Just submitted corrected proofs for my first book! Publication (open access) is scheduled for late Feb 2026 (but the preprint is already available if you don't want to wait: osf.io/preprints/ps...)

Hi #lingsky! I'll be on sabbatical during the summer of 2026 (March 1 to July 20). I won't travel by plane, so my radius is confined to Europe. If you'd like to hear me speak about Oceanic languages, modal semantics, language documentation, word units (or see other publications), drop me a line!

🥳Life Update! I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be starting as assistant professor for Natural Language Processing @unileipzig.bsky.social in April! I’m deeply grateful to everyone who supported me on this journey. I will be recruiting PhD students with @scadsai.bsky.social, stay tuned for details!

We are hiring a doctoral candidate to work in our project that will create a diachronic corpus of Northern Mansi. It is a 65% position (E13 TV-L) for 2 years 9 months starting in spring 2026. Please spread the word! www.finnougristik.uni-muenchen.de/forschung/fo...

I enjoyed the talks at the Conference on Computational Semantics (IWCS) in Düsseldorf. And I received great feedback on our poster presenting version 4 of CLICS! Article preview: preview.aclanthology.org/iwcs-25-inge...

I got bored with the tired old tree visualisations you see everywhere and asked an AI to make me an exciting one. Here is the Uto-Aztecan language phylogeny visualised in what it calls "space jellyfish" mode. #phylogenetics #spacejellyfish

I can highly recommend participating!

🚨 Call for Speakers! 🚨 We’re looking for women, non-binary and LGBTQIA scientists to join us at @berlinscienceweek.bsky.social 2025 ✨ Together with LGBTQ+ STEM Berlin, we’re hosting two amazing events. Want to take the stage? Apply here 👇🏼 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I redesigned my personal website using the Academia Jekyll theme for GitHub Pages! Check out the new look here: annikatjuka.github.io

Just finished reading Laura's book PROTO! 📚 It has its rightful place in the "Science as Adventure" section of my virtual bookshelf. A must-have for your summer reading list and perfect for anyone who loves language and history. ☀️📖 #ScienceAsAdventure #SummerReading annikatjuka-bookshelf.github.io

In June, I had the opportunity to present my research on body colexifications at TWO @berlin-soapbox.bsky.social events 📣 Sharing my research findings with so many people was such an exciting experience!

Thrilled to share that I was awarded the Otto Hahn Medal 🏅 in recognition of my doctoral research on language diversity! A huge thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way! www.eva.mpg.de/press/news/a...

Language scientist @annikatjuka.bsky.social from @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social has been awarded the Max Planck Society's prestigious Otto Hahn Medal for young researchers for outstanding scientific achievements during her PhD. Congratulations, Annika! 🥳🏅🥳 @maxplanck.de www.eva.mpg.de/press/news/a...

Last week, I had the wonderful opportunity to participate in an event by @berlin-soapbox.bsky.social @neurocure.bsky.social I presented my work on linguistic diversity to pupils and answered their curious questions about language 🗣️💡 Big thanks to the organisers and the school for making it happen!

Am 20. Juni ist es soweit: Das @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social lädt zur Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften ein! 😊 Ab 18 Uhr erwarten Euch spannende Vorträge & eine bunte Vielfalt an Mitmachstationen rund um #Menschheitsgeschichte 🧬🧪 & #Primatenevolution. 🐒 Unser Programm: www.eva.mpg.de/de/veranstal...

And just like that, our Soapbox Science Summer Event 2025 has come to a close! It was a fantastic day filled with inspiring knowledge and plenty of fun. A huge thank you to our incredible speakers for sharing your passion for science and your valuable insights.

Anatomy of Language: A Journey from Head to Toe 🧠👣 Is there a universal way to name body parts? Join Annika Tjuka @annikatjuka.bsky.social and travel through over 100 languages to discover how words reveal the quirks of our minds and cultures! #SoapboxScienceBerlin #WomeninScience #scicomm

The best part? The event is free, and everyone is welcome! ✨ See you on Sunday! Check out our full programme here 👀👇🏼 berlinsoapboxscience.wordpress.com/2025/05/30/s... #WomeninSTEM #WomeninScience #SoapboxScience #scicomm

Are you in Berlin and have no plans this Sunday, June 15? I have the perfect solution for you! Join us at Holzmarkt from 3 to 7pm for a fantastic atmosphere full of science and knowledge, where 12 wonderful speakers will share their research in a relaxed and engaging way.

I thoroughly enjoyed giving my first keynote speech at the Emerging Topics in Typology (ETT) conference last week! It was a great event with many curious attendees. You can find my slides here: annikatjuka-talks.github.io

Thanks to Evan Kidd, @mcxfrank.bsky.social & @asifamajid.bsky.social (Eds) for organizing the awesome *Open* Encyc. of Cog. Sci. and entrusting me with/ the honor of penning the entry on "Language" (in < 3500 words, so do see other entries for much, MUCH more!) oecs.mit.edu/pub/ho9e9c80...

Join us on 15 June for Soapbox Science Berlin at Holzmarkt and spend a sunny afternoon full of science. 📅 June 15, 2025 · 3 – 7 pm 🏖️ #Holzmarkt · Berlin 🔗 Event info & speaker line-up: berlinsoapboxscience.wordpress.com/2025/05/30/s... Photo credit: Soapbox Science Berlin #SoapboxScienceBerlin

Today, we're thrilled to announce two of our incredible speakers for the #SoapboxScience Berlin 2025 event. First up is Dr Annika Tjuka ✨ @annikatjuka.bsky.social

We recently found out that there were technical issues with our email system, and some messages, esp. applications, were lost. If you applied for membership in the Association for Diversity in Linguistics but haven't heard back from us, please get in touch - we'd love to welcome you properly!

Postdoctoral Researcher in psychology/cognitive science with focus on social learning and cultural evolution ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Our article on partial colexification in object naming, with @lingulist.bsky.social, is now open access: doi.org/10.1515/gcla...

21.1 km through the heart of Berlin - my very first half marathon in the books! The atmosphere, the crowds, the city... incredible. Grateful for every cheer and that my feet carried me all the way 🥳🏅

📣 #Job alert! The Technology Platform LiRI at the University of Zurich is looking for Data Science Consultant specialized in #statistics, in collaboration with the NCCR Evolving Language! More details here: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...

New preprint by @annikatjuka.bsky.social, Robert Forkel, Christoph Rzymski, and myself available, presenting a new version of the Database of Cross-Linguistic Colexifications (CLICS). "Advancing the Database of Cross-Linguistic Colexifications with New Workflows and Data" arxiv.org/abs/2503.11377

New blog post alert! 📣 My student assistant @miraahmedovic.bsky.social just published a practical guide on adding a non-standard dataset to NoRaRe. Check it out here: calc.hypotheses.org/8331

Happy #InternationalDayOfWomenInScience! 🌍🔬 To all my incredible female mentors and fellow colleagues: You inspire me!

Conference "Emerging Topics in Typology", Leipzig, June 3-5 (deadline for abstracts: January 31st) www.eva.mpg.de/linguistic-a...

My linguists! I have a question. It is typical in English that loanwords have narrower meanings than in source languages, e.g. boutique, safari, Ansatz. Is there a systematic quantitative investigation of this, in English and other languages? Reason for Q >>

Lust auf Rätseln? Bis zum 16. Februar können sich Schüler:innen ab der 8. Jahrgangsstufe für die erste von drei Runden der Deutschen Linguistik-Olympiade anmelden. Mehr Infos unter: www.leibniz-zas.de/de/das-zas/a...