It is with deep sorrow that we bid farewell to Prof. Dr. Martin Volk, who passed away on 15 September 2025 at the age of 64 after a brief and sudden illness. www.cl.uzh.ch/en/about-us/...

RIP University of Oxford (1096–2025).

#OTD 133 years ago, Anna Zollinger-Escher (1892–1986) was born 🥳 She documented and analysed various forms of greetings in Swiss German and worked at the Schweizerisches Idiotikon (@ch-idiotikon.bsky.social). #WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

«Gschichte vo Bäum». Claudia Brander präsentiert ein neues Buch mit 100 Geschichten aus der Sammlung von Elisabeth Pfluger. Buchvernissage und Lesung am 23.9. in Solothurn: mundartforum.ch/gschichte-vo... #schweizerdeutsch #dialekt #mundart #solothurn #kultur #vernissage #neuerscheinung

Approximate routes of tonight’s drone attacks in Ukraine and Poland (yellow) and cruise missile attacks in Ukraine (red), as published on Telegram channel "monitorwar".

🥐Der Dünger der im Getreide steckt kommt unter anderem aus Russland. 🇪🇺Die EU sagt: Das füllt Putins Kriegskassen. 🇨🇭Ich habe recherchiert, welche Rolle dabei die Schweiz spielt und wieso Düngerimporte aus Russland indirekte Gasimporte sind.

Watson berichtet über Dialektforschung an der Universität Zürich mittels einer Smartphone-App: www.watson.ch/schweiz/wiss... #schweizerdeutsch #dialekt #deutsch #germanistik #forschung #schweiz #zmorge

I've often warned the real risk of AI images is giving people the ability to deny the real images more than making them believe things that aren't true.

Many congratulations to @ninacnock.bsky.social , who recently completed a doctorate in ASNC and has now been awarded the 2025 Johann-Kaspar-Zeuß-Prize for the best PhD thesis in Celtic Studies! 🎉🎉🎉

#naturephotography #switzerland #photosky #schweiz #suisse #outdoor #olympus #naturfotografie #fotografie #photography #unterwegs #rooster #ballenberg #brienz

Am 27.9. eröffnet unsere Große Landesausstellung "Fremde Nachbarn - Rom und die Germanen" in unserem Zweigmuseum Limesmuseum Aalen. Ein besonderes Highlight sind Funde aus germanischen Fürstengräbern, die 2017 in Kariv/Westukraine zutage kamen. Das Ensemble von ca. 20 Objekten...🧵1/3 🏺

Fabulous Visigothic eagle brooch, AD 501-533. One of a pair of prestigious eagle brooches worn at shoulder height to fasten clothing. From Alovera, Guadalajara, Spain. Bronze, gold and glass. 📷 Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid #Archaeology

Another one from Betelberg. Lenk, Canton of Bern, Switzerland. 24. August 2025. #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #switzerland #photosky #schweiz #suisse #outdoor #olympus #wandern #hiking #naturfotografie #fotografie #photography #unterwegs

Betelberg. Lenk, Canton of Bern, Switzerland. 24. August 2025. #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #switzerland #photosky #schweiz #suisse #outdoor #olympus #wandern #hiking #naturfotografie #fotografie

Ny stipendstilling i nordisk ved Universitetet i Bergen. www.jobbnorge.no/nn-no/ledige...

If any recently Ph.D.-ed Indo-Europeanist is interested in applying for this, please get in touch with me. Fair warning: it is super-competitive. as.cornell.edu/research/kla...

Any deal on Ukraine made without Ukraine is destined to fail. Ukraine's constitution prohibits territorial concessions, making any agreement to cede land impossible. 1/5

🏺 The two names ⟨oletu⟩ Ol(l)edū and ⟨amaśilu⟩ Amaśillū are inscribed on the shoulder of a well-preserved flask from the Ornavasso necropolis (Piemonte), dated to 100–50 BC. Both names are etymologically Celtic – Ol(l)edū maybe from ollo- 'great', Amaśillū possibly amb(i)-ađ-illo- (meaning unclear).

Unter dem Motto «Einklang und Vielfalt» fand am 1. August 2025 die Bundesfeier auf dem Rütli statt. Auf dem Programm stand ein reichhaltiges Dialektprogramm, organisiert und koordiniert vom Mundartforum in Zusammenarbeit mit der Schweiz. Gemeinn. Gesellschaft (SGG): mundartforum.ch/bundesfeier-...

"Big Yawn". Just after lunch time this wolf at the animal park was feeling a little sleepy. Animal Park Dählhölzli, Bern, Switzerland. #wolf #naturephotography #photography #switzerland #naturfotografie #fotografie #photosky #animalphotography #schweiz #suisse

View from Rütli towards Brunnen and the Urnersee. Canton of Uri, Switzerland. #photography #fotografie #landscape #landscapephotography #landschaftsfotografie #switzerland #schweiz #rütli #uri #photosky #naturephotography #innerschweiz

Job: Lecturer and researcher in Indo-Europan Studies, Uni Jena jobs.uni-jena.de/jobposting/4... #linguistics #job #sprachwissenschaft #indoeuropean #historicallinguistics

Man kann sich noch anmelden für die Bundesfeier am 1. August mit Dialektprogramm: mundartforum.ch/bundesfeier-... #mundart #schweizerdeutsch #dialekte #suisse #switzerland #schweiz #1august #sprache

In 2009 an early 6th Century gold bracteate was discovered in Trollhättan, Sweden, with a #runic inscription around its border. In a short report (Swe) Staffan Fridell suggests a the last name should be read backwards. #OpenAccess #Archaeology #Linguistics urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=...

