A reminder that the deadline for this 4-year Research Associate in Language Variation and Change in English at Oxford is approaching on Friday 26 June. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

We are looking to fill an open-rank position in Sociolinguistics in Oxford, in conjunction with Worcester College. Come be a part of the exciting developments in language and linguistics in Oxford! www.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2026/05...

Delighted to welcome @aaron-griffith.bsky.social to Oxford this week as this year's O'Donnell Lecturer, talking about variation in Old Irish. Join us this Friday at 5.30pm in the Schwarzman Centre. Book a free ticket here: www.english.ox.ac.uk/event/old-ir...

A new series of Stori'r Iaith, the S4C programme that explores the history of the Welsh language, starts today. Ep 1 was filmed at Jesus and features several of Oxford's Celtic scholars. Watch the programme live at 9PM or on catch-up: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n1q6c0. Subtitles available.

S4C - Stori'r Iaith, Cyfres 2, Stori'r Iaith - Cerys Matthews

Cyfres Newydd. Cerys Matthews sy'n mynd ar daith bersonol i olrhain stori'r iaith Gymra...

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Tweetolectology has family! Postdoc/doctoral positions in language variation/change available on Curlew: Census of Urban & Rural Lang in England & Wales with @davidbritain.bsky.social @david1willis.bsky.social, @adrianleemann.bsky.social @paulfoulkes.bsky.social in Bern/Oxford/York www.curlew.info

Some results from our Tweetolectology project with @adrianleemann.bsky.social

Language and geography@tweetolectology.bsky.social · 7mo ago

'Tin' of food or 'can' of food? Tin wins everywhere, but there's a classic hierarchical pattern with can spreading from London, Edinburgh and Birmingham. The northeast of England holds out with tin. #englishdialects

Welcome to 2026 everybody! Hope you had fun at New Year. Or should that be at New Years?

More of the Curlew team in action!

David Britain, Paul Foulkes, David Willis and I have been awarded 2.5M CHF by SNSF & AHRC for CURLEW – the first major survey of English dialects in England & Wales in 75+ years. Starts: 2026 – posts to come. Outputs: papers + a public dialect atlas 🗺️ 📸 Drafting the proposal, Bern, Jan 2025.