Lauren Gawne
@superlinguo.bsky.social
Linguist
Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University
gesture/grammar/✨emoji/#lingcomm
Podcast: @lingthusiasm
Masto: superlinguo@scicomm.xyz
Blog: superlinguo.com
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Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University
gesture/grammar/✨emoji/#lingcomm
Podcast: @lingthusiasm
Masto: superlinguo@scicomm.xyz
Blog: superlinguo.com
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Lauren Gawne
@superlinguo.bsky.social
· 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)
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Over the years I have built a little collection of academic research/admin tools and resources. I realised I hadn't put them all in one spot before, so here they are:
www.superlinguo.com/post/7997721...
www.superlinguo.com/post/7997721...
My collection of Academic Research/Admin tools
Over the years I’ve build myself a little collection of tools and resources to manage the weird and messy work of being an academic. I thought I’d compile them all here in case any of them are useful ...
www.superlinguo.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Over the years I have built a little collection of academic research/admin tools and resources. I realised I hadn't put them all in one spot before, so here they are:
www.superlinguo.com/post/7997721...
www.superlinguo.com/post/7997721...
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Does the language you speak affect how you see the world?
This idea is called the *linguistic relativity hypothesis* or *Sapir-Whorf hypothesis*, and the @Lingthusiasm.bsky.social podcast put out a great episode treating this topic back in March.
This idea is called the *linguistic relativity hypothesis* or *Sapir-Whorf hypothesis*, and the @Lingthusiasm.bsky.social podcast put out a great episode treating this topic back in March.
Lingthusiasm - Lingthusiasm Episode 102: The science and fiction...
Lingthusiasm Episode 102: The science and fiction of Sapir-Whorf It’s a fun science fiction trope: learn a mysterious alien language and acquire superpowers, just like if you’d been zapped by a…
lingthusiasm.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Does the language you speak affect how you see the world?
This idea is called the *linguistic relativity hypothesis* or *Sapir-Whorf hypothesis*, and the @Lingthusiasm.bsky.social podcast put out a great episode treating this topic back in March.
This idea is called the *linguistic relativity hypothesis* or *Sapir-Whorf hypothesis*, and the @Lingthusiasm.bsky.social podcast put out a great episode treating this topic back in March.
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At this year's @lingcomm.bsky.social conference, we learned that the UK has been celebrating National Linguistics Day on November 26th, and everyone immediately went, hey, can't we make that World Linguistics Day?
Well, now it's only 20 days away, so time to get your celebration plans in order!
Well, now it's only 20 days away, so time to get your celebration plans in order!
Are you doing anything for World Linguistics Day on Nov 26th?
In our latest bonus episode, we get enthusiastic about linguistics-related celebrations, from International Mother Tongue Day to Talk Like A Pirate Day
In our latest bonus episode, we get enthusiastic about linguistics-related celebrations, from International Mother Tongue Day to Talk Like A Pirate Day
Bonus 105: World Linguistics Day | Lingthusiasm
Get more from Lingthusiasm on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 AM
At this year's @lingcomm.bsky.social conference, we learned that the UK has been celebrating National Linguistics Day on November 26th, and everyone immediately went, hey, can't we make that World Linguistics Day?
Well, now it's only 20 days away, so time to get your celebration plans in order!
Well, now it's only 20 days away, so time to get your celebration plans in order!
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Now it's @superlinguo.bsky.social's turn to be featured at the awesome language and linguistics library (@habeliburutegia.bsky.social) here in Donostia-San Sebastián. 😍
For now in English, but one day perhaps in Spanish or Basque? 🙏🤞
For now in English, but one day perhaps in Spanish or Basque? 🙏🤞
November 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Now it's @superlinguo.bsky.social's turn to be featured at the awesome language and linguistics library (@habeliburutegia.bsky.social) here in Donostia-San Sebastián. 😍
For now in English, but one day perhaps in Spanish or Basque? 🙏🤞
For now in English, but one day perhaps in Spanish or Basque? 🙏🤞
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When I was a linguistics undergrad and honours student Barb was an academic mentor to me, as I know she was to many, the first person to get me excited about scholarly research. What a cool thing from Lauren and everyone involved. Can't wait to read these papers.
Just published:
Australian Journal of Linguistics, Vol. 45(3)
Special Issue: In Memory of Barbara F. Kelly
www.tandfonline.com/toc/cajl20/4...
13 articles that speak to the contributions and legacy of Barbara F. Kelly. All articles OA or currently unpaywalled.
Australian Journal of Linguistics, Vol. 45(3)
Special Issue: In Memory of Barbara F. Kelly
www.tandfonline.com/toc/cajl20/4...
