Lauren Gawne
@superlinguo.bsky.social
Linguist
Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University
gesture/grammar/✨emoji/#lingcomm
Podcast: @lingthusiasm
Masto: superlinguo@scicomm.xyz
Blog: superlinguo.com
She/her(/they)
Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University
gesture/grammar/✨emoji/#lingcomm
Podcast: @lingthusiasm
Masto: superlinguo@scicomm.xyz
Blog: superlinguo.com
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· May 5
Gesture a Slim Guide is available with a 30% discount code (AUFLY30) on the global.oup.com/academic website - for the hardcover (and it looks like it works for the very cute softcover too)
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Slight diversion from our usual Lingthusiasm programming:
@gretchenmcculloch.com was invited to narrate the audiobook for Shakespeare's Sonnets: Abridged Beyond the Point of Usefulness by friend of the podcast @zachweinersmith.bsky.social
And we have some free copies for patrons!
@gretchenmcculloch.com was invited to narrate the audiobook for Shakespeare's Sonnets: Abridged Beyond the Point of Usefulness by friend of the podcast @zachweinersmith.bsky.social
And we have some free copies for patrons!
Gretchen does an (abridged) Shakespeare audiobook! | Lingthusiasm
Get more from Lingthusiasm on Patreon
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February 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Slight diversion from our usual Lingthusiasm programming:
@gretchenmcculloch.com was invited to narrate the audiobook for Shakespeare's Sonnets: Abridged Beyond the Point of Usefulness by friend of the podcast @zachweinersmith.bsky.social
And we have some free copies for patrons!
@gretchenmcculloch.com was invited to narrate the audiobook for Shakespeare's Sonnets: Abridged Beyond the Point of Usefulness by friend of the podcast @zachweinersmith.bsky.social
And we have some free copies for patrons!
Awards and prizes are a lovely way to acknowledge good work being done in your workplace or community. One of my biggest critiques of awards is that people are not awarded commendations enough. I love commendations!
February 8, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Awards and prizes are a lovely way to acknowledge good work being done in your workplace or community. One of my biggest critiques of awards is that people are not awarded commendations enough. I love commendations!
New article in Language and Linguistics Compass:
Who Listens to Linguistics Podcasting? A Survey of Lingthusiasm Listeners
It was so great to work with some of the prod team: Martha Tsutsui Billins, Sarah M. Dopierala, Leah Velleman and (of course) @gretchenmcculloch.com
doi.org/10.1111/lnc3...
Who Listens to Linguistics Podcasting? A Survey of Lingthusiasm Listeners
It was so great to work with some of the prod team: Martha Tsutsui Billins, Sarah M. Dopierala, Leah Velleman and (of course) @gretchenmcculloch.com
doi.org/10.1111/lnc3...
Who Listens to Linguistics Podcasting? A Survey of Lingthusiasm Listeners
Podcasting is now an established entertainment medium, and is a useful platform for content that can find a niche global audience outside of traditional broadcast media. Linguistics is one topic that...
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February 1, 2026 at 10:22 PM
New article in Language and Linguistics Compass:
Who Listens to Linguistics Podcasting? A Survey of Lingthusiasm Listeners
It was so great to work with some of the prod team: Martha Tsutsui Billins, Sarah M. Dopierala, Leah Velleman and (of course) @gretchenmcculloch.com
doi.org/10.1111/lnc3...
Who Listens to Linguistics Podcasting? A Survey of Lingthusiasm Listeners
It was so great to work with some of the prod team: Martha Tsutsui Billins, Sarah M. Dopierala, Leah Velleman and (of course) @gretchenmcculloch.com
doi.org/10.1111/lnc3...
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The LingComm Grants are back!
These grants started in 2020, as "hey let's help get lingcomm projects going during lockdown"
They've since run in 2022 and 2024, and thanks to generous folks we've always given out more than expected
But they only work if people apply!!! Please share this!!
