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Saskia Kersten
@saskiakersten.bsky.social
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applied linguist at LMU Munich working on formulaic language in L2 development, data-driven learning and identity construction in digitally-mediated communication
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langscipress.bsky.social
Just published "The construction of multilinguals as Others: Do we practice what we preach?" edited by Artemis Alexiadou, Claudio Scarvaglieri, Christoph Schroeder & Heike Wiese #openaccess #cam langsci-press.org/catalog/book...
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October 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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sofiaruediger.bsky.social
As apparently hosting websites for more than a couple of days is too much to ask, here's a new link to the #BæFoLa program:
sites.google.com/view/sofia-r...
#LanguageAndFood #CulinaryLinguistics
October 8, 2025 at 7:34 AM
saskiakersten.bsky.social
Delayed flight, now waiting for passengers who can’t be found…
two women are standing next to each other in a living room holding clothes hangers and asking why is no one ready .
ALT: two women are standing next to each other in a living room holding clothes hangers and asking why is no one ready .
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October 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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sofiaruediger.bsky.social
oops, I did it again 🎶
Call for papers for Corpus Pragmatics special issue "Speech Acts in English: Corpus Insights from Past to Present", ed. by @racheledf.bsky.social, Christine Elsweiler & me.
Abstract submissions due: 1 November 2025
link.springer.com/collections/...
#Pragmatics #Linguistics
Speech Acts in English: Corpus Insights from Past to Present
In recent decades, speech act use in English has received considerable attention, producing a substantial body of research drawing on both historical and ...
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September 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
saskiakersten.bsky.social
Auf dem Weg zur #GAL2025 gesehen, dass auf dem Markt vor dem Hauptcampus der Uni die Brotinsel und der Laib & Seele-Stand immer noch vertreten sind 🤩 beide sehr empfehlenswert!
September 19, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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sofiaruediger.bsky.social
🤩🤩
September 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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laurafilardollamas.bsky.social
We are organizing #CADAAD2026 in Valladolid.
The #CFP will be launched soon.
We'll be using the handle @cadaad2026.bsky.social for updates and information.
Follow us there & help us spread the word!
#CADAADNetwork #CADAAD #CriticalDiscourseStudies
September 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
saskiakersten.bsky.social
Back in Franzbrötchen country and I’m not mad about it 😋
Picture of a Franzbrötchen (cinnamon bun adjacent)
September 16, 2025 at 8:49 AM
saskiakersten.bsky.social
Another outing of @plandrew.bsky.social and my little research project on the names and naming of new build developments in the UK
September 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
saskiakersten.bsky.social
When the info screen accurately reflects your current state
September 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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babelzine.bsky.social
🤼 Babel Young Writers' Competition - get printed in Babel!
🏆 Here's inspiration from previous winner @danielstrogen.bsky.social:
tinyurl.com/4hk9sxpm
Babel article: Love Island lingo Babel Young Writers' Competition guidelines
September 5, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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corporadiscourse.bsky.social
🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨 we are excited to launch the Call for Papers for the Corpora and Discourse International Conference 2026. Deadline 16 November 2025. Submit your abstracts here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/cad-2026/cal.... Please share widely! #CADS2026
Call for Papers – Corpora & Discourse International Conference 2026
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September 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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sofiaruediger.bsky.social
#ISLE8 is streaming all plenaries, the presidential address, the panel discussion, and the prize ceremony. Free & open to anyone via our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@isle2008/st...
An overview of the streaming schedule can be found here: www.isle-linguistics.org/about/news#i...
#Linguistics
ISLE
ISLE is the International Society for the Linguistics of English. Our central aim is to promote the study of the English language, that is, the study of the structure and history of standard and non-s...
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August 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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adelegoldberg.bsky.social
UPDATE: Abstract deadline: Nov 1, 25! Invited speakers: Corrine Occhino, Dagmar Divjak, Idan Blank, Randy Allen Harris, Gary Lupyan, Laura Michaelis, Kanishka Misra !
@dagmardivjak.bsky.social @randyallenharris.bsky.social @congramqueen.bsky.social @glupyan.bsky.social @kanishka.bsky.social
adelegoldberg.bsky.social Adele Goldberg @adelegoldberg.bsky.social · Aug 15
📌 👉 The 14th International Construction Grammar conference will be held at Princeton, June 4-7, 2026

Usage-based analyses and Empirical methods

Stay tuned for updates!
August 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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lynneguist.bsky.social
If you haven't already, please sign
superlinguo.bsky.social Lauren Gawne @superlinguo.bsky.social · Jul 17
The latest round of cuts at ANU include an outrageous plan to close the Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC). ANU has forgotten its vital function as the national university.

