Nathan Dykes
@nfdykes.bsky.social
Corpus linguist at @dhssfau.bsky.social @fau.de 🏳️⚧️ he/him
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Nathan Dykes
@nfdykes.bsky.social
· Aug 1
After a few … extremely German delays over the last few days, I can now finally say for real that my dissertation has been submitted! 😊
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A lecture by @mariannagracheva.bsky.social at the Interdisciplinary Linguistic Colloquium Augsburg (ILKA).
ILKA addresses current issues in language, communication, and language culture, bringing together Romance, English, German, and computational linguistics at the University of Augsburg.
ILKA addresses current issues in language, communication, and language culture, bringing together Romance, English, German, and computational linguistics at the University of Augsburg.
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A lecture by @mariannagracheva.bsky.social at the Interdisciplinary Linguistic Colloquium Augsburg (ILKA).
ILKA addresses current issues in language, communication, and language culture, bringing together Romance, English, German, and computational linguistics at the University of Augsburg.
ILKA addresses current issues in language, communication, and language culture, bringing together Romance, English, German, and computational linguistics at the University of Augsburg.
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📰DHSS Newsletter!
We are excited to publish the first issue of the DHSS Newsletter tomorrow.
If you would like to receive it, you can subscribe here:
www.dhss.phil.fau.eu/dhss-newslet...
Thank you for your interest in our work at the Department of Digital Humanities and Social Studies at FAU.
We are excited to publish the first issue of the DHSS Newsletter tomorrow.
If you would like to receive it, you can subscribe here:
www.dhss.phil.fau.eu/dhss-newslet...
Thank you for your interest in our work at the Department of Digital Humanities and Social Studies at FAU.
November 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
📰DHSS Newsletter!
We are excited to publish the first issue of the DHSS Newsletter tomorrow.
If you would like to receive it, you can subscribe here:
www.dhss.phil.fau.eu/dhss-newslet...
Thank you for your interest in our work at the Department of Digital Humanities and Social Studies at FAU.
We are excited to publish the first issue of the DHSS Newsletter tomorrow.
If you would like to receive it, you can subscribe here:
www.dhss.phil.fau.eu/dhss-newslet...
Thank you for your interest in our work at the Department of Digital Humanities and Social Studies at FAU.
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Last talk of the 2025 season on December 17 (maybe add it to your calendar?)
This time, we are giving the floor to the DD&I co-chair
@ylvabiri.bsky.social: "Expertise and Engagement in YouTube informational videos: the finance advice genre"
Everyone is welcome! Feel free to share 🐦🐦🐦
This time, we are giving the floor to the DD&I co-chair
@ylvabiri.bsky.social: "Expertise and Engagement in YouTube informational videos: the finance advice genre"
Everyone is welcome! Feel free to share 🐦🐦🐦
November 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Last talk of the 2025 season on December 17 (maybe add it to your calendar?)
This time, we are giving the floor to the DD&I co-chair
@ylvabiri.bsky.social: "Expertise and Engagement in YouTube informational videos: the finance advice genre"
Everyone is welcome! Feel free to share 🐦🐦🐦
This time, we are giving the floor to the DD&I co-chair
@ylvabiri.bsky.social: "Expertise and Engagement in YouTube informational videos: the finance advice genre"
Everyone is welcome! Feel free to share 🐦🐦🐦
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Call for Papers 💥DEADLINE EXTENSION!💥 Our Call for Papers will now close on 19th December 2025! We look forward to receiving your proposals and seeing you all next June! Submit your abstract here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/cad-2026/cal...
Call for Papers – Corpora & Discourse International Conference 2026
wp.lancs.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Call for Papers 💥DEADLINE EXTENSION!💥 Our Call for Papers will now close on 19th December 2025! We look forward to receiving your proposals and seeing you all next June! Submit your abstract here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/cad-2026/cal...
