Nicole Benker
@invadernic.bsky.social
Linguist working on pragmatic markers @LMU Munich, former EMA person, reader of fantasy novels, player of colorful video games on easy mode, collector of shiny objects, she/her
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The LMU delegation at #cifu14 was so big that we did not fit into one picture, but here are at least some of us on various occasions. Many thanks to the organizers for this wonderful congress!
August 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The LMU delegation at #cifu14 was so big that we did not fit into one picture, but here are at least some of us on various occasions. Many thanks to the organizers for this wonderful congress!
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New Substack post: On so-called adjective clauses: a label to avoid
tinyurl.com/yc32zr4a
#grammar #adjectiveclause #TeHirangaTangata #nzcurriculum
tinyurl.com/yc32zr4a
#grammar #adjectiveclause #TeHirangaTangata #nzcurriculum
June 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
New Substack post: On so-called adjective clauses: a label to avoid
tinyurl.com/yc32zr4a
#grammar #adjectiveclause #TeHirangaTangata #nzcurriculum
tinyurl.com/yc32zr4a
#grammar #adjectiveclause #TeHirangaTangata #nzcurriculum
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Da das Semester sich dem Ende zuneigt: Top things not to do in a term paper! Von mir, für euch, für alle. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW4U...
Top Things Not To Do in a Term Paper: Sieben Dinge, die man in einer Hausarbeit nicht tun sollte
YouTube video by Alan Lena van Beek
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Da das Semester sich dem Ende zuneigt: Top things not to do in a term paper! Von mir, für euch, für alle. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW4U...
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You better work, bitch
January 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
You better work, bitch
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Merry Chrysler to those whomst celebrate 🦝🎄
December 25, 2024 at 6:55 AM
Merry Chrysler to those whomst celebrate 🦝🎄
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Einer der schönsten Weihnachtsromane.
December 20, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Einer der schönsten Weihnachtsromane.
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Ich kann nur in "Brot-Boutiquen" einkaufen, die mir versichern, dass jedes ihrer Produkte ein handgemachtes Unikat ist.
Der Gedanke, dass meine Kollegin und ich eines Tages mit genau derselben Semmel ins Büro kommen - einfach peinlich.
Der Gedanke, dass meine Kollegin und ich eines Tages mit genau derselben Semmel ins Büro kommen - einfach peinlich.
December 20, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Ich kann nur in "Brot-Boutiquen" einkaufen, die mir versichern, dass jedes ihrer Produkte ein handgemachtes Unikat ist.
Der Gedanke, dass meine Kollegin und ich eines Tages mit genau derselben Semmel ins Büro kommen - einfach peinlich.
Der Gedanke, dass meine Kollegin und ich eines Tages mit genau derselben Semmel ins Büro kommen - einfach peinlich.
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I’m just a girl lying down next to her humidifer, begging for one night of proper sleep.
a group of pokemon sitting around a heater with a boy in the middle
ALT: a group of pokemon sitting around a heater with a boy in the middle
media.tenor.com
December 6, 2024 at 8:14 AM
I’m just a girl lying down next to her humidifer, begging for one night of proper sleep.
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die hard is actually an easter movie as it’s a story of sacrifice, rebirth, hope, redemption, and hot evil guys
December 4, 2024 at 7:10 PM
die hard is actually an easter movie as it’s a story of sacrifice, rebirth, hope, redemption, and hot evil guys
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therapy is playing cozy games for hours on end decorating your house, planting and harvesting fruits and veg and meeting people. may cozy games never die.
December 3, 2024 at 7:45 AM
therapy is playing cozy games for hours on end decorating your house, planting and harvesting fruits and veg and meeting people. may cozy games never die.
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Nice try, but it will always be like this.
November 27, 2024 at 3:41 AM
Nice try, but it will always be like this.
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📢 'What the fuck!?', the international interdisciplinary conference on the f-word, is open for submissions!
📍 Arras (France)
🗓️ 24-26 Sept 2025.
📖 Keynotes by @misterslang.bsky.social, Tony McEnery and @jessesword.com
🤩
Info, CFP and submission platform 👇
wtf.sciencesconf.org
📍 Arras (France)
🗓️ 24-26 Sept 2025.
📖 Keynotes by @misterslang.bsky.social, Tony McEnery and @jessesword.com
🤩
Info, CFP and submission platform 👇
wtf.sciencesconf.org
November 7, 2024 at 6:00 PM
📢 'What the fuck!?', the international interdisciplinary conference on the f-word, is open for submissions!
📍 Arras (France)
🗓️ 24-26 Sept 2025.
