#OTD 184 years ago, Hugo Schuchardt (1842–1927) was born 🎉 He was a specialist in Romance historical linguistics, an expert on Basque, and a pioneer of creole studies, he was a leading critic of Neogrammarian ideas and a prominent advocate of the wave model. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

Únor bílý, lingvistika pílí. Média jsou jí plná: lexikoložka Michaela Lišková na Vltavě: vltava.rozhlas.cz/sleduju-vsec... Martin Beneš z jazykové poradny o jazykových zákonech a historii: cesky.radio.cz/vedec-cestin... filosof Vít Gvoždiak o proměně jazyka pod AI: vltava.rozhlas.cz/predpovidat-...

Dia daoibh, language lovers! In time for St Brigid's Day, there's a new episode of ALILI, all about Modern Irish! The language was the choice of Liam Ó Duibhiolla, an enthusiastic, eloquent expert and the founder of the 'Learn Irish Online' platform. Listen to it here: pod.link/1703401848/e...

Call for Papers, please circulate! Ethics of queer in/visibility Heidelberg, September 30 - October 2, 2026 queer-in-visibility.de Keynote speakers: J Calder (Linguistics, University of Colorado Boulder) Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social (History, University of Warwick)

New episode, first of 2026!! 🎉🎙️ A deep dive into metaphor with @sflusberg.bsky.social! Metaphors delight, provoke, captivate, shock, and galvanize us. What does it say about the human mind that we simply can't escape them—and frankly don't want to? Listen: disi.org/the-aura-of-...

When pictures speak, they podcast 😉 Neil Cohn (@neilcohn.bsky.social) joins James McElvenny (@jamesmcelvenny.bsky.social) to talk about his new book and the shared cognitive foundations underlying visual art and spoken language. 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2026/02/01/p... #Histlx

Das Programm für die 23. STaPs ist online und ihr könnt euch sicher sein: es lohnt sich! staps.stuts.eu/programm-und...

#OTD 112 years ago, Felicitas D. Goodman (1914–2005) was born 🎉 She was an expert in both anthropology and linguistics. In her work, she focused particularly on researching the phenomenon of glossolalia in Pentecostal communities in Mexico. #WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

#OTD 165 years ago, Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke (1861–1936) was born 🥳 A historical-comparative linguist, a member of the Neogrammarian school, and an expert on the history of the Romance languages. He was the nephew of the Swiss novelist Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825–1898). #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

The first 2026 edition of our newsletter on recently published works in the history and philosophy of the language sciences is here 🤩 🔗 hiphilangsci.net/2026/01/29/p... #Histlx

We talk about Theodor Benfey in the very first episode of our podcast. Just sayin’ 😉 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2019/12/31/p... #Histlx

#OTD 217 years ago, Theodor Benfey (1809–1881) was born 🥳 He was a historical linguist and trained classicist, also interested in cuneiform inscriptions and the study of Sanskrit texts. Moreover, Benfey was one of the early historians of modern linguistics. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

17 Kilometer. 7–9h 🏊‍♂️. Wörthersee (🇦🇹), Velden ➡️ Klagenfurt. 27. Juli – 02. August 2026. Mit dieser Längsquerung sammle ich Spenden für Vereine, Organisationen und Stiftungen, die sich um den Erhalt und Förderung unserer Demokratie einsetzen. 🔥

#OTD 161 years ago, Karl Luick (1865–1935) was born 🎂 He specialised in the history of English, but also studied the phonology of German varieties spoken in Austria, Viennese German in particular. A street in Wien-Donaustadt bears his name. #Histlx #LinguisticBirthdays

Our final speaker this semester is Muriel Norde (@nordemuriel.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social) presenting a new approach to the intersection of productivity and creativity within the CxG framework 🤩 🔗 www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de/en/dcl/veran... #DahlemLecturesInLinguistics

#OTD 135 years ago, Luise Berthold (1891–1983) was born 🥳 A philologist, theologian and expert in German dialectology, she was the first woman to habilitate at Marburg University. From 1934 onward, she was responsible for the Hesse-Nassau Dictionary. #WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

