Ethan Hartzell
ehartz01.bsky.social
Ethan Hartzell
@ehartz01.bsky.social
Linguistics PhD student at UT Austin

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sad to see this resource will disappear-- what other arabic corpora are out there? this was one of the only ones I knew of for Egyptian
November 14, 2025 at 4:28 AM
My poster today for signcafe
September 19, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Looking forward to #SIGNCAFE in Warsaw this week!
September 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Because we’re moving between different regions every 2-3 days fieldwork is really exhausting this time but we’re doing so many interviews and learning so much about regional lexical variation
July 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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For @jmhenner.bsky.social. We — @savithry.bsky.social and I — wrote “How to crip your sign language linguistic theory”. Open access.

academic.oup.com/jdsde/advanc...
How to crip your sign language linguistic theory
Abstract. The language practices and experiences of racially and ethnically minoritized users of signed languages have been largely ignored or marginalized
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May 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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A research by Najla Alghamdi (2022) suggests that "we are witnessing an emergence of a dialect that can be called a Saudi Koine. One of the characteristics of this koine is that it features a double-sided pole, a Najdi pole and a Hijazi pole.
April 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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March 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwQw...
just found this series from 2011-2012 about Deaf culture in France recently uploaded- with French subtitles and signover in LSF
2011 : L'œil et la main
YouTube video by La main des sourds
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February 14, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Linguistic examples should not just be translated but also be glossed. What makes a good gloss? In the ELSEA project we created a 10min knowledge clip explaining interlinear glossing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VATS...
Interlinear glossing
YouTube video by Enhancing Linguistic Scholarship in Eastern Africa
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Absolutely.
People also differ in power and privilege so how languages mix also reflects this.
It’s important to understand sometimes the push for linguistic ‘purity’ reflects these unequal language dynamics: this is how I contextualise anti-English sentiments in the BSL and Auslan communities.
Linguistic purity is a mythical crutch for emotional fantasies. Languages mix because people mix. 🐦🐦
February 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
the android version is now available:
play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Learn The Old Runes - Apps on Google Play
Learn Elder Fuþark and More!
play.google.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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#Linguistics folks, do you know of any research on whether interlinear glossing helps learners acquire morphology? especially for language revitalization contexts?
this is a good question! There's a couple things I want to look at. How fast and in what way are undergrads able to acquire memorize the basics of the pronominal prefix system? In what way is interlinear glossing useful (if at all) to learners when trying to parse complex morphological systems?
January 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
أعتقد أن كل من يهتم باللغة النوبية وتعلمها لازم يعرف عن محمد متولي بدر وأعماله
January 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Excited to virtually share my poster with everyone at #TISLR15
January 16, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Very much enjoyed presenting my poster at #TISLR15 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today!

One important message in our poster is that factors like methodology, researcher's background, and language documentation may affect one's result.

Happy to share/discuss more via DM or Email!
January 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
#TISLR15

Anyone know how virtual participants are meant to participate in the poster sessions?
January 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
New app for Demotic Egyptian now available for Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
iOS version coming soon
Learn Demotic Egyptian - Apps on Google Play
Learners dictionary of Demotic
play.google.com
January 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
‎TIL classical arabic actually does distinguish between medial and distal demonstratives ذاك وذلك
‎I always just thought ذاك was a variant of ذلك
January 4, 2025 at 4:28 AM
It's been a long time but I finally got back to the Nobiin lessons-- lesson 2 is now available here: northafricanlinguistics.blogspot.com/2025/01/nobi...
Nobiin Lesson 2 ⲇⲁⲣⲥ ⲟⲩⳣⲟⲩⲧⲧⲓ ⲗⲓ الدرس الثاني في لغة نوبين
northafricanlinguistics.blogspot.com
January 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM