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Today is Uyghur Language Day. I once had the honour of talking with Uyghur language advocate Abduweli Ayup, who was imprisoned for his work by the Chinese government. That’s here, from 37:36. becauselanguage.com/101-talkin-c...

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I’d love to watch a Wes Anderson-style movie about the lives of everyone I know, care about, and love.

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I have a crush on @adamkinzinger.substack.com.

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I’m offering a hearty musclebear hug to whoever unravels the true etymology of the word “Hoosier.”

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Do you remember when Facebook had a pirate language setting? Pirate English on Facebook from NYT Archive.

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bro don't egg my nog. just leave my nog un-egged bro. bro i can see you're very clearly egging ALL up in my nog www.qwantz.com/index.php?co...

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Yabancılara Türkçe öğretirken çok sık karşılaştığım bir durum: “Anladım, ‘hayır’ diye yazılıyor, ama ‘hayış’ şeklinde telaffuz ediliyor.” İşin ilginci de örgün eğitimimiz boyunca Türkiye’de tek bir öğretmenin bile bundan bahsetmemiş olması ve hiçbir öğrencinin bunu farkedip sormaması.

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#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 26 May 2025 (Independence Day of Georgia): “დამოუკიდებლობა” (damouḳidebloba; Georgian)—“independence; self-sufficiency”. The Declaration of Independence was adopted on this day in 1918 after the Russian Revolution of 1917. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

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In #Oxford? Interested in #Pontic / #BlackSea studies? Join expert Rustam Shukurov for his talk this Wed 28 May on "The Empire of Trebizond: The State of Research and Possible Future Directions". talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/75d...

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The bouba-kiki effect is the mental association speakers have between certain sounds and certain shapes. It stems from a famous 2001 experiment by linguists V.S. Ramachandran & Edward Hubbard, replicating an earlier 1924 experiment by psychologist Dimitri Uznadze, in which ... 1/

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Remember folks: correlation ≠ causation.

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It's that time of the week again - our latest podcast episode is now out! In this episode of When Languages Meet, the hosts discuss how multilinguals navigate their sound systems! Phonetics fans, enjoy! #lingcomm

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"When language is reduced to grammar, phonetics and vocabulary – as it often is in second language classrooms and in many studies of bilinguals – it is easy to miss why people care so deeply about it." @thetls.bsky.social www.the-tls.co.uk/languages-ll...

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sobs in Anatolian #typology #langsky

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Song of the day: Life During War Time "This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around." My nomination for the soundtrack song of 2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8al5...

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#Librarian position open at the British Institute at #Ankara! Özellikle İngilizce bilen Türk(iyeli) arkadaşlarıma duyuruyorum: biaa.ac.uk/grants/biaa-...

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‘Your beliefs about how the world works are supported by the data you pay attention to because it supports your beliefs about how the world works. Failure is the only escape from this cycle of stagnant understanding.’ #ForestJar reminds me of Foucault's ideas re: knowledge & power being intertwined.

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"find you on facebook"? more like YOU'LL find ME with my face on a pillow, THANKS! www.qwantz.com/index.php?co...

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Renault Avantime spotted in Croydon. This one is the flagship 207hp 3.0-litre V6, with a matching blue and white leather interior. Magnifique!

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Zuck is focused on people forming friendships with AI chatbots than on building genuine connections with real people. Let’s make an effort to connect in person whenever possible. We’re not our digital images we construct online. We’re real human beings with feelings and experiences. @futurism.com

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Here is my current table of Turkish-origin loanwords in Gulf Arabic. It is a half-baked side quest, but we might as well discuss some of these! @hatulimyafim.bsky.social @malikara.bsky.social Below are notes about the problems I had . . .

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In 1906 American boxer Jim Johnson came to Finland to teach Helsinki police some boxing techniques. To celebrate the occasion this glorious photo was made. Source: Police museum Finland poliisimuseo.fi

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Looking at the dash inside a fully restored DMC DeLorean “Hero” at Volo Auto Museum. 🤩

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People are losing the ability to engage in deep reading and to concentrate for long enough to read a book 😱 That’s why we have the annual Language-on-the-Move Reading Challenge www.languageonthemove.com/language-on-...

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Volo Bog State Natural Area in Volo, IL 🇺🇸 It is the only remaining open-water quaking bog in Illinois. Everything you see, including trees, are floating above 50 ft deep water. #naturesky

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substack'e koyduğum geçmişten yazıların tamamı bir biçimde dil devrimine çıktığından adını merdek'ten dildevrimi'ne (dildevrimi.substack.com) dönderdim, daha önceden akıl edememişim. ikincil literatürde anılan makaleleri de bulup eklemek gerek, şu ana dek arşivlerde kendi denk geldiklerimi ekledim.

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Very stoked to see this tonight! 😎 www.pinkfloyd.film #pinkfloyd #musicsky

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Popeye gets it.

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This is so important. And especially in non experimental studies where bias - not variance - is the first order concern.

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If you are trying to figure out how to make sense of authoritarian turn, read this thoughtful review by @jfarkas.bsky.social and @bilgeyesil.bsky.social new book on Turkish mediated authoritarianism and how to contest its hold..

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