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Alex Johnston

@alexandrajohnston.bsky.social

Sociocultural linguist, Assoc Prof of the Practice @ Georgetown Linguistics, careers for linguists, Fulbright, cats, weaving, food, Kyoto, DC, Beirut

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 07/11/2025

At this year's @lingcomm.bsky.social conference, we learned that the UK has been celebrating National Linguistics Day on November 26th, and everyone immediately went, hey, can't we make that World Linguistics Day? Well, now it's only 20 days away, so time to get your celebration plans in order!

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Alex Johnston @alexandrajohnston.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Call for papers: The Georgetown University Round Table on Languages & Linguistics (GURT), will take place in person in Washington DC, March 6-8, 2026! Theme: "FUTURING LINGUISTICS". Plenary by @acharityhudley.bsky.social #GURT2026 #futuringlinguistics #linguistics gurt.georgetown.edu/gurt-2026-un...

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GURT 2026 Call for Papers - Georgetown University Round Table

The GURT 2026 Organizing Committee is proud to announce that the call for papers is now open! THEME: FUTURING LINGUISTICS: Content, Curriculum & Careers What does the future of linguistics look like? ...

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LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Last week's Career Talk was a blast! @alexandrajohnston.bsky.social talked about LinkedIn and how to make it work for linguists interested in industry jobs 👀 If you've missed it, you can watch the recording on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPWB...

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Mastering LinkedIn as a Linguist - Career Talks Series - Talk 4

YouTube video by LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 15/01/2024

Great metaphor by Dr. Kelly Wright in this NYT writeup of #woty2023 (The red carpet event of #LSA2024!) www.nytimes.com/2024/01/15/c...

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Among Linguists, the Word of the Year Is More of a Vibe

The American Dialect Society selected a term that refers to the deterioration of online platforms.

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