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- Why is the word for 'mother' similar in so many languages? #MothersDay #mother #mom #linguistics #language #science
- Even if you’re not working in language revitalization, and just want to learn how to get started (or ask general questions about the work), these folks are an AMAZING fount of knowledge, international connections, and genuinely warm & empathetic vibes. Cannot recommend them enough. #linguistics 🐦🐦
- What started as a half-baked lecture in 2023 is now an actual article in 2025. I try to define "idiom", look for them in ASL, and identify other ASL constructions, to boot. (We all complain about "reviewer 2", but I got good and helpful revisions on this one!) doi.org/10.1515/cog-... #linguistics
- Johann Willibald Nagl (1856-1912) worked on dialects in Graz and Vienna, but also published *Deutsche Sprachlehre für Mittelschulen* in 1906. He uses a verb-centric approach for his syntactic analysis, which also can include subordinate clauses. #linguistics cysouw.github.io/graphicalgra...
- For #NationalTourismDay, may we direct you to our video about the Olympics, Amateurs, and – it turns out – tourism? www.youtube.com/watch?v=im0C... #Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Language #Words #HistoricalLinguistics #LingComm #amateur #olympics #tourism
- Shootin' the breeze about #linguistics and media with Liam Hall! youtu.be/A5YjWShciEs
- A growing number of studies suggest that learning to write in cursive might help children recognise words more easily, develop stronger reading skills, & connect more deeply with language. 🔗 tinyurl.com/spzexs9n #langsky #linguistics #childlanguage
- Fun fact: Swedish has two grammatical genders: Neuter Common So even though we have two grammatical genders in our own language we get confused when learning languages that have male & female as grammatical genders. #Linguistics #Swedish #Grammar
- Read a new special issue of Signs and Society: The Political Uses of Semiotic Indeterminacy! This issue is guest edited by Ilana Gershon: cup.org/3RPiqE9 #semiotics #linguistics #anthropology @signsandsociety.bsky.social
- New French Academy dictionary is already passé, say critics 1/4 The Community of Appalled Linguists is not pleased. (And yes that’s a real thing.) www.thetimes.com/world/europe... #French #dictionaries #linguistics #language
- Question: What are examples of iconic signs? Answer: BOOK, CROWN, TREE. #ASL #Linguistics #signingsavvy
- Fascinating thread here on "habemus Papam" and assorted Latin nerdery; may be of interest to my #linguistics followers as well as to @pontifactspod.bsky.social and @popeular.bsky.social.
- #linguistics I'm looking for recent meta analyses in experimental linguistics that explicitly show publication bias. Please share your work here!
- 🕯️💗🪐🦩🕯️💗🪐🦩 #Danish #Alphabet #IPA #InternationalPhoneticAlphabet #LanguageLearning #Linguistics #LangTWT #LangSky #DylanBuckley 🕯️💗🪐🦩🕯️💗🪐🦩
- 💙 📚 Featured today: Check out Ideas Roadshow's books on #Language & Culture and #Law featuring top experts. 🎢 The books explore frontline academic research while revealing the personal journeys behind the research. INFO: ideasroadshow.com/books-by-sub... #LangSky #Linguistics #AcademicSky
- Brilliant insights on AI and hegemony of American English AI systems are built on English – but not the kind most of the world speaks #linguistics #lingcomm
- Part 2 about how #Language affects #thought (the weak interpretation) #linguistics #sapirwhorf #thinking #cognition
- #Language affects #thought but not to the extent that people like to claim. (Part 1: the string interpretation) #linguistics #sapirwhorf #thinking #cognition
- On how #science happens so slowly it creeps on scientists themselves. #AI #LLM #NLP #linguistics www.quantamagazine.org/when-chatgpt...
- A selection of characters from Nüshu, a secret women’s script of China. Nüshu is the only known female-specific script in the world. Read all about Nüshu in issue No. 50 of *Babel: The Language Magazine* @BabelZine.bsky.social babelzine.co.uk #Nushu #writing #China #linguistics #language #women
- Please join us in congratulating her on this well-deserved honor! 👏 🔗 Read more here: news.unm.edu/news/unm-pro... #Linguistics #JoanBybee #LanguageUse #theAcademy #AAAS #LSA #LSA2025
