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· Nov 20
Will keep updating this as more people join. And you can suggest additions too.
November 20, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Will keep updating this as more people join. And you can suggest additions too.
November 20, 2024 at 9:15 AM
I like the Másòyìnbó show, a lot. But some words flagged as 'English' should actually be acceptable as Yorùbá words.
For instance, I maintain a there's a difference between English 'party' and Yorùbá 'patí', even they're pronounced almost the same by Nigerians. 🐦🐦
For instance, I maintain a there's a difference between English 'party' and Yorùbá 'patí', even they're pronounced almost the same by Nigerians. 🐦🐦
November 19, 2024 at 2:18 PM
I like the Másòyìnbó show, a lot. But some words flagged as 'English' should actually be acceptable as Yorùbá words.
For instance, I maintain a there's a difference between English 'party' and Yorùbá 'patí', even they're pronounced almost the same by Nigerians. 🐦🐦
For instance, I maintain a there's a difference between English 'party' and Yorùbá 'patí', even they're pronounced almost the same by Nigerians. 🐦🐦
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I made a linguistics and language podcast starter pack for you, if you're looking for your new favourite linguistics podcast: go.bsky.app/5pirXas
November 19, 2024 at 4:48 AM
I made a linguistics and language podcast starter pack for you, if you're looking for your new favourite linguistics podcast: go.bsky.app/5pirXas
Need a starter pack of Nigerians to follow here
November 19, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Need a starter pack of Nigerians to follow here
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Fun linguistics tidbit:
Mark Hamill signing his name Mar🐫 because in English /p, t, k/ sounds at the beginning of a stressed syllable are pronounced aspirated, ie with an extra breathy sound (the same sound that's h when it's by itself)
So Mark Hamill is pronounced the same as Mar Camel
Mark Hamill signing his name Mar🐫 because in English /p, t, k/ sounds at the beginning of a stressed syllable are pronounced aspirated, ie with an extra breathy sound (the same sound that's h when it's by itself)
So Mark Hamill is pronounced the same as Mar Camel
18M + 1.
💙, Mar🐫
💙, Mar🐫
November 17, 2024 at 5:39 AM
Fun linguistics tidbit:
Mark Hamill signing his name Mar🐫 because in English /p, t, k/ sounds at the beginning of a stressed syllable are pronounced aspirated, ie with an extra breathy sound (the same sound that's h when it's by itself)
So Mark Hamill is pronounced the same as Mar Camel
Mark Hamill signing his name Mar🐫 because in English /p, t, k/ sounds at the beginning of a stressed syllable are pronounced aspirated, ie with an extra breathy sound (the same sound that's h when it's by itself)
So Mark Hamill is pronounced the same as Mar Camel
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What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
No other species has ever learned a human language (vocal or signed). Many species can learn to recognize—and even produce—impressive numbers of words/signs, but they can't seem to acquire the grammar.
No other species has ever learned a human language (vocal or signed). Many species can learn to recognize—and even produce—impressive numbers of words/signs, but they can't seem to acquire the grammar.
Sign languages are not universal. Just like spoken languages, they are tied to specific people and places and are not nutually intelligible. To date, over 200 independent sign languages exist across the globe (and counting).
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
I'll start: Amazon makes more money out of their Cloud services than out of their e-commerce platform.
I'll start: Amazon makes more money out of their Cloud services than out of their e-commerce platform.
November 15, 2024 at 8:44 PM
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
No other species has ever learned a human language (vocal or signed). Many species can learn to recognize—and even produce—impressive numbers of words/signs, but they can't seem to acquire the grammar.
No other species has ever learned a human language (vocal or signed). Many species can learn to recognize—and even produce—impressive numbers of words/signs, but they can't seem to acquire the grammar.
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Sign languages are not universal. Just like spoken languages, they are tied to specific people and places and are not nutually intelligible. To date, over 200 independent sign languages exist across the globe (and counting).
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
I'll start: Amazon makes more money out of their Cloud services than out of their e-commerce platform.
I'll start: Amazon makes more money out of their Cloud services than out of their e-commerce platform.
November 15, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Sign languages are not universal. Just like spoken languages, they are tied to specific people and places and are not nutually intelligible. To date, over 200 independent sign languages exist across the globe (and counting).
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For Science Magazine, I wrote about "The Metaphors of Artificial Intelligence".
The way you conceptualize AI systems affects how you interact with them, do science on them, and create policy and apply laws to them.
Hope you will check it out!
