#OTD 213 years ago, Ivar Aasen (1813–1896) was born 🤩 A Norwegian dialectologist, lexicologist, translator, poet, and playwright, he is best known today for creating Nynorsk, one of the two official written standards of Norwegian, the other being Bokmål. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

#OTD 381 years ago, Anne Dacier (1645–1720) was born 🎉 A classicist, translator, commentator, and editor of numerous ancient works, she is known for her translations of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, and works by Sappho, Marcus Aurelius, and Plutarch. #WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

Books: A Handbook of Neo-Aramaic: Hopkins and Fassberg (eds.) (2026)

Books: A Handbook of Neo-Aramaic: Hopkins and Fassberg (eds.) (2026)

The "Handbook of Neo-Aramaic" aims to provide an introduction to, and details of the complex world of Neo-Aramaic. This large family of endangered Neo-Semitic languages is (or until recently was spoken by Jewish, Christian and Mandaean minorities in parts of the Middle East. Most members of these communities now live in various diasporas. Following a series of general chapters dealing with historical background, classification, salient linguistic features, Neo-Semitic context, contact languages

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Wie klingt Populismus? Welche Rolle spielt Sound in der Aufmerksamkeitsökonomie? Das erforschen Dr. Lenka Filipova/ #FUBerlin und Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Tralle/ Universität #Osnabrück) im Projekt „Soundscapes of Populism“ - gefördert von @volkswagenstiftung.de mit 333.000 Euro. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4bw96tev

#OTD 144 years ago, Vilém Mathesius (1882–1945) was born 🎂 An expert on the history of English, a co-founder of the Prague Linguistic Circle, and a pioneer structuralist, he later turned his attention to the study of rhythm and intonation as his eyesight deteriorated. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

Berlin und Brandenburg liegen im Bereich der des Tiefs HELEN, wodurch es heute zeitweise Regen gibt. Dahinter dehnt sich das Hoch PYTHAGORAS nach Mitteleuropa aus, sodass es ab morgen erneut sonnig und zunehmend heiß wird. Jedoch steigt ab Dienstag die Schauer- und Gewitterneigung wieder an.

#OTD 68 years ago, Anne Vainikka (1958–2018) was born 🎂 She was a pioneer in second language acquisition and a specialist in Finnish syntax and is perhaps best known as the co-author of the Minimal Trees Hypothesis with Martha Young-Scholten. #WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

#OTD 150 years ago, Adeline Rittershaus (1876–1924) was born 🎉 A scholar of Old Germanic languages and a collector of Old Icelandic folk tales, she became the first woman allowed to teach at the University of Zürich’s Faculty of Arts in 1902. #WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

Vocatives, Digga! 🤩 Janel Zoske (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) and Tanja Ackermann (Universität Bielefeld) analyse the socio-pragmatic functions of various vocative types, such as Digga or Alter, in German in a questionnaire study of more than 3,000 participants. 🔗 www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/11...

Linguist List@linguistlist.bsky.social · 2mo ago

TOC: Languages Vol. 11, No. 5 (2026)

"Höflichkeit beschäftigt uns alle im Alltag, etwa beim Schreiben von E-Mails oder beim Brötchenkauf." Henrik Discher (@henrikdischer.bsky.social) sprach mit Sotirios Agrofylax für campus.leben der FU Berlin (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) über seine Forschung. 🔗 www.fu-berlin.de/campusleben/...

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Wie verändert sich Höflichkeit in der Kommunikation? Wie verändert sich Sprache, welche regionalen Unterschiede gibt es beim Thema Sprache. Im Interview gibt der Linguist Henrik Discher von der Freien...

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I study politeness in German – something almost everyone has opinions about. How can we make linguistic research more accessible beyond academia? I contributed a small piece for the et al.-Newsletter at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social. 👉 The piece: www.fu-berlin.de/news/et-al-n...

#OTD 183 years ago, Johannes Schmidt (1843–1901) was born 🥳 An expert in comparative Indo-European grammar, he is best known for the Wave Theory, alongside related ideas developed by Hugo Schuchardt, which challenged and complemented the then-dominant family tree model. #Histlx #LinguisticBirthdays

Heute liegen Berlin und Brandenburg im Einflussbereich des Hochs OLAF. Bei einem Mix aus Sonne und Wolken steigt die Temperatur auf 24°C. In den kommenden beiden Tagen wird es dann heiß (morgen 31°C, übermorgen 37°C), bevor das Tief GUDRUN am Donnerstag Schauer bringt.

Unser Beileid und Mitgefühl gilt den Opfern und Betroffenen des Terroranschlags beim #CSDBerlin. Die support.points und die psychologische Beratungsstelle der #FUBerlin bieten Sondersprechstunden für FU-Angehörige an, die Gesprächsbedarf haben. Infos und Termine 🔗 fu-berlin.de

out now and open access ☺️ #archaeology #building #interaction #social #prehistory www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress...