Just published "Foundational approaches to Celtic linguistics" edited by Andrew Carnie, Diane Ohala, Dee Hunter, Samantha Prins, Mike Hammond & Luis A. Irizarry #openaccess #cicl langsci-press.org/catalog/book...

Infos zur Bundesfeier auf der Rütliwiese am 1. August 2025 mundartforum.ch/bundesfeier-... #schweizerdeutsch #schweiz #1august #mundart

Von Agüera bis Zipzer: 450 neue #Familiennamen-Artikel online im Wörterbuch www.namenforschung.net/dfd/woerterb... #onomastics #onomastik #Namenforschung #Akademienprogramm @adwmainz.bsky.social @akademienunion.bsky.social

Unser Jahresbericht 2024 informiert über die Aktivitäten und Dienstleistungen des Instituts, enthält Guido Seilers Aufsatz «Wie ist das amische Shwitzer entstanden?» und setzt die Bibliographie zum Schweizerdeutschen fort: idiotikon.ch/Texte/Jahres...

On top of the Hohgant, view towards the south-west. Canton of Bern, Switzerland. #photography #landscape #naturephotography #fotografie #hiking #wandern #switzerland #alps #olympus #outdoor #schweiz

A drop of water on this plant acts like a mirror in the morning sun. #photography #macro #nature #naturephotography #olympus

📢 #jobopportunity #medievalsky 📜 Lecturer in Old English ⏳5 years, full-time (anticipated duration to 30 June 2030) 🏫 University College Cork ⏰12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Tuesday, 8th July 2025 📲 Details of the post, selection criteria and application process: www.ucc.ie/en/future-hu...

The program for the conference in Uppsala in September is looking great: www.uu.se/institution/...

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

There's an exciting new 3-year job in Göttingen (Germany) available as part of our project! www.uni-goettingen.de/en/644546.ht... We need someone with experience in manuscript studies and early medieval Germanic vernaculars. Digital humanities skills an advantage! Deadline: 14 July. #palaeography

A huge shipment of my books on ogam inscriptions & Cisalpine Celtic has just come in, incl. the Spanish translation of my ogam book! (Plus books on Gaulish & Celtiberian.) My books will be on sale in the Maynooth bookshop (shop.universitybooks.ie/Books/Ogam-L...), the @nmireland.bsky.social shop...

Job: Open rank Professur für Latinistik – Universität Bern jobs.zeit.de/jobs/open-ra...

In case you're wondering, authoritarians use this strategy of escalation to manufacture crisis, provoke outrage, then use the reaction to justify repression. It’s not about restoring order, it's about creating a spectacle of chaos they can claim only they can control.

Umfrage einer Studentin von der Uni Bern zum Schweizerdeutschen. Vielen Dank an alle, die mitmachen können (ca. 10 Min.): forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... #schweizerdeutsch #mundart #wissenschaft #forschung #umfrage #schweiz

From a hiking tour in Kiental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland. #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #olympus #fotografie #switzerland #mountains #outdoorphotography #alps

♦️ Job opportunity at UCC! ♦️ 5-year Lecturer in Old English position, commencing in September. This will be a great opportunity for someone to join a thriving department, and to really put their own mark on the discipline. Please share widely! www.ucc.ie/en/future-hu...

Job: Open rank Professur für Latinistik – Universität Bern jobs.zeit.de/jobs/open-ra...

An early #medieval silver gilt bow fibula (brooch) found in a woman's grave in Lauchheim, dating around 600AD. Decorated with animal interlace, the foot ends in a stylized animal head. Bow brooches were a common element of women’s dress in south-west Germany. They were...🧵1/2 📷 me

Heute ist Anmeldeschluss für unsere jährliche Mitgliederversammlung. Wann und wo: Sa., 14. Juni, in Schaffhausen. Gäste sind willkommen! Weitere Infos und Anmeldung unter mundartforum.ch/mv2025/ #mundart #schweizerdeutsch #veranstaltung #dialekt

Unterwegs im Emmental. 30.5.2025. #photography #switzerland #schweiz #emmental #landscapes #bern #wandern

A new book out on Gullgubber - small objects of gold foil with figures on, dating from c. 550-825. The book discusses finds from Norway and Sweden. A new one turned up in Vestfold just last week! www.nrk.no/vestfoldogte... museumsforlaget.no/produkt/gull...

What is a name? This regular series of posts features pages from our new website: www.snsbi.org.uk/exploring-na... Let us know your thoughts below! @namestudies.bsky.social, @englishplacenames.bsky.social, @placenames.bsky.social, @logainm.bsky.social, spns.org.uk, www.ulsterplacenamesociety.org

From a trip to the botanical garden in Bern, Switzerland. #photography #macro #flower #bern

There is still time to enroll for the Leiden Summer School in Languages and Linguistics 2025 (two weeks, 21/07 - 01/08), which includes the course ‘Reconstructing Proto-Anatolian’ taught by me. www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education...