Dr 〽️elody Ann Ross
@melodyannross.bsky.social
Linguist, long storyteller. Ask me about stuff, but flee immediately if I say “how much do you want to know about this?”
It's out, IT'S OUT!!!!!
dialogosuntl.com/index.php/re...
I am so proud of this weird little paper. I have been collecting sources on the languages of Timor-Leste for over a decade, and this paper gave me a chance to compile them and give a general overview of the state of TL language documentation
dialogosuntl.com/index.php/re...
I am so proud of this weird little paper. I have been collecting sources on the languages of Timor-Leste for over a decade, and this paper gave me a chance to compile them and give a general overview of the state of TL language documentation
November 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
It's out, IT'S OUT!!!!!
dialogosuntl.com/index.php/re...
I am so proud of this weird little paper. I have been collecting sources on the languages of Timor-Leste for over a decade, and this paper gave me a chance to compile them and give a general overview of the state of TL language documentation
dialogosuntl.com/index.php/re...
I am so proud of this weird little paper. I have been collecting sources on the languages of Timor-Leste for over a decade, and this paper gave me a chance to compile them and give a general overview of the state of TL language documentation
Reposted by Dr 〽️elody Ann Ross
Reposted by Dr 〽️elody Ann Ross
Reposted by Dr 〽️elody Ann Ross
I cannot recommend you enough to install the Wikipedia app on your devices and use it like you would any search engine. Nowadays they even have tabs so you can open many articles at once.
And, if you can, please donate to the foundation. It has survived the internet enshittification that way.
And, if you can, please donate to the foundation. It has survived the internet enshittification that way.
wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”
www.404media.co
October 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I cannot recommend you enough to install the Wikipedia app on your devices and use it like you would any search engine. Nowadays they even have tabs so you can open many articles at once.
And, if you can, please donate to the foundation. It has survived the internet enshittification that way.
And, if you can, please donate to the foundation. It has survived the internet enshittification that way.
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A reminder that if you're not able to fast on Yom Kippur for any reason -- and mental health is a health reason -- it's regarded as a MITZVAH to eat.
Resources and more here:
Resources and more here:
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At A Mitzvah to Eat, we empower Jews needing ritual accommodations to safely connect to sacred Jewish practice and community. We provide resources, support, and advocacy for these Jews, as well as the...
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October 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A reminder that if you're not able to fast on Yom Kippur for any reason -- and mental health is a health reason -- it's regarded as a MITZVAH to eat.
Resources and more here:
Resources and more here:
When Éomer is screaming because he thinks Éowyn died on the Pelennor Fields is what my heart is doing every time I see even a single News. Someone please reforge the sword and give us all some dang hope.
October 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
When Éomer is screaming because he thinks Éowyn died on the Pelennor Fields is what my heart is doing every time I see even a single News. Someone please reforge the sword and give us all some dang hope.
Reposted by Dr 〽️elody Ann Ross
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!
swarthmore.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Girls will be like ‘I really really needed this’ and it’s literally just “ACCEPTED WITH MINOR REVISIONS”
(It’s me, I’m girls)
(It’s me, I’m girls)
September 20, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Girls will be like ‘I really really needed this’ and it’s literally just “ACCEPTED WITH MINOR REVISIONS”
(It’s me, I’m girls)
(It’s me, I’m girls)
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The cleaning of the world’s largest #Roman floor mosaic, covering around 1050 sqm. It was discovered during the construction of a hotel in Antakya/Turkey. The shifting of the ground during an earthquake has caused a a ripple effect.
Dating 4th c. AD. 🏺#mosaicmonday
📷 www.ntv.com.tr/galeri/sanat...
Dating 4th c. AD. 🏺#mosaicmonday
📷 www.ntv.com.tr/galeri/sanat...
September 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
The cleaning of the world’s largest #Roman floor mosaic, covering around 1050 sqm. It was discovered during the construction of a hotel in Antakya/Turkey. The shifting of the ground during an earthquake has caused a a ripple effect.
Dating 4th c. AD. 🏺#mosaicmonday
📷 www.ntv.com.tr/galeri/sanat...