These grants started in 2020, as "hey let's help get lingcomm projects going during lockdown"
They've since run in 2022 and 2024, and thanks to generous folks we've always given out more than expected
But they only work if people apply!!! Please share this!!
Working on a project bringing linguistics to broader audiences?
The 2026 LingComm Grants are $300 USD grants to help you with your project!
Please apply and/or share with any up and coming lingcommers you know!
Details:
lingcomm.org/grants
#linguistics #langsky #lingcomm
The 2026 LingComm Grants are $300 USD grants to help you with your project!
Please apply and/or share with any up and coming lingcommers you know!
Details:
lingcomm.org/grants
#linguistics #langsky #lingcomm
January 23, 2026 at 2:47 AM
The LingComm Grants are back!
These grants started in 2020, as "hey let's help get lingcomm projects going during lockdown"
They've since run in 2022 and 2024, and thanks to generous folks we've always given out more than expected
But they only work if people apply!!! Please share this!!
These grants started in 2020, as "hey let's help get lingcomm projects going during lockdown"
They've since run in 2022 and 2024, and thanks to generous folks we've always given out more than expected
But they only work if people apply!!! Please share this!!
Reposted by Lauren Gawne
Working on a project bringing linguistics to broader audiences?
The 2026 LingComm Grants are $300 USD grants to help you with your project!
Please apply and/or share with any up and coming lingcommers you know!
Details:
lingcomm.org/grants
#linguistics #langsky #lingcomm
The 2026 LingComm Grants are $300 USD grants to help you with your project!
Please apply and/or share with any up and coming lingcommers you know!
Details:
lingcomm.org/grants
#linguistics #langsky #lingcomm
January 23, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Working on a project bringing linguistics to broader audiences?
The 2026 LingComm Grants are $300 USD grants to help you with your project!
Please apply and/or share with any up and coming lingcommers you know!
Details:
lingcomm.org/grants
#linguistics #langsky #lingcomm
The 2026 LingComm Grants are $300 USD grants to help you with your project!
Please apply and/or share with any up and coming lingcommers you know!
Details:
lingcomm.org/grants
#linguistics #langsky #lingcomm
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Language is all around us. This sentence right here, is language! But between someone saying something and a linguistic analysis of it, there are certain steps that make it easier for that analysis to happen.
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about how language becomes linguistic data!
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about how language becomes linguistic data!
112: When language become-s(3SG) linguistic example-s(PL)
Language is all around us. This sentence right here, is language! But between the raw experience of someone saying something and a linguistic analysis of what they've said, there are certain steps tha
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January 16, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Language is all around us. This sentence right here, is language! But between someone saying something and a linguistic analysis of it, there are certain steps that make it easier for that analysis to happen.
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about how language becomes linguistic data!
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about how language becomes linguistic data!
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Wait, surprise is associated with a particular intonation!? Oh, you can see surprise by measuring electricity from your brain!? Hang on, some languages have grammatical marking for surprise!?
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about surprise!
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about surprise!
111: Whoa!! A surprise episode??? For me??!!
Wait, surprise is associated with a particular intonation!?
Oh, you can see surprise by measuring electricity from your brain!?
Hang on, some languages have grammatical marking for surprise!?
In thi
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December 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Wait, surprise is associated with a particular intonation!? Oh, you can see surprise by measuring electricity from your brain!? Hang on, some languages have grammatical marking for surprise!?
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about surprise!
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about surprise!
Hello academics! If you sent anything to anyone after, say, the 15th of December, I can promise you that it is too early to expect them to have moved on it! You can leave your follow up emails another week or three, I promise.
January 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Hello academics! If you sent anything to anyone after, say, the 15th of December, I can promise you that it is too early to expect them to have moved on it! You can leave your follow up emails another week or three, I promise.
Working through a peer review where I feel like I'm going a little wonky - I've already gone back and tripled checked I'm working into the right file
"this reference isn't in the references"... it's the first reference in the list?