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Join us for the next DH Colloquium: Prof. Dr. Uhrig (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg) on Digital Linguistics & Big Data. His research spans cognitive linguistics, Construction Grammar, collocation, corpus & computational linguistics, lexicography, and large multimodal datasets with data science & ML methods.
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Join us for the next DH Colloquium: Prof. Dr. Uhrig (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg) on Digital Linguistics & Big Data. His research spans cognitive linguistics, Construction Grammar, collocation, corpus & computational linguistics, lexicography, and large multimodal datasets with data science & ML methods.
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Part of the Digital Humanities series of lectures, Digital Humanities in Focus: Methods, Applications, and Perspectives, held at the University of Rostock.
A lecture today by Prof. Anastasia Glawion.
The lecture will be held online via Zoom. More info: www.germanistik.uni-rostock.de/forschung/di...
A lecture today by Prof. Anastasia Glawion.
The lecture will be held online via Zoom. More info: www.germanistik.uni-rostock.de/forschung/di...
November 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Part of the Digital Humanities series of lectures, Digital Humanities in Focus: Methods, Applications, and Perspectives, held at the University of Rostock.
A lecture today by Prof. Anastasia Glawion.
The lecture will be held online via Zoom. More info: www.germanistik.uni-rostock.de/forschung/di...
A lecture today by Prof. Anastasia Glawion.
The lecture will be held online via Zoom. More info: www.germanistik.uni-rostock.de/forschung/di...
Hard to believe this was almost a month ago – it was great to meet so many talented and thoughtful people! #DHSS2025
Throwback to the amazing Digital Humanities School! 🎓✨
So many great moments, people, and ideas, here are a few highlights from the end of September!
#DigitalHumanities #Text&Language #Highlights #Throwback #AcademicLife
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BJ9...
So many great moments, people, and ideas, here are a few highlights from the end of September!
#DigitalHumanities #Text&Language #Highlights #Throwback #AcademicLife
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BJ9...
Digital Humanities Summer School 2025
YouTube video by Digital Humanities and Social Studies - FAU
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October 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Hard to believe this was almost a month ago – it was great to meet so many talented and thoughtful people! #DHSS2025
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If you're a cis person who wants to be kind to your trans and nonbinary friends right now, please do not forward us links to stories about trans people being abused, having their rights taken away, or living in fear. We already know. A friendly "hey I hope you're OK" is much more helpful. 💖
September 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
If you're a cis person who wants to be kind to your trans and nonbinary friends right now, please do not forward us links to stories about trans people being abused, having their rights taken away, or living in fear. We already know. A friendly "hey I hope you're OK" is much more helpful. 💖
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“The true value of #corpuslinguistics is the combination of quantitative scale & qualitative depth”
@gavinbrookes.bsky.social gave us so much to think about this morning
#DHSS2025
@gavinbrookes.bsky.social gave us so much to think about this morning
#DHSS2025
September 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
“The true value of #corpuslinguistics is the combination of quantitative scale & qualitative depth”
@gavinbrookes.bsky.social gave us so much to think about this morning
#DHSS2025
@gavinbrookes.bsky.social gave us so much to think about this morning
#DHSS2025
The excursion to Germanisches Nationalmuseum (who very generously gave our group free admission) is in full swing, with @sabinelang.bsky.social leading the tour. First stop: 14th century sculptures from Nuremberg. #DHSS2025
September 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The excursion to Germanisches Nationalmuseum (who very generously gave our group free admission) is in full swing, with @sabinelang.bsky.social leading the tour. First stop: 14th century sculptures from Nuremberg. #DHSS2025
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Now @nfdykes.bsky.social is setting out to make connections between close & distant reading
#DHSS2025
@rc21project.bsky.social
#DHSS2025
@rc21project.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Now @nfdykes.bsky.social is setting out to make connections between close & distant reading
#DHSS2025
@rc21project.bsky.social
#DHSS2025
@rc21project.bsky.social
In today's extended network analysis session with @anastasiaglawion.bsky.social, we're covering topics from fanfiction to war discussions #DHSS2025
September 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
In today's extended network analysis session with @anastasiaglawion.bsky.social, we're covering topics from fanfiction to war discussions #DHSS2025
Anna Foka giving a brilliant keynote on "AI and Heritage: Critical perspectives on AI for the Archives, Libraries and Museum sector" – and of course, I was especially happy about the opportunity to quickly revive my Swedish reading skills on some of the slides showing ongoing projects ☺️
#DHSS2025
#DHSS2025
September 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Anna Foka giving a brilliant keynote on "AI and Heritage: Critical perspectives on AI for the Archives, Libraries and Museum sector" – and of course, I was especially happy about the opportunity to quickly revive my Swedish reading skills on some of the slides showing ongoing projects ☺️
#DHSS2025
#DHSS2025
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Sneak peak into next week‘s tour at the #GermanischeNationalmuseum in #Nürnberg: the sculptures show Mary and the Archangel Gabriel in the Annunciation (stone, circa 1360) @dhssfau.bsky.social #digitalhumanities
The summer school starts tomorrow 🥳
The summer school starts tomorrow 🥳
September 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Sneak peak into next week‘s tour at the #GermanischeNationalmuseum in #Nürnberg: the sculptures show Mary and the Archangel Gabriel in the Annunciation (stone, circa 1360) @dhssfau.bsky.social #digitalhumanities
The summer school starts tomorrow 🥳
The summer school starts tomorrow 🥳
Eigentlich hatte ich ja nicht vor, heute bedroht zu werden /j
September 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Eigentlich hatte ich ja nicht vor, heute bedroht zu werden /j
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Explore the workshops and sessions offered by DHSS for next week’s Summer School!
*Sessions are shown in the order of the official schedule which you can find it on our website.
*Sessions are shown in the order of the official schedule which you can find it on our website.
September 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Explore the workshops and sessions offered by DHSS for next week’s Summer School!
*Sessions are shown in the order of the official schedule which you can find it on our website.
*Sessions are shown in the order of the official schedule which you can find it on our website.
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Registration is closed, planes are booked, and preparations are in their final stage.
Check out the full program and stay tuned!
Check out the full program and stay tuned!
September 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Registration is closed, planes are booked, and preparations are in their final stage.
Check out the full program and stay tuned!
Check out the full program and stay tuned!
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How can concordances help us study gender in 19th-century fiction?
In just a couple of weeks, @nfdykes.bsky.social represents #RC21 at #DHSS2025 to explore with participants how FlexiConc contributes to #DataGenderSociety!
go.fau.de/1cadb
In just a couple of weeks, @nfdykes.bsky.social represents #RC21 at #DHSS2025 to explore with participants how FlexiConc contributes to #DataGenderSociety!
go.fau.de/1cadb
Digital Humanities Summer School 2025: Data, gender and society
If you are attending the FAU Innovation Days (view details), you have the opportunity to register for the keynote talks. Mo 22 – Fri 26 September 2025 The DHSS2025 summer school offers expert-led…
www.dhss.phil.fau.de
September 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
How can concordances help us study gender in 19th-century fiction?
In just a couple of weeks, @nfdykes.bsky.social represents #RC21 at #DHSS2025 to explore with participants how FlexiConc contributes to #DataGenderSociety!
go.fau.de/1cadb
In just a couple of weeks, @nfdykes.bsky.social represents #RC21 at #DHSS2025 to explore with participants how FlexiConc contributes to #DataGenderSociety!
go.fau.de/1cadb
Great to the schedule for the #DHSS2025 summer school out! An amazing programme is waiting for our participants ☺️
#DataGenderSociety #DH #DigitalHumanities
go.fau.de/1cadb
#DataGenderSociety #DH #DigitalHumanities
go.fau.de/1cadb
Digital Humanities Summer School 2025: Data, gender and society
If you are attending the FAU Innovation Days (view details), you have the opportunity to register for the keynote talks. Mo 22 – Fri 26 September 2025 The DHSS2025 summer school offers expert-led…
go.fau.de
September 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Great to the schedule for the #DHSS2025 summer school out! An amazing programme is waiting for our participants ☺️
#DataGenderSociety #DH #DigitalHumanities
go.fau.de/1cadb
#DataGenderSociety #DH #DigitalHumanities
go.fau.de/1cadb
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Me too, room, me too.
