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Charlotte Taylor @proftaylor.bsky.social · Nov 15

A short thread of recent things 1/n

The language of migration in 10 minutes

open.spotify.com/episode/1cLo...

S1E2 The language of migration

Get it in 10 · Episode

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Christian Ilbury @christianilbury.bsky.social · 49m

Theme: Queer (dis)belonging
CfP: 5 January 2026
Website: lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk (to be updated as more info becomes available)

PLEASE SHARE WIDELYYYYY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🎉

LavLang32 - Lavender Languages 32

2-4 September 2026: Queer (dis)belonging

lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 5d

This little experiment proves nicely how ai just tries to get you an answer asap, one that fits the most likely or commonly accepted "truth", does a "quick google" and then lies about having done research.
Which is... rather human.

Oh btw:

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Charlotte Taylor @proftaylor.bsky.social · 8d

Funding opportunity: PhD at Sussex
- Open to applicants on PhD Linguistics
- Scholarships cover tuition fees, a stipend at UK Research Council rates plus some research & training costs
- 5 interdisciplinary themes addressing major social sciences challenges
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...

SEDarc (ESRC) PhD scholarships for research in the Social Sciences : University of Sussex

www.sussex.ac.uk

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Jess Aiston @jessaiston.bsky.social · 15d

Cannot believe we have to entertain the ridiculous and wrong idea that taking paracetamol "causes autism."

But even if it did:
- Women should be allowed to take pain relief during pregnancy
- More autistic people is not a bad thing

Misogyny and ableism all around.

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EngLangBlog @englangblog.bsky.social · 15d

Have now listened and it's great! So much to look at for A Level English Language students around representation of gender, language change and technology.

Jonathan Kasstan @jrkasstan.bsky.social · 16d

New Word of Mouth podcast with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social and @jessaiston.bsky.social on language and the ‘manosphere’ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #linguistics

Word of Mouth - The Language of the Manosphere - BBC Sounds

Michael Rosen hears how words are used as weapons against women

www.bbc.co.uk

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CADAAD 2026 @cadaad2026.bsky.social · 15d

🗣️📢 The call for abstracts of #cadaad2026 is out! 🗣️📢

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MAREcus 👻/ 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 20d

UK meritocracy and social mobility update from The Guardian

Bar chart with blue bars:

Privately educated people dominate the UK's most influential roles
Professions with the highest independent school attendance
Armed forces* 63%
Senior judges 62%
Cricketers, men 59%
Young power list** 54%
Diplomats 53%
House of Lords 52%
Shadow cabinet 52%
Cricketers, women 50%
Columnists 50%
FTSE 100 chairs 47%
Political commentators 47%
Permanent secretaries 47%
Whole UK population 7%

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 20d

Today's @britishfuture.bsky.social report presents new evidence about public attitudes to asylum - which are not irredeemably hostile.

It shows a growing public frustration at failure on boats + a strong public interest in more control, which can unlock broad public support for more compassion too

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Heather Froehlich @heatherfro.bsky.social · 20d

I haven't logged in for several years but this was the nudge i needed, maybe you do too? Academia dot edu was both such a good idea initially ("facebook for academics"), later a place where people who found specific repositories too confusing went, then eventually a dated + dead place

Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 20d

If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.

The new TOC from academia dot edu.

By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services.

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 22d

Join us for our Autumn #IdentitiesEvents Series!

Register online:
www.eventbrite.com/c...

@uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social

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Tony McEnery @tonymcenery.bsky.social · 28d

After our very succesful Corpus Linguistics 2025 conference hosted by @robbielove.org at Aston, CL is going on tour! Our next conference will be Easter 2027 in Hong Kong at HK Poly U. In summer 2029 we return to Europe when @michamahlberg.bsky.social will host CL at Erlangen!

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Charlotte Taylor @proftaylor.bsky.social · Sep 3

Ah, the self-awareness of people who move to another country because they dislike immigration / immigrants

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The Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor @raammetaphor.bsky.social · Aug 9

And we’re also thrilled to announce that the next RaAM Conference will be held in Pamplona, Spain! Save the dates!