"this sentence is really clunky"... I can't find that sentence
"this reference isn't in the references"... it's the first reference in the list?
"this sentence is really clunky"... I can't find that sentence
January 7, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Working through a peer review where I feel like I'm going a little wonky - I've already gone back and tripled checked I'm working into the right file
"this reference isn't in the references"... it's the first reference in the list?
"this sentence is really clunky"... I can't find that sentence
"this reference isn't in the references"... it's the first reference in the list?
"this sentence is really clunky"... I can't find that sentence
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My article 'Five Key Concepts for Autistic Linguistic Justice' is now free to read in @autisminadulthood.bsky.social.
For the curious or time poor, here's a short thread on the main ideas.
doi.org/10.1177/2573...
For the curious or time poor, here's a short thread on the main ideas.
doi.org/10.1177/2573...
Five Key Concepts for Autistic Linguistic Justice: Securitization, Revitalization, Rights, Planning, and Ethics - Gerald Roche, 2025
This perspective article draws on my own lived experience as an autistic person, combined with my academic research at the intersection of languages and politic...
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January 5, 2026 at 11:13 PM
My article 'Five Key Concepts for Autistic Linguistic Justice' is now free to read in @autisminadulthood.bsky.social.
For the curious or time poor, here's a short thread on the main ideas.
doi.org/10.1177/2573...
For the curious or time poor, here's a short thread on the main ideas.
doi.org/10.1177/2573...
the longer time goes on the funnier it is to me that I still think of @gretchenmcc.bsky.social as a "new blogger" because she started her blog 13 months after I started mine
(2011 and 2012 respectively, our blogs are half way through high school. time is funny)
(2011 and 2012 respectively, our blogs are half way through high school. time is funny)
January 5, 2026 at 10:16 PM
the longer time goes on the funnier it is to me that I still think of @gretchenmcc.bsky.social as a "new blogger" because she started her blog 13 months after I started mine
(2011 and 2012 respectively, our blogs are half way through high school. time is funny)
(2011 and 2012 respectively, our blogs are half way through high school. time is funny)
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Finally got to finishingGesture: A Slim Guide by @superlinguo.bsky.social
Nonverbal communication (esp signed languages) has always fascinated me, and this is a great intro w/ lots to dig deeper into!
First learned about this on their podcast @lingthusiasm.bsky.socialw/ @gretchenmcc.bsky.social
Nonverbal communication (esp signed languages) has always fascinated me, and this is a great intro w/ lots to dig deeper into!
First learned about this on their podcast @lingthusiasm.bsky.socialw/ @gretchenmcc.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Finally got to finishingGesture: A Slim Guide by @superlinguo.bsky.social
Nonverbal communication (esp signed languages) has always fascinated me, and this is a great intro w/ lots to dig deeper into!
First learned about this on their podcast @lingthusiasm.bsky.socialw/ @gretchenmcc.bsky.social
Nonverbal communication (esp signed languages) has always fascinated me, and this is a great intro w/ lots to dig deeper into!
First learned about this on their podcast @lingthusiasm.bsky.socialw/ @gretchenmcc.bsky.social
Linguaphile Magazine is crowdfunding printing for their first physical edition. It looks very beautiful.
www.linguaphilemagazine.org
This project received a 2024 #lingcomm grant commendation, it's exciting to see this turn into a physical product!
www.linguaphilemagazine.org
This project received a 2024 #lingcomm grant commendation, it's exciting to see this turn into a physical product!
Linguaphile Magazine
We are a non-profit magazine exploring the essence of languages and the cultures they shape. From endangered dialects to the global impact of multilingualism, we delve into the stories behind the worl...
www.linguaphilemagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Linguaphile Magazine is crowdfunding printing for their first physical edition. It looks very beautiful.
www.linguaphilemagazine.org
This project received a 2024 #lingcomm grant commendation, it's exciting to see this turn into a physical product!
www.linguaphilemagazine.org
This project received a 2024 #lingcomm grant commendation, it's exciting to see this turn into a physical product!
