Calle Börstell
@cborstell.bsky.social
Linguist at the University of Bergen 🇳🇴
#SignLanguages, #linguistics, #RStats & #dataviz
#SignLanguages, #linguistics, #RStats & #dataviz
2026 Winter Olympics for #TidyTuesday
Which disciplines have the most medal events, and are they on ice or snow?
🧊❄️🏒⛷️🏂⛸️🛷
Weirdly tall plot for curling feel 🥌🎯 #R4DS #DataViz #ggplot2
Code: github.com/borstell/tid...
Which disciplines have the most medal events, and are they on ice or snow?
🧊❄️🏒⛷️🏂⛸️🛷
Weirdly tall plot for curling feel 🥌🎯 #R4DS #DataViz #ggplot2
Code: github.com/borstell/tid...
February 9, 2026 at 4:44 PM
2026 Winter Olympics for #TidyTuesday
Which disciplines have the most medal events, and are they on ice or snow?
🧊❄️🏒⛷️🏂⛸️🛷
Weirdly tall plot for curling feel 🥌🎯 #R4DS #DataViz #ggplot2
Code: github.com/borstell/tid...
Which disciplines have the most medal events, and are they on ice or snow?
🧊❄️🏒⛷️🏂⛸️🛷
Weirdly tall plot for curling feel 🥌🎯 #R4DS #DataViz #ggplot2
Code: github.com/borstell/tid...
I feel like it's important to teach linguistic lore. My class on transcription and annotation tools includes a mention of the outrage sparked by the updated Praat logo 👄👂🏻
February 9, 2026 at 12:19 PM
I feel like it's important to teach linguistic lore. My class on transcription and annotation tools includes a mention of the outrage sparked by the updated Praat logo 👄👂🏻
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This chatgpt conversation could have been a lake
February 8, 2026 at 1:02 PM
This chatgpt conversation could have been a lake
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If you're a foreign professor in Sweden, the gov't will expel your children when they turn 18, even if you have permanent residency: sulf.se/nyhet/utvisn... via @sulf-union.bsky.social
Utvisning av 18-åringar gör Sverige mindre attraktivt för toppforskare
Problemet att de som fyllt 18 år förväntas stå på egna ben och därmed utvisas även om deras föräldrar har …
sulf.se
February 6, 2026 at 1:33 PM
If you're a foreign professor in Sweden, the gov't will expel your children when they turn 18, even if you have permanent residency: sulf.se/nyhet/utvisn... via @sulf-union.bsky.social
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Confs: 12th Workshop on the Representation and Processing of Sign Languages at LREC 2026
Confs: 12th Workshop on the Representation and Processing of Sign Languages at LREC 2026
Submission page: https://softconf.com/lrec2026/signlang2026/
Submissions are invited for a full day workshop on sign language resources and technologies, to take place on 16 May 2026 as a satellite event of LREC 2026 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. As in the previous four years, the workshop will be a hybrid event.
During the past years, a number of large-scale sign language corpus projects have started. Some have already been completed, but many more projects are about to start. At the same
dlvr.it
February 6, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Confs: 12th Workshop on the Representation and Processing of Sign Languages at LREC 2026
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using LLMs to write texts is so unfathomable to me bcs writing is sooo incredibly personal for me
February 6, 2026 at 11:50 AM
using LLMs to write texts is so unfathomable to me bcs writing is sooo incredibly personal for me
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All: Obituary for Charlotte Gooskens (1962-2026)
All: Obituary for Charlotte Gooskens (1962-2026)
[English below]
Det er med tungt hjerte at vi deler at bautaen i forskning på språkforståelse, Charlotte Gooskens, gikk bort i helgen. Stille vann har dypest grunn sies det og Charlotte var aldri den som ropte høyest, men alltid den som kom med flest tilbakemeldinger.
Vi som har haft lyckan att ha Charlotte som nära kollega har fått ovärderlig hjälp med allt vi har skrivit och allt vi har byggt. Med sin passion för forskning och sin outtömliga expertis inom fonetik, sociolingvistik, exper
dlvr.it
February 4, 2026 at 5:14 PM
All: Obituary for Charlotte Gooskens (1962-2026)
dplyr 1.2.0 is out now and we are SO excited!
- `filter_out()` for dropping rows
- `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools
These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats!
tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...
- `filter_out()` for dropping rows
- `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools
These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats!
tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...
dplyr 1.2.0
dplyr 1.2.0 fills in some important gaps in dplyr's API: we've added a new complement to `filter()` focused on dropping rows, and we've expanded the `case_when()` family with three new recoding and re...
tidyverse.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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dplyr 1.2.0 is out now and we are SO excited!
- `filter_out()` for dropping rows
- `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools
These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats!
tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...
- `filter_out()` for dropping rows
- `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools
These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats!
tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...
dplyr 1.2.0
dplyr 1.2.0 fills in some important gaps in dplyr's API: we've added a new complement to `filter()` focused on dropping rows, and we've expanded the `case_when()` family with three new recoding and re...
tidyverse.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:39 AM
dplyr 1.2.0 is out now and we are SO excited!
