Jessi Grieser
@jessgrieser.com
Sociolinguist, novelist, photographer, quilter, saxophonist and Boglehead. Associate Professor of Linguistics at UMich.
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Jessi Grieser
@jessgrieser.com
· Nov 9
I’ve gotten a bunch of new followers of late. So hi; I’m a Black
Woman sociolinguistics prof at my alma mater, Univ of Michigan. I skeet social justice, linguistics, productivity, teaching, cats and dogs, and NCAA sportsball.
I contain multitudes.
Woman sociolinguistics prof at my alma mater, Univ of Michigan. I skeet social justice, linguistics, productivity, teaching, cats and dogs, and NCAA sportsball.
I contain multitudes.
A friend’s twins (5;9) wrote a play menu and had on the menu “BEct BIns” and I a) read the intended “baked beans” b) realized kids instinctively reach for the “right” pre-shift vowel letter and c) think we should start teaching kids much earlier that sorry, they were born into the weird language.
November 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
A friend’s twins (5;9) wrote a play menu and had on the menu “BEct BIns” and I a) read the intended “baked beans” b) realized kids instinctively reach for the “right” pre-shift vowel letter and c) think we should start teaching kids much earlier that sorry, they were born into the weird language.
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Whenever this is mentioned, it is obligatory to post xkcd 2381, in which @gretchenmcc.bsky.social shares forbidden linguistic knowledge with the masses.
November 21, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Whenever this is mentioned, it is obligatory to post xkcd 2381, in which @gretchenmcc.bsky.social shares forbidden linguistic knowledge with the masses.
This is how long we’ve been in this building.
Grabbed a couple for the next time I have to teach sign = signifier + signified
Grabbed a couple for the next time I have to teach sign = signifier + signified
November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This is how long we’ve been in this building.
Grabbed a couple for the next time I have to teach sign = signifier + signified
Grabbed a couple for the next time I have to teach sign = signifier + signified
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Yes, because Rev. Budde has long been a badass.
November 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Yes, because Rev. Budde has long been a badass.
I really wish @darrylcomedy.bsky.social would someday stop being relevant but here we are.
youtu.be/RH1q_2SOkAI?...
youtu.be/RH1q_2SOkAI?...
November 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I really wish @darrylcomedy.bsky.social would someday stop being relevant but here we are.
youtu.be/RH1q_2SOkAI?...
youtu.be/RH1q_2SOkAI?...
Things I hate relearning:
1. I can indeed get a lot written in an hour
2. You do improve at your instumwnt if you practice
3. Planning the day does result in a smoother day.
1. I can indeed get a lot written in an hour
2. You do improve at your instumwnt if you practice
3. Planning the day does result in a smoother day.
November 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Things I hate relearning:
1. I can indeed get a lot written in an hour
2. You do improve at your instumwnt if you practice
3. Planning the day does result in a smoother day.
1. I can indeed get a lot written in an hour
2. You do improve at your instumwnt if you practice
3. Planning the day does result in a smoother day.
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I have just returned to bonnie Glasgow following a truly incredible week @umich.edu for @nwavconference.bsky.social 53. It was wonderful to see such a diverse range of research happening across the Atlantic and beyond, as well as the very moving plenary from some of the most inspirational (1)
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I have just returned to bonnie Glasgow following a truly incredible week @umich.edu for @nwavconference.bsky.social 53. It was wonderful to see such a diverse range of research happening across the Atlantic and beyond, as well as the very moving plenary from some of the most inspirational (1)
🧵Register for virtual attendance at the #LSA2026 conference! You can filter the 2026 LSA Annual Meeting Program for the Track "Hybrid" and see the 45 sessions that virtual registrants will be able to attend. www.linguisticsociety.org.
And some real talk below:
And some real talk below:
LSA
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November 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
🧵Register for virtual attendance at the #LSA2026 conference! You can filter the 2026 LSA Annual Meeting Program for the Track "Hybrid" and see the 45 sessions that virtual registrants will be able to attend. www.linguisticsociety.org.
And some real talk below:
And some real talk below:
#gobluesky, who all is at Wrigley today?
November 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
#gobluesky, who all is at Wrigley today?
JEROME!!!
Megyn Kelly who angrily insisted Santa is white on air, and added...so was Jesus
Because someone wrote a book that had a Black Santa.
meanwhile as a kid, when I believed in Santa, I recall being specifically told more than once that Santa was all races. That's why of course there are Black Santas
Because someone wrote a book that had a Black Santa.
meanwhile as a kid, when I believed in Santa, I recall being specifically told more than once that Santa was all races. That's why of course there are Black Santas
in case you're wondering how the cope is going www.mediamatters.org/megyn-kelly/...
November 13, 2025 at 5:11 AM
JEROME!!!
I have developed a cold but I am back to feeling reasonably rested *and* my inbox is 100% processed and my grading is up to date in the wake of NWAV and it's Tuesday at 3PM.
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I have developed a cold but I am back to feeling reasonably rested *and* my inbox is 100% processed and my grading is up to date in the wake of NWAV and it's Tuesday at 3PM.
Writing advice of the day:
The introduction is "this is why this question matters."
The conclusion is "this is why my results matter."
The introduction is "this is why this question matters."
The conclusion is "this is why my results matter."
November 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Writing advice of the day:
The introduction is "this is why this question matters."
