Benjamin Storme

Assistant professor of French linguistics at @LUCL_Leiden. he/il

[Benjamin Storme @bstorme2]

@hiramring @sapinker @langofmind very interesting, thanks for sharing! Putting CHILDES aside, it does look like most sentences are novel (assuming "most" means "more than half")

[Benjamin Storme @bstorme2]

I am looking for this paper, but can't find it online and no library in the Netherlands seems to have a physical copy. Does anybody here have a copy by any chance?
Tranel, B (1998). Suppletion and OT: On the issue of the syntax/phonology interaction. Proceedings of the 16th WCCFL

[Stéphane Térosier @STerosier]

Mes collègues @bstorme2 , @hebert_plante et moi cherchons des participants et participants pour une étude sur la phonologie du créole martiniquais. Plus d'informations dans le prospectus ci-dessous. Faites circuler.

[Benjamin Storme @bstorme2]

Dans cet article de "The Conversation", on explique comment l'écriture inclusive permet non seulement de mieux représenter les femmes, mais également de lutter contre les stéréotypes de genre - ce qui peut bénéficier aussi bien aux femmes qu'aux hommes. https://t.co/9rpMhGGOBL

[Stéphane Térosier @STerosier]

The 4th UB Creolist Workshop will be held on Friday, September 26, between 8:45 am and 5:00 pm. You may join either in person or online via Zoom (info in the flyer). Looking forward to seeing you all!
#CreoleStudies #linguistics #LanguageContact

[Benjamin Storme @bstorme2]

The most effective approach is to make gender visible—for example, by using forms that include both masculine and feminine versions.

[Benjamin Storme @bstorme2]

How to make a text gender-fair? In this new paper, we show that gender neutralizing is not the ideal strategy, as it can actually reinforce stereotypes.
https://t.co/9KcsxwAKzv

[Benjamin Storme @bstorme2]

On May 23, we’re celebrating our 130-year anniversary and the exciting news that the French department at Leiden University is here to stay! I will give a short talk about applications of linguistics, from forensic linguistics to AI. @UniLeidenNews
https://t.co/6ZMB6stm24

[Benjamin Storme @bstorme2]

We have an opening for a PhD position in French ling in Leiden. The PhD student will investigate the phonology/phonetics of one or more French-based creoles + contribute to teaching language/linguistics in the French program. Deadline: 31-3-2025. More info https://t.co/SQOXRuchYV

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

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Let's steal those ideas.

[Benjamin Storme @bstorme2]

📢The programme of the OCP workshop on vowel harmony is out! Invited speakers: Harry van der Hulst and Alexander Martin. Takes place in Leiden (Leiden Bio Science park) on February 4th (registration: https://t.co/zL56KCjr6P). Workshop webpage: https://t.co/0uyJFYuupe

[Benjamin Storme @bstorme2]

... essentiellement grâce à une photo, prise à Königsberg, et à un travail de recherche à partir d'archives en France, en Allemagne, aux Etats-Unis et sur internet. Si vous aimez les enquêtes historiques, ça peut vous intéresser !

[Benjamin Storme @bstorme2]

En 1945, mon arrière-grand-père mourait prisonnier de guerre en Allemagne. Ma famille ne savait pas grand chose sur les circonstances de sa mort. Ce petit livre raconte comment, entre 2019 et 2023, j'ai pu élucider le mystère... https://t.co/txZfCZ98JC

[Benjamin Storme @bstorme2]

@vjhofmann @LAWeissweiler @dmort27 @HinrichSchuetze very interesting! thanks for sharing

[Benjamin Storme @bstorme2]

The deadline for this workshop on vowel harmony is coming soon! December 1st

[Benjamin Storme @bstorme2]

The Old World Conference in Phonology (OCP) is taking place at the U. of Amsterdam in 2025. And Leiden is hosting a satellite workshop on vowel harmony right before the conference, on February 4th, 2025. Submit an abstract until Dec 1st! https://t.co/ILI4O32HH8 @LUCL_Leiden

[Benjamin Storme @bstorme2]

@adumbmoron @cedricboeckx @adeenflinker great! looking forward to seeing your results!

[Benjamin Storme @bstorme2]

@adumbmoron @cedricboeckx @adeenflinker very nice work! I am wondering whether experiencer verbs (e.g. "the boy fears the dog") would pattern like your active or passive sentences - it might help to determine whether the bias has a semantic or syntactic basis

[Benjamin Storme @bstorme2]

@Troobninge /t/ is also there, as in the minimal pair net/nette

[Benjamin Storme @bstorme2]

L'enseignement universitaire de nombreuses disciplines, dont le français et d'autres langues, est menacé aux Pays-Bas. Une pétition pour empêcher ça : https://t.co/sOqFB5PxsQ @Laelia_Ve, @Linguisticae, @APonsonnet, @MedericGC, @MathieuAvanzi

[Benjamin Storme @bstorme2]

Stop cuts on Dutch higher education! - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/jHjP3Psglb via @Change