Eleanor Ridge
@eleanorridge.bsky.social
Linguist researching Vatlongos language of Southeast Ambrym, Vanuatu
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Nollaig mhór mhaith, a chairde. Seo crann Nollag na Nua-Shéalainne daoibh.
December 24, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Nollaig mhór mhaith, a chairde. Seo crann Nollag na Nua-Shéalainne daoibh.
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I was just going to repost this as another example of genAI being used to devalue the work of artists, but actually, there's more to talk about here. This article is in response to an ad (which I can't find now), for an Irish-language genAI film competition. 1/
www.thejournal.ie/udaras-na-ga...
www.thejournal.ie/udaras-na-ga...
'An insult to what art is': Údarás na Gaeltachta's AI competition faces backlash from artists
The Gaeltacht development agency defended its decision.
www.thejournal.ie
December 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Now available! THE CRIP LINGUISTICS READER is a wide-ranging and groundbreaking collection that challenges normative ideas about what is considered “good language.” Visit our website for more information on this latest release from GU Press! gupress.gallaudet.edu/Books/T/The-...
December 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Now available! THE CRIP LINGUISTICS READER is a wide-ranging and groundbreaking collection that challenges normative ideas about what is considered “good language.” Visit our website for more information on this latest release from GU Press! gupress.gallaudet.edu/Books/T/The-...
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New preprint on prosody in the brain!
tinyurl.com/2ndswjwu
HeeSoKim NiharikaJhingan SaraSwords @hopekean.bsky.social @coltoncasto.bsky.social JenniferCole @evfedorenko.bsky.social
Prosody areas are distinct from pitch, speech, and multiple-demand areas, and partly overlap with lang+social areas→🧵
tinyurl.com/2ndswjwu
HeeSoKim NiharikaJhingan SaraSwords @hopekean.bsky.social @coltoncasto.bsky.social JenniferCole @evfedorenko.bsky.social
Prosody areas are distinct from pitch, speech, and multiple-demand areas, and partly overlap with lang+social areas→🧵
A distinct set of brain areas process prosody--the melody of speech
Human speech carries information beyond the words themselves: pitch, loudness, duration, and pauses--jointly referred to as 'prosody'--emphasize critical words, help group words into phrases, and conv...
tinyurl.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
New preprint on prosody in the brain!
tinyurl.com/2ndswjwu
HeeSoKim NiharikaJhingan SaraSwords @hopekean.bsky.social @coltoncasto.bsky.social JenniferCole @evfedorenko.bsky.social
Prosody areas are distinct from pitch, speech, and multiple-demand areas, and partly overlap with lang+social areas→🧵
tinyurl.com/2ndswjwu
HeeSoKim NiharikaJhingan SaraSwords @hopekean.bsky.social @coltoncasto.bsky.social JenniferCole @evfedorenko.bsky.social
Prosody areas are distinct from pitch, speech, and multiple-demand areas, and partly overlap with lang+social areas→🧵
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Extremely proud to have contributed to this amazing three-part Special Issue on Vanuatu languages, out now in Te Reo!
Especial thanks to the wonderful editors for pulling off this major achievement.
You can read my contribution here:
nzlingsoc.org/journal_arti...
Especial thanks to the wonderful editors for pulling off this major achievement.
You can read my contribution here:
nzlingsoc.org/journal_arti...
December 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Extremely proud to have contributed to this amazing three-part Special Issue on Vanuatu languages, out now in Te Reo!
Especial thanks to the wonderful editors for pulling off this major achievement.
You can read my contribution here:
nzlingsoc.org/journal_arti...
Especial thanks to the wonderful editors for pulling off this major achievement.
You can read my contribution here:
nzlingsoc.org/journal_arti...
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Do subtypes actually exist in speech sound disorders? Errors: are they disorders or are they compensations? A dimensional framework. Rethink our foundational knowledge: New paper www.frontiersin.org/journals/hum... @tricmc.bsky.social @carolinebowen.bsky.social @thespeechprof.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Do subtypes actually exist in speech sound disorders? Errors: are they disorders or are they compensations? A dimensional framework. Rethink our foundational knowledge: New paper www.frontiersin.org/journals/hum... @tricmc.bsky.social @carolinebowen.bsky.social @thespeechprof.bsky.social
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The first ever monolingual Irish dictionary has been launched www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Groundbreaking monolingual Irish dictionary launched
A groundbreaking new monolingual dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge that provides people with a new way to understand, use and learn the Irish language, without relying on dictionaries in English or in ot...
www.rte.ie
December 10, 2025 at 8:12 AM
The first ever monolingual Irish dictionary has been launched www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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I'd like to see more articles on the meaning of terms usually translated as "language".
The concept of community languages as a way to keep secrets is definitely not unique to Vanuatu...
The concept of community languages as a way to keep secrets is definitely not unique to Vanuatu...
December 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I'd like to see more articles on the meaning of terms usually translated as "language".
