#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

New PhD position in my group on Digital Forensic Linguistics! 🧑‍💻 If you think that's you, please contact me and/or apply! #linguistics #joboffer #phdPosition #phd https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/870a96abc9c1d265d30d96c359a15f0d1c02b97c0

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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

New episode 🚨 James McElvenny (@jamesmcelvenny.bsky.social) talks to Peter Austin about his career in field linguists and language documentation in Australia, in particular how the role of Indigenous community members has changed over the past 50 years. 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2026/08/01/p... #Histlx

Podcast episode 62: Peter Austin

In this interview, we talk to Peter Austin about his career in field linguists and the history of language documentation in Australia, in particular how the role of Indigenous community members has…

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#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

I’m teaching two courses on language ideologies around AI in the Fall and ironically want my classes to be AI free — while enabling a continuous collective reflection, possibly even multilingual collaborative autoethnographies, on AI encounters, exposure, and possibly uses.

5 Jahre #IchBinHanna. Alle sind sich inzwischen einig, dass sich grundlegend was ändern muss. Zig konstruktive Vorschläge. Und dann das: Der neue Referentenentwurf fürs #WissZeitVG ist 1 Witz. Und zwar 1 ganz schlechter. Meine Einordnung ⬇️ #IchBinHanna @drkeichhorn.bsky.social @kubon.bsky.social

#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

"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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#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

It so irritates me when some popular media keeps portraying Etruscan as "undeciphered", more or less. Its not – it just has a corpus that doesn't give us super much to work with. A lot of what we do have is quite understandable, and has been for a long time now.

Jobs: Historical Linguistics, Semantics: Research Associate (m/f/d), Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main

Jobs: Historical Linguistics, Semantics: Research Associate (m/f/d), Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main

Other Specialties: Formal Semantics, Language Change, Corpus Linguistic Research, Psycholinguistic Experiments Description: Am Institut für Linguistik, Fachbereich Neuere Philologien, der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main ist zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt die Stelle für eine*n Wissenschaftliche*n Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) (E13 TV-G-U) befristet bis zum 31.12.2027 innerhalb des Projekts A02 „Negative adjectives in language change“ zu besetzen. Das Projekt ist Teil des SFB 1629 ‚Nega

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#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

Do you🫵 love social media? The Henry Sweet Society is recruiting a new Social Media/Website Officer to join our committee! This is a volunteer position where you would be tasked with maintaining and growing our social media presence across several platforms. Interested? Learn more👇️ buff.ly/nipkJpP

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We are recruiting a new Social Media/Website Officer to join the committee. We are particularly keen to hear from younger scholars and postgraduates. The role is a volunteer position that…

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Remember Wegener?! Brigitte Nerlich (@bnerlich.bsky.social) certainly does - and she shows why his work remains relevant in the age of Large Language Models. 🔗 hiphilangsci.net/2026/07/26/r... #Histlx

Remember Wegener?!

Brigitte NerlichUniversity of Nottingham My old book Change in Language: Whitney, Bréal, and Wegener has just come out as an ebook. It was first published in 1990 and has now been reissued in Routl…

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Interested in the history of #OldEnglish scholarship? @emgallimore.bsky.social, Thijs Porck and I will be editing a volume on OE in the long 19th century; if you'd like to contribute a chapter, the deadline for abstracts is 1 Sept 2026, first full drafts due Sept 2027. Spread the word! #medievalsky

✨️Martin Burr Grants✨️ We invite applications for grants (max. £500) to support projects in the history of linguistic ideas aimed at: ✅️ non-academic outreach ✅️ field-work ✅️ supporting research by under-represented groups in the history of linguistics Apply by 30 September 2026! buff.ly/eucFmjf

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A fitting opportunity to listen to episode 22, in which we talk to Christopher Hutton (Hong Kong) about linguistic scholarship under National Socialism. 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2022/02/01/p... #Histlx

Podcast episode 22: Interview with Christopher Hutton on linguistics under National Socialism

In this interview, we talk to Christopher Hutton about linguistic scholarship under National Socialism and how this relates to linguistics today.

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#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

✨️Vivien Law Essay Prize✨️ We invite all students and ECRs to submit an essay on any topic in the history of linguistics. Winning essay receives a prize of £200 and more! Deadline: 30 September 2026. See details here and get your submissions ready👇️ : www.henrysweet.org/vivien-law-p...

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The Vivien Law Prize

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The perfect reason to (re-)listen to epiosode 44 of our podcast, an interview with Ian Stewart (@stewartian.bsky.social) about the Celts and historical-comparative linguistics 😇 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2025/03/01/p... #Histlx

Podcast episode 44: Ian Stewart on the Celts and historical-comparative linguistics

In this interview, we talk to Ian Stewart about modern ideas surrounding the Celts and how these relate to historical-comparative linguistics.

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#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

#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

Rok jsem sledoval využití svého pracovního času. Výsledek je trochu lepší, než jsem si myslel. Ve vláknu níže trochu podrobněji k jednotlivým činnostem (aneb co dělá docent na @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz), ale velmi zhruba platí, že třetina času padne na výuku, třetina na výzkum a třetina na zbytek.

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📣 Job opportunity: We are looking for up to 5 outstanding postdoctoral or doctoral researchers in #DigitalHumanities to join us at the @textandlanguagelab.bsky.social Please share widely 🙏 ⏰ Deadline: 24 July 2026 For more info: www.fau-jobs.de/jobposting/6...

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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#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 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 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