lexie
@lexiecalised.bsky.social
dyke linguist, londoner by birth, berlinerin by choice
spannender rbb-artikel und vor allem spannende spracheinstellungen im kommentarfeld
Wie "English only" als Alltagssprache Berlin verändert
In Teilen Berlins wird Englisch zur Alltagssprache, besonders in Cafés, Restaurants und Geschäften. Das finden einige Menschen super - andere stellt es vor Herausforderungen. Von Christina Rubarth und...
www.rbb24.de
October 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
spannender rbb-artikel und vor allem spannende spracheinstellungen im kommentarfeld
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apropos junge Frauen in Städten
October 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
apropos junge Frauen in Städten
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“An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.”
What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...
What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that could transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC
www.bbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
“An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.”
What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...
What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Calls: 78th Student Conference on Linguistics / 78. Studentische Tagung Sprachwissenschaft
Calls: 78th Student Conference on Linguistics / 78. Studentische Tagung Sprachwissenschaft
About the conference:
The StuTS (Studentische Tagung Sprachwissenschaft) is a three-day student conference on linguistics held biannually. Organized by volunteer linguistics students, it is hosted usually but not exclusively, by German-speaking universities.
Since its inauguration in Hamburg in 1987, StuTS has brought together thousands of enthusiastic linguistics students to present their work, learn about exciting new topics in inspiring keynote addresses, talks, and workshops, and me
dlvr.it
September 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Calls: 78th Student Conference on Linguistics / 78. Studentische Tagung Sprachwissenschaft
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Wogegen die HU klagt:
Eine Verpflichtung zu stabilen Beschäftigungsbedingungen.
Wogegen die HU nicht klagt:
Eine Verpflichtung zu Stellenkürzungen und schlechteren Bedingungen für verbleibende Beschäftigte.
Traumhafter Arbeitgeber, so lockt man Spitzentalente an.
Eine Verpflichtung zu stabilen Beschäftigungsbedingungen.
Wogegen die HU nicht klagt:
Eine Verpflichtung zu Stellenkürzungen und schlechteren Bedingungen für verbleibende Beschäftigte.
Traumhafter Arbeitgeber, so lockt man Spitzentalente an.
Deutschland zukunftsfähig machen, Berlin edition:
www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
Humboldt-Universität Berlin: Keine Klage gegen Kürzungen
Der akademische Senat der Berliner Humboldt-Universität stimmt den geänderten Hochschulverträgen zu. Die damit einhergehenden Etatkürzungen werden zu Stellensperren in der Wissenschaft führen.
www.faz.net
September 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Wogegen die HU klagt:
Eine Verpflichtung zu stabilen Beschäftigungsbedingungen.
Wogegen die HU nicht klagt:
Eine Verpflichtung zu Stellenkürzungen und schlechteren Bedingungen für verbleibende Beschäftigte.
Traumhafter Arbeitgeber, so lockt man Spitzentalente an.
Eine Verpflichtung zu stabilen Beschäftigungsbedingungen.
Wogegen die HU nicht klagt:
Eine Verpflichtung zu Stellenkürzungen und schlechteren Bedingungen für verbleibende Beschäftigte.
Traumhafter Arbeitgeber, so lockt man Spitzentalente an.
1/ i was spending a couple of months abroad and my then gf set me up with someone she knew (yay polyamory !) who had moved to the same city. i arrive at the pub where we were meeting and realise we have already been on a date a year before in my home city.
The Fence is FOR LOVERS, so for next issue's Fencepost, we want your most memorable, mundane, mortifying and miserable dating experiences.
So please reply, or issue a discrete DM, with your maddest, baddest, and raddest adventures in the dating game.
So please reply, or issue a discrete DM, with your maddest, baddest, and raddest adventures in the dating game.
August 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
1/ i was spending a couple of months abroad and my then gf set me up with someone she knew (yay polyamory !) who had moved to the same city. i arrive at the pub where we were meeting and realise we have already been on a date a year before in my home city.
@lingucat.bsky.social taz.de/Vermuellung-... ist mülllawine schon in deiner tristabensammlung ?
Vermüllung in Uganda: Der Preis des Mülls
Ein Jahr nach der Mülllawine hat Shadia Nanyonjo weder ihr Zuhause zurück noch eine Entschädigung erhalten. Die Stadt lädt ihren Abfall in einem geschützten Gebiet ab.
taz.de
August 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
@lingucat.bsky.social taz.de/Vermuellung-... ist mülllawine schon in deiner tristabensammlung ?
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I'm looking to chat with nonbinary and/or trans speakers of several languages, especially including Irish, Hindi, Arabic, Hebrew, Italian, Russian, Polish, Icelandic - but also any other languages (aside from English / Spanish / French). DM or email me!
May 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I'm looking to chat with nonbinary and/or trans speakers of several languages, especially including Irish, Hindi, Arabic, Hebrew, Italian, Russian, Polish, Icelandic - but also any other languages (aside from English / Spanish / French). DM or email me!
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Why does 25% AfD among young men spark a thousand "what is going on with young men?" posts yet Die Linke 34% among young women generates...nothing at all?
Yes, young men voting for the radical right is an important phenomenon. But so is young women going rad left *at even higher rates*.
Yes, young men voting for the radical right is an important phenomenon. But so is young women going rad left *at even higher rates*.
February 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Why does 25% AfD among young men spark a thousand "what is going on with young men?" posts yet Die Linke 34% among young women generates...nothing at all?
Yes, young men voting for the radical right is an important phenomenon. But so is young women going rad left *at even higher rates*.
Yes, young men voting for the radical right is an important phenomenon. But so is young women going rad left *at even higher rates*.
anne lister @badgayspod.bsky.social ep lets fuckign gooo
February 11, 2025 at 6:54 AM
anne lister @badgayspod.bsky.social ep lets fuckign gooo
realising again and again that writing is hard because thinking is hard
January 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
realising again and again that writing is hard because thinking is hard
wow zoteros had a real glowup
January 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
wow zoteros had a real glowup
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fun multilingualism situation: speaking norwegian to the (probably british) barista in the thirdwave coffee shop in stockholm and being replied to in english. at first i thought bc she took me for a tourist (which i am tbf), then realised it was bc she didnt speak scandinavian
December 31, 2024 at 1:46 PM
fun multilingualism situation: speaking norwegian to the (probably british) barista in the thirdwave coffee shop in stockholm and being replied to in english. at first i thought bc she took me for a tourist (which i am tbf), then realised it was bc she didnt speak scandinavian
already hyped for radio 4s special shipping forecast-themed programming on nyd !!
December 26, 2024 at 11:19 PM
already hyped for radio 4s special shipping forecast-themed programming on nyd !!
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oh my god overleaf I DO NOT WANT AI WRITING INTEGRATION
December 10, 2024 at 9:11 PM
oh my god overleaf I DO NOT WANT AI WRITING INTEGRATION
~structural ambiguity~
Ah here, could she not just put up a tree like the rest of us.
December 8, 2024 at 10:55 AM
~structural ambiguity~
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Hey, I just met you
And this is freaky
But which one is bouba
And which is kiki?
And this is freaky
But which one is bouba
And which is kiki?
Hey I just met you
I'm off to hunt whale
but here's my novel
so call me Ishmael
I'm off to hunt whale
but here's my novel
so call me Ishmael
November 2, 2023 at 11:42 PM
Hey, I just met you
And this is freaky
But which one is bouba
And which is kiki?
And this is freaky
But which one is bouba
And which is kiki?
does anyone know a good reference for the dominance of english in linguistics/psycholinguistics/psychology ? it needs to refer specifically to english, rather than WEIRD in general. thanks !
#linguistics
#linguistics
December 2, 2024 at 9:59 AM
does anyone know a good reference for the dominance of english in linguistics/psycholinguistics/psychology ? it needs to refer specifically to english, rather than WEIRD in general. thanks !
#linguistics
#linguistics
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All linguists should read one of these:
Baker, A., et al. (2016). The linguistics of sign languages: An introduction. Benjamins
Hill, J.C. et al. (2019). Sign languages: Structures and contexts. Routledge
Wilkinson, E. & Morford, J.P. (2024). Understanding signed languages. Routledge
#linguistics
Baker, A., et al. (2016). The linguistics of sign languages: An introduction. Benjamins
Hill, J.C. et al. (2019). Sign languages: Structures and contexts. Routledge
Wilkinson, E. & Morford, J.P. (2024). Understanding signed languages. Routledge
#linguistics
November 30, 2024 at 12:11 PM
All linguists should read one of these:
Baker, A., et al. (2016). The linguistics of sign languages: An introduction. Benjamins
Hill, J.C. et al. (2019). Sign languages: Structures and contexts. Routledge
Wilkinson, E. & Morford, J.P. (2024). Understanding signed languages. Routledge
#linguistics
Baker, A., et al. (2016). The linguistics of sign languages: An introduction. Benjamins
Hill, J.C. et al. (2019). Sign languages: Structures and contexts. Routledge
Wilkinson, E. & Morford, J.P. (2024). Understanding signed languages. Routledge
#linguistics
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Solidarity means joining forces with people you find annoying so you can more effectively fight people who want you dead
November 21, 2024 at 6:54 AM
Solidarity means joining forces with people you find annoying so you can more effectively fight people who want you dead
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Today one of London’s Overground lines officially becomes the Mildmay Line.
In the 1980s, before effective treatment, the Mildmay Hospital pioneered AIDS care.
In 1987 Princess Diana famously shook hands with a patient there, a small gesture of solidarity which made front pages across the world.
In the 1980s, before effective treatment, the Mildmay Hospital pioneered AIDS care.
In 1987 Princess Diana famously shook hands with a patient there, a small gesture of solidarity which made front pages across the world.
November 20, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Today one of London’s Overground lines officially becomes the Mildmay Line.
In the 1980s, before effective treatment, the Mildmay Hospital pioneered AIDS care.
In 1987 Princess Diana famously shook hands with a patient there, a small gesture of solidarity which made front pages across the world.
In the 1980s, before effective treatment, the Mildmay Hospital pioneered AIDS care.
In 1987 Princess Diana famously shook hands with a patient there, a small gesture of solidarity which made front pages across the world.