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Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · Oct 9
Das Wintersemester 2025/26 ist da und das beudeutet auch eine neue Serie von acht Dahlem Lectures in Linguistics zu diversen hochspannenden Themen der Linguistik 🤩

Weitere Infos: dcl.fu-berlin.de

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The book of abstracts for "Digital P(a)lates: The Language of Online Food Practices" is ready & available online 🎉 Couldn't be more delighted to meet so many smart language and food scholars presenting on such delightful topics in ~ 2 months! 🍔🍜🥗

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part of conference poster "Digital P(a)lates" showing pixelated fruit on a cutting board
January 27, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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#OTD 161 years ago, Karl Luick (1865–1935) was born 🎂 He specialised in the history of English, but also studied the phonology of German varieties spoken in Austria, Viennese German in particular. A street in Wien-Donaustadt bears his name.

#Histlx #LinguisticBirthdays
January 27, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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Our final speaker this semester is Muriel Norde (@nordemuriel.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social) presenting a new approach to the intersection of productivity and creativity within the CxG framework 🤩

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Poster of Muriel Norde’s talk with the title: Morphological creativity and productivity: an integrated approach. The event takes place on 3 February 2026 at Freie Universität Berlin
January 27, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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#OTD 135 years ago, Luise Berthold (1891–1983) was born 🥳 A philologist, theologian and expert in German dialectology, she was the first woman to habilitate at Marburg University. From 1934 onward, she was responsible for the Hesse-Nassau Dictionary.

#WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
January 27, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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It's the grand season finale of #BaeFoLa Season 9 and your last chance to attend a session this season:
Friday, Jan 30, 12:30-13:30 (CET)
Stefan Hauser (University of Teacher Education Zug): Dynamisation Processes in Cooking Videos on TikTok - A Media Linguistic Approach 📹👩‍🍳
#LanguageAndFood 🍩🍩🍩
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January 26, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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#OTD 91 years ago, Kay Williamson (1935–2005) was born 🥳 An expert on the study of the languages of the Niger Delta, in particular Ijo and Igbo. In her efforts to promote literacy, she proposed a Pan-Nigerian Alphabet and published several primers.

#WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
January 26, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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Interested in learning more about the so-called Sapir–Whorf Hypothesis and linguistic relativity? Then episode 31 of our podcast is just what you’re looking for.

🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2023/04/01/p...

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January 26, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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#OTD 142 years ago, Edward Sapir (1884–1939) was born 🎉 An expert on many Indigenous American languages, particularly Athabaskan languages, but also Yiddish, he is known for introducing the idea of language drift. He was also active in the development of Interlingua.

#LinguisticBirthdys #Histlx
January 26, 2026 at 7:40 AM
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Heute setzt sich der ruhige Witterungsabschnitt im Bereich des Hochs CHRISTIAN II zunächst noch fort. Am Wochenende und da vor allem am Sonntag bringt das Tief LEONIE II dann zeitweise Schneefall. Bei bedecktem Himmel ist es nachts dann nicht mehr ganz so kalt wie zuletzt.
January 23, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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#OTD 116 years ago, Mary Haas (1910–1996) was born 🥳 An expert in historical linguistics, Thai, and Native American languages. She was the first modern linguist to document the Creek language. In 1963, she was the second female president of the LSA.

#WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
January 23, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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Working on a project bringing linguistics to broader audiences?

The 2026 LingComm Grants are $300 USD grants to help you with your project!

Please apply and/or share with any up and coming lingcommers you know!

Details:
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Working on a project bringing linguistics to broader audiences? Apply for a 2026 LingComm Grant! Due: April 30, 2026. Details at link in bio.
January 23, 2026 at 2:35 AM
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#OTD 117 years ago, Tatiana Proskouriakoff (1909–1985) was born 🎂 She specialised in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican history and archaeology. She contributed to the decipherment of Maya hieroglyphs by demonstrating their historical content.

#WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
January 23, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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Guten Mittag Berlin,
Heute ist es den ganzen tag über sonnig. Zieht euch trotzdem bitte warm an ,die Temperaturen liegen knapp über dem Gefrierpunkt.
/FK
January 22, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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#OTD 117 years ago, Morris Swadesh (1909–1967) was born 🎉 A historical linguist and expert on Indigenous American languages such as Chitimacha, Menominee, and Mahican, he used lexicostatistics to develop glottochronology and compiled the so-called Swadesh lists.

