Kilu von Prince
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Counterfactuality and Mood | Annual Reviews
This review article presents the current state of research on counterfactual expressions and contexts. It focuses on the relationship between formal semantic and typological approaches. This leads to ...
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In my new paper, I take stock of cross-linguistically common functions and expressions of counterfactuality.
You can download it here, or contact me.
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Quantum physics is zooming in on the universe until you can see the pixels
September 18, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Quantum physics is zooming in on the universe until you can see the pixels
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It was confirmed yesterday that the centre left coalition won the election in Sweden
As predicted, with the far right performing poorly, coverage has almost entirely vanished from international media
As predicted, with the far right performing poorly, coverage has almost entirely vanished from international media
You may be relieved but spare a thought for so many editors in the mainstream media who were hoping to run hyping headlines about the far right winning in Sweden
As always when SD is hyped and ends up crashing, I expect Swedish politics will drop off the radar as it's no longer sexy enough
As always when SD is hyped and ends up crashing, I expect Swedish politics will drop off the radar as it's no longer sexy enough
Sweden, Novus exit poll:
Seat projection national parliament
S-S&D: 101 (-6)
SD-ECR: 66 (-7)
M-EPP: 62 (-6)
C-RE: 32 (+8)
MP-G/EFA: 25 (+7)
V-LEFT: 24
KD-EPP: 21 (+2)
L-RE: 18 (+2)
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ europeelects.eu/sweden
Seat projection national parliament
S-S&D: 101 (-6)
SD-ECR: 66 (-7)
M-EPP: 62 (-6)
C-RE: 32 (+8)
MP-G/EFA: 25 (+7)
V-LEFT: 24
KD-EPP: 21 (+2)
L-RE: 18 (+2)
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ europeelects.eu/sweden
September 17, 2026 at 10:02 AM
It was confirmed yesterday that the centre left coalition won the election in Sweden
As predicted, with the far right performing poorly, coverage has almost entirely vanished from international media
As predicted, with the far right performing poorly, coverage has almost entirely vanished from international media
Ikea has quiet shopping periods for highly sensitive people.
They also have recordings of their Swedish product names in their app now.
They also have recordings of their Swedish product names in their app now.
September 15, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Ikea has quiet shopping periods for highly sensitive people.
They also have recordings of their Swedish product names in their app now.
They also have recordings of their Swedish product names in their app now.
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wtf kind of pets they got in there
September 14, 2026 at 3:19 AM
wtf kind of pets they got in there
So the guy who wrote a biok with the title “What makes time special is called Craig CALLENDER
September 14, 2026 at 7:39 PM
So the guy who wrote a biok with the title “What makes time special is called Craig CALLENDER
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This. Es ist wirklich bizarr, erschrockene Kommentare zum Wahlergebnis, teils von den Chefredakteuren von Medien zu lesen, die Homestorys bei Rechten machen, von einer linken Übermacht der vergangenen Jahre fantasieren und Antirassismus und Feminismus immer wieder als Befindlichkeiten darstellen.
Für diesen Clusterfuck in Sachsen Anhalt mitverantwortlich sind übrigens auch bürgerliche Medien, die die AfD normalisiert haben. Parteien der "Mitte", die mit der AfD kommunal gegen Geflüchtete, Gendern und Soziales gestimmt haben. "Konservative" Millionäre, die rechte Hassportale finanzieren.
September 8, 2026 at 6:34 AM
This. Es ist wirklich bizarr, erschrockene Kommentare zum Wahlergebnis, teils von den Chefredakteuren von Medien zu lesen, die Homestorys bei Rechten machen, von einer linken Übermacht der vergangenen Jahre fantasieren und Antirassismus und Feminismus immer wieder als Befindlichkeiten darstellen.
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Tell me a fun fact.
September 4, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Tell me a fun fact.
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Tempura and the style of battered, fried fish used for fish and chips were brought to Japan/Britain by 16thC Iberians (in the former case Christian, in the latter Jewish).
They have the same origin and are nearly the same dish, but one has immense cultural cachet and the other is routinely mocked.
They have the same origin and are nearly the same dish, but one has immense cultural cachet and the other is routinely mocked.
Japanese tempura is derived from the word “temperance” as it originated after Christian missionaries introduced the idea of not eating meat on Fridays.
September 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Tempura and the style of battered, fried fish used for fish and chips were brought to Japan/Britain by 16thC Iberians (in the former case Christian, in the latter Jewish).
They have the same origin and are nearly the same dish, but one has immense cultural cachet and the other is routinely mocked.
They have the same origin and are nearly the same dish, but one has immense cultural cachet and the other is routinely mocked.
