calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Our second Fall 2026 Speaker Series talk is this Friday! Exploring Argumenthood Dr. Ida Toivonen (Carleton University) Friday, Oct 2 | 3:00 pm | CHE 212 130
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 17/09/2026📢 CALL FOR PAPERS 📢 Abstract submissions for the Alberta Conference on Linguistics are now open! Send your abstract to albertaconferenceonlinguistics@gmail.com no later than 23:59 (MST) on October 23, 2026. For detailed information, please visit our website! 033
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Welcome back, everyone! 🍂 Our first Speaker Series talk of Fall 2026 is just around the corner — and this one's a collab with the Philosophy Speaker Series! 👀✨ Do Real Patterns Really Save Linguistics From LLMs? Dr. Ryan Nefdt (University of Cape Town) Friday, Sep 25 | 3:00 pm | SS 1253 144
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Start the Fall semester right — with a Dino Trip 🦖 to Drumheller!!! Here are some fun moments from the adventure 👉 Also, a huge thank you to Charys for organizing such an amazing road trip — we had a blast! 🎉 110
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Celebrating success at #UCalgaryLING! 🎉Congratulations to Charys Russell on the successful defence of her master's thesis, “Examining the Effects of High- and Low-Variability Training and their Interaction with Level of Task Processing.” 112
Reposted by @calgarylinguistics.bsky.socialUofC Linguistics @ucalgaryling.bsky.social · 17/07/2026The new course LING 599: Mathematical Linguistics (Formal Properties of Grammars) will be taught by Prof. Diego Gabriel Krivochen in Winter 2027 (MWF 12–12:50). This is a seminar for advanced students in LING, but students in other programs (CPSC, MATH, etc.) are most welcome to enrol and benefit! 134
Reposted by @calgarylinguistics.bsky.socialUofC Linguistics @ucalgaryling.bsky.social · 17/07/2026LING 302: Language in Humans & Machines will be taught as a no-prerequisite block-week course August 24–28 by computational linguist Brooklyn Sheppard. Don’t miss out! LING 302 is only offered every two years or so, and it’s already over half full (65/120) calendar.ucalgary.ca/courses/1663... 123
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 26/06/2026That's a wrap! 🎉 Again, a huge thank you to Dr. Dillon for four amazing days of eye-tracking workshops 🤩 and to everyone who stayed the extra days — safe travels! 🧳 Also, wrapping up some highlights from this year's CLA events at UCalgary 🌟 110
Reposted by @calgarylinguistics.bsky.socialUofC Linguistics @ucalgaryling.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Congratulations to Harvard Prof. Katie Franich (@kfran.bsky.social) and our (incl.) PhD candidate Vincent Nwosu on the publication of “Prosody and predictability in co-speech gestures: Evidence from Igbo ‘gesture shift’” www.journal-labphon.org/article/id/1...journal-labphon.orgProsody and predictability in co-speech gestures: Evidence from Igbo ‘gesture shift’Though predictability has been found to play an important role in reduction processes in speech, its role in conditioning co-speech gestures has not been explored. Co-speech gestures are known to be c... 151
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Evening again, everyone! The weather isn't so great today 🌬️🌥️ but the crash courses sure were! Huge thanks to Dr. Dillon & Dr. Hracs for their amazing courses today — we learnt so much! 🤩 131
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Evening, everyone~ 🌞 Hope you're soaking up this beautiful weather! It's the final day of the conference — here are today's UCalgary highlights :) Thank you for spending the past three days with us here at UCalgary, and we can't wait to see you all in Montreal next year! 🎉 131
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Good afternoon, everyone ☀️ Hope you are enjoying your second day at CLA 📖 Here are some highlights from UCalgary people in today's invited talk & 3 poster presentations⭐ 021
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Evening everyone! Hope you enjoyed the first day of CLA 📖 🥁 Here's a quick recap for UCalgary folks — we have 7 posters & 1 talk today featuring the incredible work of our students and faculty ✨ 031
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Hey guys! Don't forget we also have a Podcast :) New episode Tuesday! 🎙️ Our Podcast, Linguistically Aware, sits down with Dr. Julie Sedivy to explore Language in Humans and Machines. 131
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 27/05/2026📢 Eye-Tracking Workshop with Dr. Brian Dillon — don't forget to register! For grad students, postdocs & faculty in linguistics or cognitive science. June 20 & 22–25 | FREE | Closes at capacity. 👉 Link to register → gqr.sh/DBtE 020
