Linguistics starter pack
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@gretchenmcc.bsky.social
@bnerlich.bsky.social
Metaphor hunter, linguist, social scientist, blogger ORCID: 0000-0001-6617-7827 https://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/makingsciencepublic/ also sorted into categories at https://wakelet.com/@bnerlich
@grantbarrett.com
Linguist, lexicographer, broadcaster, editor, writer. Co-host of fun coast-to-coast US radio language show/podcast "A Way with Words." @waywordradio.org. +1 646 286 2260 grant@grantbarrett.com #linguistics #lexicography #etymology #podcasting #writing
@schrisomalis.bsky.social
Linguistic anthropologist, Wayne State University. Numbers, cognition, writing and literacy, mathematics. Left, 🇨🇦, he/him. https://glossographia.com/ https://phrontistery.info
@sidneygjwong.bsky.social
黃吉贊 ~ Queer Cantonese advocate from Aotearoa & PhD researcher @ Canterbury, NZ. he/any Computational Sociolinguist. Place ~ Identity ~ Language. Fulbright 24/25 @ Champaign-Urbana, IL. Views my own. https://linktr.ee/sidneygjwong
@elisestickles.bsky.social
assistant professor of English Language at the University of British Columbia. cognitive linguistics, metaphor theory, corpus linguistics, gesture studies. she/her, singular they is as old as Chaucer. http://elisestickles.com
@markmcglashan.com
Lecturer in English Language & Linguistics, University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social 🌐 www.MarkMcGlashan.com
@montreallx.bsky.social
they/them 🏳️⚧️ linguist; educator; first-gen american; grad student in the Trans Research in Linguistics Lab at UCSB http://montrealbenes.ch
@dtitone.bsky.social
language & cognitive scientist at @mcgill.ca; co-founder of @wicscanada.bsky.social; Editor of @cjep.bsky.social; she/her
@babelzine.bsky.social
📚 The quarterly linguistics magazine for all language lovers 📖 Available in print and digital 🖥️ 🔗 babelzine.co.uk
@linguisticdiscovery.com
Exploring the science and diversity of language! 🗣️ The latest linguistics-related news, how language works, and the diverse ways that languages do things. 👨🏼🏫 Danny Hieber, Ph.D. /ˈdæ.ni ˈhi.bɚ/ https://linguisticdiscovery.com
@colorless.green
psycholinguist by training, now working in public health. L1: American English (~Philly). any pronouns, they/she if that's too hard. i do not post as my worksona. posts are mine and not my employer's. https://linktr.ee/colorlessgrey
@acharityhudley.bsky.social
Bonnie Katz Tenenbaum Professor & Associate Dean of Education @Stanfordeducation.Bsky.social. Af. Am. Studies & Linguistics by courtesy. PI of the @StanfordBADLab.Bsky.social
@drkatcarm.bsky.social
Sociolinguist at Virginia Tech | Academic mama | Studies New Orleans Language & Culture | she/her Author of ‘Language and Place’, available open access 👉 https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/language-and-place/E95116DA21FDDFCDF4DFE5375765514C
@anids.bsky.social
The mystery of the Universe is its comprehensibility. Computational psycholinguist, I guess, but not a professional account. he\him (pfp cc. Dustin Nguyen)
@kbmcgowan.bsky.social
phonetician, linguist, associate professor, musician, gen x nerd, he/him
@davidadger.bsky.social
syntax and other stuff, mainly more linguistics and cogsci but occasional queerness, poetry, cats and @ans.bsky.social 🏳️🌈
@kathrynck.bsky.social
Sociolinguistics professor. Spinner, weaver, knitter. Parent. Queer. Chronically ill. she/her
@hadaskotek.bsky.social
Linguist in tech | Responsible AI, NLP, data science | AltAc advocate | mentor | cat lover | feminist | currently: Apple/MIT she/her | grayspec | 🏳️⚧️ ally | BLM | powered by coffee & spite | 📍 Cambridge MA שַׁלַּח לַחְמְךָ עַל פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם כִּי בְרֹב הַיָּמִים תִּמְצָאֶנּוּ
@joeystanley.com
Sociolinguist at BYU. American English (Utah, Georgia, and Latter-day Saints), mostly vowels, some methods. Organist, bread maker, fan of succulents, beginning knitter. joeystanley.com
@romanfeiman.bsky.social
Language, development, and language development. Assistant Prof at Brown. PI of the Brown Language and Thought (BLT) Lab.