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Who participated in #WorldLinguisticsDay 2025?
🌏 127 "Happy World Linguistics Day" or similar greetings
🌍 from 70 cities
🌎 in 34 countries
We've compiled these and more stats in a blog post:
lingcomm.org/2025/12/15/s...
🌏 127 "Happy World Linguistics Day" or similar greetings
🌍 from 70 cities
🌎 in 34 countries
We've compiled these and more stats in a blog post:
lingcomm.org/2025/12/15/s...
December 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Who participated in #WorldLinguisticsDay 2025?
🌏 127 "Happy World Linguistics Day" or similar greetings
🌍 from 70 cities
🌎 in 34 countries
We've compiled these and more stats in a blog post:
lingcomm.org/2025/12/15/s...
🌏 127 "Happy World Linguistics Day" or similar greetings
🌍 from 70 cities
🌎 in 34 countries
We've compiled these and more stats in a blog post:
lingcomm.org/2025/12/15/s...
Reposted by Lauren Gawne
Day 1 of #ThatsMyJam!
Blueberry & Maple Syrup, with Speaking Canadian and Australian English in a British-American binary
You can listen to us get enthusiastic about the relationship between the different varieties of English here: soundcloud.com/lingthusiasm...
Blueberry & Maple Syrup, with Speaking Canadian and Australian English in a British-American binary
You can listen to us get enthusiastic about the relationship between the different varieties of English here: soundcloud.com/lingthusiasm...
December 2, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Day 1 of #ThatsMyJam!
Blueberry & Maple Syrup, with Speaking Canadian and Australian English in a British-American binary
You can listen to us get enthusiastic about the relationship between the different varieties of English here: soundcloud.com/lingthusiasm...
Blueberry & Maple Syrup, with Speaking Canadian and Australian English in a British-American binary
You can listen to us get enthusiastic about the relationship between the different varieties of English here: soundcloud.com/lingthusiasm...
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People are being significantly more excited about this Voynich manuscript episode than a typical bonus episode and it's just really fun to see!
If you've been on the fence about subscribing to the Lingthusiasm Patreon maybe this is your sign to go for it 👀
If you've been on the fence about subscribing to the Lingthusiasm Patreon maybe this is your sign to go for it 👀
A book containing puzzling drawings and a strange writing system has intrigued cryptographers, historians, linguists, and more for centuries...
In our latest bonus episode we get enthusiastic about the mysterious Voynich Manuscript with @chirila.bsky.social!
In our latest bonus episode we get enthusiastic about the mysterious Voynich Manuscript with @chirila.bsky.social!
Bonus 106: The Mysterious Voynich Manuscript - Interview with Claire Bowern | Lingthusiasm
Get more from Lingthusiasm on Patreon
www.patreon.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:10 AM
People are being significantly more excited about this Voynich manuscript episode than a typical bonus episode and it's just really fun to see!
If you've been on the fence about subscribing to the Lingthusiasm Patreon maybe this is your sign to go for it 👀
If you've been on the fence about subscribing to the Lingthusiasm Patreon maybe this is your sign to go for it 👀
Marianne Mithun: The place of prosody in the greater scheme of things
"No excuse" to ignore prosody in documentation, revitalisation, theories
"No excuse" to ignore prosody in documentation, revitalisation, theories
December 4, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Marianne Mithun: The place of prosody in the greater scheme of things
"No excuse" to ignore prosody in documentation, revitalisation, theories
"No excuse" to ignore prosody in documentation, revitalisation, theories
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Day 1 of #BooksAreMyJam!
Blueberry Maple jam, with Linguaphile: A life of language love by Julie Sedivy.
A classic Canadian flavour duo + this book about @juliesedivy.bsky.social's relationship with language through her childhood in Montreal, later research as a linguist, and more
Blueberry Maple jam, with Linguaphile: A life of language love by Julie Sedivy.
