a nguyễn
@scientifical.bsky.social
psycholinguist, semanticist, pragmaticist || việt, asian american || californian || she / they / chị / em || asst prof interested in the Internet & language || and cycling
I don't like my neighbors' smoke drifting into my apartment but they probably don't like me listening to the same three vinahouse songs over and over so I guess it's fair
February 13, 2026 at 3:10 AM
I don't like my neighbors' smoke drifting into my apartment but they probably don't like me listening to the same three vinahouse songs over and over so I guess it's fair
haven't made banh chung in a long time and certainly can't find the ingredients here and I'm so sad
February 10, 2026 at 3:40 AM
haven't made banh chung in a long time and certainly can't find the ingredients here and I'm so sad
my entire discretionary spending budget this month is allocated to girl scout cookies and girl scout cookies only
February 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
my entire discretionary spending budget this month is allocated to girl scout cookies and girl scout cookies only
I am someone who has consistently been masking and who will continue to mask! it's not too late to start again! practice community care :)
February 5, 2026 at 4:07 AM
I am someone who has consistently been masking and who will continue to mask! it's not too late to start again! practice community care :)
I keep thinking about this!!
The maddening thing about this is that they're utterly wrong. You actually CAN pick and choose. You can decide that the job is not worth it to you if it requires you to ignore your principles, and proceed accordingly. A lot of people in this job do that. You do that! I do that!
February 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I keep thinking about this!!
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Just out—a piece I wrote a piece for the APS Observer (@psychscience.bsky.social) in which I share recommendations and resources for running a research lab at a small, liberal arts college. I hope it helps others in the same boat! www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
How to Set Up and Run an Undergraduate Research Lab
APS Fellow Julia Strand offers resources and recommendations to run a productive research lab.
www.psychologicalscience.org
February 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Just out—a piece I wrote a piece for the APS Observer (@psychscience.bsky.social) in which I share recommendations and resources for running a research lab at a small, liberal arts college. I hope it helps others in the same boat! www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
I wish people would stop saying they're "in a very {asian} time of their life" or that "I'm {asian} now" when drinking hot water and instead go read something about our history in this country!!!!
February 1, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I wish people would stop saying they're "in a very {asian} time of their life" or that "I'm {asian} now" when drinking hot water and instead go read something about our history in this country!!!!
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You don't have to dirty your soul to be a successful academic or a scientist. Have some fucking pride. Have some fucking principles.
If you think you DO need to do that, all I can say is that I beg you not to go into academia or science.
If you think you DO need to do that, all I can say is that I beg you not to go into academia or science.
February 1, 2026 at 2:29 AM
You don't have to dirty your soul to be a successful academic or a scientist. Have some fucking pride. Have some fucking principles.
If you think you DO need to do that, all I can say is that I beg you not to go into academia or science.
If you think you DO need to do that, all I can say is that I beg you not to go into academia or science.
mathematics in language (my beloved)
dinosaurs
life in the universe
women in Scandinavian history
Intro to ethnomusicology
dinosaurs
life in the universe
women in Scandinavian history
Intro to ethnomusicology
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university.
Also avoiding linguistics/language courses:
The physics of music
Cosmology
Privateers and pirates
Stone sculpture
Java 5
Also avoiding linguistics/language courses:
The physics of music
Cosmology
Privateers and pirates
Stone sculpture
Java 5
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university.
Avoiding English/Ling/Music courses (Majors/Minor)...
Intermediate Jogging
19th Century Russian Literature
Chekhov
Political Philosophy
The Medieval Church
Avoiding English/Ling/Music courses (Majors/Minor)...
Intermediate Jogging
19th Century Russian Literature
Chekhov
Political Philosophy
The Medieval Church
January 31, 2026 at 4:40 AM
mathematics in language (my beloved)
dinosaurs
life in the universe
women in Scandinavian history
Intro to ethnomusicology
dinosaurs
life in the universe
women in Scandinavian history
Intro to ethnomusicology
leading my 14 RAs through the halls like some sort of research pied piper
January 30, 2026 at 9:22 PM
leading my 14 RAs through the halls like some sort of research pied piper
carefully selected and unwrapped my teabag and then immediately chucked it straight into the trash??? brain??? why????
