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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 21/08/2026

Language Exploration at the Library, a one-day pop-up event with a variety of exhibits to introduce people of all ages to linguistics and language use A new LingComm IRL post from a group of linguists @universityofkansas.bsky.social doing an event at a local library in Lawrence, Kansas, USA

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LingComm IRL at the Lawrence, Kansas Library — Interview with Lacey Wade and teammates

Lacey Wade is the director of the University of Kansas sociolinguistics lab in Lawrence, Kansas, USA. She and her team of faculty and students kindly answered our questions for this LingComm IRL in…

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HiPhiLangSci @hiphilangsci.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Attending #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 🤩

The first slide of a presentation by James McElvenny and Martin Konvička on the topic of Communicating the history of linguistics at the 59th SLE conference in Osnabrück, Germany

Programme of the special panel on outreach organised by Alexandru Nicoale and Marc Olivier-Loiseau

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Lauren Gawne @superlinguo.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Introducing: the Lingcomm Bibliography of research: bit.ly/lingcomm-bib... I've been tinkering on this project with Jess Kruk. Hoping we'll be able to keep adding existing work as well as new things coming out. #lingcomm

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Lingcomm Bibliography

Lingcomm Bibliography bit.ly/lingcomm-biblio Maintained by: Lauren Gawne & Jess KrukLast updated: Dec 2024 What is in this bibliography? For the purposes of this bibliography, ‘lingcomm’ is the cre...

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 21/08/2026

Thank you for your service, lots of things are kinds of Ling Comm!

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 05/06/2026

The 2026 LingComm Grantees are here! We had a record-breaking 111 applicants, and are giving out 7 grants, of which 1 is the Kirby Conrod LGBTQ+ LingComm Grant, plus 4 honorable mentions! Thank you to everyone who applied for your thoughtful proposals, and we look forward to seeing your projects!

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Grantees

2026 LingComm Grantees The 2026 LingComm Grants awarded seven $300 (USD) grants, thanks to Lingthusiasm patrons, as well as Lukas Graf, Sarah Kelen, Daniel Currie Hall, enchantedsleeper, Rob Monarc…

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Lucy Jones @lucyjones.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

These grants are available to linguists outside of the USA, too, and look like a great opportunity! 💰 🎤

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cecilia farias @bionissima.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

hey, people!

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 02/04/2026

Reminder that the LingComm Grants close at the end of this month!

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Heddwen Newton - English & Dutch @heddwen.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

If you are doing, or thinking of starting, a project about language that will (also) teach 'regular folks' about language, you should apply for this grant! Apart from some money, it will also give you publicity and a wider network.

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Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

thanks as always to @lingcomm.org and everyone who has supported them! i think the grant program is such a fun and cool way to support small independent projects where we share linguistics #scicomm with our communities!

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 23/01/2026

The LingComm Grants are back! These grants started in 2020, as "hey let's help get lingcomm projects going during lockdown" They've since run in 2022 and 2024, and thanks to generous folks we've always given out more than expected But they only work if people apply!!! Please share this!!

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 23/01/2026

Working on a project bringing linguistics to broader audiences? The 2026 LingComm Grants are $300 USD grants to help you with your project! Please apply and/or share with any up and coming lingcommers you know! Details: lingcomm.org/grants #linguistics #langsky #lingcomm

Working on a project bringing linguistics to broader audiences? Apply for a 2026 LingComm Grant! Due: April 30, 2026. Details at link in bio.

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 16/12/2025

Who participated in #WorldLinguisticsDay 2025? 🌏 127 "Happy World Linguistics Day" or similar greetings 🌍 from 70 cities 🌎 in 34 countries We've compiled these and more stats in a blog post: lingcomm.org/2025/12/15/s...

World Linguistics Day
November 26, 2025
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127 greetings
34 countries
70 cities
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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 03/10/2025

Post #3 in the LingComm IRL series is about how doctoral candidate Lee Murray got asked by a friend to do some talks for a skeptics conference in Australia and they ended up directly changing people's minds on prescriptivism! lingcomm.org/2025/09/30/l...