The concept of community languages as a way to keep secrets is definitely not unique to Vanuatu...
The concept of community languages as a way to keep secrets is definitely not unique to Vanuatu...
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Very glad to say I contributed to two articles in these special issues. Will post links and summaries tomorrow
Very excited to announce that our three Special Issues on Vanuatu languages are out in Te Reo. Thank you to all the authors, reviewers, my co-editors, our brilliant typesetter, and NZLingSoc. 43 authors, 5 introductions, 25 articles and a book review... nzlingsoc.org/journal/curr...
Current issue - Linguistic Society of New Zealand
Te Reo is the Journal of the Linguistic Society of New Zealand (ISSN 2703-4135). The words Te Reo are the Māori term for ‘the language’ or ‘language’. The Journal is published annually and has been ru...
nzlingsoc.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Very glad to say I contributed to two articles in these special issues. Will post links and summaries tomorrow
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Very excited to announce that our three Special Issues on Vanuatu languages are out in Te Reo. Thank you to all the authors, reviewers, my co-editors, our brilliant typesetter, and NZLingSoc. 43 authors, 5 introductions, 25 articles and a book review... nzlingsoc.org/journal/curr...
Current issue - Linguistic Society of New Zealand
Te Reo is the Journal of the Linguistic Society of New Zealand (ISSN 2703-4135). The words Te Reo are the Māori term for ‘the language’ or ‘language’. The Journal is published annually and has been ru...
nzlingsoc.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Very excited to announce that our three Special Issues on Vanuatu languages are out in Te Reo. Thank you to all the authors, reviewers, my co-editors, our brilliant typesetter, and NZLingSoc. 43 authors, 5 introductions, 25 articles and a book review... nzlingsoc.org/journal/curr...
Very excited to announce that our three Special Issues on Vanuatu languages are out in Te Reo. Thank you to all the authors, reviewers, my co-editors, our brilliant typesetter, and NZLingSoc. 43 authors, 5 introductions, 25 articles and a book review... nzlingsoc.org/journal/curr...
Current issue - Linguistic Society of New Zealand
Te Reo is the Journal of the Linguistic Society of New Zealand (ISSN 2703-4135). The words Te Reo are the Māori term for ‘the language’ or ‘language’. The Journal is published annually and has been ru...
nzlingsoc.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Very excited to announce that our three Special Issues on Vanuatu languages are out in Te Reo. Thank you to all the authors, reviewers, my co-editors, our brilliant typesetter, and NZLingSoc. 43 authors, 5 introductions, 25 articles and a book review... nzlingsoc.org/journal/curr...
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if you liked the lenition hypercube, you'll love the phonological feature crystaline entity
November 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM
if you liked the lenition hypercube, you'll love the phonological feature crystaline entity
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i am still in shock but I have won a Philip Leverhulme Prize. starting in autumn 2026 for 3 years, i’ll be looking at linguistic justice in schools, particularly in how children and teachers engage in radical, grassroots activism for structural change. it's such an honour to receive this funding 🌸🩷
The Trust is thrilled to announce the 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prize Winners. Congratulations to this year’s cohort. Thirty extraordinary researchers from across a range of disciplines: leverhulme.ac.uk/news/2025PLP
October 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
i am still in shock but I have won a Philip Leverhulme Prize. starting in autumn 2026 for 3 years, i’ll be looking at linguistic justice in schools, particularly in how children and teachers engage in radical, grassroots activism for structural change. it's such an honour to receive this funding 🌸🩷
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A lot of laughter during linguistics talks, especially after playing or reading out interview extracts, is problematic
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
A lot of laughter during linguistics talks, especially after playing or reading out interview extracts, is problematic
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Could I politely suggest, that with how Arts & Humanities research funding has been pulled from all of these, that political interference has already occurred.
Marsden Fund shake-up raises potential for political interference, Royal Society says
Marsden Fund shake-up raises potential for political interference, Royal Society says
MBIE will take over administration of the Marsden Fund, but the society warns such centralisation could undermine the country's science credibility.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Could I politely suggest, that with how Arts & Humanities research funding has been pulled from all of these, that political interference has already occurred.
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Who is doing the read for this? If they're an Aussie I'm somewhat impressed with both mita lol youtu.be/h-yjkAXxnMA?... #linguistics
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October 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Who is doing the read for this? If they're an Aussie I'm somewhat impressed with both mita lol youtu.be/h-yjkAXxnMA?... #linguistics
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Deadline’s coming up in 2 weeks’ time! Don’t miss your chance for up to $800 to attend the ALS conference.
The ALS is calling for applications to two grants (up to $800) to attend the ALS conference:
Student Conference Support Grant;
Indigenous Conference Support Grant
See the website for details including the online application form. The deadline for applications is 10 Oct. als.asn.au/Research-Gra...
