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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Cierro para la pausa vacacional. Ha sido un curso intenso del q salgo agotada, la verdad, pero también satisfecha. Algunas reflexiones: 1) Cada vez tengo más claro q no me interesa la IA en mi docencia ni mi investigación. Respeto absoluto para los compañeros/as… 1/4

🗣️Gran preocupación por el Programa María Goyri tras suspenderse la Conferencia de Política Universitaria ❗En el aire la transferencia de 150 mill en 2026 a las CCAA para financiar 5.600 plazas de profesorado ayudante doctor a las universidades públicas 👇 www.crue.org/2026/07/comu... #LOSU #MICIU

Comunicado sobre el bloqueo del Programa María Goyri - CRUE

Madrid, 31 de julio de 2026. Desde la Conferencia de Rectores y Rectoras de las Universidades Españolas (CRUE) queremos expresar nuestra gran preocupación por la incertidumbre innecesariamente generad...

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Comprácenos anunciar que o iLingua foi formalmente incorporado á Red Panhispánica de Lenguaje Claro y Accesible, unha das nosas áreas prioritarias de investigación. Esperamos traballar conxuntamente co resto de institutcións para avanzar en igualdade, inclusión e xustiza social.

#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

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Dahlem Center for Linguistics@dclberlin.bsky.social · last mo.

#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

Nuevo en Iedra: Escándimor, una sección de métrica. Pegas un poema y te lo escande: cuántas sílabas tiene cada verso, cómo rima y, si puede, cómo se llama la estrofa. Y enseña la cuenta entera, paso por paso. blog.iedra.es/entradas/metrica-escansion-de-versos/

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Dahlem Center for Linguistics@dclberlin.bsky.social · last mo.

#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

- Cómo te llamas? - Gojira (Godzilla), y tú? - Yo también! - Madre mía, somos tokaijus!

Buscamos a alguien que pueda hacerse cargo de él y si es adoptándolo, mejor. Por favor, difunde si no puedes respondabilizarte de él Gracias a todxs❤️

#CFP #AESLA #AESLA_congresos RT @ila_uca  👉 XVII Congreso Internacional de Lingüística General 📆 16-18 junio 2027 📍 Jaén Fecha límite: ⏰ 15 de octubre Más información: 🔗t.co/K487oH3vSU 🔁 x.com/ila_uca/status/2080426051612590536?s=20

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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#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

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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Two episodes of our podcast complement the latest post particularly well: Episode 17 is all about Philipp Wegener and his work, while Episode 57 features Brigitte Nerlich (@bnerlich.bsky.social) 😇 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2021/09/01/p... 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2026/03/15/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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HiPhiLangSci@hiphilangsci.bsky.social · last mo.

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

el editor: pero bueno, si esto son quinientas páginas de un poema llamando hijo de puta a tu vecino homero: si quieres le pongo un cíclope

que Homero recopilara la tradición oral transmitida durante siglos y la comprimiera a "las visitas que se alargan hay que matarlas con nocturnidad y alevosía" es environmental storytelling

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

FYI: The Philological Society Early Career Event🐣 ECRs are invited to present their work in a day of posters and talks, across a wide range of linguistic research. Event is FREE to attend! When: 16 October 2026 Where: University College London Register by: 12 October 2026 More info👇️

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The Philological Society Early Career Event

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#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

#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

Choose your fighter! (八分's face is just hilarious. 😆) (< 1884/85 かなのくわい大戦争 @ dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/861978)

“La docencia padece una especie de amnesia profesional organizada, y se olvida de que existen algunas mujeres y algunos hombres buenos. Porque una profesión necesita memoria” @juanfernandez.bsky.social

Algunos hombres buenos

Sobre la amnesia docente

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✨️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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#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

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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Dahlem Center for Linguistics@dclberlin.bsky.social · last mo.

#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 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

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.

hiphilangsci.net

Dahlem Center for Linguistics@dclberlin.bsky.social · last mo.

#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

Este monje checo fundó los pilares de la genética gracias a sus experimentos con guisantes. Sin embargo, sus descubrimientos fueron ignorados durante largo tiempo. Nació un día como hoy de 1822.

El nacimiento de la genética: en recuerdo de Mendel

Este monje checo fundó los pilares de la genética gracias a sus experimentos con guisantes. Sin embargo, sus descubrimientos fueron ignorados durante largo tiempo.

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We have been influenced! "The purpose of our speech is ever to influence the will or the understanding of our interlocutor in such a way as the speaker deems desirable." (1885: 67, translation hiphilangsci) #Histlx #EveryoneShouldReadWegener #LinguisticQuotes

Brigitte Nerlich@bnerlich.bsky.social · last mo.

Wegener... everyone should read Wegener