If any of my 3 followers are confused by the "I do be doing.."
I swear it's not me losing my marbles. It's an Irish /Hiberno English thing #Linguistics
@itsme-ritab.bsky.social
@itsme-ritab.bsky.socialIf any of my 3 followers are confused by the "I do be doing.."
I swear it's not me losing my marbles. It's an Irish /Hiberno English thing #Linguistics
@cambup-linguistics.cambridge.orgCheck in on the latest issue of Bilingualism: Language and Cognition:
📚 https://cup.org/4bB05W9
@helloworld.stefanbohacek.online.ap.brid.gy
@rsburdin.bsky.socialAbsolutely gorgeous and clear example of a NORTH/FORCE distinction here that will make it into my regular slide deck rotation on Eastern New England English
@opsis.bsky.socialWe just found out that a relative’s nickname, a short form of their surname, also happens to be an ethnic slur in English. That explains why websites rejected it as a username. How do multilingual benchmarks account for that ambiguity? #Linguistics #Sociolinguistics
@gorgiaspress.bsky.social📢 🥳 📢 New Book News...
"I say it just Begins to live That day" Essays in Honour of Terry Falla, edited by Charbel El-Khaissi, Janet Dyk & Daniel King, is now in print! Order and save 20% www.gorgiaspress.com/i-say-it-jus... #festschrift #SyriacLanguage #lexicography #linguistics #NowInPrint
@johnbenjamins.bsky.social📣 John Benjamins will be virtually present at SLRF 2026, hosted by the University of Montreal, 2-4 October!
📚 Check out our promotional material and discount order form here: 👉 benjamins.com/conferences/...
#slrf2026 #sla #languagelearning #languageteaching #l2 #appliedlinguistics #linguistics
@isabeltranslates.bsky.social
@bnerlich.bsky.socialAI is in the news a lot and will be even more when Trump and Xi meet today. Have a look at the history of some of the metaphors and frames that are being used - race, pace, frontier: makingsciencepublic.com/2026/09/23/p... #AI #metaphor #linguistics #scicomm
@charmingentomancer.bsky.socialOh if anyone can inform me why it’s pronounced カレー and not カリー in japanese, please help me, I just wanna know if there’s a reason.
@austriareportcom.bsky.socialStudy Finds Hallo Dominates Austrian Greetings
#Linguistics #Austria #LanguageStudy #SocialInteraction #GreetingFormulas
@andrewcgrant.bsky.socialNo one agrees how to say "pecan" (and that's fine)
Many think it's a regional split but survey data tells a different story, one involving 3 axes of difference and an Algonquian origin.
@alliterative.bsky.socialThe surprisingly connected origins of "hippopotamus" and "appetite". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #hippo #hippopotamus #appetite
@avensarah.bsky.socialThe surprisingly connected origins of "hippopotamus" and "appetite". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #hippo #hippopotamus #appetite
@simonhco.bsky.socialI have been studying Spanish with Sandra for a few months now, focused on conversation. I heartily recommend her. Her patience, gentle corrections and explanations have already made a big impact on my conversational proficiency.
Contact info in her flyer here.
@molaskes.comJust adding some few first Questions to the World Language dictionary yielded:
🇬🇧 Questions: 40↔171 entries → DCT: 366↔1,840 entries.
🇩🇪 Fragen: 40↔220 Einträge → DCT: 366↔2.207 Einträge.
@tukotorkornociw.bsky.socialPlease disseminate! #linguistics
@northeasterncos.bsky.socialIs AI changing the way we talk and write?
Northeastern linguistics professor Heather Littlefield explores how AI is leaving its mark on everyday language. 🧪
Read more: https://bit.ly/4AgKYLA
6yo: Spin it! Pumpkinie is the second powerfullest!
#parenting #linguistics #language_acquisition #overgeneration #English #langsky
