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Check in on the latest issue of Bilingualism: Language and Cognition:
📚 https://cup.org/4bB05W9

Absolutely 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

#linguistics

We 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

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📣 John Benjamins will be virtually present at SLRF 2026, hosted by the University of Montreal, 2-4 October!

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#slrf2026 #sla #languagelearning #languageteaching #l2 #appliedlinguistics #linguistics

AI 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

Oh 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.

#linguistics

Study Finds Hallo Dominates Austrian Greetings

#Linguistics #Austria #LanguageStudy #SocialInteraction #GreetingFormulas

No 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.

#linguistics #etymology #pronunciation #pecan #educational

I 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.

#linguistics #español #spanish

Just 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.

#conlang #conlanging #linguistics

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Please disseminate! #linguistics

Is AI changing the way we talk and write?

Northeastern linguistics professor Heather Littlefield explores how AI is leaving its mark on everyday language. 🧪