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
The way you conceptualize AI systems affects how you interact with them, do science on them, and create policy and apply laws to them.
Hope you will check it out!
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
The metaphors of artificial intelligence
A few months after ChatGPT was released, the neural network pioneer Terrence Sejnowski wrote about coming to grips with the shock of what large language models (LLMs) could do: “Something is beginning...
www.science.org
November 14, 2024 at 10:56 PM
For Science Magazine, I wrote about "The Metaphors of Artificial Intelligence".
The way you conceptualize AI systems affects how you interact with them, do science on them, and create policy and apply laws to them.
Hope you will check it out!
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
The way you conceptualize AI systems affects how you interact with them, do science on them, and create policy and apply laws to them.
Hope you will check it out!
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Just registered for this
What have you learned about communicating linguistics to the public?
Would others benefit from what you know?
Here's your invitation to tell us at #LingComm25 (7–10 April 2025).
Give a five-minute lightning talk, present a poster, or attend the conference and meet others.
forms.gle/2kpNPp4g2gLM...
Would others benefit from what you know?
Here's your invitation to tell us at #LingComm25 (7–10 April 2025).
Give a five-minute lightning talk, present a poster, or attend the conference and meet others.
forms.gle/2kpNPp4g2gLM...
Participate in #LingComm25
LingComm25 is an online conference for people who do (or who enjoy) science communication in linguistics.
LingComm25 is happening 7–10 April 2025. We use the Gather platform, where you wander around...
forms.gle
October 29, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Just registered for this
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What have you learned about communicating linguistics to the public?
Would others benefit from what you know?
Here's your invitation to tell us at #LingComm25 (7–10 April 2025).
Give a five-minute lightning talk, present a poster, or attend the conference and meet others.
forms.gle/2kpNPp4g2gLM...
Would others benefit from what you know?
Here's your invitation to tell us at #LingComm25 (7–10 April 2025).
Give a five-minute lightning talk, present a poster, or attend the conference and meet others.
forms.gle/2kpNPp4g2gLM...
Participate in #LingComm25
LingComm25 is an online conference for people who do (or who enjoy) science communication in linguistics.
LingComm25 is happening 7–10 April 2025. We use the Gather platform, where you wander around...
forms.gle
October 29, 2024 at 2:09 PM
What have you learned about communicating linguistics to the public?
Would others benefit from what you know?
Here's your invitation to tell us at #LingComm25 (7–10 April 2025).
Give a five-minute lightning talk, present a poster, or attend the conference and meet others.
forms.gle/2kpNPp4g2gLM...
Would others benefit from what you know?
Here's your invitation to tell us at #LingComm25 (7–10 April 2025).
Give a five-minute lightning talk, present a poster, or attend the conference and meet others.
forms.gle/2kpNPp4g2gLM...
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New newsletter! In which I talk about why a song by an Italian pop singer without any real words in it sounds like English.
#linguistics #writing
#linguistics #writing
How can nonsense words sound like English?
Hi, everyone! It’s fall, the leaves are turning, and the long dark is approaching all too quickly. News The big news is that you can now preorder Amplitudes,...
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October 29, 2024 at 2:10 PM
New newsletter! In which I talk about why a song by an Italian pop singer without any real words in it sounds like English.
#linguistics #writing
#linguistics #writing
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This was quite good fun to do
youtu.be/mey9EsOwhDo?...
youtu.be/mey9EsOwhDo?...
Linguist Answers Word Origin Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
youtu.be
October 22, 2024 at 4:08 PM
This was quite good fun to do
youtu.be/mey9EsOwhDo?...
youtu.be/mey9EsOwhDo?...
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Hey. The fragmentation of the social media landscape has been hard on indie #scicomm 🧪 projects
So if you'd like to follow a podcast that's enthusiastic about #linguistics, could you check out @lingthusiasm.bsky.social?
And if you think your followers might like to, could you give this a repost?
So if you'd like to follow a podcast that's enthusiastic about #linguistics, could you check out @lingthusiasm.bsky.social?
And if you think your followers might like to, could you give this a repost?
October 21, 2024 at 5:56 AM
Hey. The fragmentation of the social media landscape has been hard on indie #scicomm 🧪 projects
So if you'd like to follow a podcast that's enthusiastic about #linguistics, could you check out @lingthusiasm.bsky.social?
And if you think your followers might like to, could you give this a repost?
So if you'd like to follow a podcast that's enthusiastic about #linguistics, could you check out @lingthusiasm.bsky.social?
And if you think your followers might like to, could you give this a repost?