Tom Stewart
@morphologist.bsky.social
Associate Prof. of #Linguistics at the University of Louisville
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9453-9098
#Morphology and its environs
#ScottishGaelic
Opinions are my own.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9453-9098
#Morphology and its environs
#ScottishGaelic
Opinions are my own.
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did you know: the American Dialect Society is the oldest "word of the year" event in the States, and the words are chosen by several hundred linguists who get raucous in a big meeting room in January. you can submit nominations for us to consider!
great activity for classrooms!
great activity for classrooms!
Submit 2025 Words-of-the-Year Nominations
The American Dialect Society’s popular 2025 words-of-the-year vote will be held during the society’s 2026 annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Nominations will be taken Thursday, January 8, 2026…
americandialect.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
did you know: the American Dialect Society is the oldest "word of the year" event in the States, and the words are chosen by several hundred linguists who get raucous in a big meeting room in January. you can submit nominations for us to consider!
great activity for classrooms!
great activity for classrooms!
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Imagine reading text with no spaces, no punctuation, and all caps!
That was ancient Greek scriptio continua (‘continuous script’). Words weren’t visually separated because reading was mostly aloud.
Spaces appeared by the 8th–9th century.
#linguistics #greek #reading
That was ancient Greek scriptio continua (‘continuous script’). Words weren’t visually separated because reading was mostly aloud.
Spaces appeared by the 8th–9th century.
#linguistics #greek #reading
December 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Imagine reading text with no spaces, no punctuation, and all caps!
That was ancient Greek scriptio continua (‘continuous script’). Words weren’t visually separated because reading was mostly aloud.
Spaces appeared by the 8th–9th century.
#linguistics #greek #reading
That was ancient Greek scriptio continua (‘continuous script’). Words weren’t visually separated because reading was mostly aloud.
Spaces appeared by the 8th–9th century.
#linguistics #greek #reading
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Apparently November 26th is National Linguistics Day in the UK because it's de Saussure's birthday??
Just found this out from @adamcschembri.bsky.social at #LingComm25 and the chat immediately goes wild
World Linguistics Day, anyone???
#linguistics
Just found this out from @adamcschembri.bsky.social at #LingComm25 and the chat immediately goes wild
World Linguistics Day, anyone???
#linguistics
April 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Apparently November 26th is National Linguistics Day in the UK because it's de Saussure's birthday??
Just found this out from @adamcschembri.bsky.social at #LingComm25 and the chat immediately goes wild
World Linguistics Day, anyone???
#linguistics
Just found this out from @adamcschembri.bsky.social at #LingComm25 and the chat immediately goes wild
World Linguistics Day, anyone???
#linguistics
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Assistant Professor - Language Revitalization - Linguistics, UC Berkeley: research interests or skills in "..language documentation, description, and analysis; sociolinguistics; anthropological linguistics; language acquisition; language education; areal and language-family expertise" (Oct 31)
Assistant Professor - Language Revitalization - Linguistics
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
September 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Assistant Professor - Language Revitalization - Linguistics, UC Berkeley: research interests or skills in "..language documentation, description, and analysis; sociolinguistics; anthropological linguistics; language acquisition; language education; areal and language-family expertise" (Oct 31)
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Call for Papers: The Georgetown University Round Table on Languages & Linguistics (GURT), happening in March 2026 in DC. The theme is "FUTURING LINGUISTICS: Content, Curriculum & Careers"! Proposals for papers, posters, & colloquia due 11/17 #linguistics
The 2026 Georgetown University Round Table - Georgetown University Round Table
website for GURT, the Georgetown University Round Table in Linguistics, GURT 2026
gurt.georgetown.edu
September 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Call for Papers: The Georgetown University Round Table on Languages & Linguistics (GURT), happening in March 2026 in DC. The theme is "FUTURING LINGUISTICS: Content, Curriculum & Careers"! Proposals for papers, posters, & colloquia due 11/17 #linguistics
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Owl Core. Good Morning Blue Sky
August 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Owl Core. Good Morning Blue Sky
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'Diasporic documents from the Gaelic Atlantic' - a one-day, in-person workshop at the University of Edinburgh on 5 September. Tuilleadh fiosrachaidh | More information 👇
August 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
'Diasporic documents from the Gaelic Atlantic' - a one-day, in-person workshop at the University of Edinburgh on 5 September. Tuilleadh fiosrachaidh | More information 👇