Joey Stanley @joeystanley.com · 28/09/2026In my idiolect, I use the term "highway" for anything from a major interstate to a two-lane country road that connects two cities. I don't naturally use the word "freeway" or "interstate." So this sentence took a sec for me to parse. 140
Joey Stanley @joeystanley.com · 25/09/2026It took six months(!) but I finally finished knitting this scarf! It’s my first time working with hand-dyed natural fiber yarn—a souvenir from #LSA2026 in New Orleans. The main part is #128 and the end is #239 from Hitomi Shida’s 250 Japanese Knitting Stitches. Looking forward to the winter! 2210
Reposted by Joey StanleyThe Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 24/09/2026“It is time for state leaders to reinstate language requirements in our schools before the global superpower we built is lost for good,” Kylie Howe writes in an op-ed.sltrib.comVoices: When Utah schools lose language classes like mine, students lose more than words“It is time for state leaders to reinstate language requirements in our schools before the global superpower we built is lost for good,” Kylie Howe writes in an op-ed. 094
Reposted by Joey StanleyMichael "Shapes Dude" Betancourt @betanalpha.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Friendly reminder that the mean of ordinal data (and ordinal probability distributions) is literally undefined, let alone a bad idea, without imposing extra-ordinal structure. For much more, including how to build analyses under these conditions, see betanalpha.github.io/assets/chapt....betanalpha.github.ioOrdinal Modeling 1194
Joey Stanley @joeystanley.com · 11/09/2026The Silo series on Apple TV is, dare I say, better than the book. 131
Reposted by Joey StanleyJosef Fruehwald @jofrhwld.bsky.social · 21/08/2026In preparation for my quant methods class, I've apparently written ~35 pages of how-tos about tech config, "How do I...?" and "What is...?" They're all CC-BY-NC, and most pages have a typst pdf version.lin611-2026.github.ioHow Tos – Lin611 - Quantitative Methods 1227
Joey Stanley @joeystanley.com · 21/08/2026I chatted with someone from Mozambique today and this is my interpretation of his explanation of the 2S pronouns and conjugations in his variety of Portuguese: * você - realis V * tu - realis T * vós - irrealis 260
Joey Stanley @joeystanley.com · 10/08/2026I bought a single leaf of a 1582 printing of the Geneva Bible. Did I pick a page with personal religious significance? Nah. I picked one that shows the origin of the #linguistics term “Shibboleth” and describes 42,000 people getting killed for “having an accent.” 3253
Reposted by Joey StanleyChristopher Jones @ccjones.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I can’t stop smiling at Kansans and Missourians upset about Ted Lasso’s portrayal of KC and its people on the grounds that they “don’t have accents.” My friends, you do. 051
Joey Stanley @joeystanley.com · 06/08/2026FWIW, I play piano (mostly Debussy rn), play organ (started in 2020), knit (started in 2024), do big Rubik’s cubes (7x7x7 is a relaxing size), play Minecraft on my phone, and listen to audiobooks while running. I just started sewing (bc shirts never fit) and I’m about to join an a cappella group. 170
Reposted by Joey StanleyBetsy Sneller @betsysneller.bsky.social · 31/07/2026This is a really great question, and I'm gonna go... pretty in depth to answer it so buckle up (if you wanna come along for the ride)! (1/n) 22714
Joey Stanley @joeystanley.com · 27/07/2026📣‼️🔔Introducing VoxHumana: a "spiritual successor" to DARLA. 🎉 🗣💬 Upload an audio file to VxH and it'll transcribe it with Whisper, do forced alignment with MFA, and extract formants with new-fave. It's not live yet, but I hope to get it up and running soon. joeystanley.com/blog/voxhuma...joeystanley.comA teaser for VoxHumana – Joey Stanley 5208
Reposted by Joey StanleyMarc Hudson @marchudson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026From the LinkedIn of an academic I have a lot of respect for. 20571241
Reposted by Joey StanleyBetsy Sneller @betsysneller.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Is there a font nerd out here who can tell me about the font Mamdani is using to caption his videos (I think it’s the same as on his campaign posters?) It’s like… slightly nostalgic, evokes summer camp aka fun and good and sun. This guy is so good at his brand. 182
Reposted by Joey StanleyThe Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 23/07/2026A summer storm rolls through the Salt Lake Valley as seen from the Oquirrh Mountains at sunset July 21. (Photo by Francisco Kjolseth) 0639
Reposted by Joey StanleyAR Deal @ardeal.bsky.social · 02/06/2026we ran the numbers-- they are badprofling.beehiiv.comThe academic job market in linguistics: beyond vibesthe numbers are also bad 33918
Joey Stanley @joeystanley.com · 10/07/2026I recently heard “flaxenmaxxing”, meaning “to arrange a song in the style of Debussy” (from his piece “Girl with the Flaxen Hair”) and I think we’ve hit peak English right there. 030
Reposted by Joey StanleyChristopher Jones @ccjones.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Prepping a presentation for a genealogy conference next year on AI handwriting recognition, it’s very real limitations, and how to read old handwriting. Here’s my working title: “AI ſucks: That’s an ‘s’ not an ‘f’: How to know and why that matters.” 2267
Joey Stanley @joeystanley.com · 18/06/2026I know some citation formats use first name initials, but I wish in the citation information they'd spell out those names so that I don't have to hunt them down when publishers ask me for them. 030
Reposted by Joey StanleyLisa Charlotte Muth @lisacmuth.bsky.social · 04/06/2026🟡🟠🔴 Just stumbled upon a great gradient/color palette generator by @obumbratta.com: obumbratta.com/colour It's inspired by Gregor Aisch's Color Palette Helper (gka.github.io/palettes/#/9...) and brings it to the next level with a color plot, contrast ratios, and different color spaces. 📊 37213