The conclusion is "this is why my results matter."
The introduction is "this is why this question matters."
The conclusion is "this is why my results matter."
Got a Q from a student and now I'm curious: has anyone looked at preposition stacking as a feature of AAL? e.g. "You need to get up on out of that seat" "We will be up in here" etc. #linguistics #aave
November 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Got a Q from a student and now I'm curious: has anyone looked at preposition stacking as a feature of AAL? e.g. "You need to get up on out of that seat" "We will be up in here" etc. #linguistics #aave
I can't take credit for this, it's a comment on @npr.org 's FB post about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (the song and the wreck), but as a Michigan linguist I died laughing:
"It's actually pronounced 'gichi-gami,' but nothing bad happens when the skies in November turn balmy."
"It's actually pronounced 'gichi-gami,' but nothing bad happens when the skies in November turn balmy."
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I can't take credit for this, it's a comment on @npr.org 's FB post about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (the song and the wreck), but as a Michigan linguist I died laughing:
"It's actually pronounced 'gichi-gami,' but nothing bad happens when the skies in November turn balmy."
"It's actually pronounced 'gichi-gami,' but nothing bad happens when the skies in November turn balmy."
Can I just say...I cancelled lecture and discussion this week because I and my GSIs were going to be busy with NWAV, but let students recover the attendance points as extra credit by showing up and selfie-ing at #NWAV53 and these photos are all kinds of delightful.
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Can I just say...I cancelled lecture and discussion this week because I and my GSIs were going to be busy with NWAV, but let students recover the attendance points as extra credit by showing up and selfie-ing at #NWAV53 and these photos are all kinds of delightful.
Half my city voted in an election where the only thing on the ballot was a school district millage. Go us.
November 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Half my city voted in an election where the only thing on the ballot was a school district millage. Go us.
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Just went to clear this week’s reading in Perusall ahead of NWAV.
Past Jessi did not assign any reading so that today Jessi can just focus on NWAV.
Past Jessi is the real MVP; love that chick. She also put dinner in the crockpot and scheduled the housekeeper to come Thursday.
Past Jessi did not assign any reading so that today Jessi can just focus on NWAV.
Past Jessi is the real MVP; love that chick. She also put dinner in the crockpot and scheduled the housekeeper to come Thursday.
November 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Just went to clear this week’s reading in Perusall ahead of NWAV.
Past Jessi did not assign any reading so that today Jessi can just focus on NWAV.
Past Jessi is the real MVP; love that chick. She also put dinner in the crockpot and scheduled the housekeeper to come Thursday.
Past Jessi did not assign any reading so that today Jessi can just focus on NWAV.
Past Jessi is the real MVP; love that chick. She also put dinner in the crockpot and scheduled the housekeeper to come Thursday.
While I always hope that every election draws in *some* new voters, it is hilarious to me the way people very seriously explain how to fill out my ballot. I can't imagine that there are tons of people coming out for the very first time just to vote on a new millage. Yeah, I know how to bubble it in.
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
While I always hope that every election draws in *some* new voters, it is hilarious to me the way people very seriously explain how to fill out my ballot. I can't imagine that there are tons of people coming out for the very first time just to vote on a new millage. Yeah, I know how to bubble it in.
Gehringer and Grieser “Shifting Vowels in a Stable Place” retrieved from the printer!
Poster session 1; Poster #20.
#nwav53 #ncvs #michiganEnglish
Poster session 1; Poster #20.
#nwav53 #ncvs #michiganEnglish
November 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Gehringer and Grieser “Shifting Vowels in a Stable Place” retrieved from the printer!
Poster session 1; Poster #20.
#nwav53 #ncvs #michiganEnglish
Poster session 1; Poster #20.
#nwav53 #ncvs #michiganEnglish
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It's a picture-perfect day in Ann Arbor! Welcome to #nwav53, attendees!
Check out the NWAV 53 "Getting Around" information for conference information, including accessibility, and importantly—restaurant recommendations for tonight and beyond!
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
Check out the NWAV 53 "Getting Around" information for conference information, including accessibility, and importantly—restaurant recommendations for tonight and beyond!
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
NWAV 53 Information Sheet
docs.google.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It's a picture-perfect day in Ann Arbor! Welcome to #nwav53, attendees!
Check out the NWAV 53 "Getting Around" information for conference information, including accessibility, and importantly—restaurant recommendations for tonight and beyond!
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
Check out the NWAV 53 "Getting Around" information for conference information, including accessibility, and importantly—restaurant recommendations for tonight and beyond!
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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Coming to NWAV? Just NWAV curious? Check out all the talks and abstracts on our Oxford Abstracts program!
You can make a free account on OxAbs to make a personal program with specific saved sessions.
Registration prices go up Monday! See you soon!
virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75494/...
You can make a free account on OxAbs to make a personal program with specific saved sessions.
Registration prices go up Monday! See you soon!
virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75494/...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Coming to NWAV? Just NWAV curious? Check out all the talks and abstracts on our Oxford Abstracts program!
You can make a free account on OxAbs to make a personal program with specific saved sessions.
Registration prices go up Monday! See you soon!
virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75494/...
You can make a free account on OxAbs to make a personal program with specific saved sessions.
Registration prices go up Monday! See you soon!
virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75494/...