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 25/05/2026We'd love to see you there 💛 CLA 2026 is coming up on June 17-19, and is hosted by UCalgary this year :) ‼️Friendly Reminder: Registration is required for the conference. 🔗 Register via the link below. See you all soon! event.fourwaves.com/cla-acl/regi... 111
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Excited for our new event in June! 🎉 Join Dr. Brian Dillon, Ph.D., for a fascinating evening on AI 🤖 and human language 🗣️ — plus explore UCalgary Ling students' research exhibitions 🌟. 🗓️ [Jun.16 / 6pm] | 📍 [Contemporary Calgary - Heather Edwards Theatre] ‼️Registration Required: gqr.sh/aBp4 031
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Attention graduate students: our next event is this Friday at 3pm. Bring your game face to CHE 212 to play a game of linguistics-themed Jeopardy! 100
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Join us next Friday for the next talk in our speaker series! Demonstrative ku in Korean: Its prosodic and syntactic analyses Dr. Kyumin Kim (Chungbuk National University) and Dr. Emily Elfner (York University) Friday, Feb 13 | 3:00pm | CHE 212 243
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Bring a dish from your home country (or a country near and dear to your heart) next week to share! Please be sure to mark what you’re bringing on the sign-up spreadsheet. We’ll see you in the grad lounge at 4pm! 111
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Join us this Friday for the first talk in our speaker series in Winter 2026, from the new colleague who joined the Linguistics Division this month :) Quandaries and the nature of grammars Dr. Diego Krivochen (University of Calgary) Friday, Jan 23 | 3:00 pm | CHE 212 122
Reposted by @calgarylinguistics.bsky.socialUofC Linguistics @ucalgaryling.bsky.social · 16/01/2026This afternoon! Be there or be square—because you won’t be a-round. Also the aliens’ language is … Never mind. 022
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Welcome back, everyone! We’re starting the year off strong with a screening and discussion of Arrival (2016). Join us in CHE 212 this Friday at 3pm. There will be popcorn! 032
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 09/12/2025I think now it’s safe to say this semester is wrapping up 🧶 Good luck with the rest of the writing & grading, and Happy Holidays to everyone :) 020
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Our last Brownbag Series this semester is on Friday! 👏 Friday, Nov 28 | 3pm | CHE 212 During this series, we will explore transdisciplinary connections with Linguistics! 110
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Check out this year's ACOL highlights of our students' presentation! Part one - poster sessions & Part two - talk sessions 😎 Thank you so much for UAlberta hosting the Alberta Conference on Linguistics this year! Looking forward to seeing you all again in Calgary next year! 120
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 20/11/2025The third talk in our speaker series is this Friday! (The second talk this week!) External possession and multitransitivity Dr. María Cristina Cuervo (University of Toronto) Friday, Nov 21 | 3:00pm | CHE 212 021
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 17/11/2025The second talk in our speaker series this semester is this Wednesday! (We will have two talks this week, stay tuned!) A Syntax-Semantics Interface in an Extraterrestrial Language: A Thought Experiment Dr. Carol Tenny Wednesday, Nov 19 | 12:00pm | CHE 212 011
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Join our trivia team, you will. Meet outside the Den in the basement of Mac Hall at 6:00pm on Tuesday, November 18th. The event goes until 8:30pm. 011
Reposted by @calgarylinguistics.bsky.socialDarin Flynn @phono-logical.bsky.social · 10/11/2025I wish there were a Humans of Forvo. I’d love a profile of Bríd Eilís, say, who has uploaded 13k words and phrases of her Galway Irish. And imagine an interview with someone like user piral58: “You’ll soon have recorded and shared 100k words and phrases of Luxembourgish. What drives you, kind sir?” 121
Reposted by @calgarylinguistics.bsky.socialGretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 07/11/2025At 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! 25220
Reposted by @calgarylinguistics.bsky.socialGretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 05/11/2025New favourite example of structural ambiguity 182388340
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Coming back to our Brownbag Series this Friday! Friday, Nov 7 | 3pm | CHE 212 During this series, we will explore transdisciplinary connections with Linguistics! This week, we will discuss Engineering with Dr. Benjamin Tan from Schulich School of Engineering! 120
