I’ve decided I’m not going to engage in these discussions irl anymore, unless I am sure the person in front of me is not going to judge, dismiss or scoff at me. What struck me is that even in linguistics I have to watch my mouth, even when I talk about linguistic justice. 4/4 #linguistics

I live in Italy: the language vs dialect debate often comes up. When I say that I see the term “dialect” as dangerous in our Italian sociolinguistic context and that there is so much that can be imagined and done for the future of our languages, again, the conversation is shut down. 3/4 #linguistics

For a while now, I haven’t felt like sharing my opinions on the political implications of linguistic theory. As soon as I talk about power dynamics, the psychological consequences on individuals of certain decisions tied to language, the conversation is shut down or diverted. 2/4 #linguistics

I’ve decided I’m not going to engage in these discussions irl anymore, unless I am 100% positive that the person in front of me is not going to judge, dismiss or scoff at me. What struck me is that even in linguistics I have to watch my mouth, even when I talk about linguistic justice. 4/4

I live in Italy, and the language vs dialect debate often comes up. When I say that I see the term “dialect” as dangerous in our Italian sociolinguistic context and that there is so much that can be done and imagined for the future of our languages, again, the conversation is shut down. 3/4

For a while now, I haven’t felt like sharing my opinions on the political implications of linguistic theory. As soon as I talk about power dynamics, the psychological consequences on individuals of certain decisions tied to language, the conversation is shut down or diverted. 2/4

Vocative use doesn't prove they are certainly pronouns

Not to mention when he claimed that bro and chat are pronouns. I've seen all sorts of plainly wrong linguistics claims on TikTok and it's so frustrating