- `filter_out()` for dropping rows
- `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools
These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats!
tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...
- `filter_out()` for dropping rows
- `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools
These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats!
tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...
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Almost as good as my rule of thumb: has anyone you know ever written anything in it you want to cite? If not, then it’s not the Journal for you.
🚨Scientists 🚨: Tired of come-ons from journals & conferences that may or may not be predatory? A new tool called Aletheia-Probe could help. 🧪 By @silverjacket.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Is this journal legitimate? This tool can help you decide
Aletheia-Probe provides a one-stop shop to help you assess whether journals and conferences are trustworthy or predatory.
www.nature.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Almost as good as my rule of thumb: has anyone you know ever written anything in it you want to cite? If not, then it’s not the Journal for you.
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dplyr 1.2.0 release notes: replace_values() , recode_values() , replace_when() , filter_out() cran.r-project.org/web/packages... #Rstats
February 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
dplyr 1.2.0 release notes: replace_values() , recode_values() , replace_when() , filter_out() cran.r-project.org/web/packages... #Rstats
Four years(!) after the chapter was originally written, the official publication is now live (pre-print has been out for some time though):
doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
How can plurality be expressed with iconic forms across different modalities of human languaging?
#linguistics
doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
How can plurality be expressed with iconic forms across different modalities of human languaging?
#linguistics
February 2, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Four years(!) after the chapter was originally written, the official publication is now live (pre-print has been out for some time though):
doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
How can plurality be expressed with iconic forms across different modalities of human languaging?
#linguistics
doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
How can plurality be expressed with iconic forms across different modalities of human languaging?
#linguistics
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Our paper (w/ @bodowinter.bsky.social and @mperlman.bsky.social) is finally out, officially 🥳. In it, we set ourselves the lofty goal of defining iconicity, focusing on its subjectivity, context-dependence, and gradability. Let us know if you agree with our definition? 🤔
doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
February 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Our paper (w/ @bodowinter.bsky.social and @mperlman.bsky.social) is finally out, officially 🥳. In it, we set ourselves the lofty goal of defining iconicity, focusing on its subjectivity, context-dependence, and gradability. Let us know if you agree with our definition? 🤔
doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
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TL;DR: Stop saying that Welsh experienced a revival! If didn't. It was better than that. 10/10
February 1, 2026 at 4:42 PM
TL;DR: Stop saying that Welsh experienced a revival! If didn't. It was better than that. 10/10
Very late to one of the last #TidyTuesday of 2025: The Languages of the World (Glottolog)
Looking at linguistic diversity 🌍🌎🌏
Used this dataset to try out a personal theme package.
Code: github.com/borstell/tid...
#ggplot2 #DataViz #R4DS
Looking at linguistic diversity 🌍🌎🌏
Used this dataset to try out a personal theme package.
Code: github.com/borstell/tid...
#ggplot2 #DataViz #R4DS
February 1, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Very late to one of the last #TidyTuesday of 2025: The Languages of the World (Glottolog)
Looking at linguistic diversity 🌍🌎🌏
Used this dataset to try out a personal theme package.
Code: github.com/borstell/tid...
#ggplot2 #DataViz #R4DS
Looking at linguistic diversity 🌍🌎🌏
Used this dataset to try out a personal theme package.
Code: github.com/borstell/tid...
#ggplot2 #DataViz #R4DS
Reposted by Calle Börstell
# pretty slick
l <- c(mpg = "Miles per gallon", wt = "Weight (1,000 lbs)", `mpg/2` = "yes this works")
ggplot(mtcars, aes(mpg, wt)) + labs(dictionary = l)
ggplot(mtcars, aes(wt, mpg)) + labs(dictionary = l)
ggplot(mtcars, aes(wt, mpg/2)) + labs(dictionary = l)
l <- c(mpg = "Miles per gallon", wt = "Weight (1,000 lbs)", `mpg/2` = "yes this works")
ggplot(mtcars, aes(mpg, wt)) + labs(dictionary = l)
ggplot(mtcars, aes(wt, mpg)) + labs(dictionary = l)
ggplot(mtcars, aes(wt, mpg/2)) + labs(dictionary = l)
January 29, 2026 at 9:43 PM
# pretty slick
l <- c(mpg = "Miles per gallon", wt = "Weight (1,000 lbs)", `mpg/2` = "yes this works")
ggplot(mtcars, aes(mpg, wt)) + labs(dictionary = l)
ggplot(mtcars, aes(wt, mpg)) + labs(dictionary = l)
ggplot(mtcars, aes(wt, mpg/2)) + labs(dictionary = l)
l <- c(mpg = "Miles per gallon", wt = "Weight (1,000 lbs)", `mpg/2` = "yes this works")
ggplot(mtcars, aes(mpg, wt)) + labs(dictionary = l)
ggplot(mtcars, aes(wt, mpg)) + labs(dictionary = l)
ggplot(mtcars, aes(wt, mpg/2)) + labs(dictionary = l)
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Good news everyone, _Nature_ has published 66 Open Access articles to date in 2026!
This means Springer-Nature has gobbled up USD$837,540 of science funding this year.