Dating 4th c. AD. 🏺#mosaicmonday
📷 www.ntv.com.tr/galeri/sanat...
Before I sign off for a little while, a little view of my #Linguisticlandscape as I waited for a tram (yes, heading to work on my week off for more post #LL16 cleanup 😂)
Middle sticker (überklebt) basically says ‘stickered over, MFer’ - a direct nod to the discursive nature of sticker graffiti.
Middle sticker (überklebt) basically says ‘stickered over, MFer’ - a direct nod to the discursive nature of sticker graffiti.
September 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Before I sign off for a little while, a little view of my #Linguisticlandscape as I waited for a tram (yes, heading to work on my week off for more post #LL16 cleanup 😂)
Middle sticker (überklebt) basically says ‘stickered over, MFer’ - a direct nod to the discursive nature of sticker graffiti.
Middle sticker (überklebt) basically says ‘stickered over, MFer’ - a direct nod to the discursive nature of sticker graffiti.
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A fabulous innovation at #LL16: Engaging with the work of artists Daniela Vasconcellos da Silva, Hülya Özkan, and Gregor Sailer and a roundtable discussion on Art and Transformation, "dedicated to an exploration of how various forms of art inform, capture and influence urban transformations"
September 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
A fabulous innovation at #LL16: Engaging with the work of artists Daniela Vasconcellos da Silva, Hülya Özkan, and Gregor Sailer and a roundtable discussion on Art and Transformation, "dedicated to an exploration of how various forms of art inform, capture and influence urban transformations"
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"Not every unsolicited Facebook message is online stalking!"
#LL16 programming chair Isabelle Buchstaller shares the humorous story of her first online contact with tattoo artist Daniela Vasconcellos da Silva, leading to a rich dialogue and exchange on Art & Transformation at this year's workshop
#LL16 programming chair Isabelle Buchstaller shares the humorous story of her first online contact with tattoo artist Daniela Vasconcellos da Silva, leading to a rich dialogue and exchange on Art & Transformation at this year's workshop
September 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
"Not every unsolicited Facebook message is online stalking!"
#LL16 programming chair Isabelle Buchstaller shares the humorous story of her first online contact with tattoo artist Daniela Vasconcellos da Silva, leading to a rich dialogue and exchange on Art & Transformation at this year's workshop
#LL16 programming chair Isabelle Buchstaller shares the humorous story of her first online contact with tattoo artist Daniela Vasconcellos da Silva, leading to a rich dialogue and exchange on Art & Transformation at this year's workshop
My bilingual child (5;3) has completely merged German ‘bis’ with English ‘when/until’, such that we get constructions like “look until I say ‘look’” (look when I say ‘look’) or “open your eyes until I say” (open your eyes when I say)
August 31, 2025 at 8:40 AM
My bilingual child (5;3) has completely merged German ‘bis’ with English ‘when/until’, such that we get constructions like “look until I say ‘look’” (look when I say ‘look’) or “open your eyes until I say” (open your eyes when I say)
The hundreds of times I’ve seen this film and it only *just now* clicked that wookiees are good kissers 🕵🏻♀️
QOTD:
“Ah! Come on!”
“You're imagining things.”
“Am I? Then why are you following me? Afraid I was gonna leave without giving you a good-bye kiss?”
“I'd just as soon kiss a Wookiee!”
“I can arrange that. You could use a good kiss!”
— Han Solo & Leia Organa
“Ah! Come on!”
“You're imagining things.”
“Am I? Then why are you following me? Afraid I was gonna leave without giving you a good-bye kiss?”
“I'd just as soon kiss a Wookiee!”
“I can arrange that. You could use a good kiss!”
— Han Solo & Leia Organa
August 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The hundreds of times I’ve seen this film and it only *just now* clicked that wookiees are good kissers 🕵🏻♀️
I have reached the stage of conference planning where I am both Lucas saying „superb“ AND Joe losing his absolute shit
two men are standing on stairs in front of a wall with a guitar on it and a sign that says " love capitalism "
Alt: two men are standing on stairs in front of a wall with a guitar on it and a sign that says " love capitalism ". this is a moment from the 1995 film Empire Records and the characters are Lucas and AJ and they are dancing.