13 articles that speak to the contributions and legacy of Barbara F. Kelly. All articles OA or currently unpaywalled.
Australian Journal of Linguistics
Special Issue: In Memory of Barbara F. Kelly. Volume 45, Issue 3 of Australian Journal of Linguistics
www.tandfonline.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:04 AM
When I was a linguistics undergrad and honours student Barb was an academic mentor to me, as I know she was to many, the first person to get me excited about scholarly research. What a cool thing from Lauren and everyone involved. Can't wait to read these papers.
Just published:
Australian Journal of Linguistics, Vol. 45(3)
Special Issue: In Memory of Barbara F. Kelly
www.tandfonline.com/toc/cajl20/4...
13 articles that speak to the contributions and legacy of Barbara F. Kelly. All articles OA or currently unpaywalled.
Australian Journal of Linguistics, Vol. 45(3)
Special Issue: In Memory of Barbara F. Kelly
www.tandfonline.com/toc/cajl20/4...
13 articles that speak to the contributions and legacy of Barbara F. Kelly. All articles OA or currently unpaywalled.
Australian Journal of Linguistics
Special Issue: In Memory of Barbara F. Kelly. Volume 45, Issue 3 of Australian Journal of Linguistics
www.tandfonline.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Just published:
Australian Journal of Linguistics, Vol. 45(3)
Special Issue: In Memory of Barbara F. Kelly
www.tandfonline.com/toc/cajl20/4...
13 articles that speak to the contributions and legacy of Barbara F. Kelly. All articles OA or currently unpaywalled.
Australian Journal of Linguistics, Vol. 45(3)
Special Issue: In Memory of Barbara F. Kelly
www.tandfonline.com/toc/cajl20/4...
13 articles that speak to the contributions and legacy of Barbara F. Kelly. All articles OA or currently unpaywalled.
LingComm IRL with Skeptics — Interview with Lee Murray
lingcomm.org/2025/09/30/l...
This is the third post in the LingComm IRL series, it's growing into a really great resource.
lingcomm.org/2025/09/30/l...
This is the third post in the LingComm IRL series, it's growing into a really great resource.
LingComm IRL with Skeptics — Interview with Lee Murray
Lee Murray is a doctoral candidate in linguistics at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. They present on linguistics to skeptic groups — who they describe as “evidence-based-reasoning …
lingcomm.org
October 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
LingComm IRL with Skeptics — Interview with Lee Murray
lingcomm.org/2025/09/30/l...
This is the third post in the LingComm IRL series, it's growing into a really great resource.
lingcomm.org/2025/09/30/l...
This is the third post in the LingComm IRL series, it's growing into a really great resource.
Reposted by Lauren Gawne
When somebody says they're listening to the most recent episode of @lingthusiasm.bsky.social.
a man with a mustache wearing a hat and a suit
Alt: Paul Newman's character from The Sting sliding a finger along the side of his nose (which is a secret way for con men to recognise each other in the movie).
media.tenor.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM
When somebody says they're listening to the most recent episode of @lingthusiasm.bsky.social.
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We've also made a new greeting card design that says {Merry/marry/Mary} Holidays!
Whether you say these words the same or differently, we hope this card leads to joyful discussions of linguistic variation
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1728...
Whether you say these words the same or differently, we hope this card leads to joyful discussions of linguistic variation
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1728...
Merry/marry/Mary Holidays! by Lingthusiasm | Redbubble
Want to congratulate a linguist? This card is here to help!
With the word "congrats" transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet surrounded by a cheerful, confetti-like design of reds and yel...
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October 17, 2025 at 3:34 AM
We've also made a new greeting card design that says {Merry/marry/Mary} Holidays!
Whether you say these words the same or differently, we hope this card leads to joyful discussions of linguistic variation
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1728...
Whether you say these words the same or differently, we hope this card leads to joyful discussions of linguistic variation
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1728...
Reposted by Lauren Gawne
People have responded super enthusiastically to the jazzed up version of our logo! So we’ve now made this design available on some very cute merch:
New Logo - White by Lingthusiasm | Redbubble
We’ve made a special jazzed-up version of the Lingthusiasm logo featuring fun little drawings from the first 100 episodes of enthusiasm about linguistics! There’s a leaping Gavagai rabbit, bouba and k...
www.redbubble.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
People have responded super enthusiastically to the jazzed up version of our logo! So we’ve now made this design available on some very cute merch:
This is one of my favourite Lingthusiasm episode genres: Find one topic that lets us traipse through a whole heap of different subfields of linguistics.
The nose takes us through etymology, phonetics, sign phonology, idioms and gesture. It's a very fun episode.
