Robin Queen (she)
@rqueen.bsky.social
Linguist, knitter, shepherd, reader
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Robin Queen (she)
@rqueen.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Michigan.work
I’m going to give it another whirl over here. I’m a linguist at the University of Michigan & work on sociolinguistics primarily.
I’m an avid knitter and live on a small farm. I work together with my dogs to manage our sheep.
I’m on sabbatical and working on a book
I’m an avid knitter and live on a small farm. I work together with my dogs to manage our sheep.
I’m on sabbatical and working on a book
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There are a couple of kids in my nephews's class who weren't born in the US, and the class has decided (w/o teacher input) that if ICE shows up in they're all going to pretend not to speak English. 10yos reinventing "I am Spartacus" because they don't want their friends to get disappeared.
June 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
There are a couple of kids in my nephews's class who weren't born in the US, and the class has decided (w/o teacher input) that if ICE shows up in they're all going to pretend not to speak English. 10yos reinventing "I am Spartacus" because they don't want their friends to get disappeared.
June 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Don't forget!!! Abstracts for NWAV53 are due June 15.
There will NOT be an abstract deadline extension; this is in an effort to bring NWAV in line with other large linguistics conferences and we aim to continue it in NWAV 54 and beyond.
Get your abstract in today! nwav53.ling.lsa.umich.edu
There will NOT be an abstract deadline extension; this is in an effort to bring NWAV in line with other large linguistics conferences and we aim to continue it in NWAV 54 and beyond.
Get your abstract in today! nwav53.ling.lsa.umich.edu
UM | NWAV53
nwav53.ling.lsa.umich.edu
June 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Don't forget!!! Abstracts for NWAV53 are due June 15.
There will NOT be an abstract deadline extension; this is in an effort to bring NWAV in line with other large linguistics conferences and we aim to continue it in NWAV 54 and beyond.
Get your abstract in today! nwav53.ling.lsa.umich.edu
There will NOT be an abstract deadline extension; this is in an effort to bring NWAV in line with other large linguistics conferences and we aim to continue it in NWAV 54 and beyond.
Get your abstract in today! nwav53.ling.lsa.umich.edu
Sometimes the toys just get the better of you….
June 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Sometimes the toys just get the better of you….
I am so beyond disgusted at my employer. This has been the most demoralizing year in my 26 years working for this institution
This is 10-12 tenure-track assistant professors’ salaries at many places. A whole academic program’s worth of money, pissed away, In Times of Austerity, on rent-a-cops going after students who dared speak. Nobody behind this should have a career.
The University of Michigan spent $800,000 hiring private investigators--one of whom FAKED A DISABILITY--to surveil anti-genocide protesting students. I'm speechless.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
June 7, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I am so beyond disgusted at my employer. This has been the most demoralizing year in my 26 years working for this institution
My backyard last night. It’s another good antidote to all the disgusting stuff going on
May 15, 2025 at 2:14 AM
My backyard last night. It’s another good antidote to all the disgusting stuff going on
Linguists! In your opinion, why would someone use ‘strongness’ instead of ‘strength’ or ‘tenaciousness’ instead of ‘tenacity’? Only regularization?
April 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Linguists! In your opinion, why would someone use ‘strongness’ instead of ‘strength’ or ‘tenaciousness’ instead of ‘tenacity’? Only regularization?
Two dogs with very different mouth/eye coordination skills #dogs #bordercollie
April 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Two dogs with very different mouth/eye coordination skills #dogs #bordercollie
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It’s so weird how we’re all just working like this is still a normal country.
March 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
It’s so weird how we’re all just working like this is still a normal country.
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Given all that the Trump regime is doing I now totally understand how the Dark Ages happened.
March 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Given all that the Trump regime is doing I now totally understand how the Dark Ages happened.
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Grass roots grow national forests.
March 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Grass roots grow national forests.
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Here’s the problem with the leopards-eating-faces analogy: a lot of folks are fine having their faces eaten, so long as it’s by *their* leopards and the leopards are also eating their enemies.
February 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Here’s the problem with the leopards-eating-faces analogy: a lot of folks are fine having their faces eaten, so long as it’s by *their* leopards and the leopards are also eating their enemies.
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I can’t imagine being mediocre and then filing a lawsuit to share that information with the world. My god.
February 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I can’t imagine being mediocre and then filing a lawsuit to share that information with the world. My god.
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5 Calls helps you find your senators, their contact numbers, and provides you with easy scripts/talking points on key issues. Share widely!
If you don't want RFK Jr. to kill your kids, call your senators again and tell them to vote no on his nomination. Do it if they're Democrats or Republicans. And if they're Dems, tell them to cut the crap: no more unanimous consent, and no more selling out America to Trump.
Find your senators here:
Find your senators here:
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
January 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
5 Calls helps you find your senators, their contact numbers, and provides you with easy scripts/talking points on key issues. Share widely!
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Bernie Blasts Trump For Moving Inauguration Inside: “Wear Some Fucking Mittens”
January 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Bernie Blasts Trump For Moving Inauguration Inside: “Wear Some Fucking Mittens”
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The American Dialect Society Word of the Year: RAWDOG
To rawdog: taking on life without the usual protection, preparation, or comfort. Whether it’s diving into a challenge unprepared or skipping the safety net, rawdogging is about embracing risk, stone-cold sobriety, and rolling with it. #LSA2025
To rawdog: taking on life without the usual protection, preparation, or comfort. Whether it’s diving into a challenge unprepared or skipping the safety net, rawdogging is about embracing risk, stone-cold sobriety, and rolling with it. #LSA2025
January 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The American Dialect Society Word of the Year: RAWDOG
To rawdog: taking on life without the usual protection, preparation, or comfort. Whether it’s diving into a challenge unprepared or skipping the safety net, rawdogging is about embracing risk, stone-cold sobriety, and rolling with it. #LSA2025
To rawdog: taking on life without the usual protection, preparation, or comfort. Whether it’s diving into a challenge unprepared or skipping the safety net, rawdogging is about embracing risk, stone-cold sobriety, and rolling with it. #LSA2025
My colleagues and I have a new paper out in Language. Thanks to @kirbyconrod.bsky.social who was a huge contributor to getting the paper across the finish line. #linguistics
January 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
My colleagues and I have a new paper out in Language. Thanks to @kirbyconrod.bsky.social who was a huge contributor to getting the paper across the finish line. #linguistics
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Yes, the cashier at Target should be able to afford rent, groceries, and bills with their paycheck alone. That’s what jobs are for.
December 30, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Yes, the cashier at Target should be able to afford rent, groceries, and bills with their paycheck alone. That’s what jobs are for.
December 31, 2024 at 3:30 AM