Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsFreie Universität Berlin @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social · 17hPlatz 113 weltweit 🏅 Die Freie Universität Berlin gehört im Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2027 zu den besten fünf Prozent und zu den neun bestplatzierten Universitäten Deutschlands. 🔗 www.fu-berlin.de/presse/infor... 051
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 18hNew term means new series of #DahlemLecturesInLinguistics (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social)! We have (almost) everything: French syntax, register acquisition, political language, Neo-Aramaic, sociocultural linguistics, clitics, and historical multilingualism 🤩 🔗 www.dcl.fu-berlin.de/veranstaltun... 0129
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 19h#OTD 100 years ago, Els Oksaar (1926–2015) was born 🎉 She was a leading scholar of early language acquisition, language contact, and multilingualism in children. She also developed the theory of culturemes. #WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx 064
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsSofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Goodbye, Berlin! Goodbye, FU! Thanks for the lovely farewell weather ☺️ 0151
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsFreie Universität Berlin @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🚲 Neue Fahrradbügel? Easy. Überdachte Stellplätze? Logo! Nur: Dann steht ein Baum im Weg oder Leitungen verlaufen unter geplanten Standorten. Quentin Fleischer erklärt im Interview, was hinter #FUturRad steckt – und warum am Ende sogar mehr gebaut wird als geplant 🔗 www.fu-berlin.de/campusleben/... 032
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#OTD 144 years ago, Lilias E. Armstrong (1882–1937) was born 🎂 A phonetician, expert on English and French intonation and the tone systems of Somali and Kikuyu. She also studied intonation in the context of teaching English as a foreign language. #WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx 087
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#OTD 343 years ago, Elizabeth Elstob (1683–1756) was born 🥳 A translator and pioneer of Old English studies, she authored "The Rudiments of Grammar for the English-Saxon Tongue", the first Old English grammar written in English. #WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx 01611
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026#OTD 280 years ago, William Jones (1746–1794) was born 🎉 He is best known for the “philologer passage”, in which he argued that the similarities between the languages of Europe and India point to a common ancestor. He was not the first to make this observation, though. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx 030
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#OTD 83 years ago, Brigitte Schlieben-Lange (1943–2000) was born 🎂 A language historian and sociolinguist specialising in Romance languages, she is commemorated in Baden-Württemberg through a programme supporting female researchers with children. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx #WomenInLinguistics 0104
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsWetter Berlin Dahlem @wind-berlin.de · 25/09/2026Am Rande von Hoch ARNO ist es heute zunächst trüb bei etwas Niederschlag und maximal 16°C. Im Verlauf zeigt sich zunehmend die Sonne und am Wochenende wird es auch wieder wärmer. Ab Montag wird es spätsommerlich mit bis zu 25°C. /Jk 041
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsLena Wilkens @lenawlkns.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Was wäre Forschung ohne Proband:innensuche? Vermutlich entspannter – aber auch langweilig. Aka: Ich suche Proband:innen im Raum Berlin: • 30–49 oder 65+ • Deutsch als alleinige Erstsprache • keine neurologischen/sprachlichen Beeinträchtigungen Interesse? lenasophie.wilkens@fu-berlin.de 244
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsWetter Berlin Dahlem @wind-berlin.de · 22/09/2026Heute und morgen gibt es im Bereich des Hochs ZANDER reichlich Sonne bei Höchstwerten von 18 bis 19°C. In der Nacht zum Donnerstag nähert sich die Kaltfront des Tiefs CHRISTINA mit etwas Regen. Zum Wochenende kann sich dann bereits Hoch ARNO bei uns durchsetzen. 032
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026#OTD 268 years ago, Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy (1758–1838) was born 🎉 He was an expert in Arabic, Syriac, and Persian, and the first French linguist to attempt to decipher the Egyptian hieroglyphic texts on the Rosetta Stone. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx 087
