Dahlem Center for Linguistics
@dclberlin.bsky.social
Linguistische Forschung und Lehre an @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
http://dcl.fu-berlin.de
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Impressum: http://fu-berlin.de/impressum
http://dcl.fu-berlin.de
Posts: @teapotlinguist.bsky.social
Impressum: http://fu-berlin.de/impressum
#OTD 268 years ago, Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy (1758–1838) was born 🎉 He was an expert in Arabic, Syriac, and Persian, and the first French linguist to attempt to decipher the Egyptian hieroglyphic texts on the Rosetta Stone.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
September 21, 2026 at 8:36 AM
#OTD 268 years ago, Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy (1758–1838) was born 🎉 He was an expert in Arabic, Syriac, and Persian, and the first French linguist to attempt to decipher the Egyptian hieroglyphic texts on the Rosetta Stone.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
Onze student Lena over haar weg naar het Nederlands in Berlijn (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) 🤩
🔗 taalunie.org/actueel/709/...
🔗 taalunie.org/actueel/709/...
September 15, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Onze student Lena over haar weg naar het Nederlands in Berlijn (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) 🤩
🔗 taalunie.org/actueel/709/...
🔗 taalunie.org/actueel/709/...
#OTD 181 years ago, Henry Sweet (1845–1912) was born 🥳 Phonetician and language historian, particularly of Old Germanic languages, a pioneer in language teaching, and the author of the unsuccessful Current Shorthand. The @henrysweetsoc.bsky.social is named after him.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
September 15, 2026 at 9:34 AM
#OTD 181 years ago, Henry Sweet (1845–1912) was born 🥳 Phonetician and language historian, particularly of Old Germanic languages, a pioneer in language teaching, and the author of the unsuccessful Current Shorthand. The @henrysweetsoc.bsky.social is named after him.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#OTD 202 years ago, Moritz Lazarus (1824–1903) was born 🎉 A psychologist and philosopher, he and his brother-in-law Heymann Steinthal influenced linguistics by introducing and developing the concept of Völkerpsychologie.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
September 15, 2026 at 9:33 AM
#OTD 202 years ago, Moritz Lazarus (1824–1903) was born 🎉 A psychologist and philosopher, he and his brother-in-law Heymann Steinthal influenced linguistics by introducing and developing the concept of Völkerpsychologie.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#OTD 235 years ago, Franz Bopp (1791–1867) was born 🎂 He was a specialist in Sanskrit and a pioneer of the comparative analysis of Indo-European grammatical systems, aiming to reconstruct their common ancestor. At least three streets in Germany are named after him.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
September 14, 2026 at 8:19 AM
#OTD 235 years ago, Franz Bopp (1791–1867) was born 🎂 He was a specialist in Sanskrit and a pioneer of the comparative analysis of Indo-European grammatical systems, aiming to reconstruct their common ancestor. At least three streets in Germany are named after him.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#OTD 269 years ago, Franz Joseph Stalder (1757–1833) was born 🥳 A Catholic priest, he was a pioneer of Swiss dialectology and the author of a lexicon and grammar of Swiss German. The current Schweizerisches Idiotikon (@ch-idiotikon.bsky.social) continues his work.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
September 14, 2026 at 8:18 AM
#OTD 269 years ago, Franz Joseph Stalder (1757–1833) was born 🥳 A Catholic priest, he was a pioneer of Swiss dialectology and the author of a lexicon and grammar of Swiss German. The current Schweizerisches Idiotikon (@ch-idiotikon.bsky.social) continues his work.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#OTD 128 years ago, Florence Guggenheim-Grünberg (1898–1989) was born 🎂 From the 1930s onwards, she documented the regional varieties of Western Yiddish in Switzerland, southern Germany, and Alsace. During WW II, she also supported Jewish refugees.
#LinguisticBirthdays #WomenInLinguistics #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #WomenInLinguistics #Histlx
August 30, 2026 at 12:51 PM
#OTD 128 years ago, Florence Guggenheim-Grünberg (1898–1989) was born 🎂 From the 1930s onwards, she documented the regional varieties of Western Yiddish in Switzerland, southern Germany, and Alsace. During WW II, she also supported Jewish refugees.
#LinguisticBirthdays #WomenInLinguistics #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #WomenInLinguistics #Histlx
#OTD 414 years ago, Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn (1612–1653) was born 🤩 One of the earliest historical linguists. He is best known for proposing that many European languages are related and descend from a common, now-extinct ancestor, which he called Scythian.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
August 28, 2026 at 6:35 AM
#OTD 414 years ago, Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn (1612–1653) was born 🤩 One of the earliest historical linguists. He is best known for proposing that many European languages are related and descend from a common, now-extinct ancestor, which he called Scythian.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#OTD 140 years ago, Josef Páta (1886–1942) was born 🎂 An expert in comparative Slavic linguistics, he became the first professor of Sorbian studies in 1933. In 1942, he was murdered by the Nazis for his involvement in the resistance movement.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
August 27, 2026 at 6:25 AM
#OTD 140 years ago, Josef Páta (1886–1942) was born 🎂 An expert in comparative Slavic linguistics, he became the first professor of Sorbian studies in 1933. In 1942, he was murdered by the Nazis for his involvement in the resistance movement.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#OTD 110 years ago, Halet Çambel (1916–2014) was born 🎉 Archaeologist and Luwian expert who played a central role in the decipherment of the Anatolian hieroglyphs. She was also the first Muslim woman to compete at the Olympics, where she fenced.
