Language and Society Scotland
@langsocscot.bsky.social
A new research network for scholars, practitioners, writers, activists and other stakeholders working on issues broadly related to the study of language and society, both in Scotland and around the world.
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PPLS Disability History Month
Exploring the Role of Ethnic Segregation and Isolation in the Sign Language Diversity of Israel
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Our event on the 28th is now full, but there's a linguistics talk taking place beforehand (in the same room, so it couldn't be easier to join!).
"Exploring the Role of Ethnic Segregation and Isolation in the Sign Language Diversity of Israel"
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ppls-disab...
"Exploring the Role of Ethnic Segregation and Isolation in the Sign Language Diversity of Israel"
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ppls-disab...
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@christianilbury.bsky.social is another recent addition to the Starter Pack, and joined @brynnquick.bsky.social for an interview earlier this year to discuss his new book, Researching Language and Digital Communication: A Student Guide. A great discussion!
www.languageonthemove.com/researching-...
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Researching Language and Digital Communication
Brynn Quick speaks with Dr Christian Ilbury about his new book, Researching Language and Digital Communication: A Student Guide, published by Routledge. The book is an introduction to research on l…
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November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
@christianilbury.bsky.social is another recent addition to the Starter Pack, and joined @brynnquick.bsky.social for an interview earlier this year to discuss his new book, Researching Language and Digital Communication: A Student Guide. A great discussion!
www.languageonthemove.com/researching-...
www.languageonthemove.com/researching-...
Our event on the 28th is now full, but there's a linguistics talk taking place beforehand (in the same room, so it couldn't be easier to join!).
"Exploring the Role of Ethnic Segregation and Isolation in the Sign Language Diversity of Israel"
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ppls-disab...
"Exploring the Role of Ethnic Segregation and Isolation in the Sign Language Diversity of Israel"
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ppls-disab...
PPLS Disability History Month
Exploring the Role of Ethnic Segregation and Isolation in the Sign Language Diversity of Israel
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Our event on the 28th is now full, but there's a linguistics talk taking place beforehand (in the same room, so it couldn't be easier to join!).
"Exploring the Role of Ethnic Segregation and Isolation in the Sign Language Diversity of Israel"
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ppls-disab...
"Exploring the Role of Ethnic Segregation and Isolation in the Sign Language Diversity of Israel"
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ppls-disab...
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Less than a month to go until our Language and Society Scotland (LASS) event on Language and AI.
Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/language-a...
Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/language-a...
Language and Society Scotland: Language & AI
Language and Society Scotland (LASS) network event on "Language & AI".
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October 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Less than a month to go until our Language and Society Scotland (LASS) event on Language and AI.
Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/language-a...
Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/language-a...
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Out next month! So excited for the whole world in 🐦🐦 and language #revitalization to read what our authors have to share!
October 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Out next month! So excited for the whole world in 🐦🐦 and language #revitalization to read what our authors have to share!
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Looking for folk involved in community organising or grassroots movement building for social justice in Scotland!
If this sounds like you, please take a few minutes to respond to our survey! www.surveymonkey.com/r/26CCL2P
And please share with your networks 😍
If this sounds like you, please take a few minutes to respond to our survey! www.surveymonkey.com/r/26CCL2P
And please share with your networks 😍
October 31, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Looking for folk involved in community organising or grassroots movement building for social justice in Scotland!
If this sounds like you, please take a few minutes to respond to our survey! www.surveymonkey.com/r/26CCL2P
And please share with your networks 😍
If this sounds like you, please take a few minutes to respond to our survey! www.surveymonkey.com/r/26CCL2P
And please share with your networks 😍
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So good to see #LavLang32 being shared so widely! Join us for the annual Queer Linguistics conference, which in 2026 travels to Scotland for the first time thanks to @christianilbury.bsky.social and University of Edinburgh lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk
LavLang32 - Lavender Languages & Linguistics 32
2-4 September 2026: Queer (dis)belonging
lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
So good to see #LavLang32 being shared so widely! Join us for the annual Queer Linguistics conference, which in 2026 travels to Scotland for the first time thanks to @christianilbury.bsky.social and University of Edinburgh lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk
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Interested in #LatinAmerica and based in #Scotland? We are an interdisciplinary research network co-led by @uofgsocsci.bsky.social and the School of Modern Languages and Cultures.
Follow us!
Follow us!
The Glasgow Latin American Research Network has finally made the move over to Bluesky. Follow us for updates on all things Latin American from the University of Glasgow and beyond.
We have some great stuff in the diary already. All the details can be found here: tinyurl.com/52mmmctf
We have some great stuff in the diary already. All the details can be found here: tinyurl.com/52mmmctf
October 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Interested in #LatinAmerica and based in #Scotland? We are an interdisciplinary research network co-led by @uofgsocsci.bsky.social and the School of Modern Languages and Cultures.
Follow us!
