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Plural Research Centre
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Multidisciplinary research centre for languages and cultures, Tampere University, Finland

https://research.tuni.fi/plural-en/
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Railway Poetry evening will take place today from 6:00-7:30 pm in Pinni B 1028-29. You are cordially welcome to join us this evening! Glögi will be served in the break. 😊
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Have you been to the Plural Blog recently? We have a series of blog posts about Plural's researchers travelling to conferences this year!

blogs.tuni.fi/plural/
Plural-blogi | Tampere Universities
Tutkimuskeskus Pluralin blogi
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November 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Tervetuloa kuulemaan ja keskustelemaan omaishoitosopimuksen kehittämisestä! Webinaariin ovat tervetulleita kaikki omaishoidon parissa työskentelevät ja siitä kiinnostuneet.
sites.utu.fi/soho/tapahtu...
Päivittyvä ohjelma ja ilmoittautumislinkki löytyy SoHo-hankkeen verkkosivuilta.
ALUSTAVA OHJELMA 9.00–9.45: Uudenlainen omaishoitosopimus: Hankkeen tulokset 9.45–10.15: Mitä mieltä sinä olet? Keskustelua omaishoidon sopimuksesta ja sopimisesta 10.15–10.20: Tauko 10.20–10.50: Keskusteluiden yhteenveto 10.50–11.50: Paneelikeskustelu: Osallistujina mm. Maija Voutilainen (THL), Anu Lehtinen (Pirha ja PIRKKO-hanke), Nina Toivonen (Helsingin yliopisto), Petra Raudaskoski (Napapiirin Omaishoitajat ry), Pia Järnstedt (Omaishoitajaliitto) ja Ulla Tiililä (Kotus). 11.50–12.00: Mitä seuraavaksi?
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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In 2026, together with the TARU Research Centre, we are participating in the Studia Generalia public lecture series "Sopii kysyä!". The lectures are free and open for everyone!
Venue: Lehmus-hall, Metso library, Tampere
Time: 5-6:30pm
See here for the full programme: research.tuni.fi/plural/tapah...
Sopii kysyä! Kieli- ja viestintätieteiden illat pääkirjasto Metsossa | Plural | Tampereen korkeakouluyhteisö
Miten voisimme ymmärtää toisiamme paremmin? Kuinka puhumme eläimistä ja miten katsomme niitä? Miten ympäristökeskusteluja käydään? Onko koneesta kollegaksi? Miksi hölynpölyjä ei ole pyyhitty? Sopii ky...
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November 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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In the new series of blog posts about the conferences the pluralists have attended this year, we focus on the experiences of Professors Kaisa Koskinen and Mikhail Mikhailov (Translation Studies). Please read more here:

blogs.tuni.fi/plural/a-res...

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Professor Mikhailov represents Plural at an international congress of Slavists in Granada | Plural-blogi | Tampere Universities
On 2-4 June 2025, Pluralist Mikhail Mikhailov, Professor in Translation Studies, participated in an international congress of Slavists that took place at the University of Granada.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Somewhat sleepy (Saturday morning panel the day after the conference dinner) but successful convenors of Digital Discourse & Interaction at #AFinLa2025 @lulind.bsky.social @ylvabiri.bsky.social
Thank you, Joensuu & @uniuef.bsky.social!
November 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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If you're a Plural researcher attending #AFinLa2025 at @uniuef.bsky.social, tag us!
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Today, #AFinLa25 is kicking off at @uniuef.bsky.social, and Plural is well represented as usual!
In the morning panel, Kaarina Hippi and @jvaattovaara.bsky.social both talk about variation. Later on, Heini Kallio and Henna Heinonen present on Finnish Swedish as L2. 🧵
November 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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The next OSSO & DDI online talk is on Wednesday!

November 5 | 16.00-17.00 EET
Pilar Garcés-Conejos Blitvich (UNC Charlotte)
Forgiveness? in Post-Digital Societies: A Technosocial and Metapragmatic Perspective

Join the Zoom room:
tinyurl.com/talkddi
@ylvabiri.bsky.social @lulind.bsky.social
This talk explores whether destigmatization and reintegration (Begner, 1987) after scandal and cancellation (Garcés-Conejos Blitvich, 2024) are viable in the post-digital era (Blommaert, 2019). More specifically, it examines the metapragmatics of forgiveness, approached as a form of moral repair, that is, the re-establishment of a moral relationship between offender and offendee (Urban Walker, 2006; Griswold, 2007). The guiding question is as follows: is post-digital redemption feasible (Ambrose et al., 2012) given the persistence, searchability, shareability and visibility of digital content, all of which make forgetting structurally difficult (Bös & Kleinke, 2017)? This remains an understudied topic from a discursive-pragmatic perspective, despite its significance: social media platforms and their algorithms capitalize on conflict and moral transgression, amplifying negatively valenced behaviors as potent engagement tools in the attention economy (Nieborg & Poell, 2018). Forgiveness, by contrast, is a positively valenced practice, less algorithmically rewarded yet fundamental for understanding repair and coexistence in today’s highly polarized societies (Keohane, 2024).  
November 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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You are warmly welcome to join the webinar "Technology-enhanced language learning interventions in children" held by the Nordic Speech Research Forum on Nov 4th, 13:00 - 14:00 EET/UCT+2. The talk given by Sari Ylinen of Tampere University can be accessed via the Forum’s website here: www.jyu.fi/nsrf
Nordic Speech Research Forum
The Nordic Speech Research Forum convenes online to hear about and discuss interesting ongoing work in the broad area of speech research.
www.jyu.fi
November 3, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Plural is representing at the ITC research afternoon today. Even robodogs want to hear about our projects!
October 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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We are delighted to announce the next OSSO lecture.

