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Off to #SLE today in #Bordeaux to give not one but two talks. societaslinguistica.eu/sle2025/ @inmfl.bsky.social will be represented in the #linguistics outreach session with @mishee54.bsky.social
58th Annual Meeting of the Societas Linguistica Europaea - SLE 2025
58th Annual Meeting of the Societas Linguistica Europaea26 – 29 August 2025 Université Bordeaux Montaigne The Societas Linguistica Europaea (SLE) and Université Bordeaux Montaigne are pleased to annou...
societaslinguistica.eu
August 27, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Off to #SLE today in #Bordeaux to give not one but two talks. societaslinguistica.eu/sle2025/ @inmfl.bsky.social will be represented in the #linguistics outreach session with @mishee54.bsky.social
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'Cello' comes from 'violoncello'. This Italian word has a funny literal meaning: "little big viola".
That's because it's a double derivative of 'viola':
viola > violone (big viola) > violoncello (little big viola).
The part '-cello' is only a suffix.
Here's more about it, 'violin', and 'fiddle':
That's because it's a double derivative of 'viola':
viola > violone (big viola) > violoncello (little big viola).
The part '-cello' is only a suffix.
Here's more about it, 'violin', and 'fiddle':
June 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
'Cello' comes from 'violoncello'. This Italian word has a funny literal meaning: "little big viola".
That's because it's a double derivative of 'viola':
viola > violone (big viola) > violoncello (little big viola).
The part '-cello' is only a suffix.
Here's more about it, 'violin', and 'fiddle':
That's because it's a double derivative of 'viola':
viola > violone (big viola) > violoncello (little big viola).
The part '-cello' is only a suffix.
Here's more about it, 'violin', and 'fiddle':
Male academics be like "Dear female scholar, here's a paper I wrote that you might be interested in (as you have worked on the topic) in which I do not cite any one of the many papers you have written on the topic."
June 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Male academics be like "Dear female scholar, here's a paper I wrote that you might be interested in (as you have worked on the topic) in which I do not cite any one of the many papers you have written on the topic."
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OASIS 5 (Ontology As Structured by the Interfaces with Semantics 5) will take place at the University of Edinburgh, December 3-5, with a satellite workshop on nominals in non-referential use. Call deadline: August 15.
June 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
OASIS 5 (Ontology As Structured by the Interfaces with Semantics 5) will take place at the University of Edinburgh, December 3-5, with a satellite workshop on nominals in non-referential use. Call deadline: August 15.
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The word "laundry" contains both steps of the laundry process:
1. Undry
2. Dry
1. Undry
2. Dry
June 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The word "laundry" contains both steps of the laundry process:
1. Undry
2. Dry
1. Undry
2. Dry
Languages are even more fun when you learn a little bit about how they work!
Linguists @jrkasstan.bsky.social, @mishee54.bsky.social and Anna Havinga have penned ”Linguistics could make language learning more relevant – and attractive – for school pupils“. theconversation.com/linguistics-...
Linguistics could make language learning more relevant – and attractive – for school pupils
A languages curriculum enriched with linguistics is appealing to students and teachers.
theconversation.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Languages are even more fun when you learn a little bit about how they work!
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RIP linguist Haj Ross (1938-2025) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R....
John R. Ross - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
May 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
RIP linguist Haj Ross (1938-2025) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R....
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The UK is not a single-language state.
A powerful argument by @owswills.bsky.social for understanding and valuing multiculturalism.
nation.cymru/opinion/the-...
A powerful argument by @owswills.bsky.social for understanding and valuing multiculturalism.
nation.cymru/opinion/the-...
The UK is not a single-language state. It’s time Starmer caught up
Owen Williams When Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared that “if you want to live in the UK, you should speak English,” he wasn’t just parroting a tired line about integration. He was exposing a deepe...
nation.cymru
May 14, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The UK is not a single-language state.
A powerful argument by @owswills.bsky.social for understanding and valuing multiculturalism.
nation.cymru/opinion/the-...
