Kirby Conrod
@kirbyconrod.bsky.social
assistant prof in linguistics at swarthmore; phd in linguistics from u washington; sociosyntax; they/them or ey/em.
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Kirby Conrod
@kirbyconrod.bsky.social
· Sep 26
btw i love being transgender and gay and teaching pronoun studies at a prestigious college
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Innovations in Linguistics Education is a new Diamond Open Access journal, is dedicated to the teaching of linguistics.
journals.ed.ac.uk/innovations
I'm really excited to see a new journal in this space!
journals.ed.ac.uk/innovations
I'm really excited to see a new journal in this space!
Innovations in Linguistics Education
journals.ed.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Innovations in Linguistics Education is a new Diamond Open Access journal, is dedicated to the teaching of linguistics.
journals.ed.ac.uk/innovations
I'm really excited to see a new journal in this space!
journals.ed.ac.uk/innovations
I'm really excited to see a new journal in this space!
actually if you wanna be on this paper, hmu tbh
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
actually if you wanna be on this paper, hmu tbh
i think i need more context to know any of that but also, I KNOW RIGHT??? what is all of this!!
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
i think i need more context to know any of that but also, I KNOW RIGHT??? what is all of this!!
i am literally going to have to quote it in a future paper where im trying to work out what people are actually saying when they invoke pronouns and im so preemptively exhausted
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
i am literally going to have to quote it in a future paper where im trying to work out what people are actually saying when they invoke pronouns and im so preemptively exhausted
pronouns expert here! this made me leave my desk and lie down on the floor
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
pronouns expert here! this made me leave my desk and lie down on the floor
pronouns mentioned
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
pronouns mentioned
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Introducing my new project… Your Wrong (yourwrong.co.uk). It’s all about the language rules and judgements that appear in different forms of popular culture. Films, series, podcasts, music, books, even graffiti!
I’d love your help to find examples!
I’d love your help to find examples!
Your Wrong
yourwrong.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Introducing my new project… Your Wrong (yourwrong.co.uk). It’s all about the language rules and judgements that appear in different forms of popular culture. Films, series, podcasts, music, books, even graffiti!
I’d love your help to find examples!
I’d love your help to find examples!
i will report that these groups have been ridiculously fun so far btw. it is SO fun to get together with a bunch of linguists and just talk nuts and bolts of pedagogy, hear peoples' experiences, and contemplate why syntacticians are the way they are
November 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
i will report that these groups have been ridiculously fun so far btw. it is SO fun to get together with a bunch of linguists and just talk nuts and bolts of pedagogy, hear peoples' experiences, and contemplate why syntacticians are the way they are
oh! it's not a matter of "is this real or not" it's more like "is this something that i would have an easier time dealing with in a not-flipping-out state"
November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
oh! it's not a matter of "is this real or not" it's more like "is this something that i would have an easier time dealing with in a not-flipping-out state"
ohhhh theyre going to make you do some distress tolerance worksheets or something. rip (congrats)
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
ohhhh theyre going to make you do some distress tolerance worksheets or something. rip (congrats)
hey #linguistics peeps! have you ever taken (or taught) a syntax class? we want to hear your opinions (good or bad) about it! We're doing focus group interviews (on zoom, or in person at select conferences) - if you're at all interested, you can fill out our interest form: forms.gle/nhBtz78hQXNA...
SynTeach Focus Group Interest Form
SynTeach is a project researching peoples' experiences teaching and learning syntax in higher education. We have conducted surveys of the field including syntax instructors and students, and we are pl...
forms.gle
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
hey #linguistics peeps! have you ever taken (or taught) a syntax class? we want to hear your opinions (good or bad) about it! We're doing focus group interviews (on zoom, or in person at select conferences) - if you're at all interested, you can fill out our interest form: forms.gle/nhBtz78hQXNA...
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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You know what, I'm just gonna re-up this post
November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
You know what, I'm just gonna re-up this post
i got a longer bottle brush, so now it is Wash Your Waterbottle Wednesday Monday (observed)
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
i got a longer bottle brush, so now it is Wash Your Waterbottle Wednesday Monday (observed)
living in the future is so weird sometimes. like of course this makes sense, this is super practical and smart, but also. hhhhhhh
Players are roleplaying in Fortnite to teach each other their rights when encountering ICE officials
“I would slip [the warrant] under the door, but there’s no space under the door,” the agent says.
The civilian pauses. “Well. Sounds like a personal problem.”
www.404media.co/ice-defense-...
“I would slip [the warrant] under the door, but there’s no space under the door,” the agent says.
The civilian pauses. “Well. Sounds like a personal problem.”
www.404media.co/ice-defense-...
Inside an ICE Defense Training on Fortnite
A group of immigrant rights organizers are helping people use Fortnite to practice what to do if they encounter ICE agents in the wild.
www.404media.co
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
living in the future is so weird sometimes. like of course this makes sense, this is super practical and smart, but also. hhhhhhh
i've also seen... i think pizzacuterie? and a couple others that i can't remember off top of my head
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
i've also seen... i think pizzacuterie? and a couple others that i can't remember off top of my head
okay now i have to fill several chalkboards with math to figure out What Kind Of Gift Card and How Much but ty
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
okay now i have to fill several chalkboards with math to figure out What Kind Of Gift Card and How Much but ty
-cuterie as a libfix would be a pretty fun ADS WOTY nom tbh
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
-cuterie as a libfix would be a pretty fun ADS WOTY nom tbh
autism question btw. i'm new to earth. is it okay to give one's favorite barista some kind of card / gift card around the holidays to just be like "hi our brief moments of human connection 3x/week are genuinely loadbearing mentalthealthwise. i don't need anything from you im just grateful"
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
autism question btw. i'm new to earth. is it okay to give one's favorite barista some kind of card / gift card around the holidays to just be like "hi our brief moments of human connection 3x/week are genuinely loadbearing mentalthealthwise. i don't need anything from you im just grateful"
favorite barista asked me what i'm doing today and i say seven zoom meetings. instant hit. baristas love to empathize with me when i have seven zoom meetings today
November 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
favorite barista asked me what i'm doing today and i say seven zoom meetings. instant hit. baristas love to empathize with me when i have seven zoom meetings today
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At last! Open Access version of the book on MIT's site. One for the syntax nerds. I argue we need to replace Merge, that there are no Phases, and that we need to rethink the basic theoretical typology of Islands. Feel free to download with abandon! 🐦🐦 #syntax direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
Mereological Syntax: Phrase Structure, Cyclicity, and Islands
An argument for replacing Chomsky’s set-theoretic Merge view of syntax with a theory of syntax based on mereological objects.Mereology is the study of part
direct.mit.edu
November 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
At last! Open Access version of the book on MIT's site. One for the syntax nerds. I argue we need to replace Merge, that there are no Phases, and that we need to rethink the basic theoretical typology of Islands. Feel free to download with abandon! 🐦🐦 #syntax direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
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One of the easiest things we can do to help wildlife in cities is plant native plants. We’re going to make this as easy as possible for Philly people this winter/spring by giving them the seeds they need to start.
I need YOUR help prepping those seeds on Dec 17.
Join us! luma.com/o3sladpu
I need YOUR help prepping those seeds on Dec 17.
Join us! luma.com/o3sladpu
November 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
One of the easiest things we can do to help wildlife in cities is plant native plants. We’re going to make this as easy as possible for Philly people this winter/spring by giving them the seeds they need to start.
I need YOUR help prepping those seeds on Dec 17.
Join us! luma.com/o3sladpu
I need YOUR help prepping those seeds on Dec 17.
Join us! luma.com/o3sladpu