Department of Linguistics and Communication @UoB

Great to see, Dagmar and colleagues!

Congratulations Bissie!

Just spotted @unibirmingham.bsky.social: great to see my uni has joined Bluesky!
@lcuob.bsky.social @artsatbham.bsky.social

Come and work with us in the Department of Linguistics and Communication at the University of Birmingham!

Large language models: how the AI behind the likes of ChatGPT actually works Language models are likely to have an important impact on how we live and work in future, but they’ve also been around longer than many realise.

Large language models: how the AI behind the likes of ChatGPT actually works
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#language #llm #langsky

The Secret to Mastering a New Language Might Be Sleep A study by the University of South Australia has revealed that sleep enhances the brain's ability to learn and retain new languages.

A new study reveals that sleep helps the brain store words and grammar, making it easier to learn and remember.
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#languagelearning #neurolinguistics #langsky

Assistant Professor in Sociolinguistics at University of Cambridge Discover Assistant Professor in Sociolinguistics jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

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Come join our ace team at @lcuob.bsky.social

We are hiring two Assistant Professors in Digital Media and Communications:

⏩ Language and New Media specialism:
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⏩ Intercultural Communication specialism:
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Curious about the opportunities that computational models offer the language sciences? Ready to get your hands dirty with code? Then sign up for our third and final FREE SummerSchool, this time on the beautiful Birmingham campus @artsatbham.bsky.social @lcuob.bsky.social @medallinguist.bsky.social

He's also putting the glamour back into grammar on YouTube now! 🎶 #linguistics

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSOl...

🐦🐦 Join us this summer for the Usage-based Approaches to Phonology Conference July 12-13 at the University of Oregon. The conference is open to diverse methodologies investigating the effects of use on phonology! Abstracts due Feb. 15, 2025 #linguistics #langsky
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Looking forward to Bodo!

Elite Universities and the Making of Privilege: Exploring Race and Class in Global Educational Economies Providing an extraordinary picture of the inner workings of elite universities, Elite Universities and the Making of Privilege draws on current debates on education and inequality and considers the re...

You can buy our book here, which has just won the BERA 2024 book of the year award! @beranews.bsky.social

It was about time - the University of Birmingham's Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity is now here! Follow them at @irisbirmingham.bsky.social

📽️ Now with subtitles! Prof. @jeannettel.bsky.social invites you to join us at RaAM 17!
🗓️ New abstract deadline: December 15th
Don’t miss the opportunity to share your research!

📆We are pleased to announce that the abstract submission deadline has been extended to 15th December 2024.
We look forward to reviewing your submissions and seeing you at RaAM 17!

All linguists should read one of these:
Baker, A., et al. (2016). The linguistics of sign languages: An introduction. Benjamins
Hill, J.C. et al. (2019). Sign languages: Structures and contexts. Routledge
Wilkinson, E. & Morford, J.P. (2024). Understanding signed languages. Routledge
#linguistics

DISCORE Speaker Series: Dr.Matteo Fuoli - Presentation Dr.Matteo Fuoli gave a talk titled A new methodological synergy? Combining CADS and experimental methods to investigate discourse effects.

First post on Bluesky! 🥳

Here's the recording of a talk I presented a few months ago, hosted by the fantastic team at @discore.bsky.social.

bit.ly/3B9IBQX

Corpus methods have transformed discourse analysis. Here, I argue it's time to take #CADS a step further by combining it with experiments.

Screen shot of CoCA output showing "glass half full" (n = 123) is twice as frequent as "glass half empty" (n = 54)

Optimist: glass half full
Pessimist: glass half empty
Corpus Linguist: Which word most frequently appears in the phrase "glass half *"?

YouTube video by Amnesty International Artificial Intelligence in Denmark's Welfare System - Mass Surveillance and Risks of Discrimination

I was recently featured in an @amnestyuk.bsky.social documentary, ‘AI in Denmark’s welfare system: Mass Surveillance and Risks of Discrimination’ to talk about the role of categorisation and inequality. The link is below for the full documentary which is well worth watching

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So excited about "Life in a New Language" - if you haven't checked out our new book about how migrants manage the simultaneous challenge of learning a new language and starting a new life through that language, head over to www.languageonthemove.com/life-in-a-ne... to learn more

Hey, UK! Happy first National Linguistics Day!

Proposals for NLD traditions:

(a) Add language wonder to every conversation.

(b) Exchange gifts of linguistics content.

(c) Sing linguistics carols:
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(d) Do deeds to protect languages or linguistic institutions.

the book cover of perspectives on pantomime Edited by Przemysław Żywiczyński  Johan Blomberg Monika Boruta-Żywiczyńska 

Earlier this year our lab published this edited volume on "Perspectives on Pantomime." Gerardo Ortega has now published a really nice open access review of the book in Gesture.
www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour... #language #linguistics

I made a linguistics and language podcast starter pack for you, if you're looking for your new favourite linguistics podcast: go.bsky.app/5pirXas

New paper led by Vini Macuch-Silva: "Strategic use of English quantifiers in the reporting of quantitative information".

In our experiments, participants used the approximate nature of quantifiers strategically to make exam results appear as good/bad as possible:
doi.org/10.1080/0163...

Going to be plenary speaker at #RaAM17 in Detroit, woohoo!

Poster for international online conference on Linguistics Communication 2025

Let's share this again: #LingComm25 is coming!

7–10 April 2025

an online conference for any and all linguistic communicators.

with panels, how-to sessions, and meetups

where you can get ideas, meet people, lift your game, and form the future of ling comm

Check lingcomm.org for more details!

Updated again>>
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It's annoying that this is framed as a 'discovery'. And a recent one. This is just true, and has been true for a very long time.

This is exciting! @lcuob.bsky.social