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LingComm IRL with Skeptics — Interview with Lee Murray

Lee Murray is a doctoral candidate in linguistics at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. They present on linguistics to skeptic groups — who they describe as “evidence-based-reasoning …

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 27/08/2025

Post #2 in the LingComm IRL series is about how PhD student Mari-Liis Korkus got inspired by talking with people at the first @lingcomm.bsky.social conference to set up a linguistics club for high school students at home in Tartu, Estonia! lingcomm.org/2025/08/27/l...

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LingComm IRL with Young Linguists Language Club in Estonia – Interview with Mari-Liis Korkus

Mari-Liis Korkus is a PhD student in Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics at the University of Tartu, who’s been organizing a linguistics club with high school students in Tartu, Estonia sinc…

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 09/07/2025

Starting a new series of interviews on the @lingcomm.bsky.social blog with people who are doing neat community collaboration linguistics projects that don't otherwise have much of a web presence Starting with Linguistics + Girl Scouts! lingcomm.org/2025/07/09/l...

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LingComm IRL with Girl Scouts – Interview with Nikole Patson

Nikole Patson is a psycholinguistics professor at the Ohio State University, who’s been doing lingcomm with Girl Scouts in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Dr Patson kindly answered our questions for thi…

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 15/11/2025

World Linguistics Day is coming up on November 26th! Have you made any plans yet to celebrate? lingcomm.org/2025/10/26/w...

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World Linguistics Day

World Linguistics Day is November 26th: what are you doing to celebrate?

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 14/04/2025

That's a wrap for #LingComm25! And it was the biggest LingComm ever. We'll be back next time for more panels, talks, how-tos, posters, and great chats with all the linguistic communicators. Thanks to everyone who attended and made this conference such a success.

A screenshot of all the little avatars for people who attended LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 10/04/2025

Plenary: @emilymbender.bsky.social on text extruders: "Why are we automating that? How does it fit into the context we're trying to use it…? Who gets hurt if it goes poorly, if it puts errors? Who gets hurt if it works as intended, and who's benefiting from that being automated? #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 10/04/2025

@drjpb.bsky.social: "If you write something inaccesible, did you really write it?" After being intimidated by the academic style, he realised: "If I can't understand it, they didn't do a good job!" #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 10/04/2025

What does it mean to talk like a person, and not like a journal? @mikemena.bsky.social: "It's more than switching vocabulary words. It's relating to a person on a different level." Try using YOU. Just addressing the reader gives it a whole different vibe. #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 09/04/2025

Doing a Linguistics Day for high schoolers? Take a tip on terms from Frances Blanchette. Morphology? ❌ Wordmaxxing ✅ #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 09/04/2025

@malvinanissim.bsky.social heads up an Ethics in AI course at the University of Groningen, where one final project is to give a presentation to high school students. The uni students report that having to explain concepts to younger people forces them to consider multiple perspectives. #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 09/04/2025

"You take a complicated subject that everyone THINKS they understand and explain it in a way that people REALLY understand." @grantbarrett.com on a huge value of linguistics and lingcomm training #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 09/04/2025

If you can bring a bit of childlike silliness, even adults will respond. #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 09/04/2025

@Laura Wagner and Cecile McKee are showing how to share linguistics with respect. Right now they're role-playing teaching IPA with nametags, and linguistic concepts with dinosaurs! 🤯 #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 08/04/2025

Valerie Friedman: "Forget what you know as a linguist in many ways, and all those internal battles we have… It's not about dumbing it down. It's about simplifying." #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 08/04/2025

Hedde Zeijlstra: "Try to think what you're going to accomplish with your writing" before you start. "Try to keep in mind who you write for." #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 08/04/2025

Final thoughts on book publishing: Evangelia Adamou: "I feel personally that there is a lot of pressure to build your own audience. What I liked about @MITPress was they built the audience for me." #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 08/04/2025

