I've not really been on here for a while, but realised I hadn't really made that clear.
I'm the same name on BS and Masto (https://t.co/LS9CYOqsx7). And, of course, the blog is still blogging away.
Eye ~of~ newt and toe ~of~ frog,
Wool ~of~ bat and tongue ~of~ dog...
In this episode, we get enthusiastic and ~spoooky~ about possession!
https://t.co/HCfCJGjezG
Call for survey participants: Emoji preferences for Australian English speakers
My PhD student Mohanad Al-azzam is looking for Australian participants over the age of 18 for a short (5-10 minutes) anonymous online survey. Participant info and survey here:
https://t.co/puJf3KSRoR
This survey will compare emoji preferences of Australian English & Jordanian Arabic speakers, as part of a larger project on Jordanian Arabic emoji use.
I'll share results when Mohanad's PhD thesis is complete! (Ethics approval La Trobe Univesrity, reference number HEC22011)
We do love the word "do",
and we hope you do too.
Don't you want to know
what the word "do" can do?
This month's episode is about the weird and wonderful word "do"✨
https://t.co/gDJ119HJOt
Hello! Trying to evidence lingcomm work for a job thing
Have you used the following in linguistics teaching?
- The Superlinguo Linguistics Jobs interview resources https://t.co/MOotIoeJlu
- Any of the Lingthusiasm episodes on syntax or typology https://t.co/4kpdxcLv38
thanks!
I threw teacups in the lake ☕️
I was throwing teacups in the lake ☕️
These sentences both take place in the past, but they refer to events with different shapes: this difference is known as aspect
This episode: perfectly imperfect aspects of aspect!
https://t.co/JeoHUS1JZn
New Research Article: Emblems: Meaning at the interface of language and gesture
All about gestures like: 👍✌️👌🤷
With @kensycoop in @glossa_oa. I'm so proud of this one.
Grateful to @kensycoop, the reviewers and editorial team at @glossa_oa. Thanks to @DingemanseMark for his named review. It's always a pleasure to get feedback on a paper from Mark!
@stevage1 ooh! That's a fun game! The answer is certainly, but the only one I can think of right now is Wikimedia (wikipedia is a blend, and then reblends with media). I also looked up "smogocalypse" and found quite a few hits.