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Department of Linguistics and Communication @UoB @lcuob.bsky.social · Dec 17

Great to see, Dagmar and colleagues!

Dagmar Divjak @dagmardivjak.bsky.social · Dec 12

New paper out 🎺 introducing process-based measures of automatisation in L2

The elicited imitation task is widely used as a measure of automatized L2 knowledge. However, the scoring of the task relies exclusively on product-based measures (i.e., accuracy of L2 production).

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Department of Linguistics and Communication @UoB @lcuob.bsky.social · Dec 17

Congratulations Bissie!

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Adam Schembri (ˈʃɛmbɹi/ˈʃkɛmbri) @adamcschembri.bsky.social · Dec 17

Just spotted @unibirmingham.bsky.social: great to see my uni has joined Bluesky!
@lcuob.bsky.social @artsatbham.bsky.social

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Adam Schembri (ˈʃɛmbɹi/ˈʃkɛmbri) @adamcschembri.bsky.social · Dec 10

Come and work with us in the Department of Linguistics and Communication at the University of Birmingham!

Bissie Anderson 🇺🇦🌻 @bissieanderson.bsky.social · Dec 10

Come join our ace team at @lcuob.bsky.social

We are hiring two Assistant Professors in Digital Media and Communications:

⏩ Language and New Media specialism:
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

⏩ Intercultural Communication specialism:
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · Dec 11

Large language models: how the AI behind the likes of ChatGPT actually works
theconversation.com/large-langua...
via @theconversation.com
#language #llm #langsky

Large language models: how the AI behind the likes of ChatGPT actually works

Language models are likely to have an important impact on how we live and work in future, but they’ve also been around longer than many realise.

theconversation.com

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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · Dec 11

A new study reveals that sleep helps the brain store words and grammar, making it easier to learn and remember.
sleepreviewmag.com/sleep-health...
via sleepreviewmag.com
#languagelearning #neurolinguistics #langsky

The Secret to Mastering a New Language Might Be Sleep

A study by the University of South Australia has revealed that sleep enhances the brain's ability to learn and retain new languages.

sleepreviewmag.com

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Tony McEnery @tonymcenery.bsky.social · Dec 10

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKQ317/a...

Assistant Professor in Sociolinguistics at University of Cambridge

Discover Assistant Professor in Sociolinguistics jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Bissie Anderson 🇺🇦🌻 @bissieanderson.bsky.social · Dec 10

Come join our ace team at @lcuob.bsky.social

We are hiring two Assistant Professors in Digital Media and Communications:

⏩ Language and New Media specialism:
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

⏩ Intercultural Communication specialism:
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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Dagmar Divjak @dagmardivjak.bsky.social · Dec 4

Curious about the opportunities that computational models offer the language sciences? Ready to get your hands dirty with code? Then sign up for our third and final FREE SummerSchool, this time on the beautiful Birmingham campus @artsatbham.bsky.social @lcuob.bsky.social @medallinguist.bsky.social

MEDAL @medallinguist.bsky.social · Nov 21

The registration for the last #MEDAL #summerschool is open!

This years summer school will take place at the University of Birmingham between the 23rd and 27th of June and is about computational linguistics. The programme can be found on our website!

Hope to see you this summer!🌞

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Dominic @dmncschmtz.bsky.social · Dec 5

He's also putting the glamour back into grammar on YouTube now! 🎶 #linguistics

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSOl...

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Linguischick @cocchino.bsky.social · Dec 5

🐦🐦 Join us this summer for the Usage-based Approaches to Phonology Conference July 12-13 at the University of Oregon. The conference is open to diverse methodologies investigating the effects of use on phonology! Abstracts due Feb. 15, 2025 #linguistics #langsky
sites.google.com/view/usage-b...

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The Usage-based Approaches to Phonology Conference will take place July 12-13, 2025 at the University of Oregon. This is co-located conference held during the Summer Institute of the Linguistic Societ...

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Jeannette Littlemore @jeannettel.bsky.social · Dec 5

Looking forward to Bodo!

The Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor @raammetaphor.bsky.social · Dec 5

📣 Don't miss out! Join us at RaAM 17!
Dr. @bodowinter.bsky.social, plenary speaker, will explore metaphor, sensory content, and birdsong. He will also lead a workshop on R for linguists!
📆 Submit your paper by December 15th!