At 12:00-13:00 CET on Wednesday 29.10.25, Veronika Laippala of the University of Turku will be presenting the talk on Mining Digital Discourse(s) from the Multilingual Web.

Visit our website for details & links: research.tuni.fi/plural-en/ev...
Online Selves - Self Online lecture series continues on 29 October | Plural | Tampere Universities
The series of online lectures ‘Online Selves - Self Online’ continues in the second term.
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October 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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On 30.10.25, Plural Research Centre is taking part in the ITC Research Afternoon – the annual event aimed at showcasing the research conducted at the faculty. Join us at 1-5pm in the Hervanta campus Päärakennus/Main building Lobby! More details on our website here:
research.tuni.fi/plural-en/ev...
Plural participates in the ITC Research Afternoon on 30th October | Plural | Tampere Universities
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October 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Some very interesting talks yesterday This one was fascinating 👇
Does language create the impression that time exists? Or is it people's psychology, who then use language to describe this cognitive error?
#Sky2025
#Linguistics
October 3, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Here at Tampere University waiting for the SKY Symposium to begin. So many interesting abstracts. A beautiful autumn day.
#Linguistics #Language&Meaning #Sky2025
A white ceramic mug of coffee and conference ID on a purple lanyard. Looking out of window through blinds at a landscape of trees with autumn colours and low level buildings. A blue sky with white fluffy clouds.
October 2, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Today is Tampere's 246th birthday!

From Wikipedia: "Tampere was officially founded as a market town in 1775 by Gustav III of Sweden and four years later on 1 October 1779 Tampere was granted full town rights."

Tampere welcomes all the #SKYSymposium2025 guests and others to join the celebration! 🌞
Tampere, Finns' favorite city – Visit Tampere
The city for event junkies, foodies, families and nature lovers. The Sauna Capital of the World in the middle of the most beautiful Finnish Lakeland.
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October 1, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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An evening shift at the academia.

Three nights until the #SKYSymposium2025 🙂

#linguistics
PPT-slide: Welcome to the SKY Symposium 2025 Meaning in Language, Machines and Humans Opening words Maija Tervola, chair of the linguistic association of Finland (SKY)
September 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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The #SKYSymposium2025 is around the corner, and I am also presenting there!

So, this is our title, we will talk about our psycholinguistic experimental study on how the people use linguistic elements and other knowledge/reasoning in forming a (more or less) coherent interpretation of what was said.
The role of linguistic elements and holistic reasoning in understanding conversational speech Taina Pitkänen & Maija Tervola, Tampere university SKY Symposium 2025, 2-3 October 2025
September 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Head of Russian Department Olga Nenonen shares her impressions of presenting the fascinating project “Language Portrait by Means of Spoken Word Choreography: Reflexive Perspective on Multilingual Identity" in Tallinn. Read her multilingual post on the Plural blog page: blogs.tuni.fi/plural/a-res...
Exploring an Arts-Based Method for Studying Languages and Multilingual Identity | Plural-blogi | Tampere Universities
Head of Russian Department Olga Nenonen attended the conference ‘Beyond Borders: Creative Methods and Reflexive Approaches to Migration, Media, and Intercultural Dialogue’ which took place in Tallinn ...
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September 20, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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We are continuing the series of blog posts about the exciting and important academic conferences the pluralists have attended this calendar year. New posts have just been published on our blog here: blogs.tuni.fi/plural/
Visit our blog to find out more!
September 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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We are happy to announce the presentation of two latest publications by Daniil Zhaivoronok of the 'FEMCORUS: mediated feminism(s) in contemporary Russia' project

Zoom 15:00-16:30 Wed 29.10.25

You can access the event here: tuni.zoom.us/j/6299427006...

For more info email [email protected]
September 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Letting my students to use all AI tools they can find to explain correctly, when to use and when not to use partitive case in subject marking in Finnish. So far - nothing.

Still waiting.
A photo of a paper with examples when the subject can and cannot be in partitive case on Finnish.
September 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Join us for the new season of online talks, this year co-organised by OSSO and the Digital Discourse & Interaction research network @lulind.bsky.social
The first talk is already tomorrow! @nounfraze.bsky.social
September 17 | 10-11 CEST Frazer Heritage (Manchester Metropolitan University) Caveman Theories, Modern Misogyny: Evolutionary Psychology in Incel Fora October 29 | 12-13 CET Veronika Laippala (University of Turku) tba November 5 | 15-16 CET Pilar Garcés-Conejos Blitvich (UNC Charlotte) Forgiveness? in Post-Digital Societies: A Technosocial and Metapragmatic Perspective December 17 | 10-11 CET Ylva Biri (University of Helsinki) Expertise and Engagement in YouTube informational videos: Case studies on the finance advice genre Join the Zoom room: https://tinyurl.com/talkddi
September 16, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Excited to give a talk as part of the Online Selves - Self Online series tomorrow. Thank you for the invitation @coocho.bsky.social!

My talk is titled "Caveman Theories, Modern Misogyny: Evolutionary Psychology in Incel Fora" - and addresses how pseudoscience normalises misogyny.

Abstract below ⏬
September 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Tired: "Snakes on a plane!"
Wired: "Philosophers on a train!"
coocho.bsky.social Daria Dayter @coocho.bsky.social · Sep 11
Johnny is single-handedly accomplishing the PR stunt of the century for Tampere University & English section with his railway conference on a train 😁🚉
lievenameel.bsky.social Lieven Ameel @lievenameel.bsky.social · Sep 10
In Vienna for the Railway Aesthetics conference, which takes place in and around trains, including several night-trains on the trajectory Vienna – Bucharest – Istanbul. Program includes a panel at the Royal Salon in Bucharest & visit to the Energy Museum in Istanbul lievenameel.hypotheses.org/2605
September 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM