#language science

[cxlxrblindchamelexn]

just absent-mindedly abbreviated "finite subordinate" as "fin sub" and now i want to walk into the sea

[thefrenchrock]

I don't know how many followers I have that would even be interested in this (let alone understand the reference) but I've made some incredibly niche wug cursors for linguistics nerds to celebrate the offer I received to do an MSc in linguistics next year.

Pls check them out (and Google what the wug experiment was if you don't already know)

This is a Wug Cursors

[allthingslinguistic]

Linguistics summer research internship at the COSI Language Science research lab 

The Language Pod, a live linguistics research exhibit at the Columbus Center of Science and Industry, is looking to hire undergraduate student interns for the coming summer!  

They’re especially interested in applications from students who are: attending community college or small schools with limited access to research, from a group under-represented in academia, and/or first generation scholars. It’s paid and located in Columbus, Ohio, but it’s not just for Americans. 

I got to meet last summer’s cohort of COSI interns at Lingstitute in Kentucky and it seemed like they were having a great experience, so I’d definitely encourage people to apply if you’re interested in language research and/or linguistics communication! They provide a bunch of training so enthusiasm is more vital than your existing knowledge. For more information and how to apply, see the internship website.

[love-life-dead-or-alive]

I dug myself too deep into a research hole for mi una menos, considering I dont even need to write a paper for our chosen topic...only the table of contents and introduction 🙈

But also anyone have following me in Argentina that may have been at protests between 2015 and 2022 and are willing to answer me some very basic questions about the Language that was used at protests?

[voliol]

Has someone wrote a paper on the names of twitch emotes (and other digital pictograms) being used as interjections in written and spoken language yet? I want to read that paper.

[allthingslinguistic]

Language Science outreach has many benefits, some less obvious than others. We have developed some resources that you might find useful in planning your own activities, drawing on our own experience at the University of Maryland, and on the experience of language scientists around the world who have experiences in different ways of engaging with broader audiences.

A useful set of pages about linguistics outreach from the University of Maryland, including reasons for doing outreach, tips for successful outreach, sample activities, videos, and online resources. 

"Why should I do outreach?" Our experiences have taught us that outreach has many benefits. Initially, encouraging members of the wider community to think critically about language science and understand its applications seemed to be the primary benefits of doing outreach. But, along the way, we realized that outreach can help the people doing the outreach as well, and this became a big motivator for the University of Maryland faculty and students who participate in our outreach events. Below, members of our community reflect on their experience engaging in outreach activities:

“Getting a chance to communicate details of my own research and the field as a whole to such a new audience really made me think about how to communicate about what we do." (Graduate Student Feedback, 2013)

“It was energizing to talk with the MBHS linguistics group. I always find it interesting to talk with non-specialist audiences, and to see how their questions differ from those of specialists. It also increased my faith in the intellectual curiosity of teenagers. Another benefit was that the visit helped me to find a summer intern for our research group, who went on to do very good work with us." (Language Science Researcher, 2013)

Doing outreach has helped many of our students build their presentation skills and explain their research to a general audience that does not share their own assumptions. If you can explain what you do to a seventh grader and can make a high schooler get excited about it, you can probably do the same with your colleague from a different department.

[batkins1269-blog]

Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around 4,000 new words are added to the English dictionary every year.

BLOOMSBURY NEWS BLOG http://www.bloomsbury-international.com/blog/2014/07/11/15-interesting-facts-about-the-english-language/

[batkins1269-blog]

Kabardian Language - Almost Vowel-less

There are no known natural languages that are considered completely vowel-less. Kabardian spoken in Circassian region of Russia was once thought to be vowel-less but further studies identified the use of at least three vowel phonemes.