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I abhor fascism, so it’s with a heavy heart that I’m going to do a fascism, awfully sorry about your human rights

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Who's gonna tell her about Jesus?

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Depressing stuff on international students. It's clearly possible for circumstances in a student's home country to worsen over three years so that grounds for an asylum claim develop. 1/2

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Yet another amazing review for #RareTongues Thank you Nature magazine! I am starting to enjoy the review period now (usually I live in dread).

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Delighted to see this fabulous review of #RareTongues in the Wall Street Journal.. Thanks so much!

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“Rare Tongues is at heart a personal journey. . . . Gibb navigates complex and sensitive terrain—technical and politically charged—with both scholarly rigor and warmth.” Read the full review of @drlornagibb.bsky.social’s global tour of endangered languages at @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

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Delighted to see this fabulous review of #RareTongues in the Wall Street Journal.. Thanks so much!

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www.arabnews.com/node/2598680... Lovely wee mention for Rare Tongues @princetonupress.bsky.social in the Arab News today!

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@drlornagibb.bsky.social examines the seriousness of preserving the world’s most obscure (and endangered) languages.

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'A few of [these languages] are under threat, their continued existence in question, because of creeping linguistic homogeneity, moving like a silencing killer across our landscapes, rendering words unspoken and forgotten.' Very interesting essay on endangered languages by @drlornagibb.bsky.social:

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So excited to have this piece as an intro to #RareTongues on the mighty beast that is Lit Hub! Thank you!

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“The book is also, in part, a memoir.” In "Rare Tongues," @drlornagibb.bsky.social weaves together endangered languages with personal stories, choosing tongues that moved her or shaped her life. What language has left a mark on your life? #ThatWordChat #RareTongues #Linguistics #Memoir

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“I grew up bilingual without knowing it.” @drlornagibb.bsky.social shares how language shaped her early life in a working-class Scottish home and how that quiet fluency would eventually shape her work. At the time, Scots was considered “just a dialect”—something informal, overlooked. #ThatWordChat

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Are non-written languages more endangered? @drlornagibb.bsky.social breaks it down: without a written record, many languages disappear without a trace. The irony - some of the best records we do have of endangered oral languages were created by the very people who endangered them. #RareTongues

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Launch Day! Events lined up for tonight!

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Jupiter in his happy place. #catsonbluesky

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We’re going live with @drlornagibb.bsky.social on April 22 to celebrate "Rare Tongues," her powerful new book about endangered languages around the world. Register to join us: bit.ly/ThatWordChat #ThatWordChat #BookLaunch #AmReading #Linguistics

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Inspiring flash fiction from @kitdewaal.bsky.social. I see how it won the @bridportprize.bsky.social!

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I would do anything for growth (but I won't do that). Labour continues to put the party interest before the national interest.

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Tiggy is completely unimpressed by the lovely @princetonupress.bsky.social box. Wonder if I can get her more keen when this lovely US edition launches in less than 3 weeks! What do you think? #RareTongues #Princeton

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I love this coming together of my creative and academic work. I am honoured @rosarioariasuma.bsky.social thought my novel worth writing about for an academic journal, and so enjoyed reading her analysis.

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Stirling is v cool and people should recommend this to their students or apply if they're interested 💚

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What a wonderful audience! Thank you so much lovely @portybooks.bsky.social !

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What a night we just had! 🌟 Thank you so much @drlornagibb.bsky.social for such a wonderful event & thought-provoking conversation about linguistics — we had an incredible time! ✨ 📹: Missed out? Don’t worry! You can rewatch the event on the Events section on our website.

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A week to go until the first @writeback.bsky.social at the British Library. We have three superb writers who will each be discussing a subject of their choice, then going ahead to interview each other. Should be a great night. Tickets here thebritishlibrary.seetickets.com/event/writeb...

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It's been a wonderful whirlwind of a London visiting. Signings, too little time thinking about a new book in the BL, and seeing old friends in the evening. One bookshop visit and a publisher lunch to go, then back to Scotland to read from #RareTongues at a conference tomorrow!

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“Once a language is lost, important knowledge disappears with it.” Rare Tongues author @drlornagibb.bsky.social takes readers on “a thought-provoking tour of the diversity within the world’s languages—and [makes] a strong case for their preservation." Read more: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

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Name. Shame. Set aflame.

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Today is a reminder of Zelensky's superhuman stamina and strength. He deflected deeply unfair vile attacks in his 3rd language and kept it together while two bullies threatened his country's existence and repeated the tired but infuriating propaganda tropes of the aggressor.

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Perfect celebration in #Glasgow Byres Rd #Waterstones for the launch of #RareTongues So grateful to the friends who travelled a way to be there, to John Cavanagh for being a fantastic interviewer, and to the audience for such great questions!

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From fluent speakers to new Gaelic learners, everyone can raise their voice this #SayAGaelicPhraseDay! 󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We're celebrating today with three of our Through The #ShortbreadTin team... Find out more about how you can get involved by heading to @sngaidhlig.bsky.social

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Happy Publication Day to Me!

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Archaeologists Discover Rare Gold Tongues in Egyptian Burial Chamber news.artnet.com/art-world/ar...

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Here's a look at what we're publishing in February! 🎉 Rare Tongues atlantic-books.co.uk/book/rare-to... The Kings Head atlantic-books.co.uk/book/the-kin...

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This is removing the word asylum from our country. It's shameful. My late dad was staunch Labour and he would weep if he could see this.

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