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Join us this Friday for the first talk in our speaker series in Fall 2025! What is that thing? Distributional Bootstrapping of Determiner Semantics Dr. Ana Pérez-Leroux' (University of Toronto) Friday, Oct 31 | 3:00 pm | CHE 212 111
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 23/10/2025It’s time to get spooky and solve some ghost mysteries! Our Halloween party is on Thursday, October 30th. Things kick off at 3pm. Be sure to wear a costume for a chance to win a prize! 120
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 20/10/2025This Friday! Continuing on our NEW brownbag series! We will explore Linguistics with Creative Performing Arts! 🎭 Fri, Oct 24 | 3pm | CHE 212 This week, we will have Ms. Jane MacFarlane, MFA, from School of Creative and Performing Arts. 000
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 19/10/2025The phonetics lab had a great time at Methods and Techniques in Phonetic Sciences this weekend! There’s some really neat research out there. We loved checking in on what techniques other labs are utilizing, and sharing how we’re using free classification at the UofC. 052
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 16/10/2025One of these projects may or may not be my thesis 010
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Our NEW event, the Linguistics Brownbag Series, starts this Friday! 👏 Friday, Oct 17 | 3pm | CHE 212 During this series, we will explore transdisciplinary connections with Linguistics! This week, we will discuss Marketing with Dr. Ruth Pogacar from Haskayne School of Business. 032
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Congratulations to our PhD candidate, Vincent Nwosu, on being interviewed about his research by one of Nigeria's major newspapers 🎉! tribuneonlineng.com/nearly-300-n... 020
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Welcome back, graduate students! We're kicking off the semester with a good ol' Meet & Greet. Pop by the grad lounge (CHC 212) between 12pm and 3pm to meet (or reunite with) your peers, grab some snacks, and stick around for some card games. 032
Reposted by @calgarylinguistics.bsky.socialUofC Linguistics @ucalgaryling.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Congratulations to Dr. Mahyar Nakhaei who just received his PhD in Linguistics after a great virtual defence of his thesis, “A psycholinguistic approach toward an instance of a language change: The case of -esh in Persian” 153
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Celebrating success at #UCalgaryLING! Congratulations to Dr. Mahyar Nakhaei for successfully defending his PhD Dissertation, “A psycholinguistic approach toward an instance of a language change: The case of -esh in Persian”. Congratulations also to Mahyar's supervisor, Dr. Dennis Storoshenko. 110
Reposted by @calgarylinguistics.bsky.socialUofC Linguistics @ucalgaryling.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Big congratulations to Cheryl Iwanchuk on successfully defending her MA thesis, “Do you get what I mean? Contrastive inference and comprehension in children”!! 132
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Celebrating success at #UCalgaryLING! Congratulations to Cheryl Iwanchuk on the successful defence of her thesis, “Do you get what I mean? Contrastive inference and comprehension in children.” Congratulations also to Cheryl's supervisor, Dr. Dimitrios Skordos! 121
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 06/06/2025The @cla-acl.bsky.social conference is over, but we're here at the LaTeX workshop! 130
Reposted by @calgarylinguistics.bsky.socialUofC Linguistics @ucalgaryling.bsky.social · 05/06/2025“Two UCalgary linguists walk into an epidemiology lab …” www.ucalgary.ca/news/two-uca...ucalgary.caTwo UCalgary linguists walk into an epidemiology lab …And the results are no joke. Faculty of Arts alumni Lindsay Hracs and Joseph Windsor lead ground-breaking research paper on the evolution of inflammatory bowel disease 121
Reposted by @calgarylinguistics.bsky.socialGretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 04/06/2025Hearing updates about the Canadian Language Museum at the Canadian Linguistics Association annual meeting, they have lots of traveling exhibitions all over the country! #linguistics #claacl2025 languagemuseum.calanguagemuseum.caCanadian Language Museum - Home - Canadian Language MuseumCanadian Language Museum - Languages are the foundation ofCanada’s future On Display May 4 - June 19, 2024 This exhibit of photographs and text explores the speech of Toronto youth, and was created th... 0245
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 05/06/2025We're getting a much chiller start to the day at @cla-acl.bsky.social. On to Day 3! 110
calgarylinguistics.bsky.social @calgarylinguistics.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Next poster session coming up! 000