@jeffholliday.bsky.social
Linguist @ University of Kansas. Interested in phonetics, acquisition, sociolinguistics, and Korean. He. https://jjholliday.github.io/
@mglass.bsky.social
(Socio)linguist at TU-Dortmund: military-adjacent linguistic landscapes in the KMC Virtual communities as breathing spaces for minority languages. Language Policy | Ethics Jewish and nonzionist. Full of boundless enthusiasm. She/Her
@m2b2.bsky.social
Linguistics. Cognitive Science. Academia. Baseball. Music. Cats. Naps. University of Chicago. Opinions (all mine).
@mattitiahu.bsky.social
Philologist and historical linguist at the University of Copenhagen. I mainly work on Ancient Greek dialects and Indo-European historical/comparative linguistics but I do other things too. (he/er/han/αυτός/ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ)
@jennycz.bsky.social
Sociophonetician & Associate Prof @ Georgetown. Linguistics, cats, DC, science, quips. She/her.
@sociolinguista.bsky.social
Sociolinguist & Discourse Analyst at Syracuse University. Associate Professor/knowledge serf. Anarchist cheerleader. Interested in language, identity, media, literature, art, music, culture, history. she/her Onondaga land
@rikker.bsky.social
Linguist ‘n’ stuff. I was @thai101 on the other place. I’ll probably still talk about Thai too much. You can read stuff I wrote here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FeZWg9QAAAAJ&hl=en
@rsburdin.bsky.social
Ling prof in NH; intonation, lg. variation, lg. and identity, Jewish languages. Occasional runner, knitter, garment maker. she/her.
@scientifical.bsky.social
psycholinguist, semanticist, pragmaticist || việt, asian american || she / they / chị / em || asst prof interested in the Internet & language || and cycling
@alliterative.bsky.social
Interdisciplinarian, historical linguist, philologist, medievalist; I make videos & podcasts about words, history, and literature. Married to @AvenSarah. he/him
@betsysneller.bsky.social
Asst prof linguistics @ Michigan state. I like cats, fiber arts, people. I’ll finish the rest of this later.
@mayhplumb.bsky.social
needlecrafter, dancer, baker, Mainer, she/her PhD in Linguistics, now doing non-ac qual research
@emilymbender.bsky.social
Book: https://thecon.ai Web: https://faculty.washington.edu/ebender
@vocabaret.bsky.social
New York City's home for wordplay comedy since 2019! Catch us the second Friday of every month at Caveat, or streaming/VOD from anywhere. https://vocabaret.start.page
@teapotlinguist.bsky.social
Linguist(ician) 🇪🇺🏳️🌈 Histor(y of linguistics|ical linguistics) @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social Posts for: @hiphilangsci.bsky.social & @izeusberlin.bsky.social
@catlaliberte.bsky.social
Dr. 🎓 LMU Munich 👩🏫 Sociolinguistics, (post) colonial varieties of English, Panamanian English 🌎 Québécoise ⚜ she/her
@lynneguist.bsky.social
US linguist in UK. University of Sussex. Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/30d0ffd3a48e/separated-by-a-common-newsletter Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lynneguist
@heddwen.bsky.social
I write the monthly (ish) newsletter English in Progress. Slang, neologisms, fresh articles on language https://englishinprogress.substack.com/ English teacher at Bielefeld University (EAL & ELA) Dutch English World Englishes AI English Lexicography
@lexispodcast.bsky.social
A podcast about English Language and Linguistics aimed at students in the UK. https://open.spotify.com/show/0EPs83hWYk0XX8cKkJplbT?si=FPrMfDI1RBG_VeWKB43Epg
