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Barbara Hemforth @bhemforth.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Envie d'aider la recherche? Nous cherchons des participants pour une expérience sur la compréhension des phrases dans des conditions de vision réduite. Conditions: Etre locutrice ou locuteur natif du français, avoir plus de 18 ans. Cliquez sur le lien... ibex.llf-paris.fr/ibexexps/Jia...

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Benjamin Storme @bstorme.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I have been informally testing chatbots on what one could call the "Joey Starr test", i.e the ability to "verlanize" French words ("cité"-"téci"). ChatGPT still fails on some hard cases. But Mistral unfortunately does much worse. Look how it confidently says that "ckan" is informal for "Franck"

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Cédric Patin @cedricpatin.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

RALFe 2026 will be held at Paris 8 on 4–5 June with a workshop on allomorphy at Paris Cité on 3 June. The invited speakers are Colin Phillips, Anamaria Fălăuş, Richard Kayne, Marijke de Belder, and Markéta Ziková. Deadline for submission is 10 February. sites.google.com/view/ralfe2026

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Rencontres Autour de la Linguistique Formelle

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Benjamin Storme @bstorme.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

I am looking for this paper, but can't find it online and no library in the Netherlands seems to have a physical copy. Does anybody here have a copy by any chance? Tranel, Bernard (1998). Suppletion and OT: On the issue of the syntax/phonology interaction. The Proceedings of the 16th WCCFL.

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Elles comme linguistes @elleslinguistes.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Je recherche des stagiaires (F/H/X) pour travailler à la constitution d’un grand corpus vocal multilingue. #phonétique #phonetics #corpus #langues #linguistique #TAL #linguistics #languages #automaticalignment #stage L'offre est accessible dans son intégralité ici: www.linkedin.com/hiring/jobs/...

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Benjamin Storme @bstorme.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Ma publication dans "the Conversation" sur l'écriture inclusive (theconversation.com/lecriture-in...) m'a valu ma première qualification de "wokiste" ("immonde wokiste"). L'ironie, c'est que le mot "wokiste" est lui-même une forme d'écriture inclusive (forme neutre). "Wokard" serait plus adapté.

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Benjamin Storme @bstorme.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Dans cet article de "The Conversation", on explique comment certaines formes d'écriture inclusive permettent non seulement de mieux représenter les femmes, mais également de lutter contre les stéréotypes de genre - ce qui peut bénéficier aussi bien aux femmes qu'aux hommes.

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Remco Breuker 🟥 @remcobreuker.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Kom naar de Avond van de Talen bij @leidenhumanities.bsky.social op vrijdag 26 september tussen 18.30 en 22.00. Kom een taal leren!

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Benjamin Storme @bstorme.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Faut-il changer la devise du Panthéon "Aux grands hommes la patrie reconnaissante" ? Sharon Peperkamp, chercheuse au CNRS, propose de remplacer le masculin par un féminin générique et "patrie" par "nation". Ça donne "Aux grandes âmes la nation reconnaissante". www.ouest-france.fr/societe/egal...

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Et les « grandes femmes » ? La devise du Panthéon divise

« Aux grands hommes la patrie reconnaissante » : la ministre de l’Éducation nationale, Élisabeth Borne, propose d’ouvrir le débat vers un changement de devise du Panthéon, afin d’inclure les femmes il...

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Tommy van Avermaete @tommyvav.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

For a podcast on higher education and academic freedom, I’d like to interview an American academic about her/his/their experiences. Please DM me if you can help. Sharing this message is much appreciated. Participating anonymously is definitely possible. @woinactie.bsky.social

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Benjamin Storme @bstorme.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

On May 23, we’re celebrating our 130-year anniversary and the exciting news that the French department at Leiden University is here to stay! I will give a short talk about real-world applications of linguistics, from forensic linguistics to AI. www.universiteitleiden.nl/agenda/2025/...