#OTD 91 years ago, Kay Williamson (1935–2005) was born 🥳 An expert on the study of the languages of the Niger Delta, in particular Ijo and Igbo. In her efforts to promote literacy, she proposed a Pan-Nigerian Alphabet and published several primers. #WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

Interested in learning more about the so-called Sapir–Whorf Hypothesis and linguistic relativity? Then episode 31 of our podcast is just what you’re looking for. 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2023/04/01/p... #Histlx

#OTD 142 years ago, Edward Sapir (1884–1939) was born 🎉 An expert on many Indigenous American languages, particularly Athabaskan languages, but also Yiddish, he is known for introducing the idea of language drift. He was also active in the development of Interlingua. #LinguisticBirthdys #Histlx

#OTD 116 years ago, Mary Haas (1910–1996) was born 🥳 An expert in historical linguistics, Thai, and Native American languages. She was the first modern linguist to document the Creek language. In 1963, she was the second female president of the LSA. #WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

Working on a project bringing linguistics to broader audiences? The 2026 LingComm Grants are $300 USD grants to help you with your project! Please apply and/or share with any up and coming lingcommers you know! Details: lingcomm.org/grants #linguistics #langsky #lingcomm

#OTD 117 years ago, Tatiana Proskouriakoff (1909–1985) was born 🎂 She specialised in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican history and archaeology. She contributed to the decipherment of Maya hieroglyphs by demonstrating their historical content. #WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

Excited to share that our book "History of Ideas in the Science of AI" (co-authored with Luc Steels and Ann Dooms) is now freely available as #OpenAccess! #OpenScience, #AIResearch, #HistoryOfAI doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Keď sa v slovensko-maďarských vzťahoch objaví napätie, vytiahne sa slovo Felvidék, hovoria jazykovedkyňa Lucia Molnár Satinská a šéfredaktor Napunku Zoltán Szalay v podcaste V redakcii. „Keď sú… https://dennikn.sk/minuta/5089395/

www.wb.dzhw.eu/downloads/wi... "Mehr als jede:r 2. Wissenschaftler:in überlegt ernsthaft d Wissenschaft zu verlassen. Dieser Befund gilt insb f befristet Beschäftigte. 2/3 aller Prädocs & knapp 3/4 d befristeten Postdocs denken ernsthaft über Ausstieg nach." @fdz-dzhw.bsky.social

Dorazily autorské výtisky 😍 🔗 Poslanci a poslanci: doi.org/10.58756/n41... 🔗 Nebinární identity: doi.org/10.58756/n41...

Professur auf Lebenszeit: Jackpot? Tollster Job der Welt? Erlösung? Entschädigung für alle Entbehrungen? Schlüssel zum Lebensglück? Nö — sehe ich anders. Mein Blick aufs #ProfessurHaben hat sich verändert: Ich will keine mehr. Plädoyer für Realismus & Eingestehen eigener Wünsche! ⬇️ #ArbeitInDerWiss

#OTD 171 years ago, Christian Bartholomae (1855–1925) was born 🎉 He was an Indo-Europeanist who specialised particularly in Sanskrit and Old Iranian. Bartholomae’s Law, a sound law affecting the Indo-Iranian language family, bears his name. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.

Uitnodiging: online Colloquium Digitale Neerlandistiek, CoDiNeer, op 5 februari 2026, 16:15 t/m 18:00 uur. Keynote @mhuening.bsky.social: „AI in de neerlandistiek: kansen en knelpunten in onderzoek en onderwijs“ Meer informatie en aanmelding: ▶️ indico.uni-muenster.de/event/3881/

Have you ever wanted to contribute to the advancement of linguistics just by chatting with a couple of people? This is your chance - Chiara Migliore is looking for participants for her study! #Linguistics #BLinguistik #Linguistik #Sprachwissenschaft

#OTD 146 years ago, Wilhelm Siegling (1880–1946) was born 🎉 He was an Indologist and expert on Sanskrit, Avestan, Tibetan, and especially Tocharian. Together with Emil Sieg (1866–1951), Siegling discovered and deciphered the language, and they also coined the glottonym. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

❗ DEADLINE EXTENSION ❗: The submission deadline for this year's International Conference of the German #CognitiveLinguistics Association #DGKL2026 has been extended to January 25! www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/...

