Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Thanks to everyone who joined us at ANU in Canberra for #ALS2024! We look forward to seeing you at the Griffith University Gold Coast campus for #ALS2025 🌞 020
Reposted by Linguistics ANUANU Press @anupress.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Our newest title is a grammatical description of the Warlmanpa language, a Pama-Nyungan language of Australia presently spoken in Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory and surrounding country Purchase a copy or download for free doi.org/10.22459/GW.2024 #morphology 044
Reposted by Linguistics ANUMs. Kathy Reid (she/her) @kathyreid.au · 17/11/2024SELLING FAST: Registrations are selling fast for the #ALTA2024 conference affiliated with the @aclmeeting.bsky.social 🎉 📆 Monday 2nd Dec - Wed 4th Dec 2024 📍 Birch Building Innovation Space, 35 Science Road, #ANU #Online and in-person options available. events.humanitix.com/alta-2024?hx...events.humanitix.comALTA 2024The 22nd Annual Workshop of the Australasian Language Technology Association (ALTA2024) Canberra 2 - 4 December, 2024 111
Reposted by Linguistics ANUStrong Language @stronglang.bsky.social · 20/11/2024FTA: @ivacheung.com's series on unparliamentary language. First up: Australia, of course! stronglang.wordpress.com/2015/08/07/u...stronglang.wordpress.comUnparliamentary language: Australian editionLegislators in governments based on the Westminster system enjoy parliamentary privilege, which means that, while in the House, they can speak their minds without the fear of being sued for slander… 162
Reposted by Linguistics ANUAustralian Linguistic Society @auslingsoc.bsky.social · 20/11/2024The ALS 2024 Conference is happening next week (26-29 November) at ANU, Canberra! We look forward to seeing you there! Details and programme: als.asn.au/Conference/2... #ALS2024 072
Reposted by Linguistics ANUAustralian National Dictionary Centre @ozworders.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Our Word of the Year for 2024 is 'Colesworth': used in reference to the perceived duopoly of Australia's largest supermarket retailers, Coles and Woolworths. For more about our choice, and shortlist: tinyurl.com/yeyn5tkp 42113
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Next week – Voices of Regional Australia Seminar Series (mornings of Nov 18th, 19th, 21st, 22nd). Seminars are in-person apart from Tues 19th (hybrid). Details and registration:slll.cass.anu.edu.au 010
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Missed early-bird registration for #ALS2024? You can still register for the conference - tomorrow is the last day!als.asn.auRegistrationALS 2024 Registration 011
Reposted by Linguistics ANULinguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 23/10/2024📢 Reminder – abstract submission for the 13th Conference on Oceanic Linguistics closes Oct 30! #COOL13 will be June 23-27 2025, at ANU in Canberrasites.google.comCOOL 1313ème Colloque de Linguistique Océanienne 13th Conference on Oceanic Linguistics 011
Reposted by Linguistics ANULinguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 22/10/2024Check out the full program for #ALS2024 here: als.asn.au/Conference/2024/Program2… (Canberra, Nov 26th to 29th) Remember to register by October 31st!als.asn.auALSProgram Download 001
Reposted by Linguistics ANUAdam Schembri (ˈʃɛmbɹi/ˈʃkɛmbri) @adamcschembri.bsky.social · 24/10/2024A thread on Australian languages from the Society for the Neurology of Language 2024 conference in Brisbane. 064
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 24/10/2024Considering a Master of General and Applied Linguistics at ANU? Drop by the online info session on Nov 6th, 4pm AEDT. Register here: cass.anu.edu.au/events/postgraduate… #linguisticscass.anu.edu.auPostgraduate Study Options: General and Applied Linguistics Webinar | ANU College of ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCESThe field of linguistics encompasses the nature of different languages and the nature of language as a cognitive and social phenomenon.In the Master of General and Applied Linguistics, you will… 020
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 24/10/2024The Australian Linguistic Society annual conference will be held in the Sir Roland Wilson building, at the south end of the ANU campus maps.app.goo.gl/3eDmJPgNJgR3n6Pz9 See here for some accommodation suggestions: als.asn.au/Conference/2024/Accommod… #ALS2024maps.app.goo.glSir Roland Wilson Building · 120 McCoy Cct, Canberra ACT 2600, Australia★★★★★ · University 000
