New event! Our first German introductory course to forensic linguistics! Werde Teil des 1. Einführungskurses Grundlagen der Forensischen #Linguistik am 28. + 29. September 2026 in Düsseldorf! Bewirb dich bis zum 21. Mai 2026! div-ling.org/gfl

Summer Schools: Grundlagen der Forensischen Linguistik - GFL

New event! Our first German introductory course to forensic linguistics! Werde Teil des 1. Einführungskurses Grundlagen der Forensischen #Linguistik am 28. + 29. September 2026 in Düsseldorf! Bewirb dich bis zum 21. Mai 2026! div-ling.org/gfl

🚨New article published in Gender Linguistics🚨 Ochs, S. (2026). Die morphosyntaktische Integration neuer Gendersuffixe: Eine korpusbasierte Analyse deutschsprachiger Pressetexte. Gender Linguistics, 2. doi.org/10.65020/061... #linguistics #Linguistik (1/9)

🚨New article published in Gender Linguistics🚨 Ochs, S. (2026). Die morphosyntaktische Integration neuer Gendersuffixe: Eine korpusbasierte Analyse deutschsprachiger Pressetexte. Gender Linguistics, 2. doi.org/10.65020/061... #linguistics #Linguistik (1/9)

🚨 If you missed the application window for the Forensic Linguistics Short Course in March, here is some welcome news: the deadline has been extended from today, 13 Dec, to 17 Dec. Further details about the #FLsc and the application process are available at div-ling.org/flsc #linguistics

There is now just one month left to apply for the 7th Forensic Linguistics Short Course #FLsc! Applications close on 13 December 2025 – don't miss your chance to join us in Düsseldorf for four days of forensic linguistic discovery. #linguistics #forensiclinguistics

There is now just one month left to apply for the 7th Forensic Linguistics Short Course #FLsc! Applications close on 13 December 2025 – don't miss your chance to join us in Düsseldorf for four days of forensic linguistic discovery. #linguistics #forensiclinguistics

FYI: New journal: Gender Linguistics - Editorial Mission Statement Published

New #GL publication! 📄 What is gender #linguistics? Our new editorial statement defines the field and the aims of our journal. Now published in Gender Linguistics: gender-linguistics.org/index.php/jo...

New #GL publication! 📄 What is gender #linguistics? Our new editorial statement defines the field and the aims of our journal. Now published in Gender Linguistics: gender-linguistics.org/index.php/jo...

Applications are now open for the 7th Forensic #Linguistics Short Course #FLsc! Join us in Düsseldorf from 17 to 20 March 2026 for an international spring school on forensic linguistics, with a focus on digital methods and hands-on casework. Apply by 13 December 2025! div-ling.org/flsc

Summer Schools: 7th Forensic Linguistics Short Course (FLsc)

Applications are now open for the 7th Forensic #Linguistics Short Course #FLsc! Join us in Düsseldorf from 17 to 20 March 2026 for an international spring school on forensic linguistics, with a focus on digital methods and hands-on casework. Apply by 13 December 2025! div-ling.org/flsc

One highlight of LILG 2025: the official launch of the new open-access journal Gender Linguistics! Published by our association, the journal will be a space for research at all linguistic intersections of language and gender. Learn more: gender-linguistics.org #linguistics #journal #launch

FYI: Gender Linguistics: launch of new open-access journal

One highlight of LILG 2025: the official launch of the new open-access journal Gender Linguistics! Published by our association, the journal will be a space for research at all linguistic intersections of language and gender. Learn more: gender-linguistics.org #linguistics #journal #launch

Thank you to everyone who joined LILG 2025 in person and online – you made these two days truly inspiring! A special thank you to @hhu.de for hosting us in such a welcoming space. Here's to more conversations at the intersections of language and gender! #linguistics

Poster presentation at the second edition of LILG - Linguistic Intersections of Language and Gender (12.-13.08.2025) @div-ling.org @versauer.bsky.social

I have sadly not taken any fotos, but this is basically me after two wonderful days of the second edition of Linguistic Intersections of Language and Gender (organised by @div-ling.org and @hhu.de). I am extremely grateful to the organisers and the students assistants, who have done an amazing job 💜

You can still register for online participation – until August 10! Join us for exciting talks and posters on gender and language in a time when this intersection is increasingly instrumentalised by far-right politics. Don't miss out! Register at: lilg.div-ling.org/registration #linguistics

Don't forget - you can still register for online participation until August 10th! Register at: lilg.div-ling.org/registration/ Find the programme at: lilg.div-ling.org/programme/ #linguistics #gender #language

Join us at LILG 2 – Linguistic Intersections of Language and Gender! There are still 2 spots left for in-person participation & plenty for online participation - register now! Date: 12-13 August 2025 Location: @hhu.de & online Register here: lilg.div-ling.org/registration #linguistics

🎉 Registration now open! Join us at LILG 2 – Linguistic Intersections of Language and Gender. Date: 12-13 August 2025 Location: Düsseldorf @hhu.de & online Register here: lilg.div-ling.org/registration/ We look forward to seeing you there!

One chapter deserves special mention: it's based on the fantastic course work of my students in a class on gender linguistic methods @hhu.de. In "Form identity & gendered associations", we explore how similar forms influence gender associations across L1/L2. Huge thanks to my brilliant co-authors!

New chapter with @lvplo.bsky.social!! "Theoretical and empirical basis for gender-fair language use: The case of Spanish" doi.org/10.1515/9783...