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Kalwant Bhopal @kalwantbhopal.bsky.social · Nov 26

You can buy our book here, which has just won the BERA 2024 book of the year award! @beranews.bsky.social

Elite Universities and the Making of Privilege: Exploring Race and Class in Global Educational Economies

Providing an extraordinary picture of the inner workings of elite universities, Elite Universities and the Making of Privilege draws on current debates on education and inequality and considers the re...

www.routledge.com

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Nando Sigona @nandosigona.bsky.social · Nov 13

It was about time - the University of Birmingham's Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity is now here! Follow them at @irisbirmingham.bsky.social

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The Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor @raammetaphor.bsky.social · Nov 30

📽️ Now with subtitles! Prof. @jeannettel.bsky.social invites you to join us at RaAM 17!
🗓️ New abstract deadline: December 15th
Don’t miss the opportunity to share your research!

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The Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor @raammetaphor.bsky.social · Nov 29

📆We are pleased to announce that the abstract submission deadline has been extended to 15th December 2024.
We look forward to reviewing your submissions and seeing you at RaAM 17!

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Adam Schembri (ˈʃɛmbɹi/ˈʃkɛmbri) @adamcschembri.bsky.social · Nov 30

All linguists should read one of these:
Baker, A., et al. (2016). The linguistics of sign languages: An introduction. Benjamins
Hill, J.C. et al. (2019). Sign languages: Structures and contexts. Routledge
Wilkinson, E. & Morford, J.P. (2024). Understanding signed languages. Routledge
#linguistics

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Matteo Fuoli @matteofuoli.bsky.social · Nov 27

First post on Bluesky! 🥳

Here's the recording of a talk I presented a few months ago, hosted by the fantastic team at @discore.bsky.social.

bit.ly/3B9IBQX

Corpus methods have transformed discourse analysis. Here, I argue it's time to take #CADS a step further by combining it with experiments.

DISCORE Speaker Series: Dr.Matteo Fuoli - Presentation

Dr.Matteo Fuoli gave a talk titled A new methodological synergy? Combining CADS and experimental methods to investigate discourse effects.

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Dan Isbell @danielrisbell.bsky.social · Nov 25

Optimist: glass half full
Pessimist: glass half empty
Corpus Linguist: Which word most frequently appears in the phrase "glass half *"?

Screen shot of CoCA output showing "glass half full" (n = 123) is twice as frequent as "glass half empty" (n = 54)

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Kamran Khan @kamrank.bsky.social · Nov 26

I was recently featured in an @amnestyuk.bsky.social documentary, ‘AI in Denmark’s welfare system: Mass Surveillance and Risks of Discrimination’ to talk about the role of categorisation and inequality. The link is below for the full documentary which is well worth watching

youtu.be/4Fhj_kNNBfc?...

Artificial Intelligence in Denmark's Welfare System - Mass Surveillance and Risks of Discrimination

YouTube video by Amnesty International

youtu.be

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Language on the Move @languageonthemove.bsky.social · Nov 25

So excited about "Life in a New Language" - if you haven't checked out our new book about how migrants manage the simultaneous challenge of learning a new language and starting a new life through that language, head over to www.languageonthemove.com/life-in-a-ne... to learn more

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Lynne Murphy @lynneguist.bsky.social · Nov 26

Hey, UK! Happy first National Linguistics Day!

Proposals for NLD traditions:

(a) Add language wonder to every conversation.

(b) Exchange gifts of linguistics content.

(c) Sing linguistics carols:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...

(d) Do deeds to protect languages or linguistic institutions.

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Michael Pleyer @symbolicstorage.bsky.social · Nov 18

Earlier this year our lab published this edited volume on "Perspectives on Pantomime." Gerardo Ortega has now published a really nice open access review of the book in Gesture.
www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour... #language #linguistics

the book cover of perspectives on pantomime
Edited by
Przemysław Żywiczyński
Johan Blomberg
Monika Boruta-Żywiczyńska

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Lauren Gawne @superlinguo.bsky.social · Nov 19

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

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Bodo Winter @bodowinter.bsky.social · Nov 25

New paper led by Vini Macuch-Silva: "Strategic use of English quantifiers in the reporting of quantitative information".

In our experiments, participants used the approximate nature of quantifiers strategically to make exam results appear as good/bad as possible:
doi.org/10.1080/0163...

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