If you like books about linguistics and languages (perhaps you'd like to write your own?), here's a free talk for you! On the 27/1, I'll be putting questions to four fabulous authors over Zoom, getting their experience of writing linguistically for the public. Link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Tamara Rathcke (@uni-konstanz.de) is our next speaker 🤩 She will discuss the concept of rhythm in language and, using sensorimotor experiments, shows that it is grounded in general perceptual and motor systems. 🔗 www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de/en/dcl/veran... #DahlemLecturesInLinguistics

#OTD 83 years ago, Elisabeth Piirainen (1943-2017) was born 🎉 Her linguistic research focused on metaphorical language, phraseology, and varieties of Low German. In 2001, she was awarded the Johannes-Saß-Preis. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx #WomenInLinguistics

V lednovém @vesmir.bsky.social se pouštím na křehký led úvah o tom, proč vnímáme slova typu hostka jako ohrožení jazyka a vlastní tváře. [...] jak je možné, že když takové slovo někdo použije, cítíme se tím vystaveni implicitní kritice, a dokonce nátlaku ho používat taky. vesmir.cz/cz/casopis/a...

Univerzitní titul s sebou obvykle přináší vyšší výdělek i širší možnosti pracovního uplatnění. Část politiků i veřejnosti by přesto raději posílala mladé lidi do učení. Data před takovým přístupem varují. https://loom.ly/q-Ge0pw

New on the blog: Requiem for writing town ideophone.org/requiem-for-... On the co-working space we had for our team in corona times, what we learned about interactional affordances, why surface realism is overrated, and how we created a sense of connectedness (also ft. @irisvanrooij.bsky.social)

Gemeinsam die Dokumentation "Do I Sound Gay" (2014) von David Thorpe schauen und mit Berit Johannsen (@beestween.bsky.social) über Soziophonetik sprechen? Am 16. Januar um 16:00! Weitere Infos und Anmeldung: 🔗 userpage.fu-berlin.de/~structeng/t...

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Anthropomorphizing language can be cute when applied to your favorite car, but it helps to muddy the discourse when applied to tech sold as "AI". New from me & @nannainie.bsky.social on @techpolicypress.bsky.social -- how to spot & revise away from anthropomorphizing language applied to "AI"

#OTD 106 years ago, Bruce Mitchell (1920–2010) was born 🥳 He was an influential Old English scholar who focused on syntax as well as Old English poetry, in particular Beowulf. He was also the co-author of a widely used introduction to Old English. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

Hot off the press: a guest issue of The Mouth Journal, co-edited by network member @miriam-z.bsky.social, on Producing, Evaluating, and Perpetuating Gender Difference through Language Practice.

📣 *Call for papers* With Cameron Morin, we're guest-editing a special issue on "Isomorphism & Optionality in the Linguistic System". To appear open access in 'Language and Cognition'. Details in the CFP ⬇️ — please share! #CallForPapers #Linguistics #LanguageAndCognition

Short-term fellowships available for international PhD candidates at the University of Potsdam around "Limits of Variability in Language"! If you're a linguist interested in this opportunity, please contact me or one of the other PIs for more information! #linguistics #fellowship #funding #phd […]

#OTD 124 years ago, George K. Zipf (1902–1950)was born 🎂 Based on his corpus analyses, he formulated the so-called Zipf’s law and showed that the most frequent word is twice as frequent as the second, three times as frequent as the third, and so on. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

Barnabe Rich explaining that "bookes are like cheese"

I'm hiring! 2 x PhD positions to work at Uni Zurich with me on "Evolutionary Semantics" for an ERC-funded project. semantically curious MA grads from linguistics, cog psych, anthro encouraged to apply evolvinglanguage.ch/studying-the...