Joshua 🔮 Dees

PhD candidate in Linguistics at The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Syntax and its interface with things (e.g., morphology, semantics and phonology).

[Joshua 🔮 Dees @morphologay]

If you’ve applied for postdoctoral fellowships and are willing to send along a copy of yours, I’d happily accept that too

[Joshua 🔮 Dees @morphologay]

Q: Does anyone have recommendations for good samples of research project descriptions/plans for postdoctoral fellowship applications (linguistics ones). Bonus points if they are roughly one-page examples (or 700-1000 word) and aimed at a committee with non-linguists

[Joshua 🔮 Dees @morphologay]

@saaaahiiiil Perhaps it needs reshaping, or is missing pieces (that feedback can help you identify). But, crucially, it’s often not crumbling. Keep at it, Sahil.

[Joshua 🔮 Dees @morphologay]

@saaaahiiiil I encourage you to go through with the “going about” even after you’ve told yourself it’s crumbling. Write it all out and then share it with others, receive feedback, & make edits. Then share edits with more folks, receive feedback, & make edits. Likely, you DO have a something.

[Joshua 🔮 Dees @morphologay]

@k_ditya Sad you all couldn’t meet! But happy his talk went well. Hoping to present at FASAL again once I get this dissertation out of the way. 🤩

[Joshua 🔮 Dees @morphologay]

@k_ditya If you get the chance, say hi to my student, Rishab! He’s presenting a poster on Assamese nominals.

[ILLS at UIUC @ILLSatUIUC]

Deadline approaching!!! Do not miss it 🥰

[Joshua 🔮 Dees @morphologay]

@saaaahiiiil QP 1 on the semantics of tense-aspect. QP 2 on prosody stuff. Nothing wrong with exploring different subfields imo.

[LinG @LinGoettingen]

𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞

LingTalks continue with four great talks in the upcoming week. Check them out!

Find more information about the talks on our website!

@phschlenker_ac @FarukAkkus

#lingoe #linguistics

[ILLS at UIUC @ILLSatUIUC]

The 17th annual meeting of the Illinois Language and Linguistics Society will take place March 7-8, 2025 at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.

Submissions of any field are welcomed. Deadline is January 31st, 2025. Link in our bio!

[Joshua 🔮 Dees @morphologay]

Highlight of #LSA2025 was @MattieWex citing Missy Elliot. ♥️

[Joshua 🔮 Dees @morphologay]

@MattieWex Update: I will be there!

[Joshua 🔮 Dees @morphologay]

@MattieWex Ahaha it does (kind of). I’m supposed to present, but I’m basically “on call” for a trip back to Illinois. I will keep you posted though!! I hope I get to see you.

[Joshua 🔮 Dees @morphologay]

I just found out that 10 students are registered for my advisor’s field methods class in the spring, and I’m so excited. She also told me that multiple students who registered highlighted that I strongly encouraged them to do so 🤗

[Joshua 🔮 Dees @morphologay]

I get so much joy/excitement from watching my undergraduate research advisees present at a conference for the first time! My student, Rishab Borah, gave a great talk on the NP/DP parameter as it relates to Assamese at this year’s WECOL. 🤩

[Joshua 🔮 Dees @morphologay]

Last P-side presentation for a bit. All syn-sem until the dissertation is complete.

[Joshua 🔮 Dees @morphologay]

👉🏻 the optimal conference planning committee

[Illinois Linguistics @UIUCLinguistics]

The University of Illinois hosted the 29th Mid-Continental Phonetics and Phonology Conference (MidPhon 29), bringing together phonetics and phonology researchers from the Midwestern region of the United States!

Link: https://t.co/TJ5dnpcBkY

[Chris Collins @ChrisTCollins]

Opportunity to participate in an online linguistics course (East African languages).

https://t.co/OUrz7wU2qg

[Joshua 🔮 Dees @morphologay]

Proud friend post: Way to go @AnderBeristain!

[Linguistic Society of America @LingSocAm]

The Halle Award and Fromkin Prize Committee unanimously decided to recognize @AnderBeristain as the new recipient of the Morris Halle Memorial Award for Faculty Excellence in Phonology Award in 2025. Ander’s work addresses second and heritage language phonology and has found that bilingual speakers possess two physiological segment-timing systems.

Attend the 2025 LSA Annual Meeting to meet Ander and celebrate his achievement. #LSAAWARDS #Linguistics https://t.co/dKhjkuw9xw

[Joshua 🔮 Dees @morphologay]

Probably important to note that this abstract was NOT accepted for presentation and the reviewer I mention did not give it a high score (no bias here 😉).

[Joshua 🔮 Dees @morphologay]

I recently reread some conference-abstract reviews I received. And there is a certain reviewer or subset of reviewers who I think I’ve had on multiple occasions who give the most HELPFUL feedback.

[Joshua 🔮 Dees @morphologay]

I, by no means, expect volunteer reviewers to be quite as thorough/helpful as this person/people. I do, however, appreciate it a lot. It always gets me excited to work more on the project.