Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026New collaborative work with Matt Husband and Runyi Yao featuring an incremental QUD approach to causal discourse expectations doi.org/10.1016/j.ac...doi.orgRedirecting 061
Reposted by Daniel AltshulerJesus College Oxford @jesusoxford.bsky.social · 05/08/2026We are delighted to welcome Lindsay Skoll CMG as our new Principal. Lindsay, formerly His Majesty’s Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the UN in Vienna, succeeds Prof Sir Nigel Shadbolt, who retired at the end of July. Read more: ow.ly/8vL450ZwsXc 042
Reposted by Daniel AltshulerColin Phillips @colinphillips.bsky.social · 15/05/2026We are looking to fill an open-rank position in Sociolinguistics in Oxford, in conjunction with Worcester College. Come be a part of the exciting developments in language and linguistics in Oxford! www.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2026/05... 12626
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Hiring in syntax/semantics. 1 year position at @ox.ac.uk. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...my.corehr.com' 058
Reposted by Daniel AltshulerJoel David Hamkins @joeldavidhamkins.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Five-year postdoc at Oxford in Logic and the Philosophy of Mathematics. Deadline May 1. www.chch.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/ca...chch.ox.ac.ukCareer Development Fellowship in Philosophy 021
Reposted by Daniel AltshulerDaniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 19/02/2026If you (or your students) would benefit from a summer institute that features introductory courses in theoretical linguistics and analytic philosophy, consider YALP, taking place June 29 - July 10 in Yerevan, Armenia. Spread the word! linguistlist.org/issues/37-697 sites.google.com/view/yalp201... 013
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 19/02/2026If you (or your students) would benefit from a summer institute that features introductory courses in theoretical linguistics and analytic philosophy, consider YALP, taking place June 29 - July 10 in Yerevan, Armenia. Spread the word! linguistlist.org/issues/37-697 sites.google.com/view/yalp201... 013
Reposted by Daniel AltshulerGuillaume @gguitang.bsky.social · 02/02/2026New paper out 🥳 Joint work with @danielaltshuler.bsky.social on monosyndetic and bisyndetic conjunction in Gizey. I keep coming back to this reviewer’s comment: “Absolutely publishable as is… no suggestions for improvement (first time in 20+ years!)” 🤣🤣. It's here: journals.flvc.org/sal/article/...journals.flvc.org Monosyndetic and bisyndetic conjunction in Gizey | Studies in African Linguistics 054
Reposted by Daniel AltshulerJesus College Oxford @jesusoxford.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Congratulations to Daniel Altshuler, Tutorial Fellow in Linguistics, who recently won the Linguistics Society of America (LSA) Mentoring Award. The award recognises the work of individuals or organisations that have exhibited a sustained commitment to mentoring linguists. 👏 071
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Thanks to @lingsocam.bsky.social for the Mentoring Award. Teaching and learning from my mentees is the best part of my job. I owe it to them for this recognition. (Wish I could have made it to the LSA this year, but at home teaching and mentoring my newborn). Photo credit @colinphillips.bsky.social 1170
Reposted by Daniel AltshulerLinguist List @linguistlist.bsky.social · 18/12/2025FYI: Vintage Linguistics Mini-Postersdlvr.itFYI: Vintage Linguistics Mini-PostersCascadilla Press is now selling sets of mini-posters for linguistics adapted from vintage propaganda poster designs and old WPA poster art. These are 5.5" x 8.5" (140 x 216 mm) mini-posters printed on a premium matte 16 pt cover stock as a set of 9 different designs. You can see the set and order at: https://www.cascadilla.com/miniposters.html 031
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 02/12/2025From rooftop of @jesusoxford.bsky.social (photo credit: Yiqiong) 050
Reposted by Daniel AltshulerExperimental Philosophy Journal @xphijournal.bsky.social · 13/11/2025The journal's homepage is now live: journals.ub.uni-koeln.de/index.php/xphi We will soon also be found under xphi.eu. Accepting submissions in about 2 weeks.journals.ub.uni-koeln.de Experimental Philosophy 12114
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 06/11/2025New paper on discourse garden path with @thebarnfell.bsky.social and Kelsey Sasaki (forthcoming in SALT proceedings). lingbuzz.net/lingbuzz/009...lingbuzz.netIncremental interpretation of discourse coherence: Evidence from reading times - lingbuzz/009464In some discourses, a given inference would be natural at one point, but impossible at the next. We focus here on such cases with inferences of temporal and causal order usually described as ambiguit ... 050
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Fall colors at Lady Margaret Hall @ox.ac.uk 030
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Fall colors at Worcester College @ox.ac.uk 020
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Fall colors at Somerville College @ox.ac.uk 020
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 19/10/2025With Maria Aloni @ox.ac.uk prior to her fascinating talk 080
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 01/10/2025For London-area academics: our 3rd colloq in linguistics and philosophy. 031
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 08/09/2025According to the OED, French hérisson really does derive from Latin ericius, and English urchin is indeed ultimately a borrowing of hérisson. 010
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Cool question!! I asked my colleague Philomen Probert and she said that German Igel and its cognates in other Germanic languages go back to a (western) Proto-Indo-European pre-form such as *eghīnos. 110
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Entrance to a private garden in Vienna (love this sign) 130
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 17/08/2025500 year anniversary of @christchurchoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk 050
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Thanks Ruben. Hope our paths cross soon. 010
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Promoted to Professor of Semantics and Pragmatics at @ox.ac.uk @jesusoxford.bsky.social @brasenoseoxford.bsky.social Thankful for all the support and mentorship along the way. 6340
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 23/07/2025The start/end of the Old Danube in Vienna 050
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Hanging out with the brilliant LOT instructors in Antwerp: Astrid de Wit, @adelegoldberg.bsky.social and Johan van der Auwera 091
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Oxford -> Brussels (for LOT) -> Yerevan (for YALP) -> Glasgow (the Joint Session) -> Vienna (Sabbatical). 030
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 01/06/2025nah, just a quick stop in Germany to meet my new nephew… 010
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Spoiled by my mother in law with Ghapama, a traditional Armenian meal out of pumpkin 160
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Lol. Yeah the Mets kept hitting into double plays. 010
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Three linguistics jobs at Oxford!! Please spread the word. linguistlist.org/issues/36/14...linguistlist.org LINGUIST List 36.1438 Jobs: French; General Linguistics, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics, Semantics, Sociolinguistics: Lecturers (3) in Linguistics, University of Oxford The LINGUIST List, International Linguistics Community Online. 062
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 02/04/2025When your new shoes match your textbook. (Thanks to @gguitang.bsky.social for noticing my new fashion sense). 090
Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Spotted in Oxford. We are all here to serve. 130