Raúl Aranovich
@raul-aranovich.bsky.social
Linguist, sailor, tinker, tailor.
Professor of linguistics at the University of California Davis.
Professor of linguistics at the University of California Davis.
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Fellow linguists! Will you be at the LSA in Philadelphia this week? Would you like to learn more about the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research while you're here? Come to our Open House Thursday afternoon!
www.amphilsoc.org/cnair-open-h...?
www.amphilsoc.org/cnair-open-h...?
CNAIR Open House for LSA Attendees: Jan. 9, 2025 | American Philosophical Society
The Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR) at the American Philosophical Society is pleased to invite attendees of the Linguistic Society of America Annual Meeting to an Open House...
www.amphilsoc.org
January 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Fellow linguists! Will you be at the LSA in Philadelphia this week? Would you like to learn more about the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research while you're here? Come to our Open House Thursday afternoon!
www.amphilsoc.org/cnair-open-h...?
www.amphilsoc.org/cnair-open-h...?
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the only accurate method
January 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
the only accurate method
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Etymology fact of the week:
"calque" is a loanword, while "loanword" is a calque.
#etymology #language #linguistics
"calque" is a loanword, while "loanword" is a calque.
#etymology #language #linguistics
January 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Etymology fact of the week:
"calque" is a loanword, while "loanword" is a calque.
#etymology #language #linguistics
"calque" is a loanword, while "loanword" is a calque.
#etymology #language #linguistics
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From the 1920s until the early 1950s, Soviet linguistics was dominated by Nikolai Marr (1864-1934), who would have turned 161 #OTD. His teaching, Marrism, was the linguistic adaptation of the Marxist materialist tenets and represented the official linguistic policy in the Soviet Union.
1/7 #Histlx
1/7 #Histlx
January 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I just came to the conclusion that AI is linguistics porn.
January 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I just came to the conclusion that AI is linguistics porn.
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Some exiting news to announce: I have officially joined UC ANR (@ucanr.bsky.social)! In this new role, I'll continue to engage in weather & climate change research--but with a more explicit mandate to continue & expand my scientist-communicator role! [1/3] ucanr.edu/news/?rout...
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UCANR 2019- News & Events
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January 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Some exiting news to announce: I have officially joined UC ANR (@ucanr.bsky.social)! In this new role, I'll continue to engage in weather & climate change research--but with a more explicit mandate to continue & expand my scientist-communicator role! [1/3] ucanr.edu/news/?rout...
Very sad to have to share news of my old friend and colleague Bob Bayley's passing. He was a true scholar, mentor, and upright human being. I'll miss him a lot. utlinguistics.blogspot.com/2024/12/rip-...
RIP Bob Bayley
RIP Bob Bayley We are so sad to learn that Dr. Robert Bayley , Professor Emeritus of Linguistics , UC Davis, and an associate member of t...
utlinguistics.blogspot.com
January 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Very sad to have to share news of my old friend and colleague Bob Bayley's passing. He was a true scholar, mentor, and upright human being. I'll miss him a lot. utlinguistics.blogspot.com/2024/12/rip-...
From Nature's science book reviews, a topic we should debate.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How rich is too rich?
Where should society draw the line on extreme wealth? A fresh account sets out the logic and suggests how to redress inequality.
www.nature.com
January 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
From Nature's science book reviews, a topic we should debate.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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“There is no reason to believe that any nonstandard vernacular is in itself an obstacle to learning. The chief problem is ignorance of language on the part of all concerned. Our job as linguists is to remedy this ignorance.”-Labov, in 1972.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/u...
William Labov, Who Studied How Society Shapes Language, Dies at 97
He laid the foundation for sociolinguistics, and he showed that structures like class and race shaped speech as much as where someone lives.
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2024 at 1:50 PM
“There is no reason to believe that any nonstandard vernacular is in itself an obstacle to learning. The chief problem is ignorance of language on the part of all concerned. Our job as linguists is to remedy this ignorance.”-Labov, in 1972.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/u...