#LinguisticBirthdays #WomenInLinguistics #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #WomenInLinguistics #Histlx
August 27, 2026 at 6:24 AM
#OTD 110 years ago, Halet Çambel (1916–2014) was born 🎉 Archaeologist and Luwian expert who played a central role in the decipherment of the Anatolian hieroglyphs. She was also the first Muslim woman to compete at the Olympics, where she fenced.
#LinguisticBirthdays #WomenInLinguistics #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #WomenInLinguistics #Histlx
#OTD 131 years ago, Jerzy Kuryłowicz (1895–1978) was born 🎉 In his academic career, he focused on Indo-European linguistics. He is best known for his Laws of Analogy, but he also contributed to the study of case, grammaticalization, and to the laryngeal theory.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
August 26, 2026 at 10:29 AM
#OTD 131 years ago, Jerzy Kuryłowicz (1895–1978) was born 🎉 In his academic career, he focused on Indo-European linguistics. He is best known for his Laws of Analogy, but he also contributed to the study of case, grammaticalization, and to the laryngeal theory.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#OTD 164 years ago, Theodor Siebs (1862–1941) was born 🥳 Dialectologist, medievalist, and expert on Frisian. Nowadays, however, he is best known for his pronunciation guide Deutsche Bühnenaussprache (1898) ('German Stage Pronunciation').
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
August 26, 2026 at 10:28 AM
#OTD 164 years ago, Theodor Siebs (1862–1941) was born 🥳 Dialectologist, medievalist, and expert on Frisian. Nowadays, however, he is best known for his pronunciation guide Deutsche Bühnenaussprache (1898) ('German Stage Pronunciation').
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#OTD 136 years ago, Lorenzo Dow Turner (1890–1972) was born 🥳 A pioneer of African American studies and creole linguistics, he is known for his work on Gullah, particularly its African influences among communities on the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
August 21, 2026 at 6:30 AM
#OTD 136 years ago, Lorenzo Dow Turner (1890–1972) was born 🥳 A pioneer of African American studies and creole linguistics, he is known for his work on Gullah, particularly its African influences among communities on the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#OTD 273 years ago, Josef Dobrovský (1753–1829) was born 🥳 A historian, theologian, and pioneer of Slavic studies, he wrote the first modern grammar of Old Church Slavonic and contributed to the study of Czech grammar and comparative Slavic linguistics.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
August 17, 2026 at 7:34 AM
#OTD 273 years ago, Josef Dobrovský (1753–1829) was born 🥳 A historian, theologian, and pioneer of Slavic studies, he wrote the first modern grammar of Old Church Slavonic and contributed to the study of Czech grammar and comparative Slavic linguistics.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#OTD 160 years ago, Emil Sieg (1866–1951) was born 🤩 An Indologist working on texts from the Turfan expeditions, he identified, together with Wilhelm Siegling, two languages known as Tocharian A and B, which they showed to belong to the Indo-European language family.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
August 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM
#OTD 160 years ago, Emil Sieg (1866–1951) was born 🤩 An Indologist working on texts from the Turfan expeditions, he identified, together with Wilhelm Siegling, two languages known as Tocharian A and B, which they showed to belong to the Indo-European language family.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#OTD 252 years ago, Hannah Kilham (1774–1832) was born 🥳 She was an English missionary active in West Africa and a pioneer in documenting languages such as Wolof and Mandinka. Kilham also supported education through these languages.
#WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
August 12, 2026 at 7:10 AM
#OTD 252 years ago, Hannah Kilham (1774–1832) was born 🥳 She was an English missionary active in West Africa and a pioneer in documenting languages such as Wolof and Mandinka. Kilham also supported education through these languages.
#WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#OTD 105 years ago, Edith Braun (1921–2016) was born 🤩 An expert on the dialect landscape of Saarland, she was the author of both scholarly and popular works on the subject and also appeared regularly on the radio.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx #WomenInLinguistics
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx #WomenInLinguistics
August 7, 2026 at 8:50 AM
#OTD 105 years ago, Edith Braun (1921–2016) was born 🤩 An expert on the dialect landscape of Saarland, she was the author of both scholarly and popular works on the subject and also appeared regularly on the radio.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx #WomenInLinguistics
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx #WomenInLinguistics
#OTD 180 years ago, Hermann Paul (1846–1921) was born 🎂 A medievalist focusing on Middle High German, lexicologist, lexicographer, and member of the Neogrammarian school, he is probably best known as the author of "Principien der Sprachgeschichte", published in 1880.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
August 7, 2026 at 8:10 AM
#OTD 180 years ago, Hermann Paul (1846–1921) was born 🎂 A medievalist focusing on Middle High German, lexicologist, lexicographer, and member of the Neogrammarian school, he is probably best known as the author of "Principien der Sprachgeschichte", published in 1880.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#OTD 241 years ago, Johann Andreas Schmeller (1785–1852) was born 🥳 He published the first modern edition of the Heliand, is considered a pioneer of German dialectology, and introduced the use of the schwa symbol in his work on Bavarian dialects.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
August 6, 2026 at 8:48 AM
#OTD 241 years ago, Johann Andreas Schmeller (1785–1852) was born 🥳 He published the first modern edition of the Heliand, is considered a pioneer of German dialectology, and introduced the use of the schwa symbol in his work on Bavarian dialects.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#OTD 213 years ago, Ivar Aasen (1813–1896) was born 🤩 A Norwegian dialectologist, lexicologist, translator, poet, and playwright, he is best known today for creating Nynorsk, one of the two official written standards of Norwegian, the other being Bokmål.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
August 5, 2026 at 9:26 AM
#OTD 213 years ago, Ivar Aasen (1813–1896) was born 🤩 A Norwegian dialectologist, lexicologist, translator, poet, and playwright, he is best known today for creating Nynorsk, one of the two official written standards of Norwegian, the other being Bokmål.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#OTD 381 years ago, Anne Dacier (1645–1720) was born 🎉 A classicist, translator, commentator, and editor of numerous ancient works, she is known for her translations of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, and works by Sappho, Marcus Aurelius, and Plutarch.
#WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
August 5, 2026 at 8:41 AM
#OTD 381 years ago, Anne Dacier (1645–1720) was born 🎉 A classicist, translator, commentator, and editor of numerous ancient works, she is known for her translations of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, and works by Sappho, Marcus Aurelius, and Plutarch.
#WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#OTD 144 years ago, Vilém Mathesius (1882–1945) was born 🎂 An expert on the history of English, a co-founder of the Prague Linguistic Circle, and a pioneer structuralist, he later turned his attention to the study of rhythm and intonation as his eyesight deteriorated.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
August 3, 2026 at 8:06 AM
#OTD 144 years ago, Vilém Mathesius (1882–1945) was born 🎂 An expert on the history of English, a co-founder of the Prague Linguistic Circle, and a pioneer structuralist, he later turned his attention to the study of rhythm and intonation as his eyesight deteriorated.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#OTD 68 years ago, Anne Vainikka (1958–2018) was born 🎂 She was a pioneer in second language acquisition and a specialist in Finnish syntax and is perhaps best known as the co-author of the Minimal Trees Hypothesis with Martha Young-Scholten.
#WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
July 31, 2026 at 8:31 AM
#OTD 68 years ago, Anne Vainikka (1958–2018) was born 🎂 She was a pioneer in second language acquisition and a specialist in Finnish syntax and is perhaps best known as the co-author of the Minimal Trees Hypothesis with Martha Young-Scholten.
#WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#OTD 150 years ago, Adeline Rittershaus (1876–1924) was born 🎉 A scholar of Old Germanic languages and a collector of Old Icelandic folk tales, she became the first woman allowed to teach at the University of Zürich’s Faculty of Arts in 1902.
#WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
July 29, 2026 at 8:02 AM
#OTD 150 years ago, Adeline Rittershaus (1876–1924) was born 🎉 A scholar of Old Germanic languages and a collector of Old Icelandic folk tales, she became the first woman allowed to teach at the University of Zürich’s Faculty of Arts in 1902.
#WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
Vocatives, Digga! 🤩
Janel Zoske (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) and Tanja Ackermann (Universität Bielefeld) analyse the socio-pragmatic functions of various vocative types, such as Digga or Alter, in German in a questionnaire study of more than 3,000 participants.
🔗 www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/11...
Janel Zoske (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) and Tanja Ackermann (Universität Bielefeld) analyse the socio-pragmatic functions of various vocative types, such as Digga or Alter, in German in a questionnaire study of more than 3,000 participants.
🔗 www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/11...
July 29, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Vocatives, Digga! 🤩
Janel Zoske (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) and Tanja Ackermann (Universität Bielefeld) analyse the socio-pragmatic functions of various vocative types, such as Digga or Alter, in German in a questionnaire study of more than 3,000 participants.
🔗 www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/11...
Janel Zoske (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) and Tanja Ackermann (Universität Bielefeld) analyse the socio-pragmatic functions of various vocative types, such as Digga or Alter, in German in a questionnaire study of more than 3,000 participants.
🔗 www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/11...