A classic Canadian flavour duo + this book about @juliesedivy.bsky.social's relationship with language through her childhood in Montreal, later research as a linguist, and more
December 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Day 1 of #BooksAreMyJam!
Blueberry Maple jam, with Linguaphile: A life of language love by Julie Sedivy.
A classic Canadian flavour duo + this book about @juliesedivy.bsky.social's relationship with language through her childhood in Montreal, later research as a linguist, and more
Blueberry Maple jam, with Linguaphile: A life of language love by Julie Sedivy.
A classic Canadian flavour duo + this book about @juliesedivy.bsky.social's relationship with language through her childhood in Montreal, later research as a linguist, and more
December 2, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Happy World Linguistics Day! ⭐🎉🎊
Happy World Linguistics Day! Celebratory days take off when groups of people decide to make them happen so... let's see how many different locations we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!
November 26, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Happy World Linguistics Day! ⭐🎉🎊
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Happy World #Linguistics Day! www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/ho...
How the study of language impacts us everyday - University of Birmingham
Dr Adam Schembri, Professor of Linguistics, explains the importance of studying the science of language to mark World Linguistics Day.
www.birmingham.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Happy World #Linguistics Day! www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/ho...
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Happy World Linguistics Day 🎉
Not Saussure how to celebrate? Episodes 12 and 13 of our podcast will give your plans some structure...
🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2021/02/01/p...
🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2021/03/01/p...
#LinguisticBirthdays #LinguisticQuotes #Histlx #WorldLinguisticsDay
Not Saussure how to celebrate? Episodes 12 and 13 of our podcast will give your plans some structure...
🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2021/02/01/p...
🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2021/03/01/p...
#LinguisticBirthdays #LinguisticQuotes #Histlx #WorldLinguisticsDay
!["Dans la langue, il n'y a que des différences sans termes positifs [=In a language, there are only differences and no positive terms.]" (Ferdinand de Saussure: Cours de linnguistique générale, p. 166)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r6wjosgpmompi6hot3pbmyj2/bafkreicxbh6gr7vxtgn63slt6va5sdqvishbb7byqxx5ya2ykb7sa3ctdm@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Happy World Linguistics Day 🎉
Not Saussure how to celebrate? Episodes 12 and 13 of our podcast will give your plans some structure...
🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2021/02/01/p...
🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2021/03/01/p...
#LinguisticBirthdays #LinguisticQuotes #Histlx #WorldLinguisticsDay
Not Saussure how to celebrate? Episodes 12 and 13 of our podcast will give your plans some structure...
🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2021/02/01/p...
🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2021/03/01/p...
#LinguisticBirthdays #LinguisticQuotes #Histlx #WorldLinguisticsDay
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World Linguistics Day is on the 26th of November because that's de Saussure's birthday. It's a great opportunity to celebrate linguistics.
If you want more linguistics in your feed, here's a linguistics starter pack from @gretchenmcc.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
#WorldLinguisticsDay
If you want more linguistics in your feed, here's a linguistics starter pack from @gretchenmcc.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
#WorldLinguisticsDay
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
World Linguistics Day is on the 26th of November because that's de Saussure's birthday. It's a great opportunity to celebrate linguistics.
If you want more linguistics in your feed, here's a linguistics starter pack from @gretchenmcc.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
#WorldLinguisticsDay
If you want more linguistics in your feed, here's a linguistics starter pack from @gretchenmcc.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
#WorldLinguisticsDay
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Happy World Linguistics Day from Melbourne, Australia!
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Happy World Linguistics Day from Melbourne, Australia!
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Happy World Linguistics Day! Celebratory days take off when groups of people decide to make them happen so... let's see how many different locations we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Happy World Linguistics Day! Celebratory days take off when groups of people decide to make them happen so... let's see how many different locations we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!