A powerful argument by @owswills.bsky.social for understanding and valuing multiculturalism.
nation.cymru/opinion/the-...
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Despite everything going on, I may have funds to hire a postdoc this year 😬🤞🧑🔬 Open to a wide variety of possible projects in social and cognitive neuroscience. Get in touch if you are interested! Reposts appreciated.
May 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Despite everything going on, I may have funds to hire a postdoc this year 😬🤞🧑🔬 Open to a wide variety of possible projects in social and cognitive neuroscience. Get in touch if you are interested! Reposts appreciated.
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Did you know this about English & Media Centre? It's not a commercial organisation - it's an educational charity, with a tiny staff, offering as much as it can for free, doing loads of advocacy for the subject & offering a very wide range of support for teachers!
May 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Did you know this about English & Media Centre? It's not a commercial organisation - it's an educational charity, with a tiny staff, offering as much as it can for free, doing loads of advocacy for the subject & offering a very wide range of support for teachers!
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'Rethinking the UK Languages Curriculum: Arguments for the Inclusion of Linguistics' by @mishee54.bsky.social, Alice Corr, Anna Havinga, @jrkasstan.bsky.social & Norma Schifano argues for linguistics in the UK Mod Langs curriculum. Read it #OA: bit.ly/MLO-linguisitics @ciol-linguists.bsky.social
May 3, 2025 at 10:34 AM
'Rethinking the UK Languages Curriculum: Arguments for the Inclusion of Linguistics' by @mishee54.bsky.social, Alice Corr, Anna Havinga, @jrkasstan.bsky.social & Norma Schifano argues for linguistics in the UK Mod Langs curriculum. Read it #OA: bit.ly/MLO-linguisitics @ciol-linguists.bsky.social
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The @inmfl.bsky.social Project bagged its first award last night at Newcastle University in the category "Inclusive Education, Lifelong Learning & CPD"! This success goes in large part to many dedicated teachers who have co-created, piloted, and tested the materials developed on the project so far!
April 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The @inmfl.bsky.social Project bagged its first award last night at Newcastle University in the category "Inclusive Education, Lifelong Learning & CPD"! This success goes in large part to many dedicated teachers who have co-created, piloted, and tested the materials developed on the project so far!
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Lovely to see this recognition of our work on the @inmfl.bsky.social project! Language learning can be transformational, and we are proposing one way to realise that through the introduction of #linguistics in the school languages curriculum. #edusky #langsky
April 24, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Lovely to see this recognition of our work on the @inmfl.bsky.social project! Language learning can be transformational, and we are proposing one way to realise that through the introduction of #linguistics in the school languages curriculum. #edusky #langsky
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Just 10 days to go!
The deadline to submit your abstracts for Papers and Posters is April 14 at 5PM GMT ⏳
Proposals for Special Interest Panels are also welcome!
Submit your great research ideas: easychair.org/cfp/lagb2025
and share your work with the linguistics community.
Be part of #LAGB2025!
The deadline to submit your abstracts for Papers and Posters is April 14 at 5PM GMT ⏳
Proposals for Special Interest Panels are also welcome!
Submit your great research ideas: easychair.org/cfp/lagb2025
and share your work with the linguistics community.
Be part of #LAGB2025!
CFP
easychair.org
April 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Just 10 days to go!
The deadline to submit your abstracts for Papers and Posters is April 14 at 5PM GMT ⏳
Proposals for Special Interest Panels are also welcome!
Submit your great research ideas: easychair.org/cfp/lagb2025
and share your work with the linguistics community.
Be part of #LAGB2025!
The deadline to submit your abstracts for Papers and Posters is April 14 at 5PM GMT ⏳
Proposals for Special Interest Panels are also welcome!
Submit your great research ideas: easychair.org/cfp/lagb2025
and share your work with the linguistics community.
Be part of #LAGB2025!
