@sofiaruediger.bsky.social it's been a while since I had something to contribute but I believe I have a strong contender today

🖥️ Using #GenAI in teaching languages and #appliedlinguistics? Here is a conference for you! Shifting Power in Language Learning and Applied Linguistics with GenAI Online & f2f at The Open University Nov. 13-14 2025 📃 Registration & program: eurocall-languages.org/events/genai...

Listening to this great #EnglishGrammarDay presentation by @zarashah.bsky.social and @hwimbushenglish.bsky.social on the power that comes from understanding how language works - may all our children encounter such enlightened teachers!

Now at #EnglishGrammarDay @bethmalory.bsky.social on stigma and agency in media discourse around mpox and monkeypox

At #EnglishGrammarDay @billylinguist.bsky.social causes confusion and self doubt by asking what we would call a small Wug 🐦 - I don't think there is a consensus!

On my way to London for a day of listening to cool people talk about cool language things. What better way to start the week!

music.youtube.com/watch?v=MQUi... in case anyone wants to relive the highlight of the #ICAME46 disco

Quick reminder that the ICAME journal is available open access (for everybody): icame.info/icame-journal/ #ICAME46 📚

Short-form videos served from an algorithm are an evolving genre, changing how people talk in them compared to earlier forms of video, and linguists are on it! In this episode we talk with Adam Aleksic aka @etymology.substack.com.web.brid.gy about the linguistics of tiktok

sorry if I forgot tagging anyone for their #ICAME46 presentation 😅 Trying to make amends as you can see...

How have I missed this amazing bathroom decor at #ICAME46 until now?!

Kicking off a long afternoon of talks at #ICAME46 with Tanja Säily on the rise of big data in historical corpus linguistics, focusing on how LLMs can help with corpus metadata

"disruptive but rational" was one of their descriptions - could be usefully applied as a motto in all sorts of situations! #ICAME46

Lukas Sönning's beautiful #ICAME46 slides can be found at: osf.io/fr476/ lots of important take-aways for effective (and aesthetic) data visualization!

Chairing this morning so no #ICAME46 updates from me. Lots of great papers though!

I feel like there is a very small number of people doing a lot of #ICAME46 updating on here 😅

A more modern, but still elegant, room hosts a talk by @anteangaeile.bsky.social and Gerold Schneider on the language of the political right (what joy) at #ICAME46

My favourite line from #ICAME46 so far: "linguists can also be fanatic about something". It's a curse and a blessing! 😁

It's all happening at #ICAME46! A whole day dedicated to speech acts in a beautiful venue, doesn't get much better than that 😊

There's still time to send an abstract to our conference - deadline May 31. Full details at eurocall-languages.org/events/genai...

📣 Call for papers! Shifting Power in Language Learning and Applied Linguistics with GenAI - Deadline May 16 Hybrid @The Open University 13-14 Nov'25 Details & submission: eurocall-languages.org/events/genai...

This statement about the transphobic Supreme Court ruling by the UK's Crab Museum (yes a museum about crabs) is better than 99% of the statements I've seen on the topic www.crabmuseum.org/visit 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀

Asked Gemini to make up some Star Wars jokes. I think humans are still winning this one.

The Open University has published a framework for learning and teaching Critical AI Literacy Skills. Although the framework is intended for Open University staff and students, it is relevant for any organisation looking to develop inclusive training in AI literacy. about.open.ac.uk/sites/about....

Excited to share the second episode I've recorded for the new @welspraxis.bsky.social Scholarship Hub podcast. It was a pleasure to interview Dr Korina Giaxoglou and such an interesting discussion on storytelling on social media. Link to the podcast below:

Online talk in Feb and new free short course * Prof. Hilary Cremin (Cambridge U Education Fac) * New FREE OpenLearn short course 'Principles and Practice of Peace Education', an OU/Quakers in Britain collaboration - aimed at schools and educators www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-do-edu...?

Bill Labov made it possible for John Rickford and therefore Renee Blake and therefore me, to have a rich life in linguistics. He knew that Black students and speakers had so much to contribute. We will forever owe him a debt of gratitude for his contributions to the field, but also to all of us ❤️

guilty as charged

Conversely, @sofiaruediger.bsky.social, Christine Elsweiler and I are organising etc. etc. 😄

Have you heard about Open Research Online (ORO)? It's the #OpenAccess repository of The Open University's peer reviewed and published #research. The service is publicly accessible and can be browsed and searched freely. Take a look: oro.open.ac.uk

🔊Funded OU PhD studentships live now🔊 "The OU's diverse community of research students are the lifeblood of the University's research programme as well as helping to combat society’s most pressing societal challenges,” Professor Clare Warren, Graduate School Director. shorturl.at/cwzIp #PhDSky

Our CEO @tamarapolajnar.bsky.social presenting at the Cambridge City Council Domestic Abuse Conference earlier this week on the topic. How can we use AI to reduce trauma for survivors as they interact with the Criminal Justice System?

Very interesting research from Linda Bruce (Open U) on adult learners of Scots at #frlsu in Belfast

Words have power - come research all about it with a #PhD in #linguistics at #TheOpenUniversity! We have Faculty funded positions, and we are in the Open-Oxford-Cambridge Doctoral Training Partnership. Details: wels.open.ac.uk/research/res... www5.open.ac.uk/employment/f... www.oocdtp.ac.uk

Thinking about starting a PhD in 2025? Current funded PhD studentships now live on our Employment pages with closing dates in January: www5.open.ac.uk/employment/a... Please share! @oulibrary.bsky.social @ou-ld-social.bsky.social @oustudents.bsky.social

An introduction to my lovely faculty colleagues - get in touch if you'd like to be added!

I enjoyed working with Kate Warwick of WordSavvy on this piece. How do *you* ask for things in emails? minutehack.com/guides/could...

Missed #ICAME45? Wanna come again? (Of course you do) Here are the next dates and locations: ICAME46 takes place in Vilnius, June 17-21, 2025 ICAME47 in Koblenz in 2026 #CorpusLinguistics

It's my last talk at #ICAME45 and wow am I going out on a high with the amazing demo from Gerold Schneider of chatbot for language learning for children. Gerold is really getting into the spirit of the inquisitive 11 year old 👏👏

Nele Poldvere presenting her work at #ICAME45 🔥 a partnership with computer scientists and fact checking organisations 📰