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Stephen Lucek
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Assistant Professor in Linguistics and Head of Linguistics at UCD. Main research interests include: Sociolinguistics, Language Regard, Irish English, Mediatised Representations, Multilingualism and many more! Brewer of "drinkable" beers.
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · Nov 18
New publication klaxon! 🚨

Language Ideologies in Irish Secondary Schools: A raciolinguistic approach has just published in the open access journal TEANGA.
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View of Language Ideologies in Irish Secondary Schools: A raciolinguistic approach
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lingthusiasm.bsky.social
Happy World Linguistics Day! Celebratory days take off when groups of people decide to make them happen so... let's see how many different locations we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!
Green background with three white globes showing different aspects of earth (top to bottom Asia/Oceania, North and South America, and Africa and Europe). Around each globe are the words 'Happy World Linguistics Day! November 26th'.
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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The people have spoken.
shayp95.bsky.social Shay @shayp95.bsky.social · 2d
Important!
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Important!
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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lexispodcast.bsky.social
We talk to @lynneguist.bsky.social about the supposed 'Americanisation' of young British people's vocabulary, media scares and why we should approach news stories like these with some criticality. Show notes and links are here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Episode 77 - Lynne Murphy and the 'Americanisation' of young people's English
Show notes for Episode 77 Welcome to episode 77 of Lexis in which Raj & Dan talk to Lynne Murphy, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sussex about a flurry of recent news stories about chil...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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tonygroves.bsky.social
If you are feeling down and like a bit of a failure, remember that the guy who failed children with scoliosis and mishandled the children’s hospital to the tune of €bn’s is now the min for finance. You got this!
November 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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mixedlinguist.bsky.social
Accent discrimination is discrimination and it doesn’t matter who it’s aimed at. I’m always saddened at how people who would never say “I hate people from X country” are very happy to say “those people don’t speak good English”. It’s part of the same picture, but wow, no one wants to hear it.
November 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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researchireland.ie
'10 Things to Know About' returns tonight on @rte.ie One
at 8.30pm!📺

Dr Maria Kirrane presents A Brush with Climate -empowering hairdressers to spark climate action through small talk.

Prof Niamh Moore-Cherry explores sustainable mobility in Irish towns via the @conundrumsfi.bsky.social project
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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aselrod.bsky.social
I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.

And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.

What does OpenAI offer the world?
histoftech.bsky.social Mar @histoftech.bsky.social · 21d
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
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OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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seamas.bsky.social
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Like Bond themes or April Fools’ hoaxes, the John Lewis Christmas ad is one of those recurring objects that may once have made sense as a fun little regular thing, but has now collapsed under its own cultural weight, amid a sense that everyone involved in writing, directing, sharing and watching them is performing jury duty. And yet. Perhaps nothing about this ad fascinates me more than the fact that, for all my cynicism and urbane wit, that single shot of a toddler running into his father’s arms got me. Like a marionette, conscious of his strings but powerless to command them, I watched, if only for a second, as that unearned schmaltz dart hit my quivering eyelid and wobbly lip, dead on. This is what John Lewis ads are: objects that now function – that are built to function – less like coherent short films and more like bunker-buster munitions: deceptive hardware designed to penetrate our battlements and provoke an almost pneumatic sentimental response. Where once their psychological weaponry was charmingly ornate, disguised by craft and care, they now sail toward us in full view, fuselage stripped to the wiring, their inner workings laid bare. We can, and should, lament this reduction to crass formula, this derogation of the maker’s art. But it’s nearly Christmas. And there are gifts to buy. And you have a son. And he is always on his phone.
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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laalaajenkins.bsky.social
🚨PhD opportunity!

Examining inclusive bereavement support in Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland using conversation analysis
collaboratoryresearchhub.ac.uk/inclusive-be...

With @marcopino.bsky.social @lizpeel.bsky.social and @darg-sessions.bsky.social

Deadline: 30 Nov 2025
Start date: April 2026
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October 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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jrkasstan.bsky.social
Postdoc in #sociolinguistics jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
Postdoctoral position in Sociolinguistics at TRANSITION – Center for Changing Urban and Rural Lives (Center of Excellence), University of Copenhagen
jobportal.ku.dk
October 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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lingsocam.bsky.social
Introduction to JBLAC Webinar
Nov 7, 2025 | 6–7:30 PM ET

Learn about the Journal of Black Language and Culture (JBLAC)—its mission, vision, & role in advancing Black language & culture scholarship. Hear from the team & discover how your work can engage with this new community.