Author Hedde Zeijlstra on publishing: "The hardest thing about writing was that there was a linguist sitting on my shoulder" playing the part of a critic. "You just have to beat up that person on your shoulder." #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 08/04/2025

Tips on podcast audio from @becauselanguage.com How hard do you go on the edit? - UMs and UHs have a function, so try to leave them. - Honour the conversation you had. Don't overwork it. - Serve the show — if it's distracting, cut it. And always always always record more than one way. #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 08/04/2025

Valerie Friedman has an important tip on publishing (on the English-speaking scene): Agents get paid when you do. "If an agent is asking you for money up front — run." #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 08/04/2025

Evangelia Adamou: Writing a popsci book is a great way to consolidate yourself as an expert in the field. However, "popular books don't always count the same [as academic books], especially early in your career. You may want to wait to get tenure first, before writing a popular book." #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 08/04/2025

Valerie Friedman on writing a popular book: "There's a point at which you have the confidence to say what *WE* do, rather than just what *I* do." #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 08/04/2025

Valerie Friedman has studied "vowel movement". "I know I can say that in this crowd and not be mistaken for a gastroenterologist." #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 08/04/2025

Laura Wagner, on measuring impact in lingcomm: “Not that any of us would ever have wrong ideas… but itš useful to have data to back up that we’re doing things the right way.” #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 08/04/2025

An interesting insight from Ionica Smeets: In Netherlands, one goal is to increase public trust in science. Another is increasing the trust scientists have in the public. Mutual trust. #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 08/04/2025

Ionica Smeets road-tested their youth-oriented maths book. They used this chart to gauge emotional response; this is a good predictor for retention of material. #LingComm25

A chart with faces ranging from happy to sad
How do you feel after the experiment?
Which words describe you and your feelings best?

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 08/04/2025

Ionica Smeets points out that there's a lot that goes into communication! Where do you start? Answer: yes. #LingComm25

An arrow that contains pieces like a puzzle.
goal, audience, medium, style, topic

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 08/04/2025

Watching the Day 2 opening keynote at #LingComm25 from famous Dutch science communicator @ionica.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy "You can always tell how much jargon you're allowed to use by how colourful and glossy the photos are in the publication"

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Dr. Marten van der Meulen @martenvandermeulen.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Boy o BOY am I looking forward to today, day 2 of #LingComm25!!! Starting with a plenary from @ionica.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy :)

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 08/04/2025

Wisdom from Ionica Smeets: "The more glossy the picture of the magazine you're writing for, the more you have to avoid jargon." #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 08/04/2025

- Panel: Writing a Popular Book with @heddezeijlstra.bsky.social ‬, @evangelia.bsky.social , Valerie Fridland - How-To: Apply Game Design Principles to Your Lingcomm with Kathryn Hymes of Thorny Games - Speed networking!

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 08/04/2025

It's Day 2 of #LingComm25! What are you looking forward to? - Plenary with Ionica Smeets: Lessons Learned in Science Communication - Panel: Measuring LingComm impact with Ward Peeters, Laura Wagner, Eva Knopp - How-to: A complete beginner's guide to podcast audio with @becauselanguage.com

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 07/04/2025

"Linguistics contributes to the preservation of democracy," says linguist and educator Joao Costa in the LingComm and Policy panel. "We have to be aware that democracy is at risk. Language rights are human rights." #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 07/04/2025

Linguist and educator Joao Costa in the LingComm and Policy panel: "The more voices we engage, the better the results." #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 07/04/2025

Adam Aleksic @etymologynerd.bsky.social explains that by using an app like TikTok, you are agreeing to the constraints it imposes. But all the same, "you should do what you like doing, and I really liked making those videos." #LingComm25

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 07/04/2025

In the Lingcomm and Policy panel: Where will your work have the most impact? Onno Crasborn left a tenured job in academia to become a schoolteacher again because he could do more as a teacher than by working on policy. #LingComm25

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