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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Our latest podcast ep is up! Hear John Joseph interview Sinfree Makoni about his co-authored book with Ana Deumert, "From Southern Theory to Decolonizing Sociolinguistics" open.spotify.com/episode/7lG8... The transcript is now Online First, available here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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[Episode 11] John Joseph meets Sinfree Makoni. A conversation about Southern Theory and Decolonizing Sociolinguistics.

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The Journal of Sociolinguistics editorial board extends sincere thanks to Yoshiko Matsumoto for a fitting tribute to the life & work of Robin Lakoff, whose contributions to our field & advocacy for marginalised groups in society will be long remembered. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Robin T. Lakoff and Her (Socio)linguistics

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Just a reminder that you can check out all our #EarlyView articles here! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14679841... Topics include reverse #linguistic #stereotyping, #language & #socialjustice, language #policing, and much more! Each of these will be assigned to an upcoming issue. Watch this space 😎

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

In our latest book review essay, Merve Özçelik puts forward a powerful argument for theory as a technology of survival in autoethnographic work, drawing on recent edited volumes by Ari Sherris & Joy Kreeft (2025) and Qianqian Zhang-Wu & Bridget Goodman (2025) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Just out in the Journal of Sociolinguistics: Eva Codó’s thought-provoking interview with Emili Boix-Fuster, one of the most prominent figures of post-Francoist Catalan sociolinguistics! A must read for anyone wanting to learn more about the contributions of Catalan sociolinguistics to our field! ✨👇

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

📣 Heyyy sociophoneticians and fans of speech variation! Check out this #EarlyView paper from the Journal of #Sociolinguistics on Sanzhi Dargwa, an endangered East Caucasian language spoken in a community with rigid gender roles. Important findings for /s/! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

A BUMPER issue of the Journal of #Sociolinguistics is out just in time for your summer reading list! We have articles on #AAVE & 'TikTok' language; #uptalk; #genderinclusive language; & #raciolinguistics, along with a brilliant dialogue on #ethics, a response to our book symposium, & 2 interviews!

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This week's #earlyview paper by Lotte Remue looks at the interactional strategies employed to build trust between unaccompanied minors and their guardians in the context of asylum interviews, with a focus on the social role of 'small stories' 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Gaining and Gauging Trust Through Small Stories in the Interaction Between Guardians and Unaccompanied Minors

In the lead-up to their asylum interviews, unaccompanied minors often struggle to disclose the highly sensitive and personal narratives of their migration journeys to their guardians. Instead, they m...

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Just out in the Journal of #Sociolinguistics - Jamie Duncan's interview with Roger W. Shuy. Collated from a year of correspondance, the interview is a fascinating reflection on the early years of the development & emergence of Sociolinguistics in the US!👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Sociolinguistics of Literacy During the Development of Sociolinguistics: Interview With Roger W. Shuy

This article presents correspondences with Roger W. Shuy carried out from February 2025 to March 2026. Shuy is a linguist known for his pioneering work in Forensic Linguistics since the 1980s. Prior ...

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Travel with us to #Italy and #Singapore in these two #early view papers exploring linguistic hierarchies and judgements 📝

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Our next #JoS issue features Jaspal Singh’s interview with Adam Jaworski! Looking back over a 40 year career, he reflects on intellectual curiosity, innovation & reading beyond disciplinary boundaries 📚 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... Interested in interviewing for JoS? Get in touch! 👇

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Interview with Adam Jaworski: Enjoying the Fluidity

Adam Jaworski's contributions to sociolinguistics are wide-ranging and enduring. Over a career spanning more than four decades, he has shown how language, power and identity intersect in public and i...

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

📣 CALL FOR INTERVIEWS! If you know a recently retired sociolinguist who had a major influence on the field, consider interviewing them and publishing the transcript with the Journal of Sociolinguistics! To propose an interview, just email the EICs with your idea - contact details below 👇

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Kate Spowage @katespowage.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Language, labour, and workers, my triad of obsession 🛠️ 👇🏽

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Michael Chesnut @michaelchesnut.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Very nice thread here from the Journal of Sociolinguistics containing some great reading for May 1st, including a really great article on work and English teachers in the list here!

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Looking for some reading to celebrate #internationalworkersday #MayDay? The Journal of #Sociolinguistics has a brilliant back catalogue of research on #language, #labour and #workers 💪 Take your pick from the suggestions below, or visit our website for more!

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Just out in #earlyview from Amanda Cole, this innovative paper draws on multiple investigation strands to offer methodological advancements in dialect identification tasks, highlighting the importance of social meaning in perceptual processes. Check it out below #openaccess !

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Anne H. Charity Hudley @acharityhudley.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Thanks so much for such thoughtful review of our work!

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Looking for some reading to start your week? Check out this week's early view offerings from the Journal of Sociolinguistics! 📚

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The Journal of Sociolinguistics Editorial Board were saddened to learn of Deborah Cameron's passing earlier this year. We are grateful to Don Kulick for writing this obituary - a moving account of Debbie's brilliance, and a friendship that spanned decades: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Deborah Cameron (1958–2026)

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

❓What can a social-justice oriented, pluriversal sociolinguistics look like? @yecidortega.bsky.social reflects on this question in his review essay of 3 brilliant new books on critical sociolinguistics, language & social justice. Early view version here! 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Forging the Future of Sociolinguistics: The Expanding Pluriverse of Language and Social Justice

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

🥳 The latest issue of the Journal of Sociolinguistics is here! February's issue contains a brilliant and wide-ranging set of orginial research in Sociolinguistics, including the indexicality of 'bad' schools in Chicago, variable ING in Australian indigenous boarding schools... (1/3)

