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I checked out some bookstores while in Salt Lake City for the LSA...

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In this special episode of the Vocal Fries, Carrie and Megan chat with Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne of Lingthusiasm about Australian and Canadian English while at the Linguistics Society of America's annual conference.

We did an interview episode on fellow linguistics podcast @vocalfriespod at the annual meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, talking about Australian and Canadian English. Check it out on The Vocal Fries channel!

For more interviews and recordings of Lingthusiasm hosts talking elsewhere, check out this playlist.

#linguistics #podcasts #linguistics podcasts #vocalfriespod #vocal fries #the vocal fries #canadian english #Australian English #lsa2018 #linguistic society of america #lingthusiasm hosts talking elsewhere

Sajal Aly at the Lux Style Awards, 2018.

#i loved her look!#this is how you do desi at the red carpet #sajal aly #pakistani cinema #o rangreza #yakeen ka safar #redcarpet #pakistani dramas #lsa2018

Word of the Year 2017 vote!!! This is my favorite part of this linguistics conference. I consider it my duty. 😂😂

#Woty17 #Lsa2018 #linguistics

Do you think the LSAs nominating Sajal twice would have split her fans' votes and actually put her at a disadvantage? I know Saba Qamar probably deserved to win and the LSAs should maybe get rid of voting anyway, but I feel for my girl Sajal you know? Also what will it take for Mahira to stop winning every year? Lots of love xxx

no, the “jury” or people behind LSA already selected saba qamar as the winner (regardless of if Saba has one vote or the majority of votes). the voting system is bull shit, as viewers we never actually get to the see the statistics and even if we did they’d probably be rigged (as the drama TRPs are).

As much as I adore Sajal, Saba deserved to win over Sajal for both O Rangreza and YKS. Saba acted every emotion possible in Baaghi to perfection. You can tell she literally sold her soul to do justice to the character of Fouzia/Kanwal. Secondly, considering the international outcry after the death of Qandeel Baloch, if Saba or Baaghi didn’t win LSA would have faced a lot of criticism. Thirdly, Baaghi was the most watched Pakistani drama online (ever) throughout its 28 weeks on air. While, O Rangreza’s rating has been declining and YKS didn’t get popular towards the second half. And while there is so much love for Zobia and Asfandyar online, it mainly reached the internet-savy fangirl audience, while Baaghi was watched by all age groups. There was so much curiosity towards Baaghi and its portrayal of Qandeel Baloch from the get-go. Finally, Sajal did great in O Rangreza but she wasn’t extraordinary in YKS (we’ve seen her in this get-up and character before tbh). Long story short, Saba Qamar’s winning is no surprise but i get it Sajal’s cute and talented af so its a bit bitter-sweet for me also.

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Mahira is the brand ambassador of Lux at a Lux event and people thought Mehwish Hayat might actually win lmaoooo

but no seriously, the biggest irony was when Ahmed Ali Butt said in the opening song, “Award to Mahira ko milna hai, na jaane kyun log mehnat kertay hai.” i think everyone in the industry knows she doesn’t deserve it but khair kiss-ass toh kerna hai. but, i hope with the amount of tweets/messages against the obvious bias will lead the creators to think twice next time they just hand her an award.

#q&a #Sajal Aly #Saba Qamar #mahira khan #Mehwish Hayat #lsa2018 #baaghi #yakeen ka safar

Linguistics in the Public Ear: Outreach via Podcasts and Radio panel at LSA 2018

We were very pleased to bring together a range of linguistics podcasts and hosts at the annual meeting of the Linguistic Society of America this weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah. Here’s our panel description from the program:

More and more people are listening to linguistics as they exercise, commute to work, or do household chores. The number of Americans who listen to podcasts has doubled since 2013, and a growing number of these podcasts are about linguistics. Being able to download an episode to your phone or computer, listen to it anywhere (often while doing something else with your hands), and even pause and come back to it, has created a surge in the popularity of audio. Even radio programs have been putting their shows online to attract more listeners after airing. While language is often a popular topic on general interest shows, there are now enough dedicated linguistics podcasts that we've put together a whole panel of them for the first time in LSA history.

This panel brings together the hosts of both well-established and up-and-coming linguistics podcasts, which combined reach hundreds of thousands of listeners around the world. The podcasts encompass a wide range of formats: some also exist as radio shows while others run entirely on the internet; their run times range from 4 minutes, to 30 minutes, to a full hour; and their institutional support ranges from public radio, to private podcasting networks, to solo enterprises funded by listeners. Their founding dates range from radio in 1998, the first podcast wave in 2006-2009, and the second podcast wave in 2012-2016. Hosts range from academic linguists with a commitment to public outreach to professional communicators with a commitment to doing the research.

The panel is of interest to a variety of levels, from linguists who were barely aware that podcasts even existed and now want to get the lay of the land, to dedicated podcast listeners who want to get a glimpse behind the scenes. Panelists will provide practical advice about starting one's own podcast, being an effective guest on an existing podcast to share one's research, linguistics podcasting as a career path, and using podcasts in the linguistics classroom, as well as broader take-home messages about effective linguistics public engagement in general.

Although a few speakers ran into weather issues and had to send in their contributions remotely, it all came together in the end! Here’s a link to all the podcasts, in order of appearance, with cohosts who weren’t present in parentheses:

Grammar Girl, Mignon Fogarty

Lexicon Valley, John McWhorter

The Allusionist, Helen Zaltzman

That’s What They Say, Anne Curzan

The World in Words, Nina Porzucki (with Patrick Cox)

Talk the Talk, Daniel Midgley (with Ben Ainslie and Kylie Sturgess)

Lingthusiasm, Lauren Gawne and Gretchen McCulloch

A Way with Words, Grant Barrett (with Martha Barnette)

We were also excited to have at the panel The Vocal Fries (Megan Figueroa and Carrie Gillon) which didn’t even exist when we were putting the panel together. It’s great to see the linguistics podcast sphere continue to grow!

Many thanks to everyone who attended the panel and especially to those who livetweeted #LinguisticEar, asked questions, and came up to chat with us! Do check out the other podcasts on the list if you’re looking for more linguistics-related things to listen to.

thoughts on mahira winning over mehwish hayatt?

Honestly, very disappointed.

It’s just very telling that award shows have a long way to go before they display any kind of credibility. How a movie, a performance, that created no social or public impact gets Best Actress award is beyond my comprehension. Well.. I mean, it’s not all that difficult to understand since one is a Lux girl….. and the other ranks surprisingly low in the industry hierarchy even after giving so many hits…

To think PNJ took away Best Film, Best Supporting Actress, Best Actor, and Best Director! lol it’s allll very shady…