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsSofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger.bsky.social · 17/09/2026New train announcement unlocked: We were just informed that the smoke detectors on the train also react to deodorant, perfume, and nail polish and were asked to not use these products during the ride 😅💅 292
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Onze student Lena over haar weg naar het Nederlands in Berlijn (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) 🤩 🔗 taalunie.org/actueel/709/... 010
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsSofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The preliminary program for #OctoConf2026 (Language & Persuasion) is now online! Check out: events.tuni.fi/app/uploads/... Like what you see? ➡️ Early bird registration is still available today: events.tuni.fi/persuasion2026/registration-and-fees/ (regular registration is open until October 30) 🐙🐙🐙 063
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Mit dabei auch Matthias Hüning (@mhuening.bsky.social @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social), der zusammen mit Henning Radke (@uvahumanities.bsky.social) über "Linguistic Exonormativity: Missionary Linguistics and the Making of Church Sranan" gesprochen hat. 142
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#OTD 181 years ago, Henry Sweet (1845–1912) was born 🥳 Phonetician and language historian, particularly of Old Germanic languages, a pioneer in language teaching, and the author of the unsuccessful Current Shorthand. The @henrysweetsoc.bsky.social is named after him. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx 0198
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#OTD 202 years ago, Moritz Lazarus (1824–1903) was born 🎉 A psychologist and philosopher, he and his brother-in-law Heymann Steinthal influenced linguistics by introducing and developing the concept of Völkerpsychologie. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx 143
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsDaria Dayter @coocho.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The preliminary program for Influence, Manipulation, Seduction 3 is now available! events.tuni.fi/persuasion20... Make sure to register by September 15 to take advantage of the early bird feeevents.tuni.fiProgramme | Influence, Manipulation, Seduction 3 | Tampere Universities 052
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsstudierendenWERK BERLIN @studierendenwerk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Fragen zu BAföG-Anträgen, Fristen oder Formularen? In der offenen Online-Sprechstunde kannst du deine Fragen direkt mit einer BAföG-Beraterin klären. 📅 Datum: 15.09. ⏰ Uhrzeit: 13-15 📍 Ort: Online via Webex 💶 Kosten: Kostenlos 🗣️ Sprache: Deutsch und Englischstw.berlinVeranstaltungskalender - studierendenWERK BERLIN10:00 011
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache @dwds.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Der Geburtstag von Franz Bopp läutete gewissermaßen auch die moderne #Sprachwissenschaft in Europa ein. Lesen Sie zu diesem Anlass den Artikel des Tages www.dwds.de/wb/Indoeurop%C3%A4isch 0101
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsHiPhiLangSci @hiphilangsci.bsky.social · 14/09/2026A walk from Boppstraße in Berlin-Kreuzberg to Bopp’s grave at Trinity Cemetery (Dreifaltigkeitskirchhof II) takes 25 minutes. Enough time to listen to episode 2 of our podcast, where we discuss comparative-historical grammar and the work of Franz Bopp 😉 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2020/01/31/p... #Histlx 065
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026#OTD 235 years ago, Franz Bopp (1791–1867) was born 🎂 He was a specialist in Sanskrit and a pioneer of the comparative analysis of Indo-European grammatical systems, aiming to reconstruct their common ancestor. At least three streets in Germany are named after him. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx 0134
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026#OTD 269 years ago, Franz Joseph Stalder (1757–1833) was born 🥳 A Catholic priest, he was a pioneer of Swiss dialectology and the author of a lexicon and grammar of Swiss German. The current Schweizerisches Idiotikon (@ch-idiotikon.bsky.social) continues his work. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx 094
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsWetter Berlin Dahlem @wind-berlin.de · 14/09/2026Mit Annäherung des Hochs XANTHOS lockert die Bewölkung heute immer mehr auf und es bleibt bei Höchstwerten von 19°C trocken. Morgen steigt die Temperatur durch die Warmfront des Tiefs ZURI auf 25°C, bevor dessen Kaltfront am Mittwoch Regen bringt. 051