The nose takes us through etymology, phonetics, sign phonology, idioms and gesture. It's a very fun episode.
You can read the transcript for 'On the nose - How the nose shapes language' here:
Transcript Episode 109: On the nose - How the nose shapes language
This is a transcript for Lingthusiasm episode ‘On the nose - How the nose shapes language’. It’s been lightly edited for readability. Listen to the episode here or wherever you get your podcasts. Link...
lingthusiasm.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This is one of my favourite Lingthusiasm episode genres: Find one topic that lets us traipse through a whole heap of different subfields of linguistics.
The nose takes us through etymology, phonetics, sign phonology, idioms and gesture. It's a very fun episode.
The nose takes us through etymology, phonetics, sign phonology, idioms and gesture. It's a very fun episode.
Excited for the approaching future where @edzitron.com's blog posts are 100% hyperlinked.
October 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Excited for the approaching future where @edzitron.com's blog posts are 100% hyperlinked.
Reposted by Lauren Gawne
If you're looking for people who love language and linguistics, @superlingo has a starter pack for that!
I made a linguistics and language podcast starter pack for you, if you're looking for your new favourite linguistics podcast: go.bsky.app/5pirXas
October 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
If you're looking for people who love language and linguistics, @superlingo has a starter pack for that!
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Wow, the latest edition of @superlinguo.bsky.social's Linguistics and Language Podcast list has over 100 different shows! I've been watching this list grow since it was just a dozen or so podcasts, so great to see! www.superlinguo.com/post/1584480...
Linguistics and Language Podcasts
Looking for podcasts about language and linguistics? Here’s a comprehensive list with descriptions! I’ve also mentioned if shows have transcripts. If there are any I missed, let me know!
If you woul...
www.superlinguo.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Wow, the latest edition of @superlinguo.bsky.social's Linguistics and Language Podcast list has over 100 different shows! I've been watching this list grow since it was just a dozen or so podcasts, so great to see! www.superlinguo.com/post/1584480...
Reposted by Lauren Gawne
Where did we get the letters of the alphabet from?
And why does English use them so strangely?
Here’s an excerpt from the new book, “Why Q needs U: A history of our letters and how we use them”, which takes you on a linguistic odyssey through the history of the alphabet:
And why does English use them so strangely?
Here’s an excerpt from the new book, “Why Q needs U: A history of our letters and how we use them”, which takes you on a linguistic odyssey through the history of the alphabet:
Where does the alphabet come from? And why does English use it so strangely?
A new book takes us on a linguistic odyssey through the history of the alphabet
linguisticdiscovery.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Where did we get the letters of the alphabet from?
And why does English use them so strangely?
Here’s an excerpt from the new book, “Why Q needs U: A history of our letters and how we use them”, which takes you on a linguistic odyssey through the history of the alphabet:
And why does English use them so strangely?
Here’s an excerpt from the new book, “Why Q needs U: A history of our letters and how we use them”, which takes you on a linguistic odyssey through the history of the alphabet:
Reposted by Lauren Gawne
I'm helping to set up a community of practice to end the bullying of autistic students in Australian schools. If you'd like to participate, please get in touch using the form below. Further details in the thread following.
forms.gle/RFPJag4wffdq...
forms.gle/RFPJag4wffdq...
Expression of Interest: Community of Practice to Prevent Bullying of Autistic Students
Please use this form to express your interest in joining a community of practice to help end the bullying of Autistic students in Australia.
There are 11 questions on this form. 10 are compulsory a...
forms.gle
September 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I'm helping to set up a community of practice to end the bullying of autistic students in Australian schools. If you'd like to participate, please get in touch using the form below. Further details in the thread following.
forms.gle/RFPJag4wffdq...
forms.gle/RFPJag4wffdq...
A small piece of good news in the world: the Australian National Dictionary Centre has secured a source of funding, and forced redundancies are not being pursued.
We were very pleased to get the news today that the Australian National Dictionary Centre will be saved, thanks to an anonymous donation and the halt on involuntary redundancies under the Renew ANU plan. We thank everyone for their generous support through these difficult times.
September 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
A small piece of good news in the world: the Australian National Dictionary Centre has secured a source of funding, and forced redundancies are not being pursued.
Happy to announce that the La Trobe Working Papers in Linguistics are now hosted on the @latrobeuni.bsky.social library repository, which means there's now a DOI for every article in the collection:
doi.org/10.26181/c.8...
LTU WPL was published between 1989 and 2001, there's 90 articles available.
doi.org/10.26181/c.8...
LTU WPL was published between 1989 and 2001, there's 90 articles available.
