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The UCI Phonotactic Calculator: An online tool for computing phonotactic metrics - Behavior Research Methods

Sam Hellmuth @samhellmuth.bsky.social · Aug 6

Today I made this plot (among other things)

A pitch contours plot showing the shape of pitch rise at the end of questions in Cairene Egyptian Arabic, on words with different numbers of syllables, and with the stress on different syllables of the word. The rise typically starts at the beginning of the stressed syllable then carries on rising towards the end of the utterance. There are some dinks in the rise along the way in some cases, but those can mostly be explained by the properties of the sounds in the word, such as a fully voiced /d/ between two vowels, that depresses the F0 contour due to voicing during the closure.

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Greg Hickok @gregoryhickok.bsky.social · Jul 18

The UCI Phonotactic Calculator: An online tool for computing phonotactic metrics. New work by my colleague Connor Mayer. link.springer.com/article/10.3...

This paper presents the UCI Phonotactic Calculator (UCIPC), a new online tool for quantifying the occurrence of segments and segment sequences in a corpus. This tool has several advantages compared to...

link.springer.com

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Sam Hellmuth @samhellmuth.bsky.social · Jul 13

@sustrans.bsky.social great trip this weekend 🌞 #BucketList

Touring bike leaning against the pavement on a bright sunny day, with wall of the Larpool Viaduct behind and Whitby Abbey in the background on the horizon

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Sam Hellmuth @samhellmuth.bsky.social · Jul 2

I'm glad we'll see you the week after next. And yeay for the plants :)

Sam Hellmuth @samhellmuth.bsky.social · Jul 1

Oh, I was in but didn't know you were there :( I wondered why your plant had suddenly appeared in the foyer...

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Sam Hellmuth @samhellmuth.bsky.social · Jul 1

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The York English Language Toolkit @yorktoolkit.bsky.social · Jun 11

Only one month to go till York English Language Toolkit 2025!
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Lexis Podcast @lexispodcast.bsky.social · Jun 6

We've just got a new episode in the can which will come out very soon. It's our annual preview of the @yorktoolkit.bsky.social teacher CPD event. Coming soon! Get signed up here if you haven't already: englishlanguagetoolkit.york.ac.uk/workshops

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Jessi Grieser @jessgrieser.com · May 19

Please share widely: The dates for New Ways of Analyzing Variation 53 have changed to November 5-7, 2025, due to a late-breaking university calendar change.

Abstracts due June 15. Visit us at nwav53.ling.lsa.umich.edu (also accessible via nwavconference dot org but BlueSky doesn't like redirects)

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Sam Hellmuth @samhellmuth.bsky.social · May 12

Yet another reason to use @ecosiasearch.bsky.social !

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murchadhfinn.bsky.social @murchadhfinn.bsky.social · May 3

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~Karol Balfe CEO ActionAid Ireland

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EngLangBlog @englangblog.bsky.social · May 1

Would 100% recommend this.

National Association for the Teaching of English @natefeed.bsky.social · May 1

The University of York’s English Language Toolkit brings cutting-edge linguistic research into the sixth-form classroom, offering free resources, case studies, and CPD opportunities to inspire and support A-level English Language teachers. #NATE www.nate.org.uk/2025/05/01/l...

Linguistic research and the classroom: the University of York’s English Language Toolkit - National Association for the Teaching of English

The University of York’s English Language Toolkit brings cutting-edge linguistic research into the sixth-form classroom, offering free resources, case studies, and CPD opportunities to inspire and sup...

www.nate.org.uk

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National Association for the Teaching of English @natefeed.bsky.social · May 1

The University of York’s English Language Toolkit brings cutting-edge linguistic research into the sixth-form classroom, offering free resources, case studies, and CPD opportunities to inspire and support A-level English Language teachers. #NATE www.nate.org.uk/2025/05/01/l...

Linguistic research and the classroom: the University of York’s English Language Toolkit - National Association for the Teaching of English

The University of York’s English Language Toolkit brings cutting-edge linguistic research into the sixth-form classroom, offering free resources, case studies, and CPD opportunities to inspire and sup...

www.nate.org.uk

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The York English Language Toolkit @yorktoolkit.bsky.social · Apr 28

FREE registration for the 2025 York English English Language Toolkit is now open! Outline programme and registration link are at: englishlanguagetoolkit.york.ac.uk/workshops

The workshop is fully hybrid, so join us in York or online!

#linguistics #EnglishLanguage

FREE annual CPD workshops for teachers of English Language A level

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Sam Hellmuth @samhellmuth.bsky.social · Apr 28

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Sam Hellmuth @samhellmuth.bsky.social · Apr 28

FREE registration for the 2025 York English English Language Toolkit is now open! Outline programme and registration link are at: englishlanguagetoolkit.york.ac.uk/workshops

The workshop is fully hybrid, so join us in York or online!

#linguistics #EnglishLanguage

FREE annual CPD workshops for teachers of English Language A level

Sam Hellmuth @samhellmuth.bsky.social · Apr 28

FREE registration for the 2025 York English English Language Toolkit is now open! Outline programme and registration link are at: englishlanguagetoolkit.york.ac.uk/workshops

The workshop is fully hybrid, so join us in York or online!

#linguistics #EnglishLanguage

FREE annual CPD workshops for teachers of English Language A level

Jobs - The University of York

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Terry Hathaway @terryhathaway.bsky.social · Apr 25

We're hiring, so come join me in the number 1 Norwegian Study Centre in the WHOLE WORLD.

We're looking broadly for an enthusiastic teacher in Contemporary British History (1750 - present), Sociology or
The Arts and Creative Technologies.

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Sam Hellmuth @samhellmuth.bsky.social · Apr 4

Ach - I'm sorry you've had bad news after bad. It won't be personal, though it will feel like it is. I hope you can take a break in the next two weeks.