Hanna Torsh
@htorsh.bsky.social
Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and Sociolinguistics at Macquarie University, Wallumattagal Campus, Australia
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new paper out! in which we describe the huge amount of work it took to develop the corpus of the Australian mixed language Gurindji Kriol, and how this enabled novel quantitative research. one for the data-heads 🤓
Small language, big data: Building the Gurindji Kriol corpus to model the emergence of a mixed language
At 178 hours and 853,348 words, the Gurindji Kriol corpus (Meakins & Algy 2004) is currently the largest annotated corpus of an Australian Indigenous language, and is a significant record of the commu...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
new paper out! in which we describe the huge amount of work it took to develop the corpus of the Australian mixed language Gurindji Kriol, and how this enabled novel quantitative research. one for the data-heads 🤓
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
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And a reminder that in 2024 jewelley stolen in similar historical policies was returned to families because it was wrong www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
November 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
And a reminder that in 2024 jewelley stolen in similar historical policies was returned to families because it was wrong www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
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#CSIRO says 350 research positions would go at the organisation. That's on top of more than 800 jobs cut over the past 18 months. The union reax "Worse than Abbott", describing cuts as more devastating than those inflicted by the former Coalition government. #auspol
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Government playing down impact of CSIRO job cuts
The prime minister, when in opposition, accused the Coalition of "hollowing out" the CSIRO. Now, following the announcement 350 research positions at the organisation will be cut, he is being accused ...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
#CSIRO says 350 research positions would go at the organisation. That's on top of more than 800 jobs cut over the past 18 months. The union reax "Worse than Abbott", describing cuts as more devastating than those inflicted by the former Coalition government. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
A highlight of the 2025 AALA conference was the ECR catch up where I got the best reaction ever to introducing myself, from the amazing Dr Soyeon Kim at Deakin and Monash. Lovely to meet everyone!
#AppLing
#AppLing
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
A highlight of the 2025 AALA conference was the ECR catch up where I got the best reaction ever to introducing myself, from the amazing Dr Soyeon Kim at Deakin and Monash. Lovely to meet everyone!
#AppLing
#AppLing
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In the latest episode of the Language-on-the-Move Podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, @agib.bsky.social chats with Cindy Valdez about how to best support the education of multilingual children
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Your languages are your superpower!
In this episode of Language on the Move Podcast, Dr Agnes Bodis talks to Cindy Valdez, an English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) specialist, and Founder & CEO of Teach To Learn, a…
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November 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Her research is on insect pollinators in farming. I doubt these drymouths have ever given a single thought to where their food comes from, as their poor mums probably keep them fed
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Her research is on insect pollinators in farming. I doubt these drymouths have ever given a single thought to where their food comes from, as their poor mums probably keep them fed
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The world isn't just a container for languages, it is a political field, animated by structures and systems that drive the fate of languages and the people who use them. Nationalism, colonialism, racism and capitalism are four key structures in today's world system.
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The world isn't just a container for languages, it is a political field, animated by structures and systems that drive the fate of languages and the people who use them. Nationalism, colonialism, racism and capitalism are four key structures in today's world system.
Great first day of the ALAA (Australian Association of Applied Linuguistics) conference here in at CDU in Darwin, Northern Terrtitory. The conference theme is: Language and the interface of mono-/multi-/translingual mindsets.
The Macquarie Linguistics crew is ready! @languageonthemove.bsky.social
The Macquarie Linguistics crew is ready! @languageonthemove.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Great first day of the ALAA (Australian Association of Applied Linuguistics) conference here in at CDU in Darwin, Northern Terrtitory. The conference theme is: Language and the interface of mono-/multi-/translingual mindsets.
The Macquarie Linguistics crew is ready! @languageonthemove.bsky.social
The Macquarie Linguistics crew is ready! @languageonthemove.bsky.social
Are you a teacher in Sydney, Australia? Can you help my student with with this research? www.languageonthemove.com/language-bro...
Language brokering in schools
Are you a Sydney-based teacher who needs to communicate with parents who do not speak English or do not speak it well? Do you sometimes have to ask students to translate for you to communicate with…
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November 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Are you a teacher in Sydney, Australia? Can you help my student with with this research? www.languageonthemove.com/language-bro...
“I just want people to know that AI is being sold as this tech magic – that’s why there’s a little sparkle symbol next to an AI response,” said Sawyer. “But it’s not. It’s built on the backs of overworked, underpaid human beings.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart
Contracted AI raters describe grueling deadlines, poor pay and opacity around work to make chatbots intelligent
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September 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
“I just want people to know that AI is being sold as this tech magic – that’s why there’s a little sparkle symbol next to an AI response,” said Sawyer. “But it’s not. It’s built on the backs of overworked, underpaid human beings.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Good news about the cutting-edge AI tools from the $3-trillion-dollar company.
September 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Good news about the cutting-edge AI tools from the $3-trillion-dollar company.
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I was explaining a treatment plan to a patient, and their partner told me to talk slowly because they were typing what I was saying into chatgpt to "verify" there wasn't a better alternative. In case you are wondering the stage of mess we are in with LLMs.