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 23/10/2024📢 Reminder – abstract submission for the 13th Conference on Oceanic Linguistics closes Oct 30! #COOL13 will be June 23-27 2025, at ANU in Canberrasites.google.comCOOL 1313ème Colloque de Linguistique Océanienne 13th Conference on Oceanic Linguistics 011
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 22/10/2024Check out the full program for #ALS2024 here: als.asn.au/Conference/2024/Program2… (Canberra, Nov 26th to 29th) Remember to register by October 31st!als.asn.auALSProgram Download 001
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 22/10/2024Still buzzing with excitement for PARADISEC who won the highly competitive award for research and innovation, presented in Ghent, Brussels, 16 September 2024. Thank you Digital Repository of Ireland! Read about PARADISEC's submission for this award: t.co/QUXvpYdxnU 100
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 21/10/2024Congratulations to @drmarydahm.bsky.social, one of four recipients of the 2024 ACT Young Tall Poppy Science Awards, recognising significant contributions to science and community engagement and outreach 🎉cass.anu.edu.auTall poppies will continue to grow: scientific achievers recognised | ANU College of ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCESEarly-career researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have been acknowledged with ACT Young Tall Poppy Science Awards for research ranging from the exploration of more sustainable… 051
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 18/10/2024Videos from the ELAR/PARADISEC Conference on Language Documentation & Archiving (4-6 September 2024 in Berlin and online) can be viewed via the LD&A YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@langdoc/playlists. Videos include in-person and online talks as well as online poster sessions. Enjoy! 000
Reposted by Linguistics ANUAustralian Linguistic Society @auslingsoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2024The Australian Linguistic Society is calling for applications from any member of the Society for a grant of up to $2,500 to support publication costs (e.g. open access fees and other publishing costs). Apply online before 30 October 2024. Details: als.asn.au/alsgrant/det... 021
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 09/10/2024Registration is now open for the Australian Linguistic Society annual conference, Nov 26-29 at ANU in Canberra. Early-bird rego closes Oct 31st! (5pm AEDT) als.asn.au/Conference/2024/Registra… #ALS2024als.asn.auRegistrationALS 2024 Registration 100
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 09/10/2024First Nations language professionals from across Australia visited ANU last week to work on an ARC project about language ecologies. Policy attending to which languages are spoken and how in specific places can transform lives. The team gave the Paul Bourke Award public lecture, led by Denise Angelo 020
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 09/10/2024Out now: Special issue in the Australian Journal of #Linguistics on 'Language Corpora in Australia', with papers in the new Data Article format. Papers include Travis & Nguyen (2024) 'Introduction: Language corpora in Australia' doi.org/10.1080/07268602.2024.23891… 👇🧵 100
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 03/10/2024'Drongos, Drop bears & Dictionaries' – Join Amanda Laugesen (director, Australian National Dictionary Centre) and Pip Williams (author, The Dictionary of Lost Words) on Oct 27 at the #Canberra Writers Festivalbuff.lyDrongos, Drop bears and DictionariesGrab your budgie smugglers and hop aboard the mateship, it is time to talk Aussie argot. Words underpin the myths and stereotypes of our national identity; they have also obscured harsh realities… 000
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 02/10/2024'The language universe is shrinking – can we stop it?' Interview with Evan Kidd on the importance of initiatives that document and help strengthen Australia’s first languages, and foster a multilingual futurereporter.anu.edu.auThe language universe is shrinking - can we stop it?Languages across the planet are disappearing at an alarming rate. Are multilingual societies key to reversing this trend? 032
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 01/10/2024The 13th Conference on Oceanic Linguistics will take place from June 23-27 2025 at ANU in Canberra. Abstracts due by Oct 30! We welcome submissions on a broad range of themes relating to Oceanic, Papuan and regional creole languages buff.ly/4gDFp09 #COOL13 #linguisticsbuff.lyCOOL 1313ème Colloque de Linguistique Océanienne 13th Conference on Oceanic Linguistics 010
