Archaeoethnologica: Tocharian and Indo-European - Book / Tocariano e Indo-Europeu - Livro

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#IndoeuropeanStudies #indoeuropean #Linguistics #paleolinguistics #tocharian #comparativelinguistics #books #thesis #openaccess

🎉Congratulations to Marit Westergaard for receiving her honorary doctorate from Uppsala University 🎉
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#UppsalaUniversity #HonoraryDoctorate #HonoraryDoctor #MaritWestergaard #Linguistics #LanguageScience #Academia #HigherEducation #Research #Congratulations

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The phrase “my algorithm” captures that tension beautifully — something can feel intimate, individual & tailored to us while still being designed & controlled elsewhere.

#langsky #linguistics #language #socialmedia #tech #algorithm #AI #artificialintelligence

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There are also clear connections to online harms and political communication: algorithms increasingly shape what information reaches us while remaining difficult for most users to inspect or understand.

#langsky #linguistics #language #socialmedia #tech #algorithm #AI

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That shift is especially interesting because it captures the way algorithms have moved from technical procedures into everyday experiences of visibility, recommendation & institutional power.

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In contemporary discourse, “the algorithm” often refers to an opaque system that shapes what we see online while phrases like “my algorithm” describe something deeply personalised but still outside our ownership or control.

#langsky #linguistics #language #socialmedia #tech #algorithm #AI

In this piece, Dr Tom Oliver traces how the word “algorithm” has changed over time: from its origins in rules-based arithmetic, through its precise mathematical meaning, to today’s much looser public use.

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What happens when you try to teach a GPT sanskrit?

Find out in this rundown by Amit for @hackernoon:

https://hackernoon.com/i-built-a-tiny-gpt-that-speaks-sanskrit-in-a-weekend-heres-what-broke

#AI #linguistics

#language #linguistics #onomatopoeia

#hello #HelloWorld #language #linguistics

"the CV is not the place for Scandinavian modesty" #linguistics #AcademicSky

What is hidden in language will eventually come to light.

#Linguistics #ImplicitDeception #StrategicCommunication #FIMI

What is hidden in language will eventually come to light.

#Linguistics #ImplicitDeception #StrategicCommunication #FIMI

ANALYSIS @ddale8.bsky.social. Another source for analysing how #Trump lies, obfuscates, deceives is the linguist,
@george-lakoff.com. #journalism #propaganda #linguistics

#hello #HelloWorld #language #linguistics

#language #linguistics #onomatopoeia

Why is #Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim) written with a 7?

The language's writing system was designed for typewriters, requiring some character choices English speakers (like me) might find unfamiliar.

#Linguistics #WritingSystems #IndigenousLanguage #TruthAndReconciliation

#hello #HelloWorld #language #linguistics

#language #linguistics #onomatopoeia