Reposted by Joey StanleyDiachronica journal @diachronica.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Want to know if your paper is in scope for Diachronica? Here's a guide! First: is it about language change? that is, does it have a **diachronic** component? If not, we are not the right journal for your paper 162
Reposted by Joey StanleyJoe Salmons @joesalmons.bsky.social · 04/06/2026You, and yes I mean you, should be submitting your best work to American Speech. Seriously. 041
Joey Stanley @joeystanley.com · 03/06/2026I like how I have a folder in Zotero called "NEW SOURCES" that I haven't added to since 2016. 070
Joey Stanley @joeystanley.com · 02/06/2026Pacheco-Vega’s tips on writing lit reviews have been really good for me. I especially like the idea of concept saturation and I teach that in my classes. www.raulpacheco.org/resources/li...raulpacheco.orgLiterature ReviewsWhile literature reviews are part of just about every single scholarly manuscript, I thought I'd 031
Reposted by Joey StanleyRachel Navarre @rnavarre.bsky.social · 01/06/2026For non- Spanish speakers, this is announcement of the passing of Raúl Pacheco Vega. It doesn’t say when or what happened, but comments on his work and how generous he has been to colleagues not just at his home institution but around the world. 2025288
Reposted by Joey StanleyJoey Stanley @joeystanley.com · 02/06/2026This was the topic of my final paper in my intro to linguistics class. For me, “a couple (of)” means three possibly four. If I mean precisely too, but want to use a generalized qualifier, I use “one or two.” I know it doesn’t make sense but I don’t make the rules of my grammar. 011
Reposted by Joey StanleyJonathon Owen @arrantpedantry.com · 29/05/2026This cake mix-up is a great illustration of a sneaky feature of English phonology: aspiration. But first, some background. www.reddit.com/r/Baking/com... 2156
Reposted by Joey StanleyKatie Carmichael @drkatcarm.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Sociolinguistic grad students + socio professors with grad students who wish to attend LSA – consider the Elizabeth Pine Dayton Award, which covers $500 towards registration, travel, & lodging for #LSA2027 in San Francisco!! Deadline 6/30 - SELF NOMINATIONS ENCOURAGED!! www.lsadc.org/elizabeth_da...lsadc.org Elizabeth Pine Dayton AwardElizabeth Pine Dayton Award 264
Joey Stanley @joeystanley.com · 27/05/2026Here’s a “delightful” little calculation. My landlord paid $260,000 for my townhouse in 2019. I’ve paid $115,000 in rent since June 2020. That’s 44% of the value of the property in six years. 140
Joey Stanley @joeystanley.com · 26/05/2026Whoa. Praat can automatically transcribe audio using Whisper now. www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/manual...fon.hum.uva.nlTextGrid & Sound: Transcribe interval... 34411
Joey Stanley @joeystanley.com · 15/05/2026Three years ago I moved a folder from the left side of my desktop to the right. And yet, here I am still instinctively going for the left side whenever I need to open it. 1110
Joey Stanley @joeystanley.com · 15/05/2026Is there a term yet for the act of avoiding in writing things that have been commonly flagged as hallmarks of AI, like "delve" or em-dashes? Like, "I don't want anyone to think this is AI writing so I'm going to not use that em-dash even though it works here." 050
Joey Stanley @joeystanley.com · 10/05/2026There’s a physical copy of the ANAE for $300 on eBay. I *definitely* don’t need it but I still kinda want it. 050
Joey Stanley @joeystanley.com · 07/05/2026There is a gobsmackingly amount of leftover Coca-Coca from last week's SHEL/GURT conference in the copy room across the hall from me. Looks like I'm in for a great summer! 040
Reposted by Joey StanleyJosef Fruehwald @jofrhwld.bsky.social · 06/05/2026LingMethodsHub has been in need of some devops TLC for a while, and I finally got around to it! To make sure things are working as intended, I've put together this tutorial on using @vincentab.bsky.social's {marginaleffects} package!lingmethodshub.github.ioUsing {marginaleffects} to understand statistical models – LingMethodsHubThis is a tutorial about how to use the {marginaleffects} package to extract and plot predictions of interest from a statistical model. 5288
Joey Stanley @joeystanley.com · 01/05/2026I had a cool conversation today with a guy from the Bolivia-Brazil border. I was speaking Portuguese, he was speaking Spanish, and we were talking about Guarani and Quechua. 080
Reposted by Joey StanleyDiachronica journal @diachronica.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Diachronica gets a paper bump every (northern) summer, and we're seeing submissions pick up. This year, there are many more submissions with AI involvement (declared or undeclared). Here's a brief thread about why the vast majority of such #linguistics papers won't make it past my desk: 26120
Joey Stanley @joeystanley.com · 24/04/2026Just finished grading 63 ten-page papers. That's 200,000 words—about the length of Fellowship of the Ring or Moby Dick—that I had to carefully read and comment in a week. But, the semester is now done! 070
Reposted by Joey StanleyAmerican Dialect Society @americandialect.org · 19/04/2026Working on a research project that would benefit from feedback before you present it at a conference? Looking for a collaborative, low-stakes venue to talk about your and others’ research? Check out the new American Dialect Society Research Incubator! americandialect.org/research-inc...americandialect.orgAnnouncing the first American Dialect Society Research Incubator!Working on a research project that would benefit from feedback before you present it at a conference? Looking for a collaborative, low-stakes venue to talk about your and others’ research? 045
Reposted by Joey StanleyJoshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 14/04/2026I need an academic meme of the year competition to teach me all the memes the way the American Dialect Society's word of the year competition teaches me all the youth slang 5738