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Man who asked ChatGPT about cutting out salt from his diet was hospitalized with hallucinations
A case study in a medical journal reported that the 60-year-old man replaced sodium chloride with sodium bromide after consulting the AI bot.
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August 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I was explaining a treatment plan to a patient, and their partner told me to talk slowly because they were typing what I was saying into chatgpt to "verify" there wasn't a better alternative. In case you are wondering the stage of mess we are in with LLMs.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Great to see the ABC exploring this issue! @louisawilloughby.bsky.social
"The problem with English tests" a good explainer from the ABC on visa related language requirements
The problem with Australia's English test requirements for work and study visas | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
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August 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Great to see the ABC exploring this issue! @louisawilloughby.bsky.social
It’s a real pleasure to witness that the Australian applied linguistics community is expanding & leading the world in diversity, equity, and "kindness". www.routledge.com/Multilingual...
August 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Participants needed for research on innovative grammar in Australian English.
It will involve an anonymous online questionnaire that will take approximately 5-15 minutes to complete.
It will involve an anonymous online questionnaire that will take approximately 5-15 minutes to complete.
Acceptability and use of grammatical innovation in Australian English
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August 18, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Participants needed for research on innovative grammar in Australian English.
It will involve an anonymous online questionnaire that will take approximately 5-15 minutes to complete.
It will involve an anonymous online questionnaire that will take approximately 5-15 minutes to complete.
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AI slop and the destruction of knowledge irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...
AI slop and the destruction of knowledge
This week I was looking for info on what cognitive scientists mean when they speak of ‘domain-general’ cognition. I was curious, because the nuances are relevant for something I am researching at t…
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August 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
AI slop and the destruction of knowledge irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...
I just listened to this remarkable episode of the podcast on machine translation and an ethics of care, from my colleague @tazinabdullah.bsky.social with the inspirational Dr Esther Monzó-Nebot. A broad-ranging and poetic discussion with a rousing call to reminagine the research in this space.
Are there social impacts of relying on AI for translations? Are AI translations neutral and inclusive? I discuss these and more in this very insightful new @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast with Dr. Esther Monzó-Nebot. @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
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The Social Impact of Automating Translation
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks with Dr. Esther Monzó-Nebot, Associate Professor in Translation and Interpreting Studies at Universitat Jaume I in Catalun…
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August 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I just listened to this remarkable episode of the podcast on machine translation and an ethics of care, from my colleague @tazinabdullah.bsky.social with the inspirational Dr Esther Monzó-Nebot. A broad-ranging and poetic discussion with a rousing call to reminagine the research in this space.
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@htorsh.bsky.social and I are working on a project examining exactly these raciolinguistic, monoglossic ideologies in Australian media coverage. Every day we find new examples! Read the comment section if you dare 😅 www.facebook.com/share/19Amis... 3/3
Redirecting...
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May 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
@htorsh.bsky.social and I are working on a project examining exactly these raciolinguistic, monoglossic ideologies in Australian media coverage. Every day we find new examples! Read the comment section if you dare 😅 www.facebook.com/share/19Amis... 3/3
How are parents using digital technologies to pass on languages? And does this change who does the work?
Read my latest article on this topics here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Read my latest article on this topics here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The digital shift in parental strategies for heritage language maintenance
Research shows that language maintenance of migrant heritage languages correlates with positive social outcomes [Han, W.-J., and C.-C. Huang. 2010. “The Forgotten Treasure: Bilingualism and Asian C...
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April 30, 2025 at 4:51 AM
How are parents using digital technologies to pass on languages? And does this change who does the work?
Read my latest article on this topics here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Read my latest article on this topics here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In this episode of the Language-on-the-Move podcast, Dr Hanna Torsh speaks with Dr Prashneel Ravisan Goundar, an academic based in the Graduate Research School at the University of New England, Armidale. www.languageonthemove.com/educational-... @languageonthemove.bsky.social
Educational inequality in Fijian higher education
In this episode of the Language-on-the-Move podcast, Dr Hanna Torsh speaks with Dr Prashneel Ravisan Goundar, an academic based in the Graduate Research School at the University of New England, Arm…
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February 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
In this episode of the Language-on-the-Move podcast, Dr Hanna Torsh speaks with Dr Prashneel Ravisan Goundar, an academic based in the Graduate Research School at the University of New England, Armidale. www.languageonthemove.com/educational-... @languageonthemove.bsky.social
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Our second article then goes on to explore how this foundation connects with suspicion at the border, and encourages bordering and suspicion in everyday life
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Trust at the border: identifying risk and assessing credibility on reality television
Every day, officers working at international airports investigate potential risks to state safety and security. But how do they decide who they can trust, and also ensure that the broader public trus...
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February 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Our second article then goes on to explore how this foundation connects with suspicion at the border, and encourages bordering and suspicion in everyday life
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Seems timely to reshare this..
Securing the borders of English and Whiteness - Ingrid Piller, Hanna Torsh, Laura Smith-Khan, 2023
This article examines how racial and linguistic identities are constructed on the Australian reality TV show Border Security. Based on an analysis of 108 episod...
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February 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Seems timely to reshare this..