@dalaigrama.bsky.social
Sociophonetician in the Sociolinguistics Lab at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Interested in language variation and change, phonetics, dialect (typology), ethnolects, life-span change, Hawaiʻi, creoles, and prehistoric fauna. Proud papa. he/him
@lauraskh.bsky.social
Australian Senior Lecturer (=AssocProf), language, law & society. #LLIRN. External CESSMIR UGent. @languageonthemove.bsky.social member. Asylum, migration, disability, human rights, legal ed & prac, access to justice ENG, FR, ES, IT, اردو, پښتو
@fritinancy.bsky.social
Name developer, writer, lapsed journalist, bay swimmer. Born in Los Angeles, semi-rooted in Oakland, California. “Queen of retail rabbit holes.” https://fritinancy.substack.com/
@yvanspijk.bsky.social
/'dʑowɪn/ • taalkundige | linguist • schrijver van 'Die goeie ouwe taal' | author • all graphics and videos: http://tumblr.com/yvanspijk • Patreon: patreon.com/yvanspijk • links: linktr.ee/yvanspijk • photo by Dirk-Jan van Dijk
@vocalfriespod.bsky.social
a podcast about linguistic discrimination. “compelling and never preachy” - NYT
@allusionistshow.bsky.social
Podcast of adventures in language with @helenzaltzman. theallusionist.org patreon.com/allusionist
@waywordradio.org
Public radio's lively language show! On-air in US, free podcast worldwide. https://waywordradio.org words@waywordradio.org. Toll-free US/Canada 24/7 1-877-929-9673 or https://wa.me/16198004443 #linguistics #etymology #podcast #books #language
@meganfigueroa.bsky.social
Chicana. Child language development expert. 🧪 Research Scientist👩🏽🔬First Gen. Linguist. Writer. Podcaster. she/her. The Vocal Fries 🍟 co-host. Tucson, AZ
@perkinskeighley.bsky.social
#Linguist, lecturer & researcher at Swansea University. Interested in #ForensicLinguistics, #Identity, #OnlineHarms & the #RadicalRight. All views are my own. https://allmylinks.com/keighleyperkins
@kemmorey.bsky.social
Professor at San Diego State University; sign languages, neuroscience, reading, gesture, all things linguistic
@joshuaraclaw.com
sociocultural linguist working in trans and queer linguistics and conversation analysis. posts about yiddish, cooking, adhd, cats, professor stuff. (they/זײ) [ˈɹæ.klɔ] מיר װעלן זײ איבערלעבן
@lisabdavidson.bsky.social
Phonetics, Language Acquisition, CogSci | co-editor Laboratory Phonology | ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
@garicgymro.bsky.social
Welsh linguist in Philadelphia. I grow languages in the lab. Opinions my own. He. Ieithydd o Gymro yn Philadelphia. Tyfaf ieithoedd yn y lab. Barnau fy hun. Fo. https://linktr.ee/garicgymro
@bergelsonlab.bsky.social
Official account for the Bergelson Lab @HarvardU, sporadically maintained by the PI:)
@dingemansemark.bsky.social
Language, interaction, tech • Here with doubts about the next monetizable monopoly... • papers https://markdingemanse.net • blog https://ideophone.org • fedi https://scholar.social/@dingemansemark/ • POSSE: Publish on Own Site, Syndicate Everywhere
@neilcohn.bsky.social
Comics creating cognitive (neuro)scientist at Tilburg University studying language, brains, comics, emoji & multimodality (he/him). 😮💨🫠🫥🥹🫨 www.visuallanguagelab.com
@evfedorenko.bsky.social
I study language using tools from cognitive science and neuroscience. I also like snuggles.
@fbisnath.bsky.social
Postdoc at Høgskulen på Vestlandet 🇳🇴. Hearing. Linguistics PhD from University of Michigan. Thinking about attitudes, multimodal language contact, iconicity, typology, Creoles, and how to do good linguistics (!)
@symbolicstorage.bsky.social
nerd. cognitive/evolutionary linguist. Assistant Prof at Center for Language Evolution Studies, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland (he/him) www.michaelpleyer.com @symbolicstorage@scholar.social @symbolicstorage
@savithry.bsky.social
conference live-poster moonlighting as assistant prof of linguistics (she/her/ആ ബഹളി)
@adamcschembri.bsky.social
https://sites.google.com/view/adamcschembri/home Australian professor of linguistics at the University of Birmingham, UK Born/raised on Dharug land 🏳️🌈🇦🇺🇲🇹🇪🇺 Hearing person interested in sign languages & signing communities
@cborstell.bsky.social
Linguist at the University of Bergen 🇳🇴 #SignLanguages, #linguistics, #RStats & #dataviz
@matyak.bsky.social
{Phonetician, linguist} focusing on languages of Cameroon and China / 他, wù, he
@earlymodernjohn.bsky.social
Irishman in Yorkshire. Historian of language, education, mobility at the University of Leeds. Co-editor of the Historical Journal, occasional BBC radio presenter. Dad!
@emilymyers.bsky.social
Speech perception & brain nerd, University of Connecticut. Opinions my own, not my employer's.
@glossapsycholx.bsky.social
Glossa Psycholinguistics is an #openaccess journal of #psycholinguistics published by @eScholarship. https://escholarship.org/uc/glossapsycholinguistics
@englangblog.bsky.social
English Language & Linguistics for A-Level students and teachers. One of the Lexis podcast team https://tinyurl.com/yckh3vy5 EngLangBlog: https://englishlangsfx.blogspot.com/ English & Media Centre: https://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/ He/him
@lhlew.bsky.social
Professor of Sociolinguistics at the University of Edinburgh. Anti-racist, pro-trans, pro-housing, adoption-critical, Gàidhlig learner, BSL learner, musician, Trekkie, dysthymic, bleeding-heart cynic. She/her.
@lucyjones.bsky.social
She/her. Sociolinguist researching language, gender & sexuality - especially LGBTQ+ youth identity and intersectionality. Associate Professor at University of Nottingham, UK. https://queerlinglang.wordpress.com/ ORCID: 0000-0002-8947-9577 Views my own
@michaelerard.bsky.social
Writer, linguist. American abroad. End of life doula in training. New book: Bye Bye I Love You: The Story of Our First and Last Words. The Economist called it "strangely comforting." https://bit.ly/4kN0PKa More at www.michaelerard.com
@haspelmath.bsky.social
comparative linguist, MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig); https://www.eva.mpg.de/linguistic-and-cultural-evolution/staff/martin-haspelmath
@kilinguistics.bsky.social
linguist human rights for everyone (yes, including refugees, trans people, children, disabled people, Black people, etc.) neurosomething (autistic) all posts reflect private opinions
@jessesword.com
Lexicographer. The F-Word (new edition Nov. ’24!), sfdictionary.com, ex-OED, coder (mainly Perl and Python), Threesome Tollbooth #cocktail bar manager, adjunct @ Columbia.
@misterslang.bsky.social
Slang Lexicographer. https://greensdictofslang.com https://thetimelinesofslang.tumblr.com https://jonathongreen.substack.com
@dannybate.bsky.social
"That etymology guy". Linguist, broadcaster on Czech Radio, writer, researcher, language fanatic, recovering PhD student. Angličan v Praze. Host of the podcast 'A Language I Love Is...'. Personal website: https://dannybate.com/
@korystamper.bsky.social
I write dictionaries and books about 'em. Fiber crafter, keyboard breaker, garden futzer, niila myaamia. Opinions, baked goods mine. www.korystamper.com
@stancarey.bsky.social
Editor, writer, lapsed biologist in the west of Ireland Copy-editing, writing: https://stancarey.com Language: https://stancarey.wordpress.com Strong language: https://stronglang.wordpress.com 🎞 https://letterboxd.com/stancarey 🦣 @stancarey@mastodon.ie
@emmmilygz.bsky.social
Linguist, nature appreciator, big fan of sambal & soursop. All things Austronesian & NW New Guinea. Swarthmore/Philly. She/sie/lei/dia/andi.