#OTD 105 years ago, Eugenio Coșeriu (1921–2002) was born 🎉 A major figure in Romance linguistics, general linguistics, and linguistic historiography, he is best known for developing the distinction between diastratic, diatopic, diaphasic, and diachronic variation. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

Heute und morgen nochmal durchatmen in frischer Meeresluft auf der Rückseite des Tiefs FLOORA, ab Mittwoch dann Schwitzen in heißer Luft, die das Hoch OLAF von viel Sonnenschein aus Südwesteuropa mit sich bringt, 35°C und mehr sind wieder möglich, dabei kein Regen mehr. /Jk

Heute ist es zunächst wolkenreich, im Verlauf lockert die Bewölkung auf und es bleibt trocken. Dabei weht schwacher West- bis Nordwestwind, im Mittel mit Stärke 2, in Spitzen bis Stärke 4. Die Höchsttemperatur liegt bei 23°C. #wetter #berlin

#OTD 169 years ago, Carl Meinhof (1857–1944) was born. First professor of African linguistics to be appointed in Germany, he was an expert in Bantu languages. In 1933, he joined the NSDAP. His great-niece, Ulrike Meinhof, later became a member of the Red Army Faction. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

#OTD 103 years ago, Morris Halle (1923–2018) was born 🎉 A pioneer of modern linguistics, he was an expert in generative phonology and a contributor to Distributed Morphology. In 1974, he served as president of the Linguistic Society of America. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

Im Bereich des heranziehenden Tiefs DEBORAH ist es heute wolkenreich mit aufkommenden Schauern. Kurze Gewitter sind ebenfalls möglich. Erst am Freitag beruhigt sich das Wettergeschehen im Bereich des Hochs NORBERT, am Samstag steigt das Temperaturniveau vorübergehen deutlich an.

#OTD 220 years ago, Johann Kaspar Zeuß (1806–1856) was born 🥳 An expert on Celtic history and culture, he published Grammatica Celtica (1853) that established Celtic languages as part of the Indo-European family. He is widely regarded as the founder of Celtic philology. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

Heute gibt es einen Mix aus #Sonne und Wolken, es bleibt trocken. Der Wind weht schwach aus #Nordwest, im Mittel mit Stärke 2 bis 3 und Spitzen der Stärke 5, am Nachmittag auch 6. Die Temperatur steigt auf 23°C. 🌤️⛅ #wetter #berlin

Curious about the earliest beginnings of functional linguistics and the work of Philipp Wegener? Episode 17 of our podcast explores exactly that! 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2021/09/01/p... #Histlx

Podcast episode 17: Philipp Wegener and the beginnings of functionalism

In this episode, we take a step back to explore the earliest beginnings of functional linguistics as represented by the work of Philipp Wegener.

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Dahlem Center for Linguistics@dclberlin.bsky.social · 2w ago

#OTD 178 years ago, Philipp Wegener (1848–1916) was born 🤩 Although "just" a high school teacher, he was one of the pioneers of functionalism. While sympathetic to the Neogrammarians, he saw language as a form of action, an instrument of communication shaped by use. #LinguisticBirthdayds #Histlx

#OTD 178 years ago, Philipp Wegener (1848–1916) was born 🤩 Although "just" a high school teacher, he was one of the pioneers of functionalism. While sympathetic to the Neogrammarians, he saw language as a form of action, an instrument of communication shaped by use. #LinguisticBirthdayds #Histlx

#OTD 133 years ago, Gladys Reichard (1893–1955) was born 🎉 An influential anthropologist and expert on Native American languages such as Wiyot, Coeur d'Alene, and Navajo, she was particularly interested in language variation. #WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

#OTD 171 years ago, Odille Morison (1855–1933) was born 🤩 A community leader of the Tsimshian, she was also a translator, ethnographer, and expert on Sm'algyax, the Tsimshian language spoken on the North Coast of British Columbia. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx #WomenInLinguistics

#OTD 166 years ago, Otto Jespersen (1860–1943) was born 🥳 Initially specializing in language teaching and phonetics, he became an expert on the history of English, also active in the international language movement, contributing to Esperanto, Ido, and his own Novial. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

#OTD 197 years ago, Graziadio Isaia Ascoli (1829–1907) was born 🥳 A professor of comparative philology in Milan, he was an expert on Italian dialects, Romani, and Sanskrit. In 1881, he also formulated the so-called substratum theory. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

#OTD 253 years ago, Josef Jungmann (1773–1847) was born 🎉 A poet, translator, lexicographer, and key figure of the Czech National Revival, he is best known for his Czech–German dictionary, a milestone in the standardization of written Czech. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx