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founded with aim of promoting diversity within linguistics | organisers of forensic linguistics short course #FLsc, statistics for linguistics #SfL & other great events | 🐘 http://lingo.lol/@divlingassoc
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New #GL publication! 📄

What is gender #linguistics? Our new editorial statement defines the field and the aims of our journal.

Now published in Gender Linguistics: gender-linguistics.org/index.php/jo...
Cover of the journal Gender Linguistics, Volume 1 (2025). The background is blue with large overlapping letters "G" and "L" in red, green, blue, and yellow. The top section shows the journal title, subtitle "A journal of the Association for Diversity in Linguistics," and an "Open Access" label. The lower section lists the editors on the left and displays the div-ling association logo on the right.
October 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Applications are now open for the 7th Forensic #Linguistics Short Course #FLsc!

Join us in Düsseldorf from 17 to 20 March 2026 for an international spring school on forensic linguistics, with a focus on digital methods and hands-on casework.

Apply by 13 December 2025!

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A sharepic with the following content: FLsc Forensic Linguistics Short Course. Disputed meaning, authorship analysis, ideolect and stylistic analysis, digital methods, hands-on training, casework. 17 to 20 March 2026, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany, div-ling.org/flsc, contact@div-ling.org, organised by Dominic Schmitz and Janina Esser. In the bottom left corner, there is the div-ling logo; in the bottom right corner, there is the logo of the university.
September 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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One highlight of LILG 2025: the official launch of the new open-access journal Gender Linguistics!

Published by our association, the journal will be a space for research at all linguistic intersections of language and gender.

Learn more: gender-linguistics.org

#linguistics #journal #launch
on the left, the cover of the journal gender linguistics, its logo consists of a conjoined uppercase G and L. on the right, the following text: a community-owned journal for gender linguistic research, peer-reviewed, open access, no publication costs, multilingual publishing; below the text, there is the link to the journal website and a qr code.
August 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Thank you to everyone who joined LILG 2025 in person and online – you made these two days truly inspiring!

A special thank you to @hhu.de for hosting us in such a welcoming space.

Here's to more conversations at the intersections of language and gender!

#linguistics
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August 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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🎤 Just in case you blinked during the epic Polish song at the #ESC grand finale… did you catch our sneaky LILG ad cameo? 👀

Hope it made you smile as much as the performance did! 🎶

Join us at LILG! 12-13 August 2025, @hhu.de & online.
More info at: lilg.div-ling.org #linguistics
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May 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Not saying that @hhu.de is the perfect place for a linguistics meets gender meets queerness conference... But have you seen what their English #Linguistics lecturer Christian Uffmann aka Phonobro just dropped?

www.instagram.com/reel/DJi8Tnp...

Join us at LILG! lilg.div-ling.org
A photo of three people: On the left a dragqueen with orange hair in a black dress, in the middle a person with sunglasses, brown hair and a white t-shirt, on the right a person with short brown hair, glasses, and a white shirt with circles on it. They carry a rainbow flag. In the background more people are somewhat visible, they seem to be dancing. On the wall in the background, there is a progressive pride flag.
May 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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🎉 Registration now open!
Join us at LILG 2 – Linguistic Intersections of Language and Gender.

Date: 12-13 August 2025
Location: Düsseldorf @hhu.de & online
Register here: lilg.div-ling.org/registration/

We look forward to seeing you there!
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April 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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The final talk in our 2024/2025 talk series will be given by Annika Tjuka.

The talk will be on the topic of "Body, Objects, and Animals: Investigating the Factors Behind Naming Strategies".

Find more information here: div-ling.org/talks

#linguistics #Linguistik
Invitation to a talk by Annika Tjuka on 30 April 2025 at 1pm German time with the title "Body, Objects, and Animals: Investigating the Factors Behind Naming Strategies". It further states that the talks of the series take place Wednesdays, 1-2pm German time, that they are free and that registration is not required. Contact persons are Dominic Schmitz and Janina Esser via the email contact@div-ling.org. For more Information on the talk series and the association, please visit div-ling.org/talks.
April 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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The next talk in our 2024/2025 talk series will be given by Samira Ochs & Jan Oliver Rüdiger.

The talk will be in German and on the topic of "Das Queere Korpus: Aufbau und Beispielanalysen".

Find more information here: div-ling.org/talks

#linguistics #Linguistik
Invitation to a talk by Samira Ochs & Jan Oliver Rüdiger on 26 March 2025 at 1pm German time with the title "Das Queere Korpus: Aufbau und Beispielanalysen". It further states that the talks of the series take place Wednesdays, 1-2pm German time, that they are free and that registration is not required. Contact persons are Dominic Schmitz and Janina Esser via the email contact@div-ling.org. For more Information on the talk series and the association, please visit div-ling.org/talks.
March 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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The next talk in our 2024/2025 talk series will be given by Christin Schütze.

The talk will be on the topic of "Gender coordinates: A two-dimensional tool for gender typicality scores of epicene nouns".