#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
January 22, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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𝗣𝗿𝗮̈𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗳𝘁𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗵𝗹 𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗲𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗮̈𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻
Am 28. Januar wählt der Erweiterte Akademische Senat:
Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Günter M. Ziegler stellt sich nach vier Jahren Amtszeit erneut zur Wahl.
Infos + Interview 🔗 www.fu-berlin.de/campusleben/...
„… uns als Freie Universität 2026-2030 riesige Aufgaben bevorstehen, die weitergeführt, neu in Angriff genommen und gemeistert werden müssen. Dafür bringe ich Begeisterung, Einsatz und Erfahrung mit.“ Amtsinhaber Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Günter M. Ziegler Ich kandidiere noch einmal für das Amt des Präsidenten, weil… Präsidentschaftswahl an der Freien Universität Berlin 28. Januar 2026
January 21, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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#OTD 171 years ago, Christian Bartholomae (1855–1925) was born 🎉 He was an Indo-Europeanist who specialised particularly in Sanskrit and Old Iranian. Bartholomae’s Law, a sound law affecting the Indo-Iranian language family, bears his name.

#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
January 21, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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Wir befinden uns am Rand des Hochs #CHRISTIAN in einer zunehmend kalten und trockenen Phase, in der zur Wochenmitte nachts mäßiger Frost herrscht und tagsüber die Temperaturen kaum über 0°C steigen. /MJ
January 19, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Uitnodiging: online Colloquium Digitale Neerlandistiek, CoDiNeer, op 5 februari 2026, 16:15 t/m 18:00 uur.

Keynote @mhuening.bsky.social: „AI in de neerlandistiek: kansen en knelpunten in onderzoek en onderwijs“

Meer informatie en aanmelding:
▶️ indico.uni-muenster.de/event/3881/
Monitore von Endgeräten mit den wichtigsten Veranstaltungsdaten
January 20, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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This is today 🤩

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Tamara Rathcke (@uni-konstanz.de) is our next speaker 🤩 She will discuss the concept of rhythm in language and, using sensorimotor experiments, shows that it is grounded in general perceptual and motor systems.

🔗 www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de/en/dcl/veran...

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January 20, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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#OTD 100 years ago, Luise Hercus (1926–2018) was born 🎉 She initially focused on Middle Indo-Aryan languages, but later turned to fieldwork, documenting a number of Australian Indigenous languages such as Paakantyi, Wirangu, and Diyari.

#WomenInLinguistics #Histlx #LinguisticBirthdays
January 16, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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Hallo Berlin, passt auf den Straßen auf, die Sicht ist eingeschränkt. Durch den Bodenfrost hat sich Nebel eingeschlichen. Hier und da kann es noch glatt sein und die Höchsttemperatur liegt bei 6°C. /ND
January 15, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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Have you ever wanted to contribute to the advancement of linguistics just by chatting with a couple of people? This is your chance - Chiara Migliore is looking for participants for her study!

#Linguistics #BLinguistik #Linguistik #Sprachwissenschaft
Conversation research study. Participants needed! 25€ coupons to win! Want to chat and help with a study? Take part in fun, relaxed conversation activities. English level doesn’t matter. Sounds interesting? Send a message to chiara.migliore@fu-berlin.de for more info!
January 15, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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Heute, 14.01. um 16 Uhr ⬇️
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dclberlin.bsky.social Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 19d
Gemeinsam die Dokumentation "Do I Sound Gay" (2014) von David Thorpe schauen und mit Berit Johannsen (@beestween.bsky.social) über Soziophonetik sprechen?

Am 16. Januar um 16:00!

Weitere Infos und Anmeldung:
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In der Dokumentation "Do I Sound Gay?" von 2014 nimmt uns der Filmemacher David Thorpe mit auf seine Suche nach Erklärungen für stereotype Sprechweisen schwuler Männer. Neben persönlichen Erfahrungen zieht er die Expertise von Linguisten zu Rate. Wir diskutieren gemeinsam Ausschnitte aus der Dokumentation vor dem Hintergrund aktueller Forschung aus dem Bereich der Soziophonetik - einem Teilgebiet der Linguistik, das sich mit sozial bedingter lautlicher Variation beschäftigt.
January 14, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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#OTD 146 years ago, Wilhelm Siegling (1880–1946) was born 🎉 He was an Indologist and expert on Sanskrit, Avestan, Tibetan, and especially Tocharian. Together with Emil Sieg (1866–1951), Siegling discovered and deciphered the language, and they also coined the glottonym.

#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
January 14, 2026 at 7:28 AM
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Heute 🏳️‍🌈

Um 16:00 Uhr mit Berit Johannsen (@beestween.bsky.social) un der Doku "Do I Sound Gay" (2014).

Wer kommen mag, möge kommen!

🔗 userpage.fu-berlin.de/~structeng/t...
January 14, 2026 at 7:06 AM