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

🚨Not to be missed! Check out Annette D'onofrio's interview with Penelope Eckert, who reflects on her pioneering ethnographic work in schools, her 'ground up' approach to research, and what it means to be doing sociolinguistic research in times like these. A bold and brilliant interview! 👇

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

❓What can an intersectional approach to reverse linguistic stereotyping tell us about the raciolinguistic and misogynistic complexities of language proficiency in Italy? Check out Gabriella Licata's paper available through early view this month 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

🎉Huge congratulations to our associate editor Daniel Silva @dnsfortal.bsky.social and Jerry Won Lee for this very well deserved prize!! 🏆 Check out Branca Falabella Fabricio’s transcribed interview with the authors just out in this month’s issue of Journal of Sociolinguistics! 👇

Book prize announcement from the American association of applied linguistics

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Lancaster University Phonetics Lab @phoneticslab.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Last week @clrnance.bsky.social was on BBC Radio Lancashire and Radio Cumbria talking about rhoticity and accent change. If you’re in the UK, you can still catch up on the segment! Link on: phoneticslab.github.io/general/2026...

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

🚨 New JoS publication just out on early view! Check out Becker, @montreallx.bsky.social, Petty & @parkerjscarpa.bsky.social’ exploration of #uptalk, indexical field and social personae in the US. Link below 👇

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

📣 What is the figure of *Shala Qazaq* and how does this shape Kazakh family language ideologies and language policies in California? This #earlyview paper by Munira Kairat & Amy Kyratzis explores how transnational families use these figures to articulate social imaginaries and cultural continuity 👇

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

🎤 Check out the 1st interview with contributors to our Cross Journal Symposium with @journaloflinganth.bsky.social on listening practices ✨ Watch Dr Annette D’Onofrio & Dr Diego Arispe-Bazán discuss the symposium articles & the history & future of the field here! 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?si=auX...

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Cross Journal Symposium: Dr. Annette D'Onofrio & Dr. Diego Arispe-Bazán

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Daniel N Silva @dnsfortal.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Thanks to Luisa Conti (University of Jena) and her Latin American Studies students for the video and for helping spread the campaign.

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Daniel N Silva @dnsfortal.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

In Oct 2025, Rio police killed 117 men in the Alemão and Penha favelas—the deadliest operation in its history. I’m crowdfunding to support women who lost partners, sons, or fathers. Funds go directly to them. Please donate or share: ko-fi.com/danielsilva2...

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Naomi Fillmore @naomifillmore.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Same linguistic practice, completely different framing: raciolinguistics in action in Australian media. This matters because media framings shape public perceptions and policy, with real consequences for multilingual children, families and communities.

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Naomi Fillmore @naomifillmore.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

@htorsh.bsky.social Yanisa Jakklom and I analysed 85 Australian news articles and found a troubling double standard: when White monolingual children learn languages, it's celebrated as 'competitive advantage'. When racialised children are already multilingual, it's framed as deficit or threat.

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Naomi Fillmore @naomifillmore.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

New publication alert! Out article 'Big Impact or No Advantage? Raciolinguistic Framings in Australian Media Coverage of Young People's Multilingualism' is now available in early online view in the Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social 🧵

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Happy New Year from the editors of the Journal of Sociolinguistics! 🌟 We’re excited to announce that this year our editorial team will grow. Katy Highet joins us as Reviews Editor and Teresa Pratt as Associate Editor. We also have a new and larger Editorial Board, soon to be announced! 🎉

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

📣 Just out! Don't miss H. Samy Alim's interview with the late William Labov. Interviewed originally in 1998, Alim provides a poignant reflection almost thirty years later on Labov's life and legacy, from his groundbreaking work to his commitment to social justice and to his students. Link below 👇

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

New book review essay! 📝 How do we know when a dialect feature is “stabilised”? 🤔 Claire Cowie examines evidence for this through Sharma’s From Deficit to Dialect and Leuckert et al.’s Indian Englishes in the Twenty-First Century. Read it here 👉

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

🚨 New book review essay! Dimitris Kitis reviews two compelling books—Demet Arpacık's Beyond Language and Corinne A. Seals’ Choosing a Mother Tongue—in a new essay on Language, Identity and Neo-Imperial Power. Don’t miss it! 🔗

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

New #OA article ✨ How do Taiwanese MPs use self-reference to navigate power and legitimacy? @tsunglunone.bsky.social explores how candidates with narrower electoral margins use formal běnxí to assert political legitimacy in his latest paper 👉 buff.ly/Yll9c7B. What do you think?

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

🚨 Do not miss @laceywade.bsky.social's #OA contribution to our cross-journal symposium on Listening practices and Linguistic perception. How do in-/out-group contrasts shape the very act of listening—and the kind of subjects we become through speech perception? Find out more 👉

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

🚀 New Article! @luciafrai.bsky.social @celesterl.bsky.social @matthuntgardner.bsky.social, Glenys D Collard and James Walker examine social practices and (ING) variation in Aboriginal English. What are the meanings associated with different realisations of (ING)? Find out 🔗 buff.ly/uaG8VoH

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Netzwerk Queerlinguistik @queerlinguistik.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

paper to the dialogue section on Trans Language Activism in @jslx.bsky.social (#OpenAccess) introduce "euphoric transmutation", a form of language play emerging in safe(r) spaces. It consists of "survivorship testimonies, ritual language, language play, and counterhegemonic narratives" (26) and...

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

🎙️ Don’t miss Shobha Satyanath in conversation with Jaspal Singh in our new Interview Series! They discuss her work on language variation and change, and why some Western sociolinguistic frameworks fall short in capturing the multicultural fabric of Indian and Guyanese societies. 🔗

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