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Der Juan

@juaninglanguage.bsky.social

After a hiatus in research, I am going back to academia as a PhD candidate in Hamburg UniversitÀt. Sociolinguistics, queer studies & migration. Colombian-German currently researching integration of Latinx nurses in Germany. 🌈

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Some media outlets cheered a recent decree by the transition government in Syria regarding Kurdish language without telling the larger context of colonial oppression. Here is a powerful and historically-aware account of what is going on in #Rojava / #Syrian

22.01.2026 07:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So sad to hear about the passing of Deb Cameron!
One of the brightest, most incisive and most fun voices in sociolinguistics.
She will be sadly missed!
If you want to honor her by re-reading some of her work, this old post is still worth a read: www.languageonthemove.com/language-lie...

21.01.2026 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks to @languageonthemove.bsky.social for making these spaces a reality!

19.01.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am excited to share this space next to a great curious team @marakyrou.bsky.social @nicolemarinaro.bsky.social @martinderince.bsky.social @schenior.bsky.social

19.01.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In my country, Colombia, where more than 60 Indigenous languages are spoken, this topic is still unfortunately largely ignored. I look forward to learning how to change perspectives on meaningful research on endangered languages and how to support them.

19.01.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Dr. Hannah Sarvasy has been working on research in the most linguistically diverse place on Earth: Papua New Guinea, home to 13% of the world’s languages. This time, she has chosen Hamburg to give an extraordinary lecture about her work with Indigenous communities.

19.01.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the term β€œlanguage shift”? What are the circumstances that lead to the extinction of a language, and how can we participate in its protection and survival? The @uni-hamburg.de invites you to the LiDS Lunch Lecture with Dr. Hannah Sarvasy

19.01.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Took @marakyrou.bsky.social for a coffee and reading in my neighborhood.

21.12.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today I attended the one lecture on opportunities and obstacles in the career entry for refugee professionals in Germany at @uni-hamburg.de

There is still so much to be done and the structural hurdles that the country establishes benefits nor the labor force nor the people who are willing to work.

10.12.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#OTD 98 years ago, William Labov (1927-2024) was born πŸ₯³ He was a pioneering sociolinguist studying language variation, dialectology, but also AAVE. In 1966, Labov published his landmark study "The Social Stratification of English in New York City".

#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

04.12.2025 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday at @uni-hamburg.de , we had the opportunity to see the result of a two-month analysis of literacy exams in Germany, resulting in the Language Skills and Self-Assessment - LiDS Lunch Lecture.

28.11.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Apply to be a research assistant in Language Diversity! Only in Hamburg!

@nicolemarinaro.bsky.social @martinderince.bsky.social @marakyrou.bsky.social @languageonthemove.bsky.social

www.stellenwerk.de/hamburg/shkw...

26.11.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Introducing this week’s reading πŸ€—

24.11.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today, watching the lecture Linguistic Diversity and Social Participation with Prof. Dr. Ingrid Piller. It’s inspiring to see where this work had led to not only the creation of responsible research communities but has also generated impact on the lives of participant and language perception.

13.11.2025 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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an otter is holding a donut in front of a basketball hoop with a portland trail blazers logo ALT: an otter is holding a donut in front of a basketball hoop with a portland trail blazers logo

Score!

12.11.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Muchas gracias πŸ™ Happy to get to know you more and work together! What are your interests? 🍎

12.11.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today marks a milestone in my professional career after 8 years of migration history behind me and constant life learnings. I presented my MAs thesis and opened the path to future research for my PhD at @uni-hamburg.de . Ready excited about what will come 🎩 @languageonthemove.bsky.social

11.11.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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How to manage your supervisor You know that feeling you get in your stomach when you’ve climbed to the top of a rollercoaster, and you look down to see that first huge drop that’s rapidly approaching? That’s exactly what it can…

The time will come

www.languageonthemove.com/how-to-manag...

10.11.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@nicolemarinaro.bsky.social 🍎

09.11.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Life lately.

Exciting new job βš“οΈ and onboarding , wrapping up my MAs thesis, traveling, following my favorite musician, all in 4 days.

09.11.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A part of me was lowkey hoping it had ended up being πŸͺ‘ while I was reading this.

08.11.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So sweet to discover that "Linguistic diversity and social justice" is part of someone's holiday memories 🀩

08.11.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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To ending eras and welcoming new beginnings ❀️πŸ’ͺ

04.11.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I hope we will still have undergrad courses in 30 years πŸ₯²

20.10.2025 07:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beautiful Stockholm πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ

17.10.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Autumn afternoons

13.10.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That moment when your theoretical framework gets a bit extended and for a second you forget what your topic is under so much abstraction 🫠

11.10.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ€“ Meine Uni

10.10.2025 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just found a comment from my professor about one of my articles coming from a predatory website.

It’s not like I had used that same article to form one of my core concepts in my theoretical framework 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠

10.10.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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