Kilu von Prince
@kilinguistics.bsky.social
linguist
a less cruel world is possible
neurosomething (autistic)
all posts reflect private opinions
a less cruel world is possible
neurosomething (autistic)
all posts reflect private opinions
Because I think better in pictures, here is a visualisation of languages according to documentation and endangerment status (I'm calling it glottocloud).
glottolog.org/langdoc/status
glottolog.org/langdoc/status
October 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Because I think better in pictures, here is a visualisation of languages according to documentation and endangerment status (I'm calling it glottocloud).
glottolog.org/langdoc/status
glottolog.org/langdoc/status
Bybee et al. 1990. So cool I had to make a graph about it 🤩
September 23, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Bybee et al. 1990. So cool I had to make a graph about it 🤩
Short intro to groypers, reposted with ALT text
September 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Short intro to groypers, reposted with ALT text
Im kommenden Semester gibt’s endlich mal eine sinnvolle Sitzordnung
September 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Im kommenden Semester gibt’s endlich mal eine sinnvolle Sitzordnung
But this dial is different?
June 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
But this dial is different?
In that case, you get an "Always measure from the bottom" award.
June 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
In that case, you get an "Always measure from the bottom" award.
Which number appears when you press the down arrow?
June 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Which number appears when you press the down arrow?
The etymology of the dinosaur name Yurgovuchia (Givón, 2016: 242
![Screenshot from the dictionary:
yogho-vu--chi [n] ‘coyote’, lit. ‘little fucker’ (see yogho-)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gu6pgclcjvamn5xh5nppzfix/bafkreiaoaron6lbijnvsu36hu66m5mfjjnigblryvubnfaqgsbbyenfwxa@jpeg)
June 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
The etymology of the dinosaur name Yurgovuchia (Givón, 2016: 242
Ooh, that's a very cool factoid. The thing is, I was planning an extra section on dinosaur misnomers, but I wasn't actually planning to include Talenkauen in it. But it seems to be one. It looks like they made a mistake in looking up the word (kauen being some leather rope, Ka'ake being "skull")
June 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Ooh, that's a very cool factoid. The thing is, I was planning an extra section on dinosaur misnomers, but I wasn't actually planning to include Talenkauen in it. But it seems to be one. It looks like they made a mistake in looking up the word (kauen being some leather rope, Ka'ake being "skull")
🫡 Here's a little thing I did for my syntax students asking about possible correlates of case alignment (dada from WALS)
May 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
🫡 Here's a little thing I did for my syntax students asking about possible correlates of case alignment (dada from WALS)
Me when I get impatient with wikipedia
May 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Me when I get impatient with wikipedia
Ah, I see! Yes, I just did that for the csv data frame and filtered for the national boundaries, it worked!
May 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Ah, I see! Yes, I just did that for the csv data frame and filtered for the national boundaries, it worked!
Worked for the grambank data!
May 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Worked for the grambank data!
Used R with GeoJson data from grambank for the first time. Neat. (still playing around with combining data from grambank with another survey, both on numeral classifiers).
May 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Used R with GeoJson data from grambank for the first time. Neat. (still playing around with combining data from grambank with another survey, both on numeral classifiers).
Yup, got pirated by Meta.
March 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Yup, got pirated by Meta.
AILLA has be down for a while? The page still loads, but you can't browse or search the archive anymore?
Is this just the new normal under US fascism, or is something else going on?
www.ailla.utexas.org
Is this just the new normal under US fascism, or is something else going on?
www.ailla.utexas.org
March 21, 2025 at 9:19 AM
AILLA has be down for a while? The page still loads, but you can't browse or search the archive anymore?
Is this just the new normal under US fascism, or is something else going on?
www.ailla.utexas.org
Is this just the new normal under US fascism, or is something else going on?
www.ailla.utexas.org
Alle möglichen Sachen heißen "Milch" und dürfen das auch im Produktnamen haben...
March 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Alle möglichen Sachen heißen "Milch" und dürfen das auch im Produktnamen haben...
I currently use it inside the section command
March 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I currently use it inside the section command
I have a really bad cold, and I tend to get a bit manic about data visualization when that happens, so here is another pretty map.
(But now I really need to find some very low-energy show to watch so I can get some rest)
(But now I really need to find some very low-energy show to watch so I can get some rest)
March 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I have a really bad cold, and I tend to get a bit manic about data visualization when that happens, so here is another pretty map.
(But now I really need to find some very low-energy show to watch so I can get some rest)
(But now I really need to find some very low-energy show to watch so I can get some rest)
Making copy-machine art, hehe.
February 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Making copy-machine art, hehe.
Zines as a medium are a fascinating challenge. I spend so much time making all my work FAIR, transparent, sustainable.
no data without metadata
not a statement without proof
not a pixel in my SVG
no vertical lines in my \usepackage{booktabs},
theme_minimal() all the way down
no data without metadata
not a statement without proof
not a pixel in my SVG
no vertical lines in my \usepackage{booktabs},
theme_minimal() all the way down
February 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Zines as a medium are a fascinating challenge. I spend so much time making all my work FAIR, transparent, sustainable.
no data without metadata
not a statement without proof
not a pixel in my SVG
no vertical lines in my \usepackage{booktabs},
theme_minimal() all the way down
no data without metadata
not a statement without proof
not a pixel in my SVG
no vertical lines in my \usepackage{booktabs},
theme_minimal() all the way down
Germany has five official minority languages:
1. German Sign Language
2. Romani
3. Sorbian
4. Frisian
5. Danish
1. German Sign Language
2. Romani
3. Sorbian
4. Frisian
5. Danish
February 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Germany has five official minority languages:
1. German Sign Language
2. Romani
3. Sorbian
4. Frisian
5. Danish
1. German Sign Language
2. Romani
3. Sorbian
4. Frisian
5. Danish
Do students know that their little pictures help their profs get through grading? Hero.
February 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Do students know that their little pictures help their profs get through grading? Hero.