January 28, 2026 at 3:19 PM
carefully selected and unwrapped my teabag and then immediately chucked it straight into the trash??? brain??? why????
lost my reflective leg band while cycling to work today :( Maybe I'll see it on the way home (but probably not :/ )
January 27, 2026 at 5:59 PM
lost my reflective leg band while cycling to work today :( Maybe I'll see it on the way home (but probably not :/ )
making my students generate lists of slang is alwayssssss my favorite class
January 26, 2026 at 8:31 PM
making my students generate lists of slang is alwayssssss my favorite class
you can also turn off trending videos too.
To turn off autoplay of videos:
Settings > Content and Media > Autoplay Video and GIFs
Settings > Content and Media > Autoplay Video and GIFs
January 24, 2026 at 5:18 PM
you can also turn off trending videos too.
deleted my last post because I am afraid people didn't realize I was being good natured about it, I really actually don't care how people enjoy their literature except that I do think we should support public libraries as much as possible!!!
January 23, 2026 at 4:10 PM
deleted my last post because I am afraid people didn't realize I was being good natured about it, I really actually don't care how people enjoy their literature except that I do think we should support public libraries as much as possible!!!
I am begging both asian americans and everyone else to learn the history of asian americans in this country - from mass killings in the West to southeast asian diaspora resettlement in the Midwest. we are not white. solidarity always with my kin & oppressed people!!
My fellow Asian Americans, we are not white. They cannot tell us apart. They do not think we belong here, no matter how many generations we have lived here.
January 22, 2026 at 5:16 PM
I am begging both asian americans and everyone else to learn the history of asian americans in this country - from mass killings in the West to southeast asian diaspora resettlement in the Midwest. we are not white. solidarity always with my kin & oppressed people!!
trying to stop chugging the bad news juice and instead like sip at it or something? this metaphor is bad
January 21, 2026 at 8:51 PM
trying to stop chugging the bad news juice and instead like sip at it or something? this metaphor is bad
the oversized reaction to earthquakes in Illinois is so funny. the correct response is to text everyone "did you feel that" and then immediately go back to sleep
January 20, 2026 at 1:38 PM
the oversized reaction to earthquakes in Illinois is so funny. the correct response is to text everyone "did you feel that" and then immediately go back to sleep
so wild to me how many people just willingly posted photos of themselves from 2016 like yeah just give the algorithms training data!! who cares about biometrics or anything!!
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
so wild to me how many people just willingly posted photos of themselves from 2016 like yeah just give the algorithms training data!! who cares about biometrics or anything!!
did marr's levels this morning and about to do the "what is a language" talk with my next class 🙂↕️😈😼
January 14, 2026 at 6:05 PM
did marr's levels this morning and about to do the "what is a language" talk with my next class 🙂↕️😈😼
biking in today: wow so many little white flowers or something in the wind
it's January, dear readers. that's snow.
it's January, dear readers. that's snow.
January 14, 2026 at 2:44 PM
biking in today: wow so many little white flowers or something in the wind
it's January, dear readers. that's snow.
it's January, dear readers. that's snow.
new paper - we looked at how assumptions about speakers' gender changed based on neg words. we also found that people still assume professors are male overall!!
Texted Word Choices Affect Instructor Perception
| Language@Internet
scholarworks.iu.edu
January 13, 2026 at 9:42 PM
new paper - we looked at how assumptions about speakers' gender changed based on neg words. we also found that people still assume professors are male overall!!
uhhhh I suddenly need to teach an entire class on this book
My books is called Millennials Talking Media: Creating Intertextual Identities in Everyday Conversation. It's about how and why people quote TV shows, movies, video games, songs, memes, books, etc. in their everyday conversations for various interactional functions www.amazon.com/Millennials-...
December 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
uhhhh I suddenly need to teach an entire class on this book
anyway the downside to teaching a very smart cat puzzles is that I've actually just given him the skill to open basically anything
December 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
anyway the downside to teaching a very smart cat puzzles is that I've actually just given him the skill to open basically anything
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out now! the Crip Linguistics Reader has some really important stuff in it, and I hope every linguist will engage and find something to take away from this volume
December 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
out now! the Crip Linguistics Reader has some really important stuff in it, and I hope every linguist will engage and find something to take away from this volume