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Die Lagune Mar Menor in Spanien ist das erste Ökosystem Europas mit eigenen Rechten. In Berlin will ein transdisziplinäres Treffen für Gewässerschutz einer Gesetzesinitiative Rückenwind geben, die auch der Spree eine Stimme verschaffen soll.
Die Lagune Mar Menor in Spanien ist das erste Ökosystem Europas mit eigenen Rechten. In Berlin will ein transdisziplinäres Treffen für Gewässerschutz einer Gesetzesinitiative Rückenwind geben, die auch der Spree eine Stimme verschaffen soll.
Die Spree soll eine Stimme bekommen
Die Lagune Mar Menor ist das erste Ökosystem Europas mit eigenen Rechten. In Berlin will ein transdisziplinäres Treffen für Gewässerschutz einer Gesetzesinitiative Rückenwind geben, die auch der Spree...
klimareporter.de
September 5, 2026 at 7:16 AM
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Die Lagune Mar Menor in Spanien ist das erste Ökosystem Europas mit eigenen Rechten. In Berlin will ein transdisziplinäres Treffen für Gewässerschutz einer Gesetzesinitiative Rückenwind geben, die auch der Spree eine Stimme verschaffen soll.
Die Lagune Mar Menor in Spanien ist das erste Ökosystem Europas mit eigenen Rechten. In Berlin will ein transdisziplinäres Treffen für Gewässerschutz einer Gesetzesinitiative Rückenwind geben, die auch der Spree eine Stimme verschaffen soll.
Syntaxbaum der Woche
September 3, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Syntaxbaum der Woche
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This text by Prof. Rinaldo Walcott on the crisis of the university — and the university as the crisis — is like an extended Coltrane solo in 1966. Breathtaking.
Every sentence is a pull quote.
Imperative reading.
@blacklikewho.bsky.social
@canadiandimension.bsky.social
Every sentence is a pull quote.
Imperative reading.
@blacklikewho.bsky.social
@canadiandimension.bsky.social
The university is the crisis
The crisis of the university is its inability to be honest about the nature of its self-induced crisis. Its leaders or senior managers often share the perspectives of those who wish the university to ...
canadiandimension.com
September 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
This text by Prof. Rinaldo Walcott on the crisis of the university — and the university as the crisis — is like an extended Coltrane solo in 1966. Breathtaking.
Every sentence is a pull quote.
Imperative reading.
@blacklikewho.bsky.social
@canadiandimension.bsky.social
Every sentence is a pull quote.
Imperative reading.
@blacklikewho.bsky.social
@canadiandimension.bsky.social
Greenberg 27 three ways. Which one is your favourite?
September 1, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Greenberg 27 three ways. Which one is your favourite?
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August 31, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Language Science Press is supplying the world with free and open, high-quality linguistic research.
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Does your library support LSP? Ask your librarian how you can help.
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Vor 77 Jahren trat der Parlamentarische Rat zusammen. Mit dabei 61 Männer und 4 Frauen.
Elisabeth Selbert, Frieda Nadig, Helene Wessel und Helene Weber mussten genügen, um die Belange der Hälfte der Bevölkerung einzubringen.
(Foto: Erna Wagner-Hehmke, HdG Bonn) 1/3
Elisabeth Selbert, Frieda Nadig, Helene Wessel und Helene Weber mussten genügen, um die Belange der Hälfte der Bevölkerung einzubringen.
(Foto: Erna Wagner-Hehmke, HdG Bonn) 1/3
August 31, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Vor 77 Jahren trat der Parlamentarische Rat zusammen. Mit dabei 61 Männer und 4 Frauen.
Elisabeth Selbert, Frieda Nadig, Helene Wessel und Helene Weber mussten genügen, um die Belange der Hälfte der Bevölkerung einzubringen.
(Foto: Erna Wagner-Hehmke, HdG Bonn) 1/3
Elisabeth Selbert, Frieda Nadig, Helene Wessel und Helene Weber mussten genügen, um die Belange der Hälfte der Bevölkerung einzubringen.
(Foto: Erna Wagner-Hehmke, HdG Bonn) 1/3
We somehow managed to set up our family schedule for the non-teaching term without securing fixed slots for the time-blind person among us (me).
If you have an appointment with me, yes, I will definitely miss it or be at least 15 mins late.
If you have an appointment with me, yes, I will definitely miss it or be at least 15 mins late.
August 26, 2026 at 12:43 PM
We somehow managed to set up our family schedule for the non-teaching term without securing fixed slots for the time-blind person among us (me).
If you have an appointment with me, yes, I will definitely miss it or be at least 15 mins late.
If you have an appointment with me, yes, I will definitely miss it or be at least 15 mins late.
