Hey Linguists Over A Certain Age: according to etymologynerd, we don't study the effects of social media algorithms on language change because we "find it hard to keep up with the fast pace of language change"

Happy World Linguistics Day! Celebratory days take off when groups of people decide to make them happen so... let's see how many different locations we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!

signing up for the hot new linguistic dating site

And THAT'S how you sell a dictionary.

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

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@superlinguo.bsky.social @gretchenmcc.bsky.social saw this and thought you'd appreciate it.

Despite this guy’s claims, „troll”, „shitpost” and „fap” are older than 4chan, at least. „Troll” (first attested in 1993) and „shitpost” (1994) from Usenet, „fap” from the webcomic Sexy Losers (1999). 4chan was created in 2003. Ironic given how he talks about forgetting where words originate. 🐦🐦

Welcome home, J-Pod. 75 days after their last confirmed sighting in inland waters, Js made a surprise appearance and went north up Haro Strait this afternoon. We did see both J62 and J63 🫶🏻 📷: J39 Mako off the west side of San Juan Island on July 14th #whalesky #orcas #srkw

just had the realization that a good plot twist and a good linguistics paper satisfy the same part of my brain

my first woty! \o/

The American Dialect Society Word of the Year: RAWDOG To rawdog: taking on life without the usual protection, preparation, or comfort. Whether it’s diving into a challenge unprepared or skipping the safety net, rawdogging is about embracing risk, stone-cold sobriety, and rolling with it. #LSA2025

the bird that shall not be named

The famous green owl app Duolingo is going even harder into AI made by stolen content. It's not curated by native speakers so you have no idea if what you're learning is correct. Their algorithm overall tries to hit the happy brain juices instead of helping you learn. So here are some alternatives!

Every single word is translatable because any human can understand any human experience

rose quartz and pink diamond are allophones of the same phoneme

Phase Transition xkcd.com/3025

Make your words-of-the-year nominations! THIS IS THE ONLY #WOTY2025 vote that matters! bit.ly/WOTY2024noms You can also email then [email protected] #linguistics #language #words #etymology #languages

My absolute favorite part of the dead salmon wearing trend (scientists are, as the article says, reasonably sure it's a fashion trend) is not that orcas have fashion, it's that they, too, have the occasional wave of 80s nostalgia.

me when i avoid doing the linguistics im supposed to do by making silly linguistics doodle 🐦🐦 (im kinda proud of myself for coming up w this idea tho)

To accompany all those Bluesky science/academia #starterpacks, how about we also share introductions to the literature of our different fields. I present here a handy guide to main types of papers in the language sciences (inspired by the amazing @xkcd.com). #language #linguistics #science #academia

This was quite good fun to do youtu.be/mey9EsOwhDo?...

portrait of a lady on fire is a life changing movie

today i learned 音MAD of trains exist

✨ Introducing Emoji Stats for Bluesky ✨ Watch live the most used emojis — all of them or per-language — explore why the dutch love 🍀, the germans ☕️ and so much more. Tap/click on the emoji to see the latest posts with them. A lot more things to come! emojistats.bsky.sh

Wow. One of the researchers said, "I don’t think anyone has reliable information about post-2021 language usage by humans.”

my favorite prof (and potential thesis advisor) is not gonna be hired by the college next year 😭 sometimes i hate academia

There remain many bright spots on Reddit, chief among which is r/linguisticshumor: www.reddit.com/r/linguistic...

overheard: “did you know they speak portuguese in brazil?”

it’s THE macy’s! iykyk

Over the last 2 years I've been working on a FREE #Japanese textbook covering JLPT N4/Genki II plus a bit more and I'm pleased to announce that it's done (inc. workbook + answer key)! You can download the whole thing (yes, for free) here: wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2024/07/20/l...

i’ve heard things like “when you put a bunch of linguists with different accents in one room all they do for fun is analyze each others’ vowels” but i didn’t expect it to come true so soon. anyways love hanging out with the nerds, would recommend 10/10

"we conclude that sensational and misleading claims about LLM agency and capabilities emerge from a deep misconception of both what human language is and what LLMS are."

When you look up a word in the dic•tio•nary, the dots in the middle of the word aren't there to mark out the syllables of the word; they mark where you can put a hyphen if the word doesn't fit on one line. Sometimes that corresponds with syllables, sometimes not. (See "dictionary" above!)

本日のセルフネイル！

*on an uber with a friend* driver: what do you guys study? friend: literature me: linguistics driver: so basically the same thing me (screaming internally): uhh no i wish i live till the day people understand what linguistics is

セルフネイル挑戦してみた✌︎('ω'✌︎ )

grading phonetics at 1am is definitely my new low

bluesky it sure is!

can I get a northern hemisphere amen????

We are punching the air at Because Language HQ!!! ENSHITTIFICATION is the @americandialect.bsky.social Word of the Year — as it was ours on Because Language.

spotted in the ling building:

looking very pathetic to both my studos and my prof rn by being the TA that sends syntax homework feedbacks on the night of halloweekend saturday🤠

Going to share something I always think after releasing a podcast, because you never feel like you got it quite right. You said what you felt was right in that moment, and if you're second-guessing yourself, maybe it's because you're no longer in that moment, and it was fine. You did fine.