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Martin Haspelmath is a German linguist working in the field of linguistic typology. He is a researcher at the Max… more

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by Alberto Acerbi — Reposted by: Martín Haspelmath

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“It is precisely because social media has democratised the public sphere that it has contributed to trends liberals (including myself) are so worried about.” 👏
www.conspicuouscognition.com/p/is-social-...
Is Social Media Destroying Democracy—Or Giving It To Us Good And Hard?
It’s easier to blame the algorithm than the bewildered herd.
www.conspicuouscognition.com
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Reposted by: Martín Haspelmath

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Confs: Workshop at the 22nd International Morphology Meeting: Morphology in Context
Confs: Workshop at the 22nd International Morphology Meeting: Morphology in Context
Convenors: Sabine Arndt-Lappe (Trier) Barbara Schlücker (FU Berlin) Complex words are produced, understood, and also coined in context, and a by now large, but diverse body of literature has explored different facets of the role of context. By ‘context’ we mean the linguistic context, both immediate (e.g. preceding and following words) and with a larger scope (e.g. text types), and the extralinguistic context such as the speaker and the listener or the situation of speaking and the discours
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Deine und meine Optionen sind ziemlich gut, oder? Ja, Lateinamerika ist weit weg vom europäischen Kriegsschauplatz, deshalb wäre es die erste Wahl.

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by Martín Haspelmath

by Martín Haspelmath

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Ich habe auch genug geopfert. Meine Optionen sind nicht so gut, aber in Lateinamerika würde ich mich wohl deutlich sicherer fühlen (vor dem drohenden Krieg in Europa).
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Heute 13 h in Berlin und Stuttgart: Gemeinsam setzen wir vielfältige und deutliche Zeichen. Gegen alle Kriege. Gegen die Aufrüstung. Für diplomatische Initiativen, Verhandlungen und gemeinsame Sicherheit.
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Reposted by: Martín Haspelmath, Dorothy Bishop, Kevin McManus

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We're seeking the next Director of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics! Lead cutting-edge research in language & cognition. Nominations (incl. self) due 19 Dec 2025.
mpi.nl/career-education/vacancies/vacancy/nominations-and-self-nominations-sought-position-director-max
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Reposted by: Martín Haspelmath

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Reposted by: Martín Haspelmath, Heike Baldauf-Quilliatre

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"A compelling and thought-provoking analysis of human sociality and the origins of language."

The Interaction Engine by Stephen C. Levinson (@mpi-nl.bsky.social), Out Now & #OpenAccess

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#OA #Linguistics #LangSky 🐦🐦
Abstract painting of two people gesturing
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by Martín Haspelmath

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My paper on two types of comparative concepts (construction-functions and construction-strategies) is now published: langsci-press.org/catalog/book...
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by Martín Haspelmath

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Congratulations!
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Reposted by: Martín Haspelmath, Heike Delitz

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📢 Jetzt bewerben: Wissenschaftler:innen können bis zum 31. Januar 2026 ihre Forschungsvorhaben für das #Akademienprogramm 2028 einreichen! Fokus auf Geistes-, Rechts-, Wirtschafts- & Gesellschaftswissenschaften. Interdisziplinäre Projekte willkommen! Zur Ausschreibung 🔗 shorturl.at/GXQC3 #Forschung
Ab sofort können sich Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler mit ihren Forschungsvorhaben für das Akademienprogramm 2028 bewerben.
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by Martín Haspelmath — Reposted by: Stefan Hartmann, Frank Fischer

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RIP Peter Eisenberg (1940-2025), syntactician of German, phonologist, orthography specialist, and very public linguist (who was not afraid of controversies). He was my second PhD advisor in 1990-93, and an important person in my life during those years at FU Berlin. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_E...
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Reposted by: Martín Haspelmath

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Thanks to @bodowinter.bsky.social for the wonderful endorsement of my upcoming graphic novel about language, cognition, and visual communication! visuallanguagelab.com/sip
Endorsement of the book Speaking in Pictures: “A visually stunning tour de force that redefines what we mean by language itself — essential reading for linguists, cognitive scientists, and anyone fascinated by language and comics.” – Bodo Winter, University of Birmingham, UK, author of Sensory Linguistics
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