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Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · 8d

We're delighted that Professor Richard Ogden from the Department of Language and Linguistic Science will be leading a workshop on phonetics at the 25th Conference on Discourse and Conversation Analysis, 25–27 March 2026.

Deadline for submissions: 17 November 2025
www.ids-mannheim.de/aktuell/vera...

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Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · 8d

Join us for a talk by Rik van Gijn (Leiden University) on the languages of the Upper Amazon. Hosted by the Department of Language and Linguistic Science, this event is part of the Philological Society's autumn meeting.

📍 Kings Manor, Huntingdon Room K/122

🗓️ Friday 14 November at 16:15

Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · 9d

Congratulations to Paul Foulkes from the Department of Language and Linguistic Science on the award!

Adrian Leemann @adrianleemann.bsky.social · 9d

David Britain, Paul Foulkes, David Willis and I have been awarded 2.5M CHF by SNSF & AHRC for CURLEW – the first major survey of English dialects in England & Wales in 75+ years. Starts: 2026 – posts to come. Outputs: papers + a public dialect atlas 🗺️ 📸 Drafting the proposal, Bern, Jan 2025.

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Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · 13d

Our forensic speech scientists Dr James Tompkinson & Lauren Harrington recently provided expert evidence to a House of Lords inquiry on the use of police transcripts in the criminal justice system.

Their research is helping to inform UK policy.

Learn more:
www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...

Forensic speech scientists contribute to House of Lords inquiry

Academics provided evidence to the parliamentary inquiry on the production of transcripts in the criminal justice system.

www.york.ac.uk

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Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · 13d

Dr Catherine Laing from the Department of Language and Linguistic Science spoke with Michael Rosen on BBC Radio 4's "Word of Mouth" about her research on iconicity, onomatopoeia, and why babies use words like 'meow' and 'woof' so early in their language development.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Word of Mouth - Crash Bang Wallop: The Sound of Words - BBC Sounds

Michael Rosen and Dr Catherine Laing discuss words that sound like their meanings.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · 13d

New research from Dr Imke Driemel and colleagues in Semantics & Pragmatics investigates determiner phrase (DP) conjunction in child Georgian and Hungarian.

Is the structure always complex? Find out here: doi.org/10.3765/sp.1...

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Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · 14d

New research from Prof. Richard Ogden @richardogden.bsky.social, Dr. Marina N. Cantarutti @marinanc.bsky.social, & Dr. Jürgen Trouvain investigates the phonetic structure of laughter in conversation.

www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour...

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Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · Jun 14

Our postgraduate student Elliot shares why they chose to study an MA and PhD in Linguistics at York, and why York is a great place to study linguistics in general.
Explore our postgraduate degrees:
york.ac.uk/language-linguistic-science/study/

www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6YL...

Postgraduate linguistics at York

YouTube video by University of York

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Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · Jun 14

We are pleased to hear that our department is ranked 4th in the UK for French, 5th in the UK for linguistics and 6th in the UK for Iberian languages in the latest release of the Complete University Guide league tables (2026).
www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...

picture of a young woman with an ultrasound probe. Text reads: Complete University Guide 2026. 4th in the UK for French, 5th in the UK for Lingusitics, 6th in the UK for Iberian Languages.

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Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · May 8

Our department reps and community coordinators bring you the latest news and events on Instagram.
Stay up to date:
www.instagram.com/uoyllscommun...

Poster reading: Our department reps and community coordinators bring you the latest news and events on Instagram.
Follow them at:
@uoyllscommunity

Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · May 8

Congratulations to our final-year student Ariana Dubov for receiving a commendation in the Spanish section of the University of Warwick Undergraduate Translation Prize 2025.
www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...

Text: LLS student awarded a commendation in the Warwick Undergraduate Translation Prize 2025 - One of our final-year undergraduate students, Ariana Dubov, has been awarded a commendation in the Spanish section of the University of Warwick Undergraduate Translation Prize 2025 for her translation of an excerpt from Bibiana Candia's Azucre "Una epopeya".

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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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Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · May 2

Our exciting LLS Alumni Event 2025 will be held on May 15th at 4pm in BS/104 (Treehouse)

Come and hear about the many different career paths that are open to language and linguistics graduates through the experience of three of our graduates.

Register your interest:
tiny.cc/LLSalumni

LLS alumni event poster. Speakers: Chris Dixon, Hannah Land, Jacob Watson. Their pictures appear on the poster. Read more york.ac.uk/language/news/events

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YorCCA @yorcca.bsky.social · Apr 23

York Conference on Conversation Analysis (YorCCA) is organised by postgraduates in
👉 @uoylangling.bsky.social
👉 @uoy-sociology.bsky.social
and affiliated with
👉 @uoycaslc.bsky.social

A conference by postgrads, for postgrads 🧠💬

YorCCA @yorcca.bsky.social · Apr 23

📢 Deadline Extended!