Follow us!
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The real thing is here.
October 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The real thing is here.
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Please share!
We have a number of fully funded PhD studentships in "Designing Responsible Natural Language Processing". I'm a possible supervisor & I'd be keen to support projects on sociolinguistics-AI, e.g., accent bias in AI, language+gender/sexuality+AI.
www.responsiblenlp.org
We have a number of fully funded PhD studentships in "Designing Responsible Natural Language Processing". I'm a possible supervisor & I'd be keen to support projects on sociolinguistics-AI, e.g., accent bias in AI, language+gender/sexuality+AI.
www.responsiblenlp.org
Our CDT is based in the Edinburgh Futures Institute – the University of Edinburgh’s brand new hub for research, innovation and teaching focused on socially just artificial intelligence and data.
www.responsiblenlp.org
October 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Please share!
We have a number of fully funded PhD studentships in "Designing Responsible Natural Language Processing". I'm a possible supervisor & I'd be keen to support projects on sociolinguistics-AI, e.g., accent bias in AI, language+gender/sexuality+AI.
www.responsiblenlp.org
We have a number of fully funded PhD studentships in "Designing Responsible Natural Language Processing". I'm a possible supervisor & I'd be keen to support projects on sociolinguistics-AI, e.g., accent bias in AI, language+gender/sexuality+AI.
www.responsiblenlp.org
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Excited to talk to the Language Variation and Change research group on Monday about my ongoing work on style shifting and authenticity in trans speech! Join if you're around, UofE friends!
ppls.ed.ac.uk/linguistics-...
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Events | Linguistics and English Language | School of Philosophy, Psychology and language sciences
Discover Linguistics and English Language Events (select any 'Linguistics-and-English-Language' or 'LEL' tag to narrow your search).
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October 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Excited to talk to the Language Variation and Change research group on Monday about my ongoing work on style shifting and authenticity in trans speech! Join if you're around, UofE friends!
ppls.ed.ac.uk/linguistics-...
ppls.ed.ac.uk/linguistics-...
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I gave a keynote on accent bias and social mobility at the ABI (Assoc. of British Insurers) last week. Alongside my keynote, they invited me to write a blog post on our work which you can now read below:
www.abi.org.uk/news/blog-ar...
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Accent bias as a barrier to social mobility | ABI
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October 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I gave a keynote on accent bias and social mobility at the ABI (Assoc. of British Insurers) last week. Alongside my keynote, they invited me to write a blog post on our work which you can now read below:
www.abi.org.uk/news/blog-ar...
www.abi.org.uk/news/blog-ar...
Registration is open for the next Language and Society Scotland network meeting! The theme is "Language and AI" and we are hosting the event at the University of Edinburgh on Friday 28 November from 3pm. You can register for the event here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/language-a...
Language and Society Scotland: Language & AI
Language and Society Scotland (LASS) network event on "Language & AI".
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Registration is open for the next Language and Society Scotland network meeting! The theme is "Language and AI" and we are hosting the event at the University of Edinburgh on Friday 28 November from 3pm. You can register for the event here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/language-a...
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This one's interesting about accent attitudes, 'accent recovery' and it even features @christianilbury.bsky.social!
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October 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This one's interesting about accent attitudes, 'accent recovery' and it even features @christianilbury.bsky.social!
archive.ph/2025.10.05-1...
archive.ph/2025.10.05-1...
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HI. It's me.
WE'RE READY TO LAUNCH. 2-4 Sept 2026. LavLang23.
Keynote Speakers
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke University)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE, School of Business)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Universität Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Eddie Ungless (UoE, School of Informatics)
WE'RE READY TO LAUNCH. 2-4 Sept 2026. LavLang23.
Keynote Speakers
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke University)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE, School of Business)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Universität Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Eddie Ungless (UoE, School of Informatics)
October 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
HI. It's me.
WE'RE READY TO LAUNCH. 2-4 Sept 2026. LavLang23.
Keynote Speakers
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke University)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE, School of Business)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Universität Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Eddie Ungless (UoE, School of Informatics)
WE'RE READY TO LAUNCH. 2-4 Sept 2026. LavLang23.
Keynote Speakers
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke University)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE, School of Business)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Universität Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Eddie Ungless (UoE, School of Informatics)
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I recently appeared on the UNESCO Chair podcast series on refugee integration. We discussed how - in the midst of growing and unacceptable hostility - the UK continues to be a multilingual country, enriched by speakers of many languages. @uofgunescorila.bsky.social
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E79 - ESOL, linguistic landscapes and translanguaging pedagogy with Daniel and Mohammad
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October 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I recently appeared on the UNESCO Chair podcast series on refugee integration. We discussed how - in the midst of growing and unacceptable hostility - the UK continues to be a multilingual country, enriched by speakers of many languages. @uofgunescorila.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0BHl...
