Jonathan Kasstan

coming soon in Language and Linguistics

Cambridge University Press and the @lingsocam.bsky.social are proud to announce the new Journal of Black Language and Culture (JBLAC), launching in 2027. JBLAC fosters a transdisciplinary conversation through a global, diasporic lens.

📢 Learn more: cup.org/3KA2i9a

#linguistics #LangSky

We aren't quite on the summer roadshow yet, but you will find us next at Generative Linguistics in the Old World (GLOW) conference with @mishee54.bsky.social representing #edusky #langsky #linguistics

‘The language adds a whole new level’: Welsh-English version of Romeo and Juliet heads for the Globe Bilingual production by Theatr Cymru is expected to be first time Welsh will be heard at South Bank venue

For the first time in history, Cymraeg (the Welsh language) will echo through Shakespeare's Globe — in a groundbreaking bilingual production of Romeo a Juliet by Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru.

🔗 tinyurl.com/yhw22wua

TLDR 👇

#langsky #linguistics #Cymraeg #Welsh #Welshlanguage #Shakespeare

We're hiring! UT Linguistics invites applications for a position in computational linguistics to begin next academic year 2026-27 (rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor with tenure). apply.interfolio.com/175156

Spoiler alert: it’s not me (chances were good though)!

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HI. It's me.

WE'RE READY TO LAUNCH. 2-4 Sept 2026. LavLang23.

Keynote Speakers
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke University)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE, School of Business)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Universität Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Eddie Ungless (UoE, School of Informatics)

Babel Lecture 2025: John Vice on Hansard

📣 The Babel Lecture 2025 - 4 weeks to go...
🧑‍🏫 John Vice - The work of Hansard, and why it matters
🗓️ @kent.ac.uk, Thursday 30 October, 6.30pm

🎟️ Book your free seat at www.kent.ac.uk/whats-on/bab...

We're hosting this event at @unikent.bsky.social at the end of the month! So excited to hear all the goss about transcribing the House of Lords bickering! It's free and there is wine, so I'm in #linguistics #language

Conservatives: the Party that deplores aspiration. #edusky

*gasp*

Disadvantaged students ‘more likely to miss out on GCSE foreign languages’ In 2004, language learning ceased to be compulsory at Key Stage 4, aged 14 to 16.

Disadvantaged students ‘more likely to miss out on GCSE foreign languages’

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PhD Position: Accented Speech Processing | Radboud University Do you want to work as a PhD: Accented Speech Processing at the Faculty of Arts? Check our vacancy!

PhD Position: Accented Speech Processing - Apply now!

Come work with Mirjam Broersma, @davidpeeters.bsky.social, and me at the Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University in the Netherlands.

Application deadline: 19 October 2025

For more information, see
www.ru.nl/en/working-a...

We're seeking the next Director of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics! Lead cutting-edge research in language & cognition. Nominations (incl. self) due 19 Dec 2025.
mpi.nl/career-education/vacancies/vacancy/nominations-and-self-nominations-sought-position-director-max

Black text on a white background, showing the title and abstract of an academic article. The title is ‘Conquered Primitives Have No Written Language’: Language Revitalization, Reactionary Settler Colonialism, and Perpetual Genocide. For the abstract, please visit https://doi.org/10.3138/GSI-2024-0011.

My article exploring the connections between language revitalization backlash and genocide is now out. Complimentary copies are available using the link below, or feel free to message me for a copy if the link doesn't work for you.

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We are so sorry to announce the death of our long time colleague and friend, Nigel Armstrong. He taught and researched here in French for twenty years and will be deeply missed by colleagues and students alike.

On language laws in the Hermit Kingdom - via @economist.com #linguistics

From A Coveney: "It is with a heavy heart that I'm writing to let you know of the recent death of Nigel Robert Armstrong, at the age of 70, just 2 years after his retirement as Senior Lecturer at @lcsleeds.bsky.social ”. A towering figure in #French #linguistics with yrs of service to the field.

Hey. The fragmentation of the social media landscape has been hard on indie #scicomm 🧪 projects

So if you'd like to follow a podcast that's enthusiastic about #linguistics, could you check out @lingthusiasm.bsky.social?

And if you think your followers might like to, could you give this a repost?

The Economist is hiring a science and technology correspondent We’re looking for a writer to join us in London for 12 months

www.economist.com/science-and-...

Congratulations!!

Jobs: Syntax: Assistant Professor of Syntax and Artificial Intelligence, The Ohio State University

I was not disappointed!

Please boost! #linguistics student here at Swarthmore is running a survey for English speakers (who don't know Mandarin / any other tone languages) about how we learn tones. Take a few minutes to help out with this student research!
swarthmore.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Word of Mouth - The Language of the Manosphere - BBC Sounds Michael Rosen hears how words are used as weapons against women

New Word of Mouth podcast with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social and @jessaiston.bsky.social on language and the ‘manosphere’ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #linguistics

I’m taking my Larousse into class next week and fully expect it to be described as a historical artefact.

Rethinking language education in the school curriculum in England This Special Collection comprises contributions to the debate on languages across the school curriculum from leading researchers and practitioners in the field. It aims to support the strengthening...

Rethinking language education in the school curriculum in England

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I suspect this was be controversial.

In London, hate will never win.

YouTube video by Newcastle University Engagement Inclusive Education, Life Long Learning and CPD Award - Linguistics in Modern Foreign Languages

It's been a busy summer for @inmfl ! We recently won @newcastleuni.bsky.social's Inclusive Education, Life Long Learning and CPD Award.

For teachers interested in our project here's a little video about us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT9R... #linguistics #edusky