Working Papers in Linguistics
The La Trobe University Working Papers in Linguistics journal is an archive for papers, honours theses and similar works. The journal was published from 1988-2001.
Cultural Sensitivity
Some material...
doi.org
September 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Happy to announce that the La Trobe Working Papers in Linguistics are now hosted on the @latrobeuni.bsky.social library repository, which means there's now a DOI for every article in the collection:
doi.org/10.26181/c.8...
LTU WPL was published between 1989 and 2001, there's 90 articles available.
doi.org/10.26181/c.8...
LTU WPL was published between 1989 and 2001, there's 90 articles available.
Reposted by Lauren Gawne
The good news is a fresh batch of emoji (fingerprint, harp, barren tree, root veggie, tired face, shovel, splatter) just landed on your device earlier this year!! They’re still new! Go play with them!!
And before you know it, hairy creature will be entering the group chat.
And before you know it, hairy creature will be entering the group chat.
September 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The good news is a fresh batch of emoji (fingerprint, harp, barren tree, root veggie, tired face, shovel, splatter) just landed on your device earlier this year!! They’re still new! Go play with them!!
And before you know it, hairy creature will be entering the group chat.
And before you know it, hairy creature will be entering the group chat.
Happy Unicode 17.0 Day!
Includes seven new emoji that are rolling out on your phones and computers in the coming year:
treasure chest, trombone, avalanche, big foot, bulging face, fight cloud, orca
@jenniferdaniel.bsky.social has the lowdown:
jenniferdaniel.substack.com/p/tomorrows-...
Includes seven new emoji that are rolling out on your phones and computers in the coming year:
treasure chest, trombone, avalanche, big foot, bulging face, fight cloud, orca
@jenniferdaniel.bsky.social has the lowdown:
jenniferdaniel.substack.com/p/tomorrows-...
September 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Happy Unicode 17.0 Day!
Includes seven new emoji that are rolling out on your phones and computers in the coming year:
treasure chest, trombone, avalanche, big foot, bulging face, fight cloud, orca
@jenniferdaniel.bsky.social has the lowdown:
jenniferdaniel.substack.com/p/tomorrows-...
Includes seven new emoji that are rolling out on your phones and computers in the coming year:
treasure chest, trombone, avalanche, big foot, bulging face, fight cloud, orca
@jenniferdaniel.bsky.social has the lowdown:
jenniferdaniel.substack.com/p/tomorrows-...
I appreciate life's certainties.
September 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I appreciate life's certainties.
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It's my newsletter for the second quarter of 2025, officially caught up!
In which I shamelessly take credit for egging on @superlinguo.bsky.social to write a book so I can have an introduction to Gesture research (I'm generously letting you read it too)
gretchenmcculloch.com/2025/09/08/a...
In which I shamelessly take credit for egging on @superlinguo.bsky.social to write a book so I can have an introduction to Gesture research (I'm generously letting you read it too)
gretchenmcculloch.com/2025/09/08/a...
September 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It's my newsletter for the second quarter of 2025, officially caught up!
In which I shamelessly take credit for egging on @superlinguo.bsky.social to write a book so I can have an introduction to Gesture research (I'm generously letting you read it too)
gretchenmcculloch.com/2025/09/08/a...
In which I shamelessly take credit for egging on @superlinguo.bsky.social to write a book so I can have an introduction to Gesture research (I'm generously letting you read it too)
gretchenmcculloch.com/2025/09/08/a...
Reading into a new field and there are so many words I have to stop and look up and gosh I love learning new things.
September 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Reading into a new field and there are so many words I have to stop and look up and gosh I love learning new things.
Linguistics and Language Podcasts - 2025 list update
www.superlinguo.com/post/7940729...
Tumblr has a link limit and I'm beginning to think I might be hitting it soon, which might mean a big rethink of what I do with this list for 2026.
www.superlinguo.com/post/7940729...
Tumblr has a link limit and I'm beginning to think I might be hitting it soon, which might mean a big rethink of what I do with this list for 2026.
Linguistics and Language Podcasts
superlinguo:
Looking for podcasts about language and linguistics? Here’s a comprehensive list with descriptions! I’ve also mentioned if shows have transcripts. If there are any I missed, let me k...
www.superlinguo.com
September 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Linguistics and Language Podcasts - 2025 list update
www.superlinguo.com/post/7940729...
Tumblr has a link limit and I'm beginning to think I might be hitting it soon, which might mean a big rethink of what I do with this list for 2026.
www.superlinguo.com/post/7940729...
Tumblr has a link limit and I'm beginning to think I might be hitting it soon, which might mean a big rethink of what I do with this list for 2026.
Reposted by Lauren Gawne
Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
September 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n