Dominique Bobeck
@dombobeck.bsky.social
Conlanger for The Gryphon, linguist (phonologist, morphologist), semitist, he/him, 30, based in Berlin, #langsky, friend of liberalism
Universitat de Barcelona? Felt like King's Landing
March 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Universitat de Barcelona? Felt like King's Landing
More than 40 downloads in just 2 days! So far and by far, the most downloaded paper of the volume. A big thank you to all who've read (or are reading) the paper!
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March 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
More than 40 downloads in just 2 days! So far and by far, the most downloaded paper of the volume. A big thank you to all who've read (or are reading) the paper!
revistes.uab.cat/catjl/articl...
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#academicsky
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A picture from today just a few minutes ago.
📍Berlin
📍Berlin
March 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A picture from today just a few minutes ago.
📍Berlin
📍Berlin
This is Charlie, one of my parents' two cats. We're lucky no-one is allergic here. But if someone would, ... 😅
February 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
This is Charlie, one of my parents' two cats. We're lucky no-one is allergic here. But if someone would, ... 😅
At least for Germans: Streitberg's dictionary. What's the standard dictionary for Gothic-English?
January 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
At least for Germans: Streitberg's dictionary. What's the standard dictionary for Gothic-English?
Reminds me of the Tengwar vocalisation of Latin script for 'Lord of the Rings' maps, at least for the vowel A.
December 18, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Reminds me of the Tengwar vocalisation of Latin script for 'Lord of the Rings' maps, at least for the vowel A.
AFAIK there is only little known about the Guanche language. :/ Some words (i.a. some numbers) are transmitted. But it's not much. There is the hypothesis that it belongs to the Berber language family. Some years ago, I bought this book for tourists^^ Though this is not at all half decent 😅
December 17, 2024 at 11:17 AM
AFAIK there is only little known about the Guanche language. :/ Some words (i.a. some numbers) are transmitted. But it's not much. There is the hypothesis that it belongs to the Berber language family. Some years ago, I bought this book for tourists^^ Though this is not at all half decent 😅
Cf. the Tel Lachish comb for comparison (Vainstub et al. 2022)
November 26, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Cf. the Tel Lachish comb for comparison (Vainstub et al. 2022)
So maybe something like yqḥ /yiqqaḥ/ 'he takes' from *lqḥ? Could be part of a name.
November 26, 2024 at 10:24 AM
So maybe something like yqḥ /yiqqaḥ/ 'he takes' from *lqḥ? Could be part of a name.
This is from a conference. Here, I got to know some new people. So, I secretly wrote down their names. What you see: (1) šmā ('name'): aģmīn ('Armin'?), šmā brītonyā. (2) hēđēr (meant: Heather Newell)
November 26, 2024 at 9:06 AM
This is from a conference. Here, I got to know some new people. So, I secretly wrote down their names. What you see: (1) šmā ('name'): aģmīn ('Armin'?), šmā brītonyā. (2) hēđēr (meant: Heather Newell)
The Š could be a ḥ if you put it upside-down. And I don't know what the vertical line right of it is. Concerning the square or "w" for M, it's hard to say whether the stroke above is a damage or not. I'd say the N is pretty clear. ...
November 26, 2024 at 8:55 AM
The Š could be a ḥ if you put it upside-down. And I don't know what the vertical line right of it is. Concerning the square or "w" for M, it's hard to say whether the stroke above is a damage or not. I'd say the N is pretty clear. ...
In my former linguistics department (with focus on German), this poster hangs right before the office of my former professor (and employer).
November 25, 2024 at 7:19 AM
In my former linguistics department (with focus on German), this poster hangs right before the office of my former professor (and employer).
What do you think is the language WALS calls "Gwari"? The same applies to its major reference, Hyman & Magaji (1970).
November 22, 2024 at 8:41 AM
What do you think is the language WALS calls "Gwari"? The same applies to its major reference, Hyman & Magaji (1970).
The conlang material from your website was a primary foundation of my master thesis in linguistics. Without the pronunciation guides and the excerpts from the respective screenplays, it would have been veeery difficult. 🙏🏽
November 21, 2024 at 8:30 PM
The conlang material from your website was a primary foundation of my master thesis in linguistics. Without the pronunciation guides and the excerpts from the respective screenplays, it would have been veeery difficult. 🙏🏽
A slide from my current linguistics class "The Syllable". I try to show my students both the respective basics (mainly stuff from the 80s) AND current research, such as this map taken from @ianjoo.bsky.social & Hsu (2024). I love their database, the Phonotacticon!