September 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Me too, room, me too.
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I'm delighted to welcome Ismail Barakat to the Text & Language Lab @dhssfau.bsky.social
Ismail joins us as Media & Research Communications Producer and we are looking forward to some exciting comms projects!
#digitalhumanities
#watchthisspace
www.dhss.phil.fau.de/person/dr-is...
Ismail joins us as Media & Research Communications Producer and we are looking forward to some exciting comms projects!
#digitalhumanities
#watchthisspace
www.dhss.phil.fau.de/person/dr-is...
Dr. Ismail Barakat
Ismail holds a bachelor’s degree in Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Aleppo and a master’s degree in Advanced Optical Technologies from FAU, with a focus on the physics of light.
www.dhss.phil.fau.de
September 3, 2025 at 6:48 AM
I'm delighted to welcome Ismail Barakat to the Text & Language Lab @dhssfau.bsky.social
Ismail joins us as Media & Research Communications Producer and we are looking forward to some exciting comms projects!
#digitalhumanities
#watchthisspace
www.dhss.phil.fau.de/person/dr-is...
Ismail joins us as Media & Research Communications Producer and we are looking forward to some exciting comms projects!
#digitalhumanities
#watchthisspace
www.dhss.phil.fau.de/person/dr-is...
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📚 New paper with Alan Partington "Lexical Priming: Evolution, evaluation, extension" out in the International Journal of Corpus Linguistics @ijcl.bsky.social! You can find it here 👇
tinyurl.com/mjwmdvyd
I'm very grateful to the editors, reviewers and colleagues for their valuable feedback 🙏
tinyurl.com/mjwmdvyd
I'm very grateful to the editors, reviewers and colleagues for their valuable feedback 🙏
September 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
📚 New paper with Alan Partington "Lexical Priming: Evolution, evaluation, extension" out in the International Journal of Corpus Linguistics @ijcl.bsky.social! You can find it here 👇
tinyurl.com/mjwmdvyd
I'm very grateful to the editors, reviewers and colleagues for their valuable feedback 🙏
tinyurl.com/mjwmdvyd
I'm very grateful to the editors, reviewers and colleagues for their valuable feedback 🙏
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If you're currently at #CMC2025 (listening to Stephanie's keynote), do check out the talk later this afternoon by Andreas Blombach, Stephanie Evert, Linda Havenstein & Philipp Heinrich:
"Dimensions of Drivel in German Telegram Posts: Manual Annotation and Predictive Power"
"Dimensions of Drivel in German Telegram Posts: Manual Annotation and Predictive Power"
September 3, 2025 at 7:54 AM
If you're currently at #CMC2025 (listening to Stephanie's keynote), do check out the talk later this afternoon by Andreas Blombach, Stephanie Evert, Linda Havenstein & Philipp Heinrich:
"Dimensions of Drivel in German Telegram Posts: Manual Annotation and Predictive Power"
"Dimensions of Drivel in German Telegram Posts: Manual Annotation and Predictive Power"
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🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨 we are excited to launch the Call for Papers for the Corpora and Discourse International Conference 2026. Deadline 16 November 2025. Submit your abstracts here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/cad-2026/cal.... Please share widely! #CADS2026
Call for Papers – Corpora & Discourse International Conference 2026
wp.lancs.ac.uk
September 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨 we are excited to launch the Call for Papers for the Corpora and Discourse International Conference 2026. Deadline 16 November 2025. Submit your abstracts here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/cad-2026/cal.... Please share widely! #CADS2026