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Ethan Hartzell

@ehartz01.bsky.social

Linguistics PhD student at UT Austin linktr.ee/northafricanlinguistics northafricanlinguistics.blogspot.com

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Ethan Hartzell@ehartz01.bsky.social · last yr.

Because we’re moving between different regions every 2-3 days fieldwork is really exhausting this time but we’re doing so many interviews and learning so much about regional lexical variation

Adam Schembri (ˈʃɛmbɹi/ˈʃkɛmbri)@adamcschembri.bsky.social · 2y ago

Absolutely. People also differ in power and privilege so how languages mix also reflects this. It’s important to understand sometimes the push for linguistic ‘purity’ reflects these unequal language dynamics: this is how I contextualise anti-English sentiments in the BSL and Auslan communities.

Stan Carey@stancarey.bsky.social · 2y ago

Linguistic purity is a mythical crutch for emotional fantasies. Languages mix because people mix. 🐦🐦

Something is Being Born@nabelew.bsky.social · 2y ago

#Linguistics folks, do you know of any research on whether interlinear glossing helps learners acquire morphology? especially for language revitalization contexts?

montgomery hill@doctormont.bsky.social · 2y ago

this is a good question! There's a couple things I want to look at. How fast and in what way are undergrads able to acquire memorize the basics of the pronominal prefix system? In what way is interlinear glossing useful (if at all) to learners when trying to parse complex morphological systems?

Marah Jaraisy@marahjaraisy.bsky.social · 2y ago

Very much enjoyed presenting my poster at #TISLR15 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today! One important message in our poster is that factors like methodology, researcher's background, and language documentation may affect one's result. Happy to share/discuss more via DM or Email!

A research poster titled 'Reference tracking, the use of space, and sociolinguistic ecologies in the Kufr Qassem and British signing communities' by Marah Jaraissy and colleagues from the University of Birmingham. The poster compares language structures in two deaf communities: Kufr Qassem (using KQSL/ISL) and British (using BSL). It explores the effects of social structure, language contact, and language age on semiotic diversity in storytelling. Key sections include: 1. Background: Discusses influences on language use, including community size, network density, and language contact, with simpler sign types used in smaller communities. 2. Methodology: Includes narrative retellings of a silent film clip by participants (12 bilingual KQSL/ISL signers and 12 BSL signers). 3. Results: Highlights differences in the use of lexical signs, pointing, classifier constructions, and overt constructed action between the two communities. Signers of KQSL/ISL use overt constructed action more, while BSL signers use more classifier constructions 4. Discussion and Conclusion: Links findings to social and linguistic factors, but also suggesting influences of methodology and researcher background. 5. Future Directions: Proposes studying referent's animacy and narrative viewpoints effects on storytelling Charts and diagrams provide data on sign type proportions, while logos and QR codes for references appear at the bottom."Bild