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What does ‘good’ ethical conduct in #linguistics look like from the perspective of the communities with whom we work? What can we as linguists be doing better? When it comes to building funding bids here are some suggestions #langsky 👉 www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
“I haven’t seen any results yet”: on ethical collaborative research in linguistics and the need for a standard protocol
What does ‘good’ ethical conduct in linguistics look like from the perspective of the communities with whom we work? We address this question by drawing on observations from a community-bridging and k...
www.degruyter.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
What does ‘good’ ethical conduct in #linguistics look like from the perspective of the communities with whom we work? What can we as linguists be doing better? When it comes to building funding bids here are some suggestions #langsky 👉 www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
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📣 We’ve been shortlisted for a Newcastle University Engagement and Place Award in the Inclusive Education, Life Long Learning and CPD category! Thank you, @newcastleuni.bsky.social, for this recognition - we’re delighted!
Congratulations to the nominees in the Inclusive Education, Life Long Learning and CPD category at this year's Engagement and Place Awards.
Find out more 👇
www.ncl.ac.uk/who-we-are/e...
#WeAreNCL
Find out more 👇
www.ncl.ac.uk/who-we-are/e...
#WeAreNCL
March 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
📣 We’ve been shortlisted for a Newcastle University Engagement and Place Award in the Inclusive Education, Life Long Learning and CPD category! Thank you, @newcastleuni.bsky.social, for this recognition - we’re delighted!
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We aim to enhance uptake and results in languages by introducing students to the study of #linguistics. We think this will attract more students to languages in schools, better preparing them for advanced study and employability. Check out our manifesto here > linguisticsinmfl.co.uk/wp-content/u...
March 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We aim to enhance uptake and results in languages by introducing students to the study of #linguistics. We think this will attract more students to languages in schools, better preparing them for advanced study and employability. Check out our manifesto here > linguisticsinmfl.co.uk/wp-content/u...
March 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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That there #linguistics bloke @davidadger.bsky.social talks conlangs with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social for BBC Word of Mouth! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Word of Mouth - Creating Languages for Film and Television with Professor David Adger - BBC Sounds
Michael Rosen asks a linguist how he invents new languages for TV series and films.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
That there #linguistics bloke @davidadger.bsky.social talks conlangs with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social for BBC Word of Mouth! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Can we all please agree to stop using the word ‘seminal’?
January 23, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Can we all please agree to stop using the word ‘seminal’?
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REFUSE.
(lexical stress)
(lexical stress)
January 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
REFUSE.
(lexical stress)
(lexical stress)
Very excited to speak at #OASIS4 next week in York. Interdisciplinary conferences are the best and here’s why…https://oasis-4.webflow.io/speaker/michelle-sheehan
January 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Very excited to speak at #OASIS4 next week in York. Interdisciplinary conferences are the best and here’s why…https://oasis-4.webflow.io/speaker/michelle-sheehan
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Just found out about this exciting Primary Languages conference just around the corner in Abingdon! #mflbluesky #langchat europaschooluk.org/making-the-c...
Making the Case for Languages from Primary - 31st January 2025 – Europa School UK
Providing Multicultural, Multilingual European Education - A friendly and international place to work and learn. Teaching in French, German, Spanish and English.
europaschooluk.org
January 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Just found out about this exciting Primary Languages conference just around the corner in Abingdon! #mflbluesky #langchat europaschooluk.org/making-the-c...
If only they had gone with ‘Cartographer’! english.stackexchange.com/questions/48...
January 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
If only they had gone with ‘Cartographer’! english.stackexchange.com/questions/48...
Finally got to this today: www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/... it’s really good but (as usual) could have done with some linguistic input). There are lots of cool documents and scripts though! Worth a visit!
Silk Roads
Go beyond sand and spices to discover how the journeys of people, objects and ideas across three continents shaped cultures and histories.
www.britishmuseum.org
January 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Finally got to this today: www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/... it’s really good but (as usual) could have done with some linguistic input). There are lots of cool documents and scripts though! Worth a visit!