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Stephen Lucek

@stephenlucek.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor in Linguistics and Head of Linguistics at UCD. Main research interests include: Sociolinguistics, Language Regard, Irish English, Mediatised Representations, Multilingualism and many more! Brewer of "drinkable" beers.

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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Fake movie poster for The Rural Juror, starring Jenna Maroney
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
You can go nowhere… #DonegalGAA
Argentina supporters cheering on their team. In the centre-right of the screen a man is wearing a Donegal GAA shirt.
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
How did My Secret Identity only run for three years?? Just look at that face!
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We also asked attitudinal questions about multilingualism and carried out a bivariate correlation test between these data and the number of languages in participants’ language repertoires.
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Overall, 68 languages were reported in participants’ language repertoires. Rather than reflecting linguistic diversity in Ireland, the top languages look more like European élite multilingualism.
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
22 years of waiting, fretting, disappointment, bad luck, no luck… winning the league from the sitting room feels odd, but I’ll take it.
Picture of a television screen: jubilant Arsenal supporters celebrate on the right; Manchester City player Rodri looks dejected on the left.
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Sorry
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
I’ll take it, I guess?
Image of post density on Bluesky, as grouped by main subject area of posts.
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Hello, old friend.
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Life comes at you fast. I’m now in the ‘has kid who bought a new phone for themselves’ demographic.
Screenshot of a mobile phone. Visible in the main is a text message from an unknown number stating “Dad I’m using this number now so save it and WhatsApp me please I’ve got a new phone.” This text is followed by a link to a likely scam.
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Funding available for EU-level fees PhD candidate @ucdslcl.bsky.social. Limited to one per subject in our School. For further information, please consult the landing page www.ucd.ie/slcl/newsand.... For information on subject areas within Linguistics, see our staff pages: www.ucd.ie/slcl/discipl...
Image advertising full fee waiver scholarship in University College Dublin School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
It doesn’t feel like 10 years since my PhD was conferred. Belated happy birthday to the piece of paper I haven’t seen since.
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Yep, not long before I fathered Jack Harlow. Love ya, Jackie.
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
More or less embarrassing than this? #SLCLEurovision #TurkeyArLá
Dustin the Turkey singing Ireland Douze Points at Eurovision 2008.
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Dublin. March. Late afternoon
Beach scene, North Bull Island in North Dublin. The Poolbeg towers are visible on the far right of the image
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Glenfarne, Co. Leitrim
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Ok sir, I’m a Santa Claus, you’re a Santa Claus, that’s terrific.
Still image from the motion picture “Santa Claus: the Movie”. David Huddleston in the titular role as Santa Claus.
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Shuttle bus driver is watching “Die Hard” between runs to UCD campus. I guess that settles that, then. #DieHardChristmas #ChristmasInHollis
Interior of a bus. In the upper centre of the image is a television screen with a still image from the Christmas movie “Die Hard” (1987).
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Moo Deng is absolutely delighted that my mug found its way back to me this morning.
Coffee mug with the modifier “Wicked Pissah” printed on it, alongside a miniature plastic hippo.
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Stephen Lucek @stephenlucek.bsky.social · 11/09/2024
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