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsKilu von Prince @kilinguistics.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Language Science Press is supplying the world with free and open, high-quality linguistic research. This is only possible because a wide range of libraries world-wide subscribe to this open-source publisher. Does your library support LSP? Ask your librarian how you can help.langsci-press.org Funding | Language Science Press 02117
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsHiPhiLangSci @hiphilangsci.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Just in: Episode 64 is here 🚨 James McElvenny (@jamesmcelvenny.bsky.social) talks to Martin Konvička (@teapotlinguist.bsky.social) about the Dutch Signific Movement, which adapted the ideas of Lady Welby in the early 20th century. 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2026/09/01/p... #Histlxhiphilangsci.netPodcast episode 64: Martin Konvička on the Dutch Signific MovementIn this interview, we talk to Martin Konvička about the Dutch Signific Movement, which adapted the ideas of Lady Welby in the early 20th century. 162
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026#OTD 128 years ago, Florence Guggenheim-Grünberg (1898–1989) was born 🎂 From the 1930s onwards, she documented the regional varieties of Western Yiddish in Switzerland, southern Germany, and Alsace. During WW II, she also supported Jewish refugees. #LinguisticBirthdays #WomenInLinguistics #Histlx 086
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsFID Benelux / Low Countries Studies @fid-benelux.bsky.social · 28/08/2026📝Erinnerung: Die aktuelle FID Benelux-Umfrage läuft noch bis zum 06.09.2026. Was brauchen Sie für Ihre Forschung? Wo können wir Sie durch zusätzliche Services unterstützen? Was wünschen Sie sich vom FID Benelux? www.soscisurvey.de/fid_benelux-...fid-benelux.deErinnerung: FID Benelux-Umfrage | FID BeneluxWas wünschen Sie sich vom FID Benelux? Wir freuen uns über Ihre Rückmeldungen! 055
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Our very own Andrea Pešková (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) is famous 🤩 Sophia Smith Galer (@sophiasgaler.bsky.social) highlights Andrea’s study on consonant length in L2 Italian! 📺 www.instagram.com/p/DcjKEGStcWU/ 🔗 www.frontiersin.org/journals/lan...instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 041
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026#OTD 414 years ago, Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn (1612–1653) was born 🤩 One of the earliest historical linguists. He is best known for proposing that many European languages are related and descend from a common, now-extinct ancestor, which he called Scythian. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx 072
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsWetter Berlin Dahlem @wind-berlin.de · 27/08/2026Berlin und Brandenburg liegen Bereich des Hochs STEFFEN, wodurch sich der ruhige, sonnige Wettercharakter fortsetzt. Mit einer südöstlichen Strömung steigt die Temperatur dabei auf sommerliche Werte. Morgen kündigen sich aus Westen die Ausläufer des Tiefs RAPHAELA mit Schauern und Gewittern an. 042
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026#OTD 140 years ago, Josef Páta (1886–1942) was born 🎂 An expert in comparative Slavic linguistics, he became the first professor of Sorbian studies in 1933. In 1942, he was murdered by the Nazis for his involvement in the resistance movement. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx 094
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026#OTD 110 years ago, Halet Çambel (1916–2014) was born 🎉 Archaeologist and Luwian expert who played a central role in the decipherment of the Anatolian hieroglyphs. She was also the first Muslim woman to compete at the Olympics, where she fenced. #LinguisticBirthdays #WomenInLinguistics #Histlx 083
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsGretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 26/08/2026Enjoying hearing more about the history of linguistics at #SLE2026 from @dclberlin.bsky.social and @hiphilangsci.bsky.social in the linguistics outreach session #lingcomm 1136
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsHiPhiLangSci @hiphilangsci.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Sto lat, dear Jerzy 🎉 #LinguisticQuotes #Histlx 052
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026#OTD 131 years ago, Jerzy Kuryłowicz (1895–1978) was born 🎉 In his academic career, he focused on Indo-European linguistics. He is best known for his Laws of Analogy, but he also contributed to the study of case, grammaticalization, and to the laryngeal theory. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx 0101
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026#OTD 164 years ago, Theodor Siebs (1862–1941) was born 🥳 Dialectologist, medievalist, and expert on Frisian. Nowadays, however, he is best known for his pronunciation guide Deutsche Bühnenaussprache (1898) ('German Stage Pronunciation'). #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx 1104
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsSofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger.bsky.social · 24/08/2026😱😱😱 1161
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsWetter Berlin Dahlem @wind-berlin.de · 21/08/2026Nach freundlichen Start nähern sich zum Nachmittag die Ausläufer des Skandinavientiefs NORA I sowie die des Wellentiefs PRISKA. Dadurch steigt die Schauerneigung wieder an. Erst zum Wochenstart sorgt Hochdruckeinfluss für eine Wetterberuhigung und es wird wieder sommerlich warm. 062
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026#OTD 136 years ago, Lorenzo Dow Turner (1890–1972) was born 🥳 A pioneer of African American studies and creole linguistics, he is known for his work on Gullah, particularly its African influences among communities on the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx 0128
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Language and the Brain Symposium in memoriam of Prof. Dr. Dr. Friedemann Pulvermüller 📍 Freie Universität Berlin (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) 🗓️ 3-4 September 2026 🔗 www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de/v/brainlang/... @erc.europa.eugeisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.deLanguage and the Brain Symposium 061
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsPhilip K. @herbilis.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Dobrowsky, in der Germanistik selten zitiert, obwohl mit ihr verbunden, aber manchmal eben doch: Die gefälschten tschechischen Königinhofer und Grünberger Handschriften und ihre deutsche Rezeption. Zu Goethes altböhmischem Gedicht "Das Sträußchen" und anderem doi.org/10.15499/kds... 182
Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 17/08/2026#OTD 273 years ago, Josef Dobrovský (1753–1829) was born 🥳 A historian, theologian, and pioneer of Slavic studies, he wrote the first modern grammar of Old Church Slavonic and contributed to the study of Czech grammar and comparative Slavic linguistics. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx 0107
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsWetter Berlin Dahlem @wind-berlin.de · 17/08/2026Tief MARGARETE lenkt kühle Meeresluft nach Berlin und Brandenburg, durchatmen bei maximal 21°C. Mit Tief NORA vom Nordatlantik her geht die Woche wechselhaft und auch nass weiter, die Temperatur bleibt unter 25°C. /Jk 032
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsWetter Berlin Dahlem @wind-berlin.de · 14/08/2026Berlin und Brandenburg liegen weiterhin im Bereich des Hochs RALF, wodurch sich ein sonnenscheinreicher Wetterabschnitt fortsetzt. Mit einer südlichen Strömung gelangen heiße Luftmassen zu uns, so dass heute und morgen Höchstwerte über 30°C erwartet werden. Dadurch steigt die Waldbrandgefahr an! 031
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsWetter Berlin Dahlem @wind-berlin.de · 13/08/2026Im Bereich des Hochs RALF stellt sich nun ein sonnenscheinreicher und zunehmend heißer Wetterabschnitt ein. Heute wird ein Höchstwert von 29°C erwartet, morgen und übermorgen Werte über 30°C. Am Sonntag wird es hinter der Kaltfront des Wellentiefs MARGARETE wieder kühler. 011
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsHiPhiLangSci @hiphilangsci.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Attending #SLE2026 and interested in lingcomm? Join James McElvenny (@jamesmcelvenny.bsky.social) and Martin Konvička (@teapotlinguist.bsky.social) in thinking about outreach in the history of linguistics in the panel by Marc Olivier-Loiseau (@loiseaulivier.bsky.social) and Alexandru Nicolae 🤩 084
Reposted by Dahlem Center for LinguisticsWetter Berlin Dahlem @wind-berlin.de · 12/08/2026Heute scheint, von wenigen hohen Schleierwolken abgesehen, ganztags die Sonne und es bleibt trocken. Der Wind weht schwach aus nördlichen bis östlichen Richtungen, im Mittel mit Stärke 2, in Spitzen bis Stärke 4. Die Temperatur steigt auf 25°C. /DS #wetter #berlin #partielleSonnenfinsternis 012