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Aleksandra Ćwiek @acwiek.bsky.social · Aug 11

What a pleasure it was to join the Across Acoustics podcast by Kat Setzer from @asa-news.bsky.social together with @susfuchs.bsky.social
We talked about our special issue on #iconicity and #sound #symbolism. It was lots of fun! Listen here:
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#langsky
#linguistics

Iconicity and Sound Symbolism - Across Acoustics

For a long time, it was believed that words were mostly arbitrary symbols. However, with advances in our ability to study speech, it has become clear that we must reconsider the fundamental relationsh...

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Aleksandra Ćwiek @acwiek.bsky.social · Jul 31

We wtorek miałam przyjemność gościć w audycji Łukasza Badowskiego "Z innej planety" w Radiu RDC. Rozmawialiśmy o ikoniczności w języku. Dziękuję za zaproszenie i zapraszam do wysłuchania! 🗣💬
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dr Alekandra Ćwiek

Gość: dr Aleksandra Ćwiek – językoznawczyni, kieruje w berlińskim Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft projektem DFG „Elastyczność i stabilność koordynacji gestów i mowy: dowody z produkc...

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Aleksandra Ćwiek @acwiek.bsky.social · Jul 3

W @wyborcza.pl ukazał się artykuł o mojej pracy nad ikonicznością w języku, czyli o tym, jak dźwięki i znaczenia są ze sobą powiązane w naszej percepcji, niezależnie od kultury.

👉 wyborcza.pl/7,75400,3207...

#nauka #językoznawstwo #ikoniczność #polskanauka #multimodalność #langsky #linguistics

Językoznawczyni: Niezależnie od kultury większość ludzi intuicyjnie łączy obłe kształty ze słowem "bouba", a kanciaste - z "kiki"

Wbrew powszechnemu przekonaniu, że słowa są jedynie umownymi etykietami dla pojęć, coraz więcej badań pokazuje, że między brzmieniem a znaczeniem istnieją głębokie, międzykulturowe zależności. Zjawisk...

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Aleksandra Ćwiek @acwiek.bsky.social · Jun 26

🗣💬 #iconicity #sound #symbolism
I'm happy to share a special issue I had the pleasure to edit together with @susfuchs.bsky.social and Jody Kreiman. I'm very grateful to all the contributors for sharing their work as a part of this collection 🎉 pubs.aip.org/jasa/collect...

Iconicity and Sound Symbolism

Iconicity and sound symbolism – long considered peripheral to linguistic theory – have emerged as central topics in understanding how language links form and me

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Susanne Fuchs @susfuchs.bsky.social · Jun 20

Watch out, here is a collection of papers on Sound Symbolism, edited by @acwiek.bsky.social, Jody Kreiman and me in #JASA with some inspiring contributions from different scholars. pubs.aip.org/jasa/collect.... More coming soon, Aleksandra and I were asked to do a podcast.

Iconicity and Sound Symbolism

Iconicity and sound symbolism – long considered peripheral to linguistic theory – have emerged as central topics in understanding how language links form and me

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Your pissed off grandma @anomaly100.bsky.social · Apr 22

This is incredible. Wait about 20 seconds into this clip. 🙃

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Aleksandra Ćwiek @acwiek.bsky.social · Apr 2

Sorry to hear, hopefully the sun will shine through those clouds soon 🌤️

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Bastian Bunzeck @bbunzeck.bsky.social · Apr 2

Excited for the 1st RTG SFB 1646 & Friends Symposium today and @acwiek.bsky.social‘s talk on "The RISE of a PhD: Navigating
Chaos, Crisis, and Success in Academia."

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Aleksandra Ćwiek @acwiek.bsky.social · Mar 29

So sorry for your loss. Wishing you strength in those times 💔

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UMassLinguistics @umasslinguistics.bsky.social · Mar 13

Tibet is one of the most linguistically diverse places in the world. This is in danger of extinction theconversation.com/...

Tibet is one of the most linguistically diverse places in the world. This is in danger of extinction

There are some 60 languages spoken on the Tibetan Plateau. But harsh Chinese policies mean many minority languages may not be passed down to future generations.

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Michael Pleyer @symbolicstorage.bsky.social · Mar 8

JOB ALERT in #language and #linguistics!
Postdoc Position at the Center for Language Evolution Studies, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland.
Job offer here: www.umk.pl/en/jobs/?tas...
We are now looking at a broader candidate pool so do consider applying!
Please repost & share widely!

A picture of Torun oldtown at night in winter

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Aleksandra Ćwiek @acwiek.bsky.social · Mar 7

Such a great place to work and live in! Toruń is magical and the CLES group makes it even better. If you’re looking for a postdoc, this is an opportunity to go for!

Gareth Roberts @garicgymro.bsky.social · Mar 7

Cool postdoc position in language evolution in Toruń
www.umk.pl/en/jobs/?tas...