Find more information here: div-ling.org/talks

#linguistics #Linguistik
Invitation to a talk by Christin Schütze on 26 Feb 2025 at 1pm German time with the title "Gender coordinates: A two-dimensional tool for gender typicality scores of epicene nouns". It further states that the talks of the series take place Wednesdays, 1-2pm German time, that they are free and that registration is not required. Contact persons are Dominic Schmitz and Janina Esser via the email contact@div-ling.org. For more Information on the talk series and the association, please visit div-ling.org/talks.
February 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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The next talk in our 2024/2025 talk series will be given by Sol Tovar.

The talk will be on the topic of "Queering the linguistics classroom".

Find more information here: div-ling.org/talks

#linguistics #Linguistik
Invitation to a talk by Dominic Schmitz on 29 Jan 2025 at 1pm German time with the title "Queering the linguistics classroom". It further states that the talks of the series take place Wednesdays, 1-2pm German time, that they are free and that registration is not required. Contact persons are Dominic Schmitz and Janina Esser via the email contact@div-ling.org. For more Information on the talk series and the association, please visit div-ling.org/talks.
January 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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🎉 Good news for LILG 2 participants!

We're offering travel reimbursements of up to 150 EUR for those without other funding options. Limited spots available – first come, first served!

📅 Apply during registration starting April 21, 2025.

Details 👉 lilg.div-ling.org

#linguistics #gender
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December 14, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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📣 Exciting news!

Join us for LILG 2 – Linguistic Intersections of Language and Gender, 12-13 Aug 2025 at @hhu.bsky.social.

Hybrid format 🌐, in-person encouraged.

Details and Call for Papers 👉 lilg.div-ling.org

#linguistics #gender
Conference poster titled "Linguistic Intersections of Language and Gender," inviting papers on gender-related topics, hosted at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, August 12-13, 2025.
December 12, 2024 at 6:31 AM
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Here we go!

The first talk in our 2024/2025 talk series will be given by Leah Nieber.

The talk will be on the topic of "Phonetic research beyond the binary".

Find more information here: div-ling.org/talks

#linguistics #Linguistik
Invitation to a talk by Leah Nieber on 27 Nov 2024 at 1pm German time with the title "Phonetic research beyond the binary". It further states that the talks of the series take place Wednesdays, 1-2pm German time, that they are free and that registration is not required. Contact persons are Dominic Schmitz and Janina Esser via the email contact@div-ling.org. For more Information on the talk series and the association, please visit div-ling.org/talks.
November 13, 2024 at 7:04 AM
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📣 We are looking for presenters for the 2024/2023 edition of our talk series "Diversity in #Linguistics"!

If you want to present your work, sign up here:
div-ling.org/en/talk-seri...

Have a look at the previous edition's talks and topics here:
div-ling.org/en/events/ta...
A graphic titled "Talk Series Diversity in Linguistics". Next to the title, it states "2024/25" and "online". Below, the following text is given: "Call for Contributions". At the bottom, smaller texts reads: "Wednesdays, 1-2pm German time, online via Zoom, free and without registration, contact: Dominic Schmitz & Janina Esser, contact@div-ling.org, for more information on our talk series and our association, please visit div-ling.org/talks".
October 17, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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The final talk in our 2023/2024 talk series will be given by Barbara Kovačić.

The talk will be on the topic of "My Croatian is better than yours – Language Ideology and Attitude by the example of BCMS".

Find more information here: div-ling.org/talks

#linguistics
Invitation to a talk by Barbara Kovačić on 31 Jul 2024 at 6pm CET with the title "My Croatian is better than yours – Language Ideology and Attitude by the example of BCMS". It further states that the talks of the series take place Wednesdays, 6-7pm CET, that they are free and that not registration is required. Contact persons are Dominic Schmitz and Janina Esser via the email contact@div-ling.org. For more Information on the talk series and the association, please visit div-ling.org/talks.
July 24, 2024 at 12:44 PM
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The next talk in our 2023/2024 talk series will be given by Dominic Schmitz.

The talk will be on the topic of "Gender star semantics and comprehension from a linear discriminative learning perspective".

Find more information here: div-ling.org/talks

#linguistics #Linguistik #Gendern
Invitation to a talk by Dominic Schmitz on 19 Jun 2024 at 6pm CET with the title "Gender star semantics and comprehension from a linear discriminative learning perspective". It further states that the talks of the series take place Wednesdays, 6-7pm CET, that they are free and that not registration is required. Contact persons are Dominic Schmitz and Janina Esser via the email contact@div-ling.org. For more Information on the talk series and the association, please visit div-ling.org/talks.
May 28, 2024 at 4:08 AM
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The next talk in our 2023/2024 talk series "Diversity in Linguistics" will be given by Sevena Olgar.

The talk will be on the topic of "Feature Effectiveness in Authorship Attribution". Find more information here: div-ling.org/talks

#linguistics #forensiclinguistics
Invitation to a talk by Sevena Olgar on 24 Apr 2024 at 6pm CET with the title "Feature Effectiveness in Authorship Attribution". It further states that the talks of the series take place Wednesdays, 6-7pm CET, that they are free and that not registration is required. Contact persons are Dominic Schmitz and Janina Esser via the email contact@div-ling.org. For more Information on the talk series and the association, please visit div-ling.org/talks.
April 19, 2024 at 3:22 PM
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How do you analyse threats, malicious communications, and defamation from a linguistic point of view?

Find answers to this and other questions during the 6th FLsc which will take place at @hhu.bsky.social from 3 to 6 Sep 2024.

Find further info online:
div-ling.org/en/events/fo...

#linguistics
Image with the caption "FLsc Forensic Linguistics Short Course". Further text reads: 6th International Summer School on Forensic Linguistics. 3-6 September 2024 @ Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf." 3 topics are listed: Disputed meanings, authorship analysis, and guided case study. A QR code is given to apply for the summer school. The QR code links to the same page as is linked in this post.
April 7, 2024 at 8:58 AM
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The next talk in our 2023/2024 talk series "Diversity in #Linguistics" will be given by Christin Schütze & Aylin Braunewell.

The talk will be in German and its topic is Empirische Annäherung an die Kompatibilität von Epikoina mit genderbewusster und Leichter Sprache".

Join us! 😀

#Linguistik
Invitation to a talk by Christin Schütze & Aylin Braunewell on 27 Mar 2024 at 6pm CET with the title "Empirische Annäherung an die Kompatibilität von epizönen Personenbezeichnungen mit genderbewusster und Leichter Sprache". It further states that the talks of the series take place Wednesdays, 6-7pm CET, that they are free and that not registration is required. Contact persons are Dominic Schmitz and Janina Esser via the email contact@div-ling.org. For more Information on the talk series and the association, please visit div-ling.org/talks.
March 12, 2024 at 4:55 PM
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Please note that the talk by Pauline Reiß on 28 Feb had to be cancelled.
The invitation to the talk crossed-out in red and the word "cancelled" in big black letters.
February 26, 2024 at 5:49 PM
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The 5th talk in our 2023/2024 talk series "Diversity in #Linguistics" will be given by Pauline Reiß.

The talk will be in German and its topic is "Pitch please! Prosaische und phonetische Änderung im Stimmton IN- vs. OUT-of-Drag".

Join us on 28 Feb 2024 from 6-7pm CET via Zoom!

#BLinguistik
Invitation to a talk by Pauline Reiß on 28 Feb 2024 at 6pm CET with the title "Pitch please! Prosaische und phonetische Änderung im Stimmton IN- vs. OUT-of-Drag". It further states that the talks of the series take place Wednesdays, 6-7pm CET, that they are free and that not registration is required. Contact persons are Dominic Schmitz and Janina Esser via the email contact@div-ling.org. For more Information on the talk series and the association, please visit div-ling.org/talks.
February 11, 2024 at 10:44 AM
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Sorry for the typo in the image! It is of course 31 Jan 2024, not 2023! 😄
Invitation to a talk by Dana Roemling on 31 Jan 2024 at 6pm CET with the title "Tracing Identity through Language: Geolinguistic Profiling in Forensic Linguistic Authorship Analysis". It further states that the talks of the series take place Wednesdays, 6-7pm CET, that they are free and that not registration is required. Contact persons are Dominic Schmitz and Janina Esser via the email contact@div-ling.org. For more Information on the talk series and the association, please visit div-ling.org/talks.
January 24, 2024 at 4:49 PM
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The 4th talk in our 2023/2024 talk series "Diversity in #Linguistics" will be given by Dana Roemling.

The talk's topic is "Tracing Identity through Language: Geolinguistic Profiling in Forensic Linguistic Authorship Analysis".

Join us on 31 Jan 2024 from 6-7pm CET via Zoom!

#BLinguistik
Invitation to a talk by Dana Roemling on 31 Jan 2024 at 6pm CET with the title "Tracing Identity through Language: Geolinguistic Profiling in Forensic Linguistic Authorship Analysis". It further states that the talks of the series take place Wednesdays, 6-7pm CET, that they are free and that not registration is required. Contact persons are Dominic Schmitz and Janina Esser via the email contact@div-ling.org. For more Information on the talk series and the association, please visit div-ling.org/talks.
January 13, 2024 at 10:33 AM
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The 3rd talk in our 2023/2024 talk series "Diversity in #Linguistics" will be given by Philo Schäfer.

The talk's topic is "Er, sie, ? – Sprechen über nichtbinäre Personen & geschlechtsneutrale Pronomen in Medien und Wissenschaft".

Join us on 13 Dec 2023 from 6-7pm CET via Zoom!

#BLinguistik
Invitation to a talk by Philo Schäfer on 13 Dec 2023 at 6pm CET with the German title "Er, sie, ? – Sprechen über nichtbinäre Personen & geschlechtsneutrale Pronomen in Medien und Wissenschaft". It further states that the talks of the series take place Wednesdays, 6-7pm CET, that they are free and that not registration is required. Contact persons are Dominic Schmitz and Janina Esser via the email contact@div-ling.org. For more Information on the talk series and the association, please visit div-ling.org/talks.
December 3, 2023 at 10:03 AM