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Hope Dawson is the 2025 recipient of the Victoria A. Fromkin Lifetime Service Award, which recognizes individuals who have performed extraordinary service to the discipline and the Society throughout their career. Since 2002, Hope has copyedited and coordinated the journal Language. #linguistics
October 21, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Hope Dawson is the 2025 recipient of the Victoria A. Fromkin Lifetime Service Award, which recognizes individuals who have performed extraordinary service to the discipline and the Society throughout their career. Since 2002, Hope has copyedited and coordinated the journal Language. #linguistics
Labov's obituary and remembrance page. #Labov #BillLabov #Sociolinguistics
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=67399...
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=67399...
Language Log » Bill Labov
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu
December 22, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Labov's obituary and remembrance page. #Labov #BillLabov #Sociolinguistics
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=67399...
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=67399...
Bill Labov, extraordinary sociolinguist, just passed away. He brought "to linguistics ... the belief that working class people have a lot to say, and that there is such a thing as being right or being wrong." #Labov #BillLabov #Sociolinguistics
www.ling.upenn.edu/~wlabov/HowI...
www.ling.upenn.edu/~wlabov/HowI...
How I got into Linguistics
www.ling.upenn.edu
December 22, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Bill Labov, extraordinary sociolinguist, just passed away. He brought "to linguistics ... the belief that working class people have a lot to say, and that there is such a thing as being right or being wrong." #Labov #BillLabov #Sociolinguistics
www.ling.upenn.edu/~wlabov/HowI...
www.ling.upenn.edu/~wlabov/HowI...
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Know a historian who’s interested in a public history job? @scihistoryorg.bsky.social is hiring a Curatorial Fellow at our museum in Philly!
24-month term limited staff position, starts Sept ‘25, pays $55k/year with benefits + reloc asst. US work auth req. Apps (no letters) due Jan 15
More info:
24-month term limited staff position, starts Sept ‘25, pays $55k/year with benefits + reloc asst. US work auth req. Apps (no letters) due Jan 15
More info:
Science History Institute Fellowships
The Institute is home to the largest private fellowship program in the historical study of science, medicine, and technology in the United States.
www.sciencehistory.org
December 18, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Know a historian who’s interested in a public history job? @scihistoryorg.bsky.social is hiring a Curatorial Fellow at our museum in Philly!
24-month term limited staff position, starts Sept ‘25, pays $55k/year with benefits + reloc asst. US work auth req. Apps (no letters) due Jan 15
More info:
24-month term limited staff position, starts Sept ‘25, pays $55k/year with benefits + reloc asst. US work auth req. Apps (no letters) due Jan 15
More info:
Digging into the history of syntax, I keep learning about pioneers and glass-ceiling breakers like Jane J. Robinson (1918 – 2015), who had a distinguished career in computational linguistics. arnoldzwicky.org/2015/10/06/j...
Jane J. Robinson
On Thursday (the 8th) there will be a memorial for my old friend Jane J. Robinson at SRI International in Menlo Park CA (where she worked for 14 years, until her retirement in 1987), organized by R…
arnoldzwicky.org
December 17, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Digging into the history of syntax, I keep learning about pioneers and glass-ceiling breakers like Jane J. Robinson (1918 – 2015), who had a distinguished career in computational linguistics. arnoldzwicky.org/2015/10/06/j...
I try to stay away from political posts, but this one is just too good: “I spoke to over 100 countries. You wouldn’t believe how many countries there are,” Trump said. www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
The polio vaccine, Eric Adams and more media lawsuits: Donald Trump’s freewheeling Mar-a-Lago press conference
The president-elect covered a wide-range of topics in his first press conference since winning the 2024 election.
www.politico.com
December 16, 2024 at 10:22 PM
I try to stay away from political posts, but this one is just too good: “I spoke to over 100 countries. You wouldn’t believe how many countries there are,” Trump said. www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
Who knew? Hans-Jørgen Uldall was professor of linguistics at the Universidad de Tucumán, Argentina, after the war (1948-50)! "Necrologia / Conference on Yiddish Studies, New York, April 8-10, 1958" Phonetica, vol. 2, no. 1-2, 1958, pp. 126-126. doi.org/10.1159/0002...
