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Linguist find me elsewhere Podcast: @lingthusiasm Masto: [email protected] Blog: https://xitter.cf/t.co/1QoK2q5otQ also on bsky

 Melbourne, Australia
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Joined April 2011
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I've not really been on here for a while, but realised I hadn't really made that clear. I'm the same name on BS and Masto (scicomm.xyz/@superlinguo). And, of course, the blog is still blogging away.
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Eye ~of~ newt and toe ~of~ frog, Wool ~of~ bat and tongue ~of~ dog... In this episode, we get enthusiastic and ~spoooky~ about possession! soundcloud.com/lingthusiasm/…

97: OooOooh~~ our possession episode oOooOOoohh 👻

Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog... In this episode, your hosts Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne get enthusiastic and ~spooky~ about possession! We talk about how the hau

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Looking for linguistics podcasts? The @nytimes has some great suggestions! (Hey, I think I see some guests of ours. 😄) @GretchenAMcC @superlinguo @GrantBarrett @wayword @AllusionistShow @JessZafarris nytimes.com/2024/09/28/arts/…

5 Podcasts for Word Nerds (Gift Article)

These shows explore the origin stories of common phrases and terms, the evolution of language and the biases that affect our perceptions of speech.

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Lingthusiasm in the New York Times! Alongside four other excellent indie linguistics podcasts. 💚
Gretchen McCulloch now at @gretchenmcc.bsky.social@GretchenAMcC2 Oct 2024
holy shit my podcast is in the new york times (and in excellent company!!!)
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Call for survey participants: Emoji preferences for Australian English speakers My PhD student Mohanad Al-azzam is looking for Australian participants over the age of 18 for a short (5-10 minutes) anonymous online survey. Participant info and survey here: redcap.latrobe.edu.au/redcap…
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This survey will compare emoji preferences of Australian English & Jordanian Arabic speakers, as part of a larger project on Jordanian Arabic emoji use. I'll share results when Mohanad's PhD thesis is complete! (Ethics approval La Trobe Univesrity, reference number HEC22011)
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We've reached the required participant numbers! Thanks everyone for boosting/engaging! Looking forward to sharing results in 2025!
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We do love the word "do", and we hope you do too. Don't you want to know what the word "do" can do? This month's episode is about the weird and wonderful word "do"✨ patreon.com/posts/109229011

Bonus 90: Don't you love to do a "do" episode? | Lingthusiasm

We do love the word "do", and we hope you do too. Don't you want to know what the word "do" can do?   In this bonus episode, Gretchen and

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Hello! Trying to evidence lingcomm work for a job thing Have you used the following in linguistics teaching? - The Superlinguo Linguistics Jobs interview resources bit.ly/ling-jobs - Any of the Lingthusiasm episodes on syntax or typology lingthusiasm.com/topics thanks!
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Putting on our aspect spectacles for the latest episode of @lingthusiasm 👓 Episode 94: The perfectly imperfect aspect episode lingthusiasm.com/post/756390…
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I threw teacups in the lake ☕️ I was throwing teacups in the lake ☕️ These sentences both take place in the past, but they refer to events with different shapes: this difference is known as aspect This episode: perfectly imperfect aspects of aspect! soundcloud.com/lingthusiasm/…

94: The perfectly imperfect aspect episode

When we're talking about an activity -- say, throwing teacups in a lake -- we often want to know not just when the action takes place, but also what shape that action looks like. Is this a one-time t

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New Research Article: Emblems: Meaning at the interface of language and gesture All about gestures like: 👍✌️👌🤷 With @kensycoop in @glossa_oa. I'm so proud of this one.
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Grateful to @kensycoop, the reviewers and editorial team at @glossa_oa. Thanks to @DingemanseMark for his named review. It's always a pleasure to get feedback on a paper from Mark!
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Emblems: Meaning at the interface of language and gesture: doi.org/10.16995/glossa.9705

Emblems: Meaning at the interface of language and gesture

Emblems—the THUMBS UP, the HEAD SHAKE, the PEACE SIGN, the SHHH—are communicative gestures that have a conventional form and conventional meaning within a particular community. This makes them more...

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I'm lucky to work with good people, at an institution unfortunately named after someone who facilitated dispossession & genocide. So, my colleagues & I put in a submission to @yoorrookjc outlining why our university needs a name change. Read it here: yoorrookjusticecommission.or…
Black text on off-white background. Text reads: Summary. This submission was made by a group of 57 staff and students from La Trobe University. The submission proposes that La Trobe University be renamed due to Charles La Trobe’s role in Victoria’s colonisation, and that doing this would align with comments made by Yoorrook’s Chair, Professor Eleanor Bourke and Premier Jacinta Allan in terms of the importance of understanding history from a First Nations perspective.

ALT Black text on off-white background. Text reads: Summary. This submission was made by a group of 57 staff and students from La Trobe University. The submission proposes that La Trobe University be renamed due to Charles La Trobe’s role in Victoria’s colonisation, and that doing this would align with comments made by Yoorrook’s Chair, Professor Eleanor Bourke and Premier Jacinta Allan in terms of the importance of understanding history from a First Nations perspective.

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This interview with Jacq Jones is an absolute delight. Gender! Voice! Shirt Buttons! Why R is such a weird sound to make!
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Voice is one part of how we express identity, and we can use it differently in different situations, depending on things like who we're talking to and what we're wearing We talk with Jacq Jones about how nonbinary and binary people talk! soundcloud.com/lingthusiasm/…

93: How nonbinary and binary people talk - Interview with Jacq Jones

There are many ways that people perform gender, from clothing and hairstyle to how we talk or carry ourselves. When doing linguistic analysis of one aspect, such as someone's voice, it's useful to als

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I was delighted to get the chance to review "How to Talk Language Science with Everybody" by Laura Wagner and Cecile McKee. Full review in Language, overview on the blog: superlinguo.com/post/7535073…

Review: How to Talk Language Science with Everybody, Laura Wagner & Cecile McKee

I was delighted to get the chance to review a new book from Laura Wagner & Cecile McKee all about doing lingcomm through hands-on demos and conversations at museums, science fairs and other public...

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