📖 Keynotes by @misterslang.bsky.social, Tony McEnery and @jessesword.com
🤩
Info, CFP and submission platform 👇
wtf.sciencesconf.org
📍 Arras (France)
🗓️ 24-26 Sept 2025.
📖 Keynotes by @misterslang.bsky.social, Tony McEnery and @jessesword.com
🤩
Info, CFP and submission platform 👇
wtf.sciencesconf.org
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Hey, happy #NationalLinguisticsDay to all my #language & #linguistics nerds!
I hope you're all settling down to a nice bowl of alphabet soup to celebrate.
#Langsky #Linguistics
I hope you're all settling down to a nice bowl of alphabet soup to celebrate.
#Langsky #Linguistics
a man in a suit is squatting in the dirt with the words get somebody from linguistics down here
ALT: a man in a suit is squatting in the dirt with the words get somebody from linguistics down here
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Hey, happy #NationalLinguisticsDay to all my #language & #linguistics nerds!
I hope you're all settling down to a nice bowl of alphabet soup to celebrate.
#Langsky #Linguistics
I hope you're all settling down to a nice bowl of alphabet soup to celebrate.
#Langsky #Linguistics
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You all MOCKED George Lucas and said this was boring or dumb but who’s laughing now???
November 26, 2024 at 1:00 AM
You all MOCKED George Lucas and said this was boring or dumb but who’s laughing now???
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Optimist: glass half full
Pessimist: glass half empty
Corpus Linguist: Which word most frequently appears in the phrase "glass half *"?
Pessimist: glass half empty
Corpus Linguist: Which word most frequently appears in the phrase "glass half *"?
November 25, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Optimist: glass half full
Pessimist: glass half empty
Corpus Linguist: Which word most frequently appears in the phrase "glass half *"?
Pessimist: glass half empty
Corpus Linguist: Which word most frequently appears in the phrase "glass half *"?
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1a-Sonnenuntergang, aber ganz schlechtes Timing.
November 25, 2024 at 2:46 PM
1a-Sonnenuntergang, aber ganz schlechtes Timing.
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🚨 My #corpus collection app for social media, Social Corpus Scraper, is now in version 0.4.7. to fix a Bluesky pagination glitch. If you haven't tried it yet, please send feedback!
#linguistics
fmoncomble.github.io/SocialCorpus...
#linguistics
fmoncomble.github.io/SocialCorpus...
SocialCorpusScraper
fmoncomble.github.io
November 24, 2024 at 10:50 AM
🚨 My #corpus collection app for social media, Social Corpus Scraper, is now in version 0.4.7. to fix a Bluesky pagination glitch. If you haven't tried it yet, please send feedback!
#linguistics
fmoncomble.github.io/SocialCorpus...
#linguistics
fmoncomble.github.io/SocialCorpus...
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Most people don't seem to take note-writing very seriously as a skill.
November 23, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Most people don't seem to take note-writing very seriously as a skill.
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Have yall seen King of the Hill dubbed in Tocharian, a dead Indo-European language once spoken in the Tarim basin of Central Asia
King of the Hill in Tocharian (Fandub)
YouTube video by Anson
youtu.be
November 3, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Have yall seen King of the Hill dubbed in Tocharian, a dead Indo-European language once spoken in the Tarim basin of Central Asia
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Addressing my new followers: one of you will betray me
November 20, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Addressing my new followers: one of you will betray me
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i think plural in english should be formed by reduplication of the last syllable
November 20, 2024 at 6:04 AM
i think plural in english should be formed by reduplication of the last syllable
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Schopenhauer said that we should address each other not as "Mr" or "Mrs", but as "fellow sufferer, companion in misery" - thinking of trying this out.
November 18, 2024 at 9:21 AM
Schopenhauer said that we should address each other not as "Mr" or "Mrs", but as "fellow sufferer, companion in misery" - thinking of trying this out.
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PSA for newbies:
Please include ALT text on your images.
This is an inclusive space for blind and visually impaired people.
Don't arrive late to the party and ignore a bunch of people.
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This is an inclusive space for blind and visually impaired people.
Don't arrive late to the party and ignore a bunch of people.
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November 16, 2024 at 12:18 PM
PSA for newbies:
Please include ALT text on your images.
This is an inclusive space for blind and visually impaired people.
Don't arrive late to the party and ignore a bunch of people.
Also, please share this skeet, rather than liking it, to ensure the message gets delivered.
Thanks!
Please include ALT text on your images.
This is an inclusive space for blind and visually impaired people.
Don't arrive late to the party and ignore a bunch of people.
Also, please share this skeet, rather than liking it, to ensure the message gets delivered.
Thanks!
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November 16, 2024 at 9:31 AM