Employment Opportunities at NCU - Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń website. Employment Opportunities at NCU

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Aleksandra Ćwiek @acwiek.bsky.social · Feb 28

How do sounds connect to meaning? 🎙️👀
In this short video, I introduce my research on linguistic iconicity and multimodality. 👐💬

Part of #DGfS macht Schule, a video series that highlights why #linguistics matters in education. It’s in German – take a look! 🎥

Katja Politt @lingucat.bsky.social · Feb 26

Warum sprechen wir mit Kindern in einer hohen Stimme, mit Vorgesetzten aber in einer tieferen? Ist 'bouba' in allen Sprachen eher rund als 'kiki'? Warum ist das wichtig für die Schule? Alexandra Čwiek zu #Multimodalität & #Ikonizität in unserem neusten #DGfS Video auf YouTube: youtu.be/coVheXE4jsk

DGfS macht Schule #13: Ikonizität und Multimodalität. Mit Aleksandra Ćwiek

YouTube video by DGfS macht YouTube

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Ksenia Shagal @ksushagal.bsky.social · Jan 29

The University of Helsinki is looking for a lecturer in Finno-Ugric linguistics: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

University lecturer in Finno-Ugric linguistics

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Michael Pleyer @symbolicstorage.bsky.social · Jan 24

JOB ALERT! Come work with me!
34-Month Postdoc Position here at the Center for Language Evolution Studies, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń in my project "Paths to Polysemy"
Job offer here: www.umk.pl/en/jobs/?tas...
Please repost & share widely!

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Aleksandra Ćwiek @acwiek.bsky.social · Jan 13

Another great paper from our special issue on #iconicity and #sound symbolism!

There are still some more exciting papers to come and soon we will be compiling them to an amazing collection. Thanks to all the contributors! ✨

Acoustical Society of America @asa-news.bsky.social · Jan 13

SPECIAL ISSUE: ICONICITY AND SOUND SYMBOLISM

This work shows that deaf-and-Hard-of-Hearing participants can judge the sound symbolic match between shapes and words at the same level of accuracy as hearing participants do: doi.org/10.1121/10.0...

#acoustics

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Eva Murašov @evamurasov.bsky.social · Jan 10

Abwechslung zwischen den Bad News: Die Luingistik hat untersucht, wie wir das gerollte R wahrnehmen (bin ja persönlich Fan von dem Laut 😄). Was das für die Frage bedeutet, wie sich Sprache einst entwickelt haben könnte, hat mir @acwiek.bsky.social erklärt.(T+)
www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/rrrrr...

Rrrrrrrrrrrr: Warum wir weltweit dasselbe bei diesem Laut fühlen

Nach welcher Logik haben Urmenschen Laute geformt? Um dem näherzukommen, testete eine Berliner Linguistin, was wir mit zwei markanten Lauten verbinden. Das Ergebnis gleicht sich über Kulturen hinweg.

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Aleksandra Ćwiek @acwiek.bsky.social · Jan 9

I’m super happy to be featured in an article written by @evamurasov.bsky.social in the @tagesspiegel.de about our studies on R/L and bouba/kiki 💭🗯️ please look also at the great illustration that comes with it! 💥✨
www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/rrrrr...

Rrrrrrrrrrrr: Warum wir weltweit dasselbe bei diesem Laut fühlen

Nach welcher Logik haben Urmenschen Laute geformt? Um dem näherzukommen, testete eine Berliner Linguistin, was wir mit zwei markanten Lauten verbinden. Das Ergebnis gleicht sich über Kulturen hinweg.

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Chiara Barbieri @chiarabarbieri.bsky.social · Jan 7

Words for emotions are differently connected in human groups from various regions and language families. Emotion experiences may vary across cultures. Analyzing the diverse ways that people use language can yield insights into human cognition. An interesting read! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Emotion semantics show both cultural variation and universal structure

Analysis of the terms used for emotions across a sample of 2474 spoken languages reveals low similarity across cultures.

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Aleksandra Ćwiek @acwiek.bsky.social · Jan 1

Midnight started at around 9:30 pm and ended around 2 am where we live (Moabit/Wedding) 💥Luckily, we weren’t affected by the major pipe burst!

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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · Dec 28

I couldn’t move for a postdoc. Fellowship reviewers shouldn’t have penalized me for it www.science.org/content/arti...

I couldn’t move for a postdoc. Fellowship reviewers shouldn’t have penalized me for it

“I wish funding agencies were more open to supporting scientists who want to stay rooted to one location,” this scientist writes

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Aleksandra Ćwiek @acwiek.bsky.social · Dec 19

Perhaps ConceptNet could be useful

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Aleksandra Ćwiek @acwiek.bsky.social · Dec 19

#SaveBrainCity protesting against budget shortcuts in Berlin 💪

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Betsy Sneller @betsysneller.bsky.social · Dec 18

Bill Labov died this morning. I'm not coherent enough to talk about how important and influential and brilliant he was. I am very sad.

I was so lucky to know him, and I am grateful every day that he (and Gillian, and Walt, etc) built an academic field where kindness is expected.

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Josef Fruehwald @jofrhwld.bsky.social · Dec 18

In remembrance of Bill Labov

In Remembrance – Væl Space

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