@mixedlinguist.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof of Linguistics at Berkeley. Language, identity & prosody, especially in politics and human-computer interaction. Trivia person, marathoner, CF-L1 coach. LA & the Bay! https://nicolerholliday.wordpress.com
@jessgrieser.bsky.social
Sociolinguist, novelist, photographer, quilter, saxophonist and Boglehead. Associate Professor of Linguistics at UMich.
@fernandaedi.bsky.social
Psycholinguist @UCDavis. Made in Portugal, raised in Canada, living in California. Author of "Psycholinguistics: A Very Short Introduction" from Oxford University Press, coming out January 23, 2025.
@nabelew.bsky.social
Linguist (revitalization, documentation, sociolinguistics) but also not a professional account so I’m gonna say cuss words 🤷♀️ she/her
@stronglang.bsky.social
Sweary stuff about swearing from a group of linguists, lexicographers, and language lovers. https://stronglang.wordpress.com Skeets by @sesquiotic.bsky.social
@languageonthemove.bsky.social
Linguistic diversity in social life By Ingrid Piller, author of "Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice" "Intercultural Communication" and "Life in a New Language" https://www.languageonthemove.org/
@langscistation.bsky.social
We do language science research and engagement with the public! Find us at the Planet Word museum in Washington D.C., and here: https://go.umd.edu/LanguageScienceStationAtPlanetWord
@becauselanguage.com
A show about linguistics, the science of language. Your hosts (in order of coolness): Hedvig Skirgård, Daniel Midgley, and Ben Ainslie (tie for 2nd).
@lingdustin.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Linguistics, UC Santa Cruz. {Neuro/psycho}linguistics, syntax, and South Asian languages. He/him 🏳️🌈. Sometimes: Horror movies, video games, cats. www.lingdustin.net
@linguistihawk.bsky.social
High school ELA & linguistics teacher. A justice-centered, culturally responsive pedagogy must include the study of linguistics. hslinguistics.com. LSA, NEATE, NCTE. Venmo: @AmyPlackowski
@linguisticisms.bsky.social
PhD in linguistics. Researching Impoliteness in children's fiction, and metaphors in virtual health discourses (esp. on dementia). 🩷💜💙 they/she
@bron.bsky.social
Linguist, reader, knitter, video gamer, Canadian (in no particular order). Thinks a lot about auxiliaries and pronouns, Stardew Valley, and books with magic and/or spaceships and/or kissing in them. Experimenting with context collapse. (she/her)
@verbingnouns.bsky.social
academic (derogatory); psycholinguistics/cogsci; disability; generative flexible syntax + phonetics; R and stats and dataviz; art and craft and nature; immigrant to normal island; she/her|they/them; not funny (earnest)
@kirbyconrod.bsky.social
assistant prof in linguistics at swarthmore; phd in linguistics from u washington; sociosyntax; they/them or ey/em.
@linasigns.bsky.social
Associating with professors over linguistics and mommying a geriatric cat. Pushing back boba liberalism. Pronouns: she/they. 💜🤍🖤 Perpetually burnt out from academia.
@lingthusiasm.bsky.social
A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics! By @gretchenmcc.bsky.social and @superlinguo.bsky.social "Fascinating" -NYT "Joyously nerdy" -Buzzfeed lingthusiasm.com Not sure where to start? Try our silly personality quiz: bit.ly/lingthusiasmquiz
@superlinguo.bsky.social
Linguist Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University gesture/grammar/✨emoji/#lingcomm Podcast: @lingthusiasm Masto: superlinguo@scicomm.xyz Blog: superlinguo.com She/her(/they)
@gretchenmcc.bsky.social
Internet linguist. Wrote Because Internet, NYT bestseller about internet language. Co-hosts @lingthusiasm.bsky.social, a podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics. she/her 🌈 Montreal en/fr 🇨🇦 gretchenmcculloch.com