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 27/09/2024Submissions for the 22nd Annual Workshop of the Australasian Language Technology Association closing 27 Sep! (23:59 Anywhere On Earth UTC-12) Conference will take place Dec 3rd-4th at ANU, Canberra (hybrid format) buff.ly/3XWHKf4 #ALTA2024buff.lyThe 22nd Annual Workshop of the Australasian Language Technology AssociationCanberraDecember 2 - 4, 2024 000
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 18/09/2024'Indigenous language landscapes: Why a fuller understanding of Indigenous peoples’ language contexts is important'. Public lecture Oct 1st 6:30 ANU (in person) by Denise Angelo, Carmel Ryan, Bernadine Yeatmen, Marmingee Hand, Tara Bonney, Jasmine Seymour, Corina Norman. Rego: buff.ly/4eofIi3 022
Reposted by Linguistics ANUAustralian Linguistic Society @auslingsoc.bsky.social · 16/09/2024The ALJ has published a Special Issue featuring a curated collection of papers on language corpora in Australia. Catherine Travis and Li Nguyen first introduce the scope of the selected articles in this issue here: tinyurl.com/ms5yd7xj Stay tuned for highlights! 012
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 09/09/2024Position available – education-focused Associate Lecturer in French (Level A) at the Australian National University in Canberra (Full time, continuing). Details here: buff.ly/3z8XzFU Applications due by October 15thbuff.lyAssociate Lecturer in French - Canberra / ACT, ACT, AustraliaClassification: Academic Level ASalary package: $82,936 - $104,099 per annum plus 17% superannuationTerm: Full time, continuingLocation: Canberra / ACT The opportunity to work within a supportive… 000
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 06/09/2024Are you from the #Hobart #Tasmania area? PhD researcher Thomas Powell-Davies is currently looking for participants for their Talking About Tasmania project – if interested, reach out here! buff.ly/4gieIxR #linguistics 032
Reposted by Linguistics ANUAustralian Linguistic Society @auslingsoc.bsky.social · 03/09/2024Our latest issue of the newsletter is out! Find out about the latest PhD projects in linguistics and applied linguistics that our students our working on now, or have recently completed in this special edition: als.asn.au/newsdetail/3... 023
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 02/09/2024The Language Trailblazer: Alpheaus' Story: PhD student Alpheas Zobule, a speaker of the Luqa language, is looking at how vernacular languages can be used as metalanguages to describe their grammars, and working towards a template for other Solomon Islands languagesbuff.lyThe Language Trailblazer: Alpheaus' Story | School of Culture, History & LanguageRaised in the multilingual Solomon Islands, Alpheaus co-founded the Kulu Language Institute to teach Luqa grammar. His goal is to train local linguists and preserve the region's diverse languages. 023
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 29/08/2024PhD researcher Thomas Powell-Davies talks #linguistics and Australian English in #Tasmania with John O'Hara on ABC Tasmania Eveningsbuff.lyEvenings - ABC listenEase into your evening. 021
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 26/08/2024The 2024 Australian Languages Workshop is happening from September 20th-22nd in Canberra, bringing together people working on Indigenous languages from across Australia and offering a supportive place for sharing information and ideas. Draft program available here: buff.ly/3zFhEnn #ALW2024buff.lyAustralian Languages Workshop 2024Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons. 010
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 23/08/2024'Weird, brat and childless cat ladies: a guide to the language of the US presidential campaign so far' – from @alaugesen.bsky.social @ozworders.bsky.socialbuff.lyWeird, brat and childless cat ladies: a guide to the language of the US presidential campaign so farFrom weird accusations to references to coconut trees and brats – the campaign language from the US has served many linguistic focal points 000
Linguistics ANU @linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 21/08/2024Three months until #ALS2024 in Canberra – we look forward to seeing you there!buff.lyALSThe annual conference of the Australian Linguistic Society will be held at the Australian National University on 26-29 November 2024. 032