@terrorstein.bsky.social, Viktoria Schneider & I have just published our edited volume "Linguistic intersections of language and gender"! Check it out: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... Thanks to all contributors - we're proud of what we've created together! #linguistics #gender #openaccess

"Linguistic intersections of language and gender. Of gender bias and gender fairness" is finally out! 🥰 Thanks to editors Dominic Schmitz, Simon David Stein and Viktoria Schneider 💜 @div-ling.org @dmncschmtz.bsky.social @hhu.de 🔗 My contribution: doi.org/10.1515/9783... #linguistics

🚨 Just published: "Linguistic intersections of language and gender" – an edited volume born from the very first edition of our conference of the same name! www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... #linguistics #gender #openaccess 1/3

🎤 Just in case you blinked during the epic Polish song at the #ESC grand finale… did you catch our sneaky LILG ad cameo? 👀 Hope it made you smile as much as the performance did! 🎶 Join us at LILG! 12-13 August 2025, @hhu.de & online. More info at: lilg.div-ling.org #linguistics

Not saying that @hhu.de is the perfect place for a linguistics meets gender meets queerness conference... But have you seen what their English #Linguistics lecturer Christian Uffmann aka Phonobro just dropped? www.instagram.com/reel/DJi8Tnp... Join us at LILG! lilg.div-ling.org

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!

The slides of the final talk of our 2024/2025 talk series are now available online at div-ling.org/talks #linguistics

This is tomorrow! Join us via Zoom to learn more about the linguistics behind naming strategies. Find the Zoom link at div-ling.org/talks #linguistics 🐦🐦

Only three days to go - join us to learn more about naming strategies! #linguistics

🎉 Registration now open! Join us at LILG 2 – Linguistic Intersections of Language and Gender. Date: 12-13 August 2025 Location: Düsseldorf @hhu.de & online Register here: lilg.div-ling.org/registration/ We look forward to seeing you there!

The final talk in our 2024/2025 talk series will be given by Annika Tjuka. The talk will be on the topic of "Body, Objects, and Animals: Investigating the Factors Behind Naming Strategies". Find more information here: div-ling.org/talks #linguistics #Linguistik

✨ LILG2 News ✨ All notifications of acceptance have now been sent out - thank you to everyone who submitted! We're looking forward to an exciting programme at our upcoming conference. Find a list of all accepted contributions here: lilg.div-ling.org/programme/ More news soon! #linguistics #gender

Wow! We hit 90 abstract submissions for our conference LILG2! 🥳 Huge thanks to everyone who submitted - we are now diving into the review process and cannot wait to see the amazing presentations that will come out of this. Stay tuned! #linguistics #gender

⚠️ Deadline is today - no extension! Submit your abstract for LILG 2 – Linguistic Intersections of Language and Gender! 📅 Dates: 12-13 August 2025 📌 Hybrid format: Düsseldorf at @hhu.de + online + online Time is running out – submit now 👉 lilg.div-ling.org #linguistics #gender

🚨 Last chance! Only 1 day left to submit your abstract for LILG 2 – Linguistic Intersections of Language and Gender. 📅 Deadline: 31 March 📌 Event: 12-13 August 2025, in Düsseldorf at @hhu.de + online or online. Don't miss out – submit now 👉 lilg.div-ling.org #linguistics #gender

⏳ Just 2 days left to submit your abstract for LILG 2 – Linguistic Intersections of Language and Gender! 📅 Deadline: 31 March 📌 Join us 12-13 August 2025 in Düsseldorf at @hhu.de + online or online. Submit your abstract here 👉 lilg.div-ling.org #linguistics #gender

Don't forget - this is tomorrow! Join us to learn more about "Das Queere Korpus: Aufbau und Beispielanalysen". Find more information and the Zoom link here: div-ling.org/talks #linguistics #Linguistik

🚨 Deadline approaching! The Call for Papers for LILG 2 – Linguistic Intersections of Language and Gender – closes on 31 March! 📅 Save the dates: 12-13 Aug 2025 📌 Location: Düsseldorf at @hhu.de + online Get all the info and submit here 👉 lilg.div-ling.org #linguistics #gender

Less than one week to go! Join us to learn about a German queer corpus! #Linguistik #linguistics

The next talk in our 2024/2025 talk series will be given by Samira Ochs & Jan Oliver Rüdiger. The talk will be in German and on the topic of "Das Queere Korpus: Aufbau und Beispielanalysen". Find more information here: div-ling.org/talks #linguistics #Linguistik

🗣️ Calling all linguists! The Call for Papers for LILG 2 – Linguistic Intersections of Language and Gender – is open until 31 March! 📅 Event date: 12-13 August 2025 📌 Hybrid: Düsseldorf @ @hhu.bsky.social + online Details and submission 👉 lilg.div-ling.org #linguistics #gender

Only 2 days to go! Join us to learn more about a new tool for accessing the gender typicality of epicene nouns. #linguistics #Linguistik

📣 Join us for LILG 2 – Linguistic Intersections of Language and Gender – happening 12-13 August 2025 in @hhu.bsky.social and online! Submit your abstract by 31 March! Details and Call for Papers 👉 lilg.div-ling.org #linguistics #gender

The next talk in our 2024/2025 talk series will be given by Christin Schütze. The talk will be on the topic of "Gender coordinates: A two-dimensional tool for gender typicality scores of epicene nouns". Find more information here: div-ling.org/talks #linguistics #Linguistik