Student Conference Support Grant;
Indigenous Conference Support Grant
See the website for details including the online application form. The deadline for applications is 10 Oct. als.asn.au/Research-Gra...
als.asn.au
September 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Deadline’s coming up in 2 weeks’ time! Don’t miss your chance for up to $800 to attend the ALS conference.
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🔐💰 @ashajournals.bsky.social McAllisterT PrestonJL BenwayNR HillJ LaraMP LeeceMC LiangW & HitchcockER 2025 Rhotic Acquisition Is >Rapid in Biofeedback Than Motor-Based Tx for Residual #ChildSpeechDis Primary Outcome of a RCT doi.org/10.1044/2025... @meiriongwril.bsky.social @jscobbie.bsky.social
Rhotic Acquisition Is More Rapid in Biofeedback Than Motor-Based Treatment for Residual Speech Sound Disorder: Primary Outcome of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Purpose: Residual speech sound disorder (RSSD) is a high-prevalence condition that
can limit children's academic and social participation, with n...
doi.org
September 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
🔐💰 @ashajournals.bsky.social McAllisterT PrestonJL BenwayNR HillJ LaraMP LeeceMC LiangW & HitchcockER 2025 Rhotic Acquisition Is >Rapid in Biofeedback Than Motor-Based Tx for Residual #ChildSpeechDis Primary Outcome of a RCT doi.org/10.1044/2025... @meiriongwril.bsky.social @jscobbie.bsky.social
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Not only is this a real book, but the two editors, and a third collaborator (Weixiao Wei), have published 9 Routledge handbooks since 2017. Very confused about what is going on here. 1/x
September 15, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Not only is this a real book, but the two editors, and a third collaborator (Weixiao Wei), have published 9 Routledge handbooks since 2017. Very confused about what is going on here. 1/x
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September 12, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
August 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
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My paper about normalizing vowel formant tracks is published online at Linguistics Vanguard. The approach to defining formant track normalization I describe in the paper is implemented in the tidynorm package jofrhwld.github.io/tidynorm/
Vowel formant track normalization using discrete cosine transform coefficients
This paper provides an overview of the discrete cosine transform (DCT) as a method for smoothing vowel formant tracks, as well as a procedure to take any speaker normalization method that has been def...
www.degruyterbrill.com
August 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
My paper about normalizing vowel formant tracks is published online at Linguistics Vanguard. The approach to defining formant track normalization I describe in the paper is implemented in the tidynorm package jofrhwld.github.io/tidynorm/
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Learn to build your own corpus, query language patterns, and draw insights from real data.
This hands-on course is ideal for anyone interested in language, technology, or social research.
Join now: www.edx.org/learn/social...
This hands-on course is ideal for anyone interested in language, technology, or social research.
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In an era of AI and big data, understanding language through data is essential. This hands-on course from Lancaster University—a global leader in corpus linguistics—teaches you to build, query, and an...
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August 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Learn to build your own corpus, query language patterns, and draw insights from real data.
This hands-on course is ideal for anyone interested in language, technology, or social research.
Join now: www.edx.org/learn/social...
This hands-on course is ideal for anyone interested in language, technology, or social research.
Join now: www.edx.org/learn/social...
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Please help circulate widely!
Assistant Professor (T-T) UC Berkeley, Language Revitalization. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05022
Seeking candidates with research specialization in language revitalization and a broad intellectual engagement in linguistics and related fields @soclinganth.bsky.social
Assistant Professor (T-T) UC Berkeley, Language Revitalization. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05022
Seeking candidates with research specialization in language revitalization and a broad intellectual engagement in linguistics and related fields @soclinganth.bsky.social
Assistant Professor - Language Revitalization - Linguistics
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
August 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Please help circulate widely!
Assistant Professor (T-T) UC Berkeley, Language Revitalization. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05022
Seeking candidates with research specialization in language revitalization and a broad intellectual engagement in linguistics and related fields @soclinganth.bsky.social
Assistant Professor (T-T) UC Berkeley, Language Revitalization. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05022
Seeking candidates with research specialization in language revitalization and a broad intellectual engagement in linguistics and related fields @soclinganth.bsky.social
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If you'd like to attend the Sign Language Contact Variation and Change conference on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 August (this week!) make sure you have registered here!
The Zoom link (including interpretation into English) will be sent to those who have registered.
sites.google.com/view/slcvc-w...
The Zoom link (including interpretation into English) will be sent to those who have registered.
sites.google.com/view/slcvc-w...
SLCVC2025 Conference - Registration
Registration
The 'Sign Language Contact, Variation, and Change' Conference is free to attend, but we would like everyone who is coming to register please.
We would like EVERYONE to register - both pr...
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August 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
If you'd like to attend the Sign Language Contact Variation and Change conference on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 August (this week!) make sure you have registered here!
The Zoom link (including interpretation into English) will be sent to those who have registered.
sites.google.com/view/slcvc-w...
The Zoom link (including interpretation into English) will be sent to those who have registered.
sites.google.com/view/slcvc-w...