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Friends, I think Ghent University should hear from us as the eugenicists are out in full force. This letter is from academics there to counter the ridiculous letter supporting the white supremacist now being called a "whistleblower" by his ilk
You can add your name👇🏽
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You can add your name👇🏽
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Open letter on the suspension of Nathan Cofnas at Ghent University
***Version française en dessous***
We, colleagues of Nathan Cofnas - supported by many colleagues internationally - want to respond to the negative and incorrect framing of Ghent University’s decisio...
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August 26, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Friends, I think Ghent University should hear from us as the eugenicists are out in full force. This letter is from academics there to counter the ridiculous letter supporting the white supremacist now being called a "whistleblower" by his ilk
You can add your name👇🏽
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
You can add your name👇🏽
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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This is why Dolly Parton will be remembered and loved ❤️📚
August 25, 2026 at 10:02 PM
This is why Dolly Parton will be remembered and loved ❤️📚
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Come be my colleague! I'm not in the committee, but can try to answer (or at least suggest routing for) questions!
linguistlist.org/issues/37/27...
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LINGUIST List 37.2706 Jobs: Syntax: Assistant Professor in Syntax, The University of Chicago
The LINGUIST List, International Linguistics Community Online.
linguistlist.org
August 19, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Come be my colleague! I'm not in the committee, but can try to answer (or at least suggest routing for) questions!
linguistlist.org/issues/37/27...
linguistlist.org/issues/37/27...
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Allistic society is reportedly surprised by the autism diagnosis of a man who conducted an entire four-hour docuseries from his under his duvet because “I’m a hermit. If I’m not on stage, I’m in bed”.
Not Robbie! Neurotypicals shocked by autism diagnosis of celebrity who did entire documentary from bed
Allistic society is reportedly surprised by the autism diagnosis of a man who conducted an entire four-hour docuseries from his under his duvet because “I’m a hermit. If I’m not on stage, I’m in…
thedailytism.com
August 19, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Allistic society is reportedly surprised by the autism diagnosis of a man who conducted an entire four-hour docuseries from his under his duvet because “I’m a hermit. If I’m not on stage, I’m in bed”.
What I need now is a way to filter out books from publishers that allow the use of generative AI when I browse for books online
August 17, 2026 at 9:28 AM
What I need now is a way to filter out books from publishers that allow the use of generative AI when I browse for books online
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Es sind noch Plätze frei!
Wer Ende September einen Einblick in die forensische #Linguistik gewinnen möchte, kann sich noch bis zum 28. August anmelden. First come, first served!
Mehr Infos unter: div-ling.org/gfl
Wer Ende September einen Einblick in die forensische #Linguistik gewinnen möchte, kann sich noch bis zum 28. August anmelden. First come, first served!
Mehr Infos unter: div-ling.org/gfl
August 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Es sind noch Plätze frei!
Wer Ende September einen Einblick in die forensische #Linguistik gewinnen möchte, kann sich noch bis zum 28. August anmelden. First come, first served!
Mehr Infos unter: div-ling.org/gfl
Wer Ende September einen Einblick in die forensische #Linguistik gewinnen möchte, kann sich noch bis zum 28. August anmelden. First come, first served!
Mehr Infos unter: div-ling.org/gfl
Re: Jason Arday
Among all the awfulness, I feel appalled that I have to point this out: Autism doesn’t mean you’re more likely to plagiarize or lie.
Your ableism isn’t helping with anything.
Among all the awfulness, I feel appalled that I have to point this out: Autism doesn’t mean you’re more likely to plagiarize or lie.
Your ableism isn’t helping with anything.
August 15, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Re: Jason Arday
Among all the awfulness, I feel appalled that I have to point this out: Autism doesn’t mean you’re more likely to plagiarize or lie.
Your ableism isn’t helping with anything.
Among all the awfulness, I feel appalled that I have to point this out: Autism doesn’t mean you’re more likely to plagiarize or lie.
Your ableism isn’t helping with anything.
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The German BMZ plans to phase out DAAD university cooperation programmes with the Global South from 2030, affecting programmes across South America, including Argentina.
A Bundestag petition calls for this decision to be reconsidered. 30,000 signatures are needed by August 18.
Please sign & share!
A Bundestag petition calls for this decision to be reconsidered. 30,000 signatures are needed by August 18.
Please sign & share!
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August 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The German BMZ plans to phase out DAAD university cooperation programmes with the Global South from 2030, affecting programmes across South America, including Argentina.
A Bundestag petition calls for this decision to be reconsidered. 30,000 signatures are needed by August 18.
Please sign & share!
A Bundestag petition calls for this decision to be reconsidered. 30,000 signatures are needed by August 18.
Please sign & share!