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · Aug 13

Accurately recognising how refugees actually feel is linked to reduced fear and greater willingness to help.

A new way of thinking about empathy could cool Britain’s migration rows

Accurately recognising how refugees actually feel is linked to reduced fear and greater willingness to help.

tcnv.link

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Corpus Linguistics Conference 2025 @cl2025.co.uk · Aug 11

Missed out on #CL2025? Four of our wonderful plenary talks are now available to watch on demand!

YouTube links on conference website and in replies:

www.cl2025.co.uk/home

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Corpus Linguistics Conference 2025 @cl2025.co.uk · Aug 11

"What counts?" by @proftaylor.bsky.social and @journolinguist.bsky.social #CL2025

youtu.be/dcHUftGaSQU?...

What counts? | Charlotte Taylor and Anna Marchi | Corpus Linguistics 2025

YouTube video by Corpus Linguistics Conference 2025

youtu.be

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Jeff Melnick @melnickjeffrey1.bsky.social · Aug 1

"When the first of August came round, the Professor realized he had pleasantly trifled away nearly two months at a task which should have taken little more than a week."

--Willa Cather, 1925 and timeless

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Charlotte Taylor @proftaylor.bsky.social · Aug 1

'there are more pupils studying A levels in PE than in French, German and classical languages combined'

at the same time

on Duolingo 'the UK ranks second globally for the proportion of learners studying more than one language – led by those under 22'
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/vicious...

‘Vicious cycle’ of language degree cuts and declining enrolments

Universities encouraged to offer language degrees to students with no prior experience as low uptake in schools creates pipeline problems

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · Jul 25

*So* much research starts with difference-based questions and researchers' categories/assumptions - helping to feed or legitimise communication myths and stereotypes. But the evidence about what people say/do in actual non-lab non-post-hoc accounts of interaction shows something else entirely #EMCA

Giovanni Rossi @gio-rossi.bsky.social · Jul 25

5/ I show that the use of request practices in informal settings 🏡 isn’t determined by sociodemographic characteristics of individuals 👥 such as age or gender, nor by the structural distance ↔️ or power dynamics ⚖️ associated with those characteristics

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Charlotte Taylor @proftaylor.bsky.social · Jul 28

'The Department for Education has also made the possibility of a higher education institution “exiting the market” one of the “top tier risks” facing the education sector [...] the risk rating had been “escalated” to “critical – very likely” in 2024-25'
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ofs-fea...

OfS feared five providers ‘at risk of closure’, report reveals

Several student protection directions active in last financial year, with 71 institutions subjected to formal monitoring

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Henry Sweet Society @henrysweetsoc.bsky.social · Jul 28

✨Diversifying the History of Linguistics✨
We are compiling a bibliography to highlight contributions by underrepresented groups to the study of linguistic ideas. Let us know which important publications we missed by filling out a form on our website!

Diversifying the History of Linguistics — Henry Sweet Society

The Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas wishes to support efforts to diversify our field’s research, documentary base, and participants, while recognizing the challenges posed to…

www.henrysweet.org

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Voice 21 @voice21oracy.bsky.social · Jul 28

This morning The Guardian has thrown its weight behind the campaign for oracy education.

This is an important moment for the oracy movement.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian view on talking in class: the writers speaking up for oracy education are right | Editorial

Editorial: Verbal communication has always been crucial. But today more than ever, young people must be equipped for jobs that can’t be done by machines

www.theguardian.com

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Charlotte Taylor @proftaylor.bsky.social · Jul 25

Which political parties are mentioning UK newspapers you (didn't) ask (either)?

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Charlotte Taylor @proftaylor.bsky.social · Jul 25

Which newspapers get talked about? (v2 inc. Guardian)

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Charlotte Taylor @proftaylor.bsky.social · Jul 25

Which newspapers get talked about in UK parliament debates you (didn't) ask?

Well, these ones.

The Times is consistently top, Financial Times also quite consistently relevant. The Daily Mail decreasingly so.

Data from www.clarin.si/ske/#open

Graph showing frequency of mentions of newspapers in UK parliament. The Times is the most frequently mentioned overall. The Daily Mail shows a dip in mentions.

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