääbo, padre de la paleogenética y Nobel de Medicina social.elpais.com/llk7s4