#LanguageVariation
We explored how language shifts across gender, style, and register ✍️ With Dr. Marianna Grachova, we learned how Keyfeature analysis reveals the words and structures that make each variety stand out 🔍

#DHSS2025 #Linguistics #Sociolinguistics #LanguageVariation
September 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Good to see this out and hoping to build on this soon with @turkunlp.bsky.social :)

#register #languagevariation #corpuslinguistics
How do we explore intra-register variation?

@mariannagracheva.bsky.social and @jesse-egbert.bsky.social present a framework for communicative text analysis and illustrate register comparisons for the extent of internal communicative and corresponding linguistic variation

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September 16, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Great to hear a talk from Prof. Jenny Cheshire on how Multicultural London English has developed over the last 20 years with features such 'man' as impersonal pronoun & 'still' in utterance final position.

#MLE #LanguageVariation #Dialect
December 11, 2024 at 1:55 PM
How do the phonologies of varieties of #Portuguese differ?

Amanda Macedo Balduino explains the differences between São Tomé and Príncipe Portuguese and Brazilian and European Portuguese.

📕 www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111705798/html

#Phonology #Phonetics #LanguageVariation
October 31, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Already had an account for a long time, but now disabled my Twitter/X account and migrated here. Watch this space for updates about the #speech and #LanguageVariation research from my @unigroningen.bsky.social @facultyofartsug.bsky.social lab!
January 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Known historically as Faehna or Feyena, Veghenoya (all 14th-C) where the name (with an Oja tacked on) may have derived from MLG vēen, vēyen, etc., to hate or treat with hostility, evolving into Ger. feien, to render invulnerable (cognates Ger. Feind, enemy
#LanguageVariation #KeeleMuutlikkus
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March 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
September 9, 2026 at 3:29 AM
An excellent use of the FACE-DRESS #vowels in the Southern Vowel Shift for comedic effect in the #mapleworthmurders.

#linguistics #sociolinguistics #languagechange #languagevariation #phonetics #phonology #thesouth

https://youtu.be/6QaEGhpFZ7s
August 6, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I swear it’s good English

Teenagers swearing isn’t a bug, it’s a feature.

#ELT #TldrELT #Sociolinguistics #TeenLanguage #Pragmatics #LanguageVariation
August 4, 2026 at 8:34 AM
📣 John Benjamins will be virtually present at VIII CIDS 2026, hosted by Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 13-16 July!

📚 Check out our promotional material and discount order form here: 👉 benjamins.com/conferences/...

#CIDS2026 #sociolinguistics #dialectology #languagevariation
July 2, 2026 at 8:36 AM
📢 November 7–8: Catch Darlene Intlekofer (PhD candidate) & Prof. Cecelia Cutler presenting at #NWAV52 in Miami! 🌴

#Linguistics #LanguageVariation #NYC #Multilingualism
October 21, 2024 at 2:32 PM
December 7, 2024 at 9:04 PM
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Merged 2025 Pearson EDEXCEL A Level English Language Paper 1 And Mark Scheme 9en0 01 Language VariATIon
#Merged2025Pearson #2025PearsonEDEXCEL #ALevelEnglishLanguage #EnglishLanguage #9en001 #LanguageVariATIon #hackedexams
April 16, 2026 at 6:04 AM
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In an era of increasing linguistic homogenisation, projects like this highlight the importance of documenting & celebrating regional varieties before they fade from everyday speech.

#langsky #Linguistics #Dialect #LanguageVariation #Sociolinguistics #LanguagePreservation
June 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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As local words fall out of everyday use, researchers & community members are working together to record not only vocabulary, but also the stories, identities & sense of belonging embedded within it.

#langsky #Linguistics #Dialect #LanguageVariation #Sociolinguistics #LanguagePreservation
June 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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What makes the initiative particularly interesting is the recognition that dialects are constantly under pressure from standardised forms of language.

#langsky #Linguistics #Dialect #LanguageVariation #Sociolinguistics #LanguagePreservation
June 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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From "owhamya" & "tara a bit" to terms such as "fizzog" (face), "bobhowler" (moth) and "ackerdock" (aqueduct), the project aims to document the rich linguistic heritage of the region before it is lost.

#langsky #Linguistics #Dialect #LanguageVariation #Sociolinguistics #LanguagePreservation
June 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
for preparing food, skins, and other domestic tasks, as well as hosting social functions) + ase:aseme, secondary manor (see #Sambla), possibly related to a former farm estate #Kotipere. Placenames can exhibit extensive variation over time – e.g. Codasme, ...
#LanguageVariation #KeeleMuutlikkus
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March 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Language cartography, one of the very first cases!

Vive Edmond Edmont !

#geolinguistics #dialectology #languagevariation #languagecartographie
August 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM
April 17, 2026 at 11:58 AM
📢 John Benjamins will be present at ICLaVE 13, hosted by Université de Lausanne, 29 June-2 July!

📚 Please feel welcome to browse our exhibit. Also, check out our promotional material and discount order form here:
👉 benjamins.com/conferences/...

#iclave13 #languagevariation
June 10, 2026 at 7:51 AM