Scott Kiesling
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Scott Kiesling
@pittprofdude.bsky.social
Professor of Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh. Sociolinguist, Linguistic Anthropologist, Discourse Analyst. Language, GENDER, and Sexuality. Trying and failing to keep up with just about everything.

GENDER: Ambivalent masculine
Assigned male at birth
Yinz in pgh, but the spelling does vary. In undergrad(1987?) I did a project on sammich names, similar results
August 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Columbia University
July 31, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Endeavor is the best!
July 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
*moribus (bad Latin autocorrect)
July 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It's great stuff. Glad to see when the variationists find some discourse analysis 😀. BTW Jack Sidnell's textbook is a good introduction to the field and carries Sacks' spirit well.
July 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I sent my nwav abstract in a week early. Made me nervous, like I should wait!
June 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A reasonable concern - I've seen enough thoughtless cranks for sure!
June 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Read Warner's book, it is not predictable, it is human and that's kind of his point! He does not blame the kids, unless you count the tech bros as the kids
June 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM