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David Willis @david1willis.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

A reminder that the deadline for this 4-year Research Associate in Language Variation and Change in English at Oxford is approaching on Friday 26 June. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

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Colin Phillips @colinphillips.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

We 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...

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Celtic at Oxford @oxfordceltic.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Delighted to welcome @aaron-griffith.bsky.social to Oxford this week as this year's O'Donnell Lecturer, talking about variation in Old Irish. Join us this Friday at 5.30pm in the Schwarzman Centre. Book a free ticket here: www.english.ox.ac.uk/event/old-ir...

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Jesus College Oxford @jesusoxford.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

A new series of Stori'r Iaith, the S4C programme that explores the history of the Welsh language, starts today. Ep 1 was filmed at Jesus and features several of Oxford's Celtic scholars. Watch the programme live at 9PM or on catch-up: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n1q6c0. Subtitles available.

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S4C - Stori'r Iaith, Cyfres 2, Stori'r Iaith - Cerys Matthews

Cyfres Newydd. Cerys Matthews sy'n mynd ar daith bersonol i olrhain stori'r iaith Gymra...

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Language and geography @tweetolectology.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Tweetolectology has family! Postdoc/doctoral positions in language variation/change available on Curlew: Census of Urban & Rural Lang in England & Wales with @davidbritain.bsky.social @david1willis.bsky.social, @adrianleemann.bsky.social @paulfoulkes.bsky.social in Bern/Oxford/York www.curlew.info

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CURLEW - Census of Urban and Rural Language in England and Wales

A comprehensive sociolinguistic survey documenting dialect variation across England and Wales

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David Willis @david1willis.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Some results from our Tweetolectology project with @adrianleemann.bsky.social

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Language and geography @tweetolectology.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Welcome to 2026 everybody! Hope you had fun at New Year. Or should that be at New Years?

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David Willis @david1willis.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

More of the Curlew team in action!

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Adrian Leemann @adrianleemann.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

David Britain, Paul Foulkes, David Willis and I have been awarded 2.5M CHF by SNSF & AHRC for CURLEW – the first major survey of English dialects in England & Wales in 75+ years. Starts: 2026 – posts to come. Outputs: papers + a public dialect atlas 🗺️ 📸 Drafting the proposal, Bern, Jan 2025.

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