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DIVERSITY IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION
1/The annual data report tracking #MinorityEthnic teacher nos 🏴 has been published for 2025. Numbers remain stubbornly low with <2% of all teachers being #BAME. Still <1% are in any form of management position. Key points in the 🧵👇🏽
www.gov.scot/publications...
1/The annual data report tracking #MinorityEthnic teacher nos 🏴 has been published for 2025. Numbers remain stubbornly low with <2% of all teachers being #BAME. Still <1% are in any form of management position. Key points in the 🧵👇🏽
www.gov.scot/publications...
Diversity in the teaching profession: annual data report 2025
Fifth edition of an annual publication which aims to gather and share data relating to the diversity of the teaching profession in order to inform and evaluate future work.
www.gov.scot
September 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
DIVERSITY IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION
1/The annual data report tracking #MinorityEthnic teacher nos 🏴 has been published for 2025. Numbers remain stubbornly low with <2% of all teachers being #BAME. Still <1% are in any form of management position. Key points in the 🧵👇🏽
www.gov.scot/publications...
1/The annual data report tracking #MinorityEthnic teacher nos 🏴 has been published for 2025. Numbers remain stubbornly low with <2% of all teachers being #BAME. Still <1% are in any form of management position. Key points in the 🧵👇🏽
www.gov.scot/publications...
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Feel free to send me enquiries about our master's degrees.
UK & EU applicants looking to start a postgrad Masters degree, including our School's Masters programmes in CompLit & in Global Languages, Literatures & Cultures, in September 2026, can now apply for the AD Links Foundation Masters Scholarships. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
October 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Feel free to send me enquiries about our master's degrees.
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Looking forward to talking all things digital comms and why it's difficult (or even possible!) to disentangle what is an 'offline' and 'online' identity.
EMC CPD Face-to Face: Language Change, Digital Communication & Social Media
LAST CHANCE TO BOOK!
Book by: 8am on 26th September
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LAST CHANCE TO BOOK!
Book by: 8am on 26th September
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September 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Looking forward to talking all things digital comms and why it's difficult (or even possible!) to disentangle what is an 'offline' and 'online' identity.
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The ways in which sign languages can be shaped by specific deaf schools is so interesting. Waddell & Lafferty's #uklvc15 poster documents the mixed signs of a Glaswegian school initially staffed by Irish nuns: things like BSL signs with ISL handshape. Now a generational marker; an endangered lect.
September 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The ways in which sign languages can be shaped by specific deaf schools is so interesting. Waddell & Lafferty's #uklvc15 poster documents the mixed signs of a Glaswegian school initially staffed by Irish nuns: things like BSL signs with ISL handshape. Now a generational marker; an endangered lect.
The poster competition at #BAAL2025 includes an entry from LASS member @danielcalvert.bsky.social on Glasgow-based refugee community groups, looking at the role of translanguaging and decolonial struggle in the lives of people seeking refuge in Scotland.
September 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The poster competition at #BAAL2025 includes an entry from LASS member @danielcalvert.bsky.social on Glasgow-based refugee community groups, looking at the role of translanguaging and decolonial struggle in the lives of people seeking refuge in Scotland.
Kamran, who opened #BAAL2025 this week, also launched our network back in March with a talk on language teaching and securitisation.
Fantastic plenary by Kamran Khan this morning - and a really good summary from Stephen here!
I'm going to make notes on Kamran Khan's plenary so follow away. #baal2025
September 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Kamran, who opened #BAAL2025 this week, also launched our network back in March with a talk on language teaching and securitisation.
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This was an excellent panel - couldn't be more timely in thinking about how we can be both activists and a academics #BAAL2025
Good first day at #BAAL2025 talking politics, struggle and research on our panel!
September 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This was an excellent panel - couldn't be more timely in thinking about how we can be both activists and a academics #BAAL2025
LASS member @katyhighet.bsky.social co-hosted a symposium on scholar-activism in Applied Linguistics today at #BAAL2025. How are researchers received when they position themselves as activitists? And how can we work in strategic collaboration with others beyond academia? @baal2025.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
LASS member @katyhighet.bsky.social co-hosted a symposium on scholar-activism in Applied Linguistics today at #BAAL2025. How are researchers received when they position themselves as activitists? And how can we work in strategic collaboration with others beyond academia? @baal2025.bsky.social
Save the date for our next big event!
"Language and AI", University of Edinburgh
Friday 28th November, 3-5pm, followed by a networking reception
More info to follow soon ...
"Language and AI", University of Edinburgh
Friday 28th November, 3-5pm, followed by a networking reception
More info to follow soon ...
August 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Save the date for our next big event!
"Language and AI", University of Edinburgh
Friday 28th November, 3-5pm, followed by a networking reception
More info to follow soon ...
"Language and AI", University of Edinburgh
Friday 28th November, 3-5pm, followed by a networking reception
More info to follow soon ...