Salina Cuddy

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We're hosting Lavender Languages from 2-4 September 2026. Save the date! Plenaries and a formal announcement to be follow shortly...

For those who have them, how useful have you found having a personal website? I'm thinking websites that you can essentially put your CV

Or maybe if you've been on a hiring panel - do you look at them for candidates?

Are you teaching prescriptivism this year? If so, please consider introducing your students to YourWrong.co.uk. It could form part of a seminar activity or prep! I'd also be very happy to provide some corpus examples for a small analysis task. Just get in touch!

🤦‍♀️ I will say I found it very interesting on how they present themselves

I felt very similarly when I was just studying for it!

Linguistics and Language Podcasts Looking for podcasts about language and linguistics? Here’s a comprehensive list with descriptions! I’ve also mentioned if shows have transcripts. If there are any I missed, let me know! Linguistics...

I'm doing my annual update to my list of linguistics and language podcasts:
www.superlinguo.com/post/1584480...

If you listen to anything that's not already on the list, please let me know about it! (I wait until something has 5 episode before adding it to the list)

Sad to be missing this, but very excited to digitally follow along! #LavLang31

Thank you!!

Thank you!!

Thank you! And thanks for all of your support! 💜

I argue that binary categories would not reveal the nuanced nature of these distinctions and would lose valuable insight into identity. By considering not just gender and sexuality, but also participation into a sport that has been socialized as masculine, some may be doing a unique identity.

For the love of Sporty Spice: the interaction of gender, sexuality, and sport in /s/ production While research into the interaction of language and sexuality is becoming increasingly widespread, there is still little sociophonetic sexuality work that considers female speakers and much of the pre...

I am very excited to announce the release of my first article! In this I explore the interaction of gender identity, sexuality, and participation in women's football.

www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

I have checked the updated 2025 guide and the Lionesses win in 2022 is in there. The previous is outdated material. Phew!

Just came across this sentence while studying for the Life in the UK test (citizenship test): "England’s only international tournament victory was at the World Cup of 1966, hosted in the UK."

Apparently they need to read up on their own footballing history

Hey! I hope you’re doing well!

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How we intend to spend the next month! Can’t ask for much more!
@sfgiants.com @weuro2025bot.bsky.social

Trans kids are kids — they deserve to grow up without constant political attacks on their lives and medical care.

I felt like I was really missing out and finally needed to get back on the linguists party here

Congratulations Johanna! That's fantastic