"Intelligibility is the only rule" goes unnecessarily hard.
January 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
"Intelligibility is the only rule" goes unnecessarily hard.
'Intelligibility is the only rule' is my new credo.
August 19, 2024 at 3:14 AM
'Intelligibility is the only rule' is my new credo.
Mutual intelligibility babes 💅
To celebrate the impending match between England and Norway, @norsebysw.bsky.social and I got together to test the intelligibility of 11th century English and Norwegian.
We also had a bit of fun boasting in our respective languages 😏 check it out here: youtu.be/dwWjL9nBgcI?...
We also had a bit of fun boasting in our respective languages 😏 check it out here: youtu.be/dwWjL9nBgcI?...
A Conversation in 11th century English and Norwegian
YouTube video by Graham Scheper
youtu.be
July 9, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Mutual intelligibility babes 💅
markov chains with a tiny sliver of intelligibility my beloved
May 20, 2026 at 11:55 PM
markov chains with a tiny sliver of intelligibility my beloved
I don't watch David Lynch films for intelligibility...
The new Dunes are vastly superior.
Even the miniseries was much better.
The Lynch film is unintelligible
Even the miniseries was much better.
The Lynch film is unintelligible
January 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I don't watch David Lynch films for intelligibility...
The use of field-specific jargon, which seems to be a big part of what Nate is complaining about here, is actually a key part of ensuring the continuing intelligibility of the work to future scholars.
August 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The use of field-specific jargon, which seems to be a big part of what Nate is complaining about here, is actually a key part of ensuring the continuing intelligibility of the work to future scholars.
The thing about "generic person" is there's no such thing--it always carries cultural assumptions about who the default is. XKCD's stick figure is not a girl. The strip's intelligibility is reliant on the cultural understanding that a character isn't a girl until it's marked as a girl.
June 18, 2024 at 7:56 PM
The thing about "generic person" is there's no such thing--it always carries cultural assumptions about who the default is. XKCD's stick figure is not a girl. The strip's intelligibility is reliant on the cultural understanding that a character isn't a girl until it's marked as a girl.
Mutual intelligibility for schema idiolects.
GitHub - idiolect-dev/idiolect: Mutual intelligibility for schema idiolects.
Mutual intelligibility for schema idiolects. Contribute to idiolect-dev/idiolect development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
April 24, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Mutual intelligibility for schema idiolects.
our paper on intelligibility and speaking rate. rate, intelligibility and age are all correlated so i work through the effect of rate on intelligibility in a few different analyses
Study from a large-scale sample supports hypothesis that children's speech is subject to a speed–accuracy tradeoff where increased speaking rate leads to reduced articulatory accuracy & hence reduced intelligibility. on.asha.org/3ZYM0Me
@sigperspectives.bsky.social @carolinebowen.bsky.social
@sigperspectives.bsky.social @carolinebowen.bsky.social
Speech Development Between 30 and 119 Months in Typical Children III: Interaction Between Speaking Rate and Intelligibility
Purpose: Earlier work has established developmental benchmarks for intelligibility
and articulation rate, but the intersection of these two varia...
on.asha.org
December 19, 2024 at 6:58 PM
our paper on intelligibility and speaking rate. rate, intelligibility and age are all correlated so i work through the effect of rate on intelligibility in a few different analyses
One like = One eldritch sounding word from my language to confuse those who wana learn "Croatian"!
(reminder my Language is considered a dialect... With almost non-existant intelligibility )
(reminder my Language is considered a dialect... With almost non-existant intelligibility )
March 18, 2025 at 7:07 AM
One like = One eldritch sounding word from my language to confuse those who wana learn "Croatian"!
(reminder my Language is considered a dialect... With almost non-existant intelligibility )
(reminder my Language is considered a dialect... With almost non-existant intelligibility )
the intelligibility of this is so cursed
August 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
the intelligibility of this is so cursed
"...Entropy requires no maintenance. Order and intelligibility do. Sentient life—all life—is just organized information."
"I existed to insert a little negentropy into the system and keep the information alive to edify for one more day."
"I existed to insert a little negentropy into the system and keep the information alive to edify for one more day."
September 24, 2026 at 11:38 AM
"...Entropy requires no maintenance. Order and intelligibility do. Sentient life—all life—is just organized information."
"I existed to insert a little negentropy into the system and keep the information alive to edify for one more day."
"I existed to insert a little negentropy into the system and keep the information alive to edify for one more day."
Evil and Intelligibility is now available #openaccess! 😊 #philosophy #logic #metaphysics #theodicy #philofreligion #meaning @degruyterbrill.bsky.social brill.com/display/titl...
Evil and Intelligibility
brill.com
May 18, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Evil and Intelligibility is now available #openaccess! 😊 #philosophy #logic #metaphysics #theodicy #philofreligion #meaning @degruyterbrill.bsky.social brill.com/display/titl...
(Jeff, she's wrong, you're right. It increases intelligibility measurably.)
November 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
(Jeff, she's wrong, you're right. It increases intelligibility measurably.)
A chatbot will yes, and no matter what word salad you input. Your threshold of intelligibility vanishes to zero.
You *can* speak like a concussed fucking caveman, and it'll regurgitate an answer-shaped object at you.
