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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · 2h

Saying "sorry to bother you" does not give anyone license to make a nuisance of themselves. It's like "no offence but", and neither works pragmatically.

"I don't wanna badmouth the kid, but he's a horrible, dishonest, immoral louse. And I say that with all due respect." (Broadway Danny Rose)

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · 1d

Automatic captions for a lecture recording once turned me into a professor of disco studies. Loved it!

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · 4d

That ending...! Jaw-dropping

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · 17d

Featuring @jessaiston.bsky.social from the @mantrap.bsky.social team

Jonathan Kasstan @jrkasstan.bsky.social · 17d

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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Jonathan Kasstan @jrkasstan.bsky.social · 17d

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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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · 18d

It's simple, really: If you want to be among the best, your "talent pool" needs to be the world. That's true for tech companies, finance, universities and performing arts alike.

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · 19d

Eh?

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · 22d

I didn't know Vigo had a beautiful side

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · 28d

starts at 59:36 at on.soundcloud.com/I7ao6yXTU4Yh...

Breakfast Show Podcast 10-09-2025: Pork Forbidden in Islam & Art of Letting Go

Topic I: Why is Pork Forbidden in Islam? Topic II: The Art of Letting Go Introduction and NEWS Presenter(s): Imam Shamail Ahmad Imam Nooruddeen Jahangeerkhan Guest(s): Imam Atta Ur Rehman Imam Raja

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · 28d

I am working my way through a book I have been asked (and, perhaps foolishly, accepted) to review. Pages upon pages of #neuroscience down to the electrochemical detail and engineering diagrams of computational modelling. Non-academic friend: "Are you getting paid for this?" I wish.

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · 28d

It's difficult to think of a more camp comment - brilliant

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Tony McEnery @tonymcenery.bsky.social · Aug 11

Check it out - the corpus MOOC is back (15th September) on a new platform (edX) exploring new topics, including AI. One thing has not changed - it is still free to access 😁 Find out more here: www.edx.org/learn/social...

lancasteruniversity: Corpus linguistics and new technologies: data, language and society | edX

In an era of AI and big data, understanding language through data is essential. This hands-on course from Lancaster University—a global leader in corpus linguistics—teaches you to build, query, and an...

www.edx.org

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · 29d

An early start today, with an interview on @voiceofislamuk.bsky.social, about how to admit mistakes in private, in the workplace and in public life. voiceofislam.co.uk/the-breakfas...

They are on digital radio, online and Soundcloud and have a range of interesting programmes.

The Breakfast Show - Voice Of Islam Radio

voiceofislam.co.uk

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · 29d

To say that something is an "honour" or that something is "humbling" has become a bit of a cliche. But I felt both honoured and humbled when a very bright MA student from France told me today that my work is the reason why they are in higher education. I hope I can live up to it.

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · Sep 8

When metonymy goes wrong

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · Sep 4

After finishing teaching my course on discourse and cognition at the Braga summer school, I sat in on the 2nd part of Dirk Geerarts' course on structuralism - formalism - cognitivism. A refresher on the difference between X-bar theory, categorial grammar, HSPG etc. I remain unconvinced.

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · Sep 3

We are at the "What is language? Do languages exist?" stage of the Braga summer school in cognitive linguistics. Good question to confront once in a decade or so

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · Sep 2

@genderedform.bsky.social Do these look familiar as gender-neutral forms in Italian?

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · Sep 2

I live close to two hamlets on either side of a road, The Camp and The Spinney. Each comprises no more than five or six houses. And yes, they distinguish themselves from each other. It's a human universal but it need not be acrimonious.

Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · Sep 1

That was a new one for me, too. According to Google AI, "it suggests something is independent enough to 'take care of itself' financially". So COMPANY IS (YOUNG) PERSON.

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · Aug 31

I am *really* fed up with researchers working with US college students as participants (most over-researched group ever) and then claiming the results of their study are representative of "people" or "English" or whatever universalising word they choose. News flash: There is a world outside the US.

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · Aug 30

Tomorrow, I am off to a few days in beautiful Braga (Portugal), to teach a course on discourse and cognition. It feels pleasantly indulgent to go away when others are back to school (sorry, teachers!). ffcs.braga.ucp.pt/pt-pt/braga-...

Braga Summer School in Linguistics 2025

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · Aug 22

I never realised that Ronald Reagan had such a smooth voice and diction. But then he was an actor of course. Not Oscar material, but an actor nonetheless #wato

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · Aug 19

What is your keynote on?

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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · Aug 15

I think I have come across this idea in a Chinese context.

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