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August 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I have reached the stage of conference planning where I am both Lucas saying „superb“ AND Joe losing his absolute shit
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Important reminder! #LL16 takes place at the University of Duisburg-Essen's
*ESSEN CAMPUS*
(in the city of Essen)
(not Duisburg)
Please please please carefully check your reservations and directions!
*ESSEN CAMPUS*
(in the city of Essen)
(not Duisburg)
Please please please carefully check your reservations and directions!
August 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Important reminder! #LL16 takes place at the University of Duisburg-Essen's
*ESSEN CAMPUS*
(in the city of Essen)
(not Duisburg)
Please please please carefully check your reservations and directions!
*ESSEN CAMPUS*
(in the city of Essen)
(not Duisburg)
Please please please carefully check your reservations and directions!
Leutiiii….. bittttttttttiiiiiii
Important reminder! #LL16 takes place at the University of Duisburg-Essen's
*ESSEN CAMPUS*
(in the city of Essen)
(not Duisburg)
Please please please carefully check your reservations and directions!
*ESSEN CAMPUS*
(in the city of Essen)
(not Duisburg)
Please please please carefully check your reservations and directions!
August 19, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Leutiiii….. bittttttttttiiiiiii
Perfect score, calm down Rory Gilmore
I haven’t taken a test that was this important to me since the GRE, 15 years ago 😬😬😬😬😬
August 15, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Perfect score, calm down Rory Gilmore
Answering emails alone in my office with my one and only life
August 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Answering emails alone in my office with my one and only life
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Hömma! Schön datte da bis!
Ruhrdeutsch is the regional dialect spoken by the locals in the Ruhr Area (sometimes also referred to as the "Ruhrpott"), where #LL16 will be hosted.
Hömma! Schön datte da bis!
Ruhrdeutsch is the regional dialect spoken by the locals in the Ruhr Area (sometimes also referred to as the "Ruhrpott"), where #LL16 will be hosted.
July 30, 2025 at 8:43 AM
1/5
Hömma! Schön datte da bis!
Ruhrdeutsch is the regional dialect spoken by the locals in the Ruhr Area (sometimes also referred to as the "Ruhrpott"), where #LL16 will be hosted.
Hömma! Schön datte da bis!
Ruhrdeutsch is the regional dialect spoken by the locals in the Ruhr Area (sometimes also referred to as the "Ruhrpott"), where #LL16 will be hosted.
While talking about what *spiders* eat
5yo: Boulders are not very tasty.
Me: Boulders?
5yo: It’s a large kind of rock.
Me: Oh, of course.
5yo: Boulders are not very tasty.
Me: Boulders?
5yo: It’s a large kind of rock.
Me: Oh, of course.
July 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
While talking about what *spiders* eat
5yo: Boulders are not very tasty.
Me: Boulders?
5yo: It’s a large kind of rock.
Me: Oh, of course.
5yo: Boulders are not very tasty.
Me: Boulders?
5yo: It’s a large kind of rock.
Me: Oh, of course.
Reminded today of these lines from the late 90s Wear Sunscreen song (v important cultural moment for me):
“Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal,
wiping it off,
painting over the ugly parts,
and recycling it for more than it's worth”
“Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal,
wiping it off,
painting over the ugly parts,
and recycling it for more than it's worth”
July 15, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Reminded today of these lines from the late 90s Wear Sunscreen song (v important cultural moment for me):
“Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal,
wiping it off,
painting over the ugly parts,
and recycling it for more than it's worth”
“Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal,
wiping it off,
painting over the ugly parts,
and recycling it for more than it's worth”
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This blog post went up today in time to be cited in my Lingstitute talk, 101 ways to communicate linguistics with broader audiences, for which the slides are here 🐦🐦
bit.ly/LingComm-Lingstitute2025
bit.ly/LingComm-Lingstitute2025
July 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This blog post went up today in time to be cited in my Lingstitute talk, 101 ways to communicate linguistics with broader audiences, for which the slides are here 🐦🐦
bit.ly/LingComm-Lingstitute2025
bit.ly/LingComm-Lingstitute2025