You *can* speak like a concussed fucking caveman, and it'll regurgitate an answer-shaped object at you.
March 7, 2026 at 2:20 AM
A chatbot will yes, and no matter what word salad you input. Your threshold of intelligibility vanishes to zero.
You *can* speak like a concussed fucking caveman, and it'll regurgitate an answer-shaped object at you.
You *can* speak like a concussed fucking caveman, and it'll regurgitate an answer-shaped object at you.
There is a degree of mutual intelligibility, and perhaps the same phenomenon, same practices, same underlying human condition has been described by different cultures with different words. Contexts can be different without wholly being alien and without foreclosing any possibility of commonality.
May 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
There is a degree of mutual intelligibility, and perhaps the same phenomenon, same practices, same underlying human condition has been described by different cultures with different words. Contexts can be different without wholly being alien and without foreclosing any possibility of commonality.
TBF Wikipedia articles about Judaism are pretty lacking in intelligibility. But yeah! Before sunset
December 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
TBF Wikipedia articles about Judaism are pretty lacking in intelligibility. But yeah! Before sunset
part of the reason the left struggles to articulate itself effectively today is that the old schemas of historical intelligibility no longer apply. for instance, Hegseth accidentally leaking classified natsec info twice in the span of a month is a real 'first as farce, second as farce' situation
April 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
part of the reason the left struggles to articulate itself effectively today is that the old schemas of historical intelligibility no longer apply. for instance, Hegseth accidentally leaking classified natsec info twice in the span of a month is a real 'first as farce, second as farce' situation
I do think specifically we have kind of a Crisis of Stereo Mix Dialogue Intelligibility happening but ymmv on how important that is vis a vis how good 5.1 or 7.1 sounds on a proper setup bsky.app/profile/j-sa...
Data point to support my mixes are getting worse theory: how often do you turn on captions? How often do you see others using captions? And how often did you before?
March 29, 2026 at 6:56 AM
I do think specifically we have kind of a Crisis of Stereo Mix Dialogue Intelligibility happening but ymmv on how important that is vis a vis how good 5.1 or 7.1 sounds on a proper setup bsky.app/profile/j-sa...
Interesting piece on why accents can change in adulthood, touching on geography, identity, prestige, intelligibility, professional status, and other social forces 🗣💬
second dialect acquisition in The Atlantic! I'm quoted in this piece (along w/@abbyjwalker.bsky.social & other linguists) #linguistics
Why Taylor Swift’s Accent Has Changed
And yours might too.
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Interesting piece on why accents can change in adulthood, touching on geography, identity, prestige, intelligibility, professional status, and other social forces 🗣💬
both positions are wrong. autism & ADHD are increasing because standards of intelligibility that determine the normative and the abnormal are in flux and changing as a result of historical factors, incl. the neurodiversity movement and changing requirements of capitalist mode of production.
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September 26, 2026 at 6:03 PM
both positions are wrong. autism & ADHD are increasing because standards of intelligibility that determine the normative and the abnormal are in flux and changing as a result of historical factors, incl. the neurodiversity movement and changing requirements of capitalist mode of production.
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of the colors themselves, and they must function regardless of what is actually perceived, qualia-independent, since it is a question related to the fundamental shared intelligibility of color. what must be structurally true of perception in order for the world to be like this?
September 29, 2026 at 8:25 AM
of the colors themselves, and they must function regardless of what is actually perceived, qualia-independent, since it is a question related to the fundamental shared intelligibility of color. what must be structurally true of perception in order for the world to be like this?
💰@ashajournals.bsky.social evidence for MOTIVATION'S role in ⬆️intelligibility of #dysarthric speech, via ⬆️ mapping ⬆️ listening effort ⬆️ engagement. A simple addition to training instructions can ⬆️learning outcomes. pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #DYSARTHRIA #MOTORSPEECHDISORDERS
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #DYSARTHRIA #MOTORSPEECHDISORDERS
Increasing Motivation Increases Intelligibility Benefits of Perceptual Training in Dysarthria
Purpose: Perceptual training offers a promising, listener-targeted option for improving
intelligibility of dysarthric speech. Cognitive resources...
pubs.asha.org
December 2, 2024 at 11:50 PM
💰@ashajournals.bsky.social evidence for MOTIVATION'S role in ⬆️intelligibility of #dysarthric speech, via ⬆️ mapping ⬆️ listening effort ⬆️ engagement. A simple addition to training instructions can ⬆️learning outcomes. pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #DYSARTHRIA #MOTORSPEECHDISORDERS
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #DYSARTHRIA #MOTORSPEECHDISORDERS
trans bodies escape intelligibility within the sexual frameworks of cis society; therefore, fetishization acts as a way of rendering intelligible trans bodies and deploying them within a heterosexualized semiotic economy.
Chasers and fetishization are a means of reimposing the cissexual, patriarchal order on fugitive trans bodies.
If a cis person intimately ties being trans with "hotness," it's generally a form of objectification that recuperates the trans body back into the cissexual order.
September 21, 2026 at 6:02 AM
trans bodies escape intelligibility within the sexual frameworks of cis society; therefore, fetishization acts as a way of rendering intelligible trans bodies and deploying them within a heterosexualized semiotic economy.