Please sign this petition urging ANU to reconsider and protect the ANDC:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Why the ANDC Matters? - The ANDC is Australia’s leading centre for lexicographical research, jointly funded by ANU and Oxford University Press. - It is the definitive authority on Australian English—documenting regionalisms, Aboriginal English, and producing landmark publications like the Australian National Dictionary. - Its widely celebrated “Word of the Year” initiative connects Australians with their evolving language and identity. - For ANU, it provides immense national and international visibility—while operating as a low-cost, high-impact asset. The Cost of Closure: - Damage to Australian English: Halting systematic documentation of our unique national language. - Setback for Indigenous Languages: Undermining efforts to research and preserve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. - Erosion of National Identity: Undermining the role of language in shaping how Australians see themselves, their history, and their culture. - Damage to ANU’s Reputation: Compromising its mission as a national university and leader in cultural heritage research.
July 22, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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theresaheyd.bsky.social
a special place in hell etc.
Bundesforschungsministerin Dorothee Bär legte Brosius-Gersdorf nahe, ihre Kandidatur zu überdenken. "Wir haben lauter mündige Abgeordnete, und wenn die sagen, ich kann mit meinem Gewissen Frau Brosius-Gersdorf nicht wählen, dann akzeptiere ich das, dann respektiere ich es und dann erwarte ich aber auch von der Kandidatin, dass sie mal für sich selbst überlegt, ob sie die Richtige ist", sagte die CSU-Politikerin in der ARD-Talkshow Maischberger. Man tue Frauen keinen Gefallen, wenn man sich nicht mit ihren Inhalten auseinandersetzen dürfe, sagte Bär weiter. Sie erwarte zudem "ein bisschen Resilienz" und "dass man auch kritikfähig sein muss", wenn man "sich ins höchste deutsche Gericht wählen lassen möchte". Zuvor
July 16, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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sj2915.bsky.social
Neue Podcastfolge jetzt online!
Sabrina Patsch erzählt, wie sie als promovierte Quantenphysikerin nun Wissenschaftsredakteurin bei c't wurde.
Jetzt hier https://rss.com/podcasts/leavingacademia/ oder auf allen gängigen Podcastplattformen abrufbar.
#ichbinhanna #ichbinreyhan #leavingacademia
July 15, 2025 at 6:45 AM
saskiakersten.bsky.social
At #IPrA2025 presenting @plandrew.bsky.social and my work on names of new build housing developments!
June 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
saskiakersten.bsky.social
Das Plakat zur diesjährigen @gal-ev.bsky.social -Jahrestagung hängt - and I’m here for the colour clash 😆
#GAL2025
Plakat für die GAL-Jahrestagung 2025
May 7, 2025 at 8:51 AM
saskiakersten.bsky.social
I do like a Crescent - shame the garden next to it wasn’t open to the public, it would have been a perfect spot for escaping the conferencing hustle and bustle for a bit
A photo of a crescent with terraced houses in Edinburgh
April 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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sofiaruediger.bsky.social
It's time for season 7 of the Bayreuth Food and Language Lectures #BaFoLa. As always, we have prepared a delicious program. This time featuring #AdvertisingLanguage, #VeganGermany, #FoodDescriptions in English & Spanish, #Authenticity in online restaurant reviews 🍩🍩🍩
#linguistics #LanguageAndFood
flyer for the Bayreuth food and language lectures with 4 different donut drawings on it October 25, 12:30-13:30 (CEST): Anna Islentyeva (University of Innsbruck) A Comparative Analysis of Femininity and Masculinity in Food and Beverage Advertising November 29, 12:30-13:30 (CET): Ariana Gunderson (Indiana University Bloomington) Veganizing Language: Strategies for Plant-based Legibility in Germany December 20, 12:30-13:30 (CET): Marlén Izquierdo (Universidad del País Vasco) Cooking and Language in English and Spanish: Exploring the Communicative Function(s) of Online Food Descriptions with the CLANES Corpus January 31, 12:30-13:30 (CET): Loukia Lindholm (Åbo Akademi University) Constructing the Authentic in User-generated Online Reviews of Ethnic Restaurants
September 12, 2024 at 6:26 AM
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ninakalwa.bsky.social
Ich hab hier noch nie was gepostet und auch gar keine Reichweite. Aber wenn das jemand sieht, der*die beim Artificial Friday am 17.5. sein Promotions- oder Postdoc-Projekt, das mit KI und Linguistik zu tun hat, mit nem digitalen Poster vorstellen möchte: bitte bei mir melden. Es gibt noch 1-2 Plätze
April 5, 2024 at 12:29 PM
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sofiaruediger.bsky.social
Next #OSSO talk coming up in less than two weeks!
Miriam Locher will give us a whirlwind tour of her work on #IdentityOnline, featuring Facebook, agony aunts, health forums, and K-drama fans!
Org. with @coocho.bsky.social; join us :) Reg. link (if you still need it): forms.office.com/e/xZF6K3piGm
March 6, 2024 at 9:50 AM
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sofiaruediger.bsky.social
Next ISLE event coming up on February 21 (3:30pm CET): Tove Larsson, Stefan Th. Gries & Laura Janda on "English Linguistics After the Quantitative Turn"! Free & open to all (no need to be an ISLE member). Zoom link available at: www.isle-linguistics.org/activities/o...
Flyer for the ISLE event with pictures of the three speakers and the following text: This online event on the implications and repercussions of the quantitative turn in English linguistics centres around questions like: • Will English Linguistics become ever more quantitative? • And what are potential issues of such developments? • What is the future of quantitative methodology in English linguistics? Special focus is given to a discussion on what has changed over the past 40 years and what issues have arisen from using quantitative methods.
February 14, 2024 at 11:24 AM
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lynneguist.bsky.social
ATTENTION UK LINGUISTICS DEPARTMENTS!

Sussex Uni is hosting the Undergraduate Linguistics Association of Britain's annual conference in April. Abstracts due next week! Encourage your UG students to take this great opportunity to present their research & meet likeminded folk!
www.ulab.org.uk
Home — Undergraduate Linguistics Association of Britain
The Undergraduate Linguistics Association of Britain. We host an annual conference and connect linguistics students across Britain.
www.ulab.org.uk
February 9, 2024 at 2:08 PM