@lhlew.bsky.social
Professor of Sociolinguistics at the University of Edinburgh. Anti-racist, pro-trans, pro-housing, adoption-critical, Gàidhlig learner, BSL learner, musician, Trekkie, dysthymic, bleeding-heart cynic. She/her.
The Defense Department under Pete Hegseth went on a $93 billion spending spree in September, buying:
- $98,329 Steinway grand piano
- $15.1 million ribeye steak
- $6.9 million lobster tail
- $5.3 million Apple devices
- $2 million king crab
@newrepublic.com reports:
newrepublic.com/post/207555/...
“My country bombed a girl’s elementary school. My country killed around 160 girls in an instant. Then, we all go to work on Monday—like nothing ever happened”
www.commondreams.org/opinion/iran...
Thanks so much for such thoughtful review of our work!
Super happy to see our paper (w/ @riannawalcott.bsky.social) in Journal of Sociolinguistics: "‘Gen Z Language? Y'all Mean AAVE’: The Appropriation of African American Vernacular English as ‘TikTok Language’ 🧵
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The Profa Republican Party is an international crime syndicate
well, one good thing is, I'm delighted to say I'll be sharing my work on "The Sound of Silencing: Identities and Ideologies in Commercial Text-To-Speech" with wonderful collaborators @ninamarkl.bsky.social @catlai.bsky.social @lhlew.bsky.social as a poster at @chi.acm.org 2026! ⛱️
I have seen a lot of cursed stuff in my time in academia but this is among the *most* cursed.
Grammarly is generating miniature LLMs based on academic work so that users can have their writing ‘reviewed’ by experts like David Abulafia, who died less than two months ago.
🇮🇷🇮🇱🇺🇸 BREAKING: ISRAEL BOMBED 20 volleyball players in a sports hall in Iran.
Thanks! See you there!
Anyone on here also attending BAAP this year? Should the hashtag be #BAAP2026? Here's hoping the detailed programme is posted soon! #phonetics #speech #conference
sites.google.com/view/baap2026
❓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 👇
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🚨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! 👇
... and 3 fantastic book review essays on dialect studies, Kurdish language politics and linguistic landscapes, as well as an author interview on Language as Hope 🙌. Not to be missed!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14679841...
... voice pitch variation and perceptions of domestic abuse victims, Gender-inclusive language on German youth radio, and self-referential speech of Taiwanese politicians! We have two fantastic interviews with Bill Labov (H. Samy Alim) and Momoko Nakamura (Mie Haramoto)... (2/3)
🥳 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)
❓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....
Striking analysis from the Guardian that shows that anti-immigrant rhetoric in Parliament is higher than it's ever been since the 1920s
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
A petition calling for a public inquiry into pro-Israeli influence in Britain has reached over 50,000 signatures.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
🎉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! 👇
Today is the first day of #Hawaiian #Language Month
dod.hawaii.gov/hiema/news-r...
(H/T @becauselanguage.com)
LOL these are the synonyms Microsoft automatically offers up for "Middle-Class"
Please consider supporting this cause, being led by the amazing sociolinguist and "Language of Hope" author Daniel Silva. Brazil has strict rules on crowdsourced funding so when you click on the donation link choose the "Tip" option. Thank you 🙏
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...
🚨 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 👇
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...
They would, wouldn't they?
Trump administration wants to deport five-year-old detained by ICE in Minnesota - Sky News
It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
Was just talking about the Parsley Massacre a couple days ago. Fascism closer to home and too rarely mentioned.