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Célébrons le français: Symposium 130 jaar Franse Taal en Cultuur in Leiden

Kennis van de Franse taal en Franstalige culturen van over de hele wereld is van enorme waarde voor Nederland. Het Frans wordt wereldwijd door meer dan 320 miljoen mensen gesproken, inclusief in lande...

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Benjamin Storme @bstorme.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

We have an opening for a PhD position in French ling in Leiden. The PhD student will investigate the phonology/phonetics of one or more French-based creoles + contribute to teaching language/linguistics in the French program. Deadline: 31-3-2025. More info www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...

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PhD candidate in French linguistics

Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University Centre for Linguistics has a vacancy for a PhD candidate in French linguistics, starting September 2025 (1.0 fte) Project description/ Key responsibilities Cre...

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Study Association TWIST @studieverenigingtwist.nl · 14/02/2025

Call for Abstracts is closing soon! The 19th T.W.I.S.T. Student Conference in #Linguistics is looking for student speakers. The deadline is in about a week (21 Feb). Have any interesting research to share? Submit an abstract! You can find more information at conference.studieverenigingtwist.nl

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Benjamin Storme @bstorme.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

📢 The programme of the OCP workshop on vowel harmony is out! Invited speakers: Harry van der Hulst and Alexander Martin. Takes place in Leiden (Leiden Bio Science park) on February 4th (registration: fon.hum.uva.nl/ocp22/regist...). Workshop webpage: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

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OCP Workshop on Vowel Harmony

This one-day workshop is part of the Old world Conference on Phonology organized by the University of Amsterdam. It is possible for an author to submit an abstract to both the main conference and the ...

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Benjamin Storme @bstorme.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

En 1945, mon arrière-grand-père mourait prisonnier de guerre en Allemagne. Ma famille ne savait pas grand chose sur les circonstances de sa mort. Ce petit livre raconte comment, entre 2019 et 2023, j'ai pu élucider le mystère. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

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Les lapins de Königsberg : sur les traces de Paul Lannoo, mort pour la France en 1945

De Paul Lannoo, mon arrière-grand-père, on ne sait toujours pas grand chose. On n'en saura sans doute jamais beaucoup sur la vie de cet homme, né en septembre 1908 dans le Nord et mort à seulement 36 ...

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Philipp Krämer @phkraemer.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Universities all over Europe are cutting language programs and closing the doors to the world. We want to get a more complete picture: where, when, why? If you know of any such cases, please tell us (and share the link with your language and linguistics contacts)! elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/13...

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Benjamin Storme @bstorme.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

The Old World Conference in Phonology (OCP) is taking place at the U. of Amsterdam in 2025. And Leiden is hosting a satellite workshop on vowel harmony right before the conference, on February 4th, 2025. Submit an abstract until Dec 1st! linguistlist.org/issues/35-29...

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LINGUIST List 35.2922 Calls: OCP Workshop on Vowel Harmony

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David Adger @davidadger.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Computational Linguistics job (Assistant Prof level, permanent) at our lovely linguistics department in Queen Mary. We're starting a new MSc in Lings and AI. Deadline Jan 5th, interviews late February. linguistlist.org/issues/35-33... #linguistics please repost!

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LINGUIST List 35.3363 Jobs: Lecturer in Computational Linguistics, Queen Mary University of London

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Benjamin Storme @bstorme.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

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LINGUIST List 35.2922 Calls: OCP Workshop on Vowel Harmony

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Benjamin Storme @bstorme.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

In a paper to appear in LI Squibs, I propose a method to quantitatively assess the role of contrast in linguistic patterns showing variation. I use the method to model a probabilistic pattern of homophony avoidance in Persian. Paper available on lingbuzz: lingbuzz.net/lingbuzz/007...

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Benjamin Storme @bstorme.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

The way we use words says quite a lot about who we are. Look at the frequency of use of function words such as 'and', 'of' by French play writers Molière and Corneille: each author has it own particular way of using these words - a kind of lexical footprint. Data from www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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