#langsky
#langsky
November 19, 2024 at 7:11 AM
A slide from my current linguistics class "The Syllable". I try to show my students both the respective basics (mainly stuff from the 80s) AND current research, such as this map taken from @ianjoo.bsky.social & Hsu (2024). I love their database, the Phonotacticon!
#langsky
#langsky
Since June we have a cat! Say hi to Kēli! Although her name means 'cat' in High Valyrian, she likes Aramaic, Hebrew and theoretical phonology very much as one can see by means of my books.
November 18, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Since June we have a cat! Say hi to Kēli! Although her name means 'cat' in High Valyrian, she likes Aramaic, Hebrew and theoretical phonology very much as one can see by means of my books.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #722.428! Thank you for the invitation, @tlakamasako.bsky.social!
September 19, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #722.428! Thank you for the invitation, @tlakamasako.bsky.social!
Great idea with Eritrean/Ethiopian cuisine at a wine festival! But I wish they would have written "Eritrean" or "Ethiopian" not "African". It's like saying "paella and black pudding belong to the same cuisine since both are European dishes."
![Poster: Rheingau meets Africa, menu: 1) Quantisha: African mushroom-chickpea stew, vegetables, Berbere, self-made cheese; 2) Zigni: African beef stew, carrots, cabbage, Berbere [...]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qjv3p6yh2j4fhdrk75zvtfrm/bafkreihff3hquz6767xnvxx3s3swa4lcnijcxvqoagdht36543ozauplzm@jpeg)
May 30, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Great idea with Eritrean/Ethiopian cuisine at a wine festival! But I wish they would have written "Eritrean" or "Ethiopian" not "African". It's like saying "paella and black pudding belong to the same cuisine since both are European dishes."
Two #Semitic words of the day 🖐🏽🌳
*yad- 'hand, arm'
- Akkadian idu(m) 'arm, side'
- Arabic يد yad 'hand, forleg'
- Hebrew יד yād 'hand, forearm'
- Syriac ܐܝܕܐ ʔīdā 'hand, arm'
- Old Ethiopic እድ ʔəd 'hand'
- Mehri ḥayd 'hand, arm'
(1/2)
*yad- 'hand, arm'
- Akkadian idu(m) 'arm, side'
- Arabic يد yad 'hand, forleg'
- Hebrew יד yād 'hand, forearm'
- Syriac ܐܝܕܐ ʔīdā 'hand, arm'
- Old Ethiopic እድ ʔəd 'hand'
- Mehri ḥayd 'hand, arm'
(1/2)
April 25, 2024 at 8:49 AM
Two #Semitic words of the day 🖐🏽🌳
*yad- 'hand, arm'
- Akkadian idu(m) 'arm, side'
- Arabic يد yad 'hand, forleg'
- Hebrew יד yād 'hand, forearm'
- Syriac ܐܝܕܐ ʔīdā 'hand, arm'
- Old Ethiopic እድ ʔəd 'hand'
- Mehri ḥayd 'hand, arm'
(1/2)
*yad- 'hand, arm'
- Akkadian idu(m) 'arm, side'
- Arabic يد yad 'hand, forleg'
- Hebrew יד yād 'hand, forearm'
- Syriac ܐܝܕܐ ʔīdā 'hand, arm'
- Old Ethiopic እድ ʔəd 'hand'
- Mehri ḥayd 'hand, arm'
(1/2)
Currently in Gummersbach close to Cologne to finally get a scholarship for my PhD. Fingers crossed that I convinced the jury of my grant-worthiness 🤞🏽🙏🏽. (1/2)
February 24, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Currently in Gummersbach close to Cologne to finally get a scholarship for my PhD. Fingers crossed that I convinced the jury of my grant-worthiness 🤞🏽🙏🏽. (1/2)
At day 1 of OCP21 (Old World Conference in Phonology, just last week in Leipzig), we had a walk across the southern cemetery. Among the many linguists/philologists buried there (e.g. K. Brugmann, W. Streitberg, E. Sievers) is also Rudolf Kittel, most famous for his edition of the Hebrew bible.
February 18, 2024 at 11:17 AM
At day 1 of OCP21 (Old World Conference in Phonology, just last week in Leipzig), we had a walk across the southern cemetery. Among the many linguists/philologists buried there (e.g. K. Brugmann, W. Streitberg, E. Sievers) is also Rudolf Kittel, most famous for his edition of the Hebrew bible.
It has been an excellent workshop at the Universitat de Barcelona & the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. I'm thankful to meet so many new interesting people. A big thank you to the organisers! :D
#linguistics
#linguistics
January 29, 2024 at 5:47 PM
It has been an excellent workshop at the Universitat de Barcelona & the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. I'm thankful to meet so many new interesting people. A big thank you to the organisers! :D
#linguistics
#linguistics