Abstract submissions for the York Conference on Conversation Analysis (YorCCA) are now open until Monday 28 April. 🗓️

We welcome abstracts from currently-enrolled PhD researchers for in-person presentations or online posters!

sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...

#YorCCA - Call for Papers

Presentation formats We welcome submissions for YorCCA 2025 from currently-enrolled PhD researchers for in-person presentations or online posters. The research must use conversation analysis as a pri...

sites.google.com

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Gustavo Góngora-Goloubintseff @drgustavogongora.bsky.social · Mar 20

Today we were joined by Dr Silvia Terribile, who talked about her research on machine translation and PE effort. Looking forward to hearing more about how an algorithm could potentially optimise the most tedious tasks of the PE process. #MachineTranslation #PostEditing
@uoylangling.bsky.social

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CASLC @uoycaslc.bsky.social · Jan 14

Our popular CPD course on the Phonetics of Talk-in-Interaction will run again on June 16-18 (online).
Join us to improve your auditory skills for transcription and analysis, learn about acoustics, and offer better visualisations as evidence in your work.
Registration:
www.york.ac.uk/business/cpd...

Phonetics of Talk-in-Interaction

Dates: Monday 16th June - Wednesday 18th June 2025 Online Course Leader: Marina Cantarutti

www.york.ac.uk

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Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · Mar 18

We are pleased to have been ranked 9th in the UK and 99th in the world for Linguistics in the QS World University Rankings.
www.york.ac.uk/language/new...

picture of a professor pointing at a screen. Text: 9th in the UK and world top 100 for linguistics, in the QS World University Rankings 2025

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Gustavo Góngora-Goloubintseff @drgustavogongora.bsky.social · Mar 14

We are hiring! @uoylangling.bsky.social

Associate Lecturer in Chinese Interpreting and Translation (PT, fixed term). Apply by 03/04/2025. More info 👇 jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/associ…

https://jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/associ…

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Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · Mar 17

We are hiring! We are looking for an Associate Lecturer in Chinese Interpreting and Translation.
The position is fixed-term for two years, and part-time.
Details:
jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...

Jobs - The University of York

jobs.york.ac.uk

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Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · Mar 12

Our department together with the UoY CPD team will be hosting two courses led by Prof Bart Defrancq (Ghent University):
- AI and CAI Tools for Interpreters - March 24 and 25
www.york.ac.uk/business/cpd...
- AI and CAI Tools for Interpreter Trainers - March 27 and 28
www.york.ac.uk/business/cpd...

Picture of three people in an interpreting room. TEXT: CPD courses for interpreters The Department of Language and Linguistic Science and the CPD Unit at the University of York will be hosting two in-person CPD courses on AI and CAI tools at the end of March.

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Linguistics @ QMUL @qmullinguistics.bsky.social · Feb 24

Want to know how language has changed in London? Devyani Sharma's Generations of London English Project, run at @qmullinguistics.bsky.social with the University of York at generationsoflondonenglish.org @samhellmuth.bsky.social @qmulhss.bsky.social @qmul.ac.uk
#linguistics #london #langsky

Photograph of London's East End with multicultural crowds in a market

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Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · Feb 21

We are delighted to announce our Le Page Lecture 2025:
Dr. Aneta Pavlenko
"Decision-making by speakers of English as a second language: Insights from the criminal justice system"
Wednesday 2 April 2025, 4.00PM to 5:00pm
Abstract and registration:
www.york.ac.uk/language/new...

Le Page Lecture 2025: Decision-making by speakers of English as a second language: Insights from the criminal justice system

Wednesday 2 April 2025, 4.00PM to 5:00pm
Location: B/B/006 (Department of Biology)

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Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · Feb 21

Join us next Thursday for the next Tertulia de Literatura y Cine! This month we will discuss some Microcuentos from several Latin American authors.
Learn more about this and upcoming Tertulias:
www.york.ac.uk/language/new...

This month, Tertulia de Literatura y Cine will discuss a series of microstories from several Latin American authors.
Join us for a guided discussion in Spanish about social, historical and political aspects of the Spanish speaking world through literature and films.

Thursday 27 February 2025 , 6-8 pm
Deborah Hines Room V/C/212

Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · Feb 19

We regularly run the Serate Italiane, a series of talks on Italian culture, language and society.
Our next SI talk will be:
‘Costruire in immagini: archetipi biblici e la quotidianità del lavoro nel medioevo’
Dr Michele Luigi Vescovi (U of Lincoln)
March 20th, 6 pm
www.york.ac.uk/language/new...

poster of the serate italiane talk [information from the post repeated]
location P/L/001 Lecture theatre

Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · Feb 12

We have an exciting schedule of talks during this semester in our colloquium series.
Upcoming talk:
Dr. Hae-Sung Jeon (University of Central Lancashire):
"Prominence Perception: The Role of Signal, Linguistic Experience and Age"
Thursday 20 February 2025, 3.00PM
www.york.ac.uk/language/new...

Photo of Dr Jeon with name and date of the talk as per post. Link: york.ac.uk/language/news/events

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