I'm sure we couldn't think of anything better to do with that money.
#OpenScience
This means Springer-Nature has gobbled up USD$837,540 of science funding this year.
I'm sure we couldn't think of anything better to do with that money.
#OpenScience
January 30, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Good news everyone, _Nature_ has published 66 Open Access articles to date in 2026!
This means Springer-Nature has gobbled up USD$837,540 of science funding this year.
I'm sure we couldn't think of anything better to do with that money.
#OpenScience
This means Springer-Nature has gobbled up USD$837,540 of science funding this year.
I'm sure we couldn't think of anything better to do with that money.
#OpenScience
@cborstell.bsky.social
Hey, I am working on reduplication in Egyptian-Coptic and I came across your Master's thesis.
What's the best current work on grammaticalization of reduplication into statives?
I am looking for any improvements to Bybee et al. 1994.
Hey, I am working on reduplication in Egyptian-Coptic and I came across your Master's thesis.
What's the best current work on grammaticalization of reduplication into statives?
I am looking for any improvements to Bybee et al. 1994.
January 29, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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the number of people i know -- all of whom should know better -- who are doing exactly this
January 28, 2026 at 3:06 PM
the number of people i know -- all of whom should know better -- who are doing exactly this
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How can we decolonise Corpus Linguistics? Please share any good papers or tasks for an MA class.
January 27, 2026 at 2:20 PM
How can we decolonise Corpus Linguistics? Please share any good papers or tasks for an MA class.
Approached in Norwegian in the street. 30 seconds into the Norwegian conversation:
Me: Wait, are you Swedish?
Them: Yes, I am.
Me: Well, I am too.
Them: Oh so we're just two Swedes pretending to be Norwegian.
🤷
Me: Wait, are you Swedish?
Them: Yes, I am.
Me: Well, I am too.
Them: Oh so we're just two Swedes pretending to be Norwegian.
🤷
January 24, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Approached in Norwegian in the street. 30 seconds into the Norwegian conversation:
Me: Wait, are you Swedish?
Them: Yes, I am.
Me: Well, I am too.
Them: Oh so we're just two Swedes pretending to be Norwegian.
🤷
Me: Wait, are you Swedish?
Them: Yes, I am.
Me: Well, I am too.
Them: Oh so we're just two Swedes pretending to be Norwegian.
🤷
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And now a dozen of accounts have been created for the only purpose of defending the retracted article. If you’re not happy with that retraction, write to the editor of the journal, not me. But yes I think it should never have been published in the first place
‘Bizarre’ linguistics paper on water retracted by Springer Nature www.timeshighereducation.com/news/bizarre...
@lameensouag.bsky.social @dingemansemark.bsky.social @verbingnouns.bsky.social
@lameensouag.bsky.social @dingemansemark.bsky.social @verbingnouns.bsky.social
‘Bizarre’ linguistics paper on water retracted by Springer Nature
Jordanian professor’s free-wheeling study is pulled and an editorial board member sacked after linguists criticised ‘extremely strange’ article
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:23 AM
And now a dozen of accounts have been created for the only purpose of defending the retracted article. If you’re not happy with that retraction, write to the editor of the journal, not me. But yes I think it should never have been published in the first place
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Just published "Negation in the worlds languages" (3 vols) edited by Matti Miestamo & Ljuba Veselinova with Héloïse Calame. #rcg #openaccess langsci-press.org/catalog/book...
January 23, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Just published "Negation in the worlds languages" (3 vols) edited by Matti Miestamo & Ljuba Veselinova with Héloïse Calame. #rcg #openaccess langsci-press.org/catalog/book...
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Hey! I'm looking for a CS/DH post-doc to work on building a large corpus of news broadcasts in Finnish, Finland Swedish, Sámi & Finnish Sign Language: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
#multimodality #digitalhumanities
#multimodality #digitalhumanities
Post-doctoral researcher in computer science or digital humanities specializing in audiovisual data
Post-doctoral researcher in computer science or digital humanities specializing in audiovisual data
jobs.helsinki.fi
January 21, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Hey! I'm looking for a CS/DH post-doc to work on building a large corpus of news broadcasts in Finnish, Finland Swedish, Sámi & Finnish Sign Language: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
#multimodality #digitalhumanities
#multimodality #digitalhumanities
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You can specify relative position in ggplot with I(x) I(y).
E.g. annotate("text", x = I(.5), y = I(.5), label = "hello!") will place the text in the middle of the plot.
This, combined with alignment arguments is like 87% of the magic for me.
E.g. annotate("text", x = I(.5), y = I(.5), label = "hello!") will place the text in the middle of the plot.
This, combined with alignment arguments is like 87% of the magic for me.
December 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
You can specify relative position in ggplot with I(x) I(y).
E.g. annotate("text", x = I(.5), y = I(.5), label = "hello!") will place the text in the middle of the plot.
This, combined with alignment arguments is like 87% of the magic for me.
E.g. annotate("text", x = I(.5), y = I(.5), label = "hello!") will place the text in the middle of the plot.
This, combined with alignment arguments is like 87% of the magic for me.