Necrologia / Conference on Yiddish Studies, New York, April 8-10, 1958
Article Necrologia / Conference on Yiddish Studies, New York, April 8-10, 1958 was published on January 1, 1958 in the journal Phonetica (volume 2, issue 1-2).
doi.org
December 11, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Who knew? Hans-Jørgen Uldall was professor of linguistics at the Universidad de Tucumán, Argentina, after the war (1948-50)! "Necrologia / Conference on Yiddish Studies, New York, April 8-10, 1958" Phonetica, vol. 2, no. 1-2, 1958, pp. 126-126. doi.org/10.1159/0002...
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Not used to making the news, but good thing I think if it brings focus to the problem--we're in a real fight, and Trump is trying to cow media; if papers choose "balance" over truth, they're helping to promote authoritarian rule.
nypost.com/2024/12/06/m...
nypost.com/2024/12/06/m...
LA Times columnist resigns, claims billionaire owner ‘curried favor’ with Trump: ‘Shameful capitulation’
The longtime senior legal columnist, who wrote for the LA Times for more than 15 years, announced his resignation on Thursday in his Substack newsletter.
nypost.com
December 6, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Not used to making the news, but good thing I think if it brings focus to the problem--we're in a real fight, and Trump is trying to cow media; if papers choose "balance" over truth, they're helping to promote authoritarian rule.
nypost.com/2024/12/06/m...
nypost.com/2024/12/06/m...
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35 years ago today a gunman walked into an engineering classroom at the École Polytechnique in Montreal, separated the women from the men and killed 14 of them. It was the ultimate manifestation of the gender-based bias and violence we still face in STEM today. We must never forget. 👩🏻🔬 🧪
December 6, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Why I Just Resigned From The Los Angeles Times
By Harry Litman
harrylitman.substack.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:05 PM
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I have a coauthored chapter on Zapotecan languages in this volume. (Coauthored with the excellent Eric Campbell.)
It took a very long time for this book to see the light of day!
books.google.dk/books?id=1LI...
It took a very long time for this book to see the light of day!
books.google.dk/books?id=1LI...
The Languages and Linguistics of Mexico and Northern Central America
The handbook provides a thorough survey of the languages pertaining to the Mesoamerican culture region, including a wealth of new research on synchronic structures and historical linguistics of lesser...
books.google.dk
December 5, 2024 at 6:38 PM
I have a coauthored chapter on Zapotecan languages in this volume. (Coauthored with the excellent Eric Campbell.)
It took a very long time for this book to see the light of day!
books.google.dk/books?id=1LI...
It took a very long time for this book to see the light of day!
books.google.dk/books?id=1LI...
www.chstm.org/content/hist...
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 6:00 am to 7:30 am PST
Talk by Judy Kaplan (Science History Institute): "The Information Science of Linguistics". CHSTM Language Sciences working group. Please join us!
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 6:00 am to 7:30 am PST
Talk by Judy Kaplan (Science History Institute): "The Information Science of Linguistics". CHSTM Language Sciences working group. Please join us!
History of the Language Sciences | Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine
www.chstm.org
December 4, 2024 at 8:25 PM
www.chstm.org/content/hist...
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 6:00 am to 7:30 am PST
Talk by Judy Kaplan (Science History Institute): "The Information Science of Linguistics". CHSTM Language Sciences working group. Please join us!
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 6:00 am to 7:30 am PST
Talk by Judy Kaplan (Science History Institute): "The Information Science of Linguistics". CHSTM Language Sciences working group. Please join us!
These are my aunties, seriously! www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
December 2, 2024 at 9:02 PM
These are my aunties, seriously! www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
WordNet wordnet.princeton.edu is a priceless NLP resource and general work on the English language (and semantics broadly). They used to have an online version that has been deprecated. does anyone know why?
December 2, 2024 at 3:35 PM
WordNet wordnet.princeton.edu is a priceless NLP resource and general work on the English language (and semantics broadly). They used to have an online version that has been deprecated. does anyone know why?
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