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October 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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perkinskeighley.bsky.social
In Belfast, a bilingual street sign was recently attacked with an angle grinder — the Irish-language portion deliberately cut away. It’s just one of more than 300 incidents of vandalism against bilingual signage in Northern Ireland over the past five years.

🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

TLDR 👇
Irish language: Street sign rhetoric 'emboldens' vandals
An Irish language campaigner condemns the use of an angle grinder to damage a bilingual street sign.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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medericgc.bsky.social
❓ Petite enquête : les enseignant·es et les accents
Nous recherchons des anecdotes, témoignages d’enseignant·es autour des accents. Avez-vous été confronté·e à des problèmes/remarques en enseignant “avec un accent” ? Comment gérez-vous votre accent ? Quels échanges avec vos élèves ?
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October 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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umasslinguistics.bsky.social
Why actors are ditching Queen’s English for their old regional accents; After shows such as Peaky Blinders and Adolescence, people are turning to voice coaches for help relearning their hometown dialects — but that’s no easy task
Why actors are ditching Queen’s English for their old regional accents
After shows such as Peaky Blinders and Adolescence, people are turning to voice coaches for help relearning their hometown dialects — but that’s no easy task
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October 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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ewaluger.bsky.social
New research job alert! Come and join the amazing @braiduk.bsky.social team, working with me and @shannonvallor.bsky.social. The post is exploring the social return of AI investments. Feel free to reach out, and apply here - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPA010/r...
Research Associate at The University of Edinburgh
An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Associate is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk
October 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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christianilbury.bsky.social
Please share!

We have a number of fully funded PhD studentships in "Designing Responsible Natural Language Processing". I'm a possible supervisor & I'd be keen to support projects on sociolinguistics-AI, e.g., accent bias in AI, language+gender/sexuality+AI.

www.responsiblenlp.org
Our CDT is based in the Edinburgh Futures Institute – the University of Edinburgh’s brand new hub for research, innovation and teaching focused on socially just artificial intelligence and data.
www.responsiblenlp.org
October 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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acharityhudley.bsky.social
Thank you so much for all of your interest in the Journal of Black Language and Culture. Please join us for our introductory webinar on Friday, November 7, 2025 | 6-7:30 p.m. ET. A link to register is here: www.lsadc.org/ev_calendar_...
Introduction to JBLAC Webinar
Introduction to JBLAC Webinar Friday, November 7, 2025 | 6-7:30p ET  This introductory webinar will provide an overview of the Journal of Black Language and Culture (JBLAC)'s mission, s...
www.lsadc.org
October 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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christianilbury.bsky.social
HI. It's me.

WE'RE READY TO LAUNCH. 2-4 Sept 2026. LavLang23.

Keynote Speakers
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke University)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE, School of Business)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Universität Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Eddie Ungless (UoE, School of Informatics)
October 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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rtebrainstorm.bsky.social
Why are some words so hard to spell? Insights into why you've problems with words like 'equipment', 'occurrence' or 'accomodation' from Prof David Crystal via Ray D'Arcy Show @rteradio1.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why are some words so hard to spell?
Here's the reason why you've problems with words like 'equipment', 'occurrence' or 'accomodation'
www.rte.ie
October 7, 2025 at 8:41 AM
stephenlucek.bsky.social
Hello, old friend.
October 1, 2025 at 8:26 AM
stephenlucek.bsky.social
Life comes at you fast. I’m now in the ‘has kid who bought a new phone for themselves’ demographic.
Screenshot of a mobile phone. Visible in the main is a text message from an unknown number stating “Dad I’m using this number now so save it and WhatsApp me please I’ve got a new phone.” This text is followed by a link to a likely scam.
September 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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silkabelli.bsky.social
Queen
September 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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cambup-law.cambridge.org
"An insightful read for anyone who cares about the future of education, the power of ideas, and the rights of workers in an increasingly precarious world."

Pre-order Deepa Das Acevedo's The War on Tenure this #LaborDay

#LawSky #HigherEd #PoliSci

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September 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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joshuaraclaw.com
Constantly hearing how our students need to be experts in “gen AI” to compete on the job market, meanwhile the end goal of every executive is to hire absolutely no one, to pay absolutely no one else’s salary, just to let the little machine make something that they can still sell a subscription for
September 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM