Pedro Sanchez and Spain's criticism of Trump's war: "The Spanish government will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they are now showing up with a bucket of water."

This is leadership and moral backbone.

Cover of brexitspeak featuring a beige background, blue text with a red line through the text

"Will help answer some of the crucial questions currently worrying democratic countries: how to understand and combat the lies and deceitfulness- the Brexitspeak- that led to the UK leaving the EU in 2016..."

Brexitspeak by @paulchilton.bsky.social

#Linguistics #LangSky 🐦🐦

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Any grammars on #Asturiano, #Català, or #Galego you would like to talk about?

IPRA 2027 is inviting you to Helsinki, Finland, in the summer 2027!

Call for papers is open!

Deadline fo panel proposals: June 5th 2026
Deadline for presentation and poster proposals: October 15th

#IPRA2027
#linguistics
#pragmatics

Special Issue: Second language fluency across contexts; Guest Editors: Pauliina Peltonen and Clare Wright Volume 64, issue 1 of the journal International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching was published in 2026.

The special issue "Second language fluency across contexts” (editors Pauliina Peltonen @utu.fi & Clare Wright @universityofleeds.bsky.social) is now out in IRAL www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...! Warm thanks to all the contributors & to IRAL editors for support 🙏 @dgb-linguistics.bsky.social

𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻: 𝗠𝗮𝘅 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗪𝟮)

An exciting opportunity for outstanding researchers ready to lead an independent research group and shape the future of multimodal language research.

Learn more and apply here: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez on Iran: “Spain is against this disaster. Because we understand that governments are here to improve people's lives, to provide solutions to problems, not to make people's lives worse.

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We invite all critically thinking applied linguists to submit a book proposal to our CRITAL book series, edited by Netta Avineri.

Visit www.degruyterbrill.com/serial/crital-b/html or contact our senior acquisitions editor Natalie Fecher (natalie.fecher@degruyterbrill.com) for more information.

CFP: The 7th International Conference of the American Pragmatics Association (AMPRA-7)

Nov 5-7, fully online

www.etamu.edu/ampra7/

Submissions until June 15: easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/A...

I’m thrilled to welcome Prof. Marta Dynel as the new Editor-in-Chief of Intercultural Pragmatics!

Geen crimineel, geen terrorist, toch geschaduwd: zo volgt de politie vreedzame activisten TOOI: een geheime politiedienst in Nederland waar je waarschijnlijk nog nooit van hebt gehoord. Maar als je weleens meedoet aan demonstraties of een XR-sticker op je koelkast hebt, dan bestaat de kans...

TOOI: een geheime politiedienst 🇳🇱 volgt mensen uit demonstraties of bepaalde stickers om huis. Wie controleert het werk van deze ‘politiespionnen’ eigenlijk? En wat weegt zwaarder: jouw privacy of de openbare orde?
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Congratulations to the authors of the five most viewed papers in the 2023-25 period of the EUJAL journal report - @dgb-linguistics.bsky.social !

Thank you to all EUJAL authors who contribute to the discussion on applied linguistics in Europe!

Find out more: www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...

Ik schreef dit in 2023. Helaas nog steeds relevant. www.oneworld.nl/mensenrechte...

🟢The latest issue of the European Journal of Applied Linguistics (Vol. 14, Issue 1) - De Gruyter Brill is out, and it brings together contributions from junior European applied linguists to reflect on the future of applied linguistics in Europe.

@dgb-linguistics.bsky.social

Today, we had one of the editorial meeting of European Journal of Applied Linguistics - @dgb-linguistics.bsky.social at Universiteit van Amsterdam! We discussed about EUJAL news and our links with AILA-Europe.

Learn more: www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...

☝️CfP: AI has rapidly become a key mediator of global communication, reshaping how information is produced, circulated, and translated. This special issue by Online Media and Global Communication seeks to critically examine AI in global information flows. See: omgc.shisu.edu.cn/1e/6a/c12420...

📸 Some impressions from the launch of 'The Coloniality of Language in Digital Humour' at the 32nd Australasian Humour Studies Network Conference in Wellington, NZ.

Beatriz Carbajal-Carrera wrote and presented the book, which was introduced by Kerry Mullan and Stephen Skalicky, the series co-editor.

👏🔓 Now available in Open Access: www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/eujal/14/1/html

Book cover of the collection entitled "Gender-inclusive language: Findings from 14 languages and open research questions", edited by Falco Pfalzgraf.

💡Learn about the use of gender-inclusive language across 14 European languages in this new book edited by Falco Pfalzgraf: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111701608/html#overview

@lhekanaho.bsky.social @sofialampro.bsky.social @genderedform.bsky.social @michael-hornsby.bsky.social

Dit zou trouwens gewoon landelijk nieuws moeten zijn: Een gekend neonazi op een lokale lijst van een partij met zeven Tweede Kamerzetels.

Happy to join the editors-in-chief team of the European Journal of Applied Linguistics (De Gruyter Brill). The journal is now Gold Open Access — submissions on EU contexts or languages are welcome!
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‘I thought it was going to perish’: the remarkable revival of an endangered language in Lesotho Concentrated among 1,000 people in the remote Daliwe valley, siPhuthi has gained a dictionary, a Bible translation and official recognition thanks to intrepid linguists and activists

The siPhuthi language is featured in @theguardian.com!

Read about our work with activists and community members to document and revitalise the language - and see some beautiful photos of Lesotho.

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Story by @rachelmsavage.bsky.social

#Lesotho #Linguistics #LangSky

🔵🔵Did you know that there is a European network of the International Association for Applied Linguistics called #AILAEurope? This issue will be an opportunity to discover the work of junior researchers!

Read it in open access: degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

@degruyterbrill.bsky.social

We are very happy to have you on board! 💚

Polarised Discourse Polarisation, the ideological positioning at extreme ends of a continuum actively combating opposite views, is a major concern these days as it spreads beyond the political sphere and permeates public...

Congratulations to Isabel Alonso-Belmonte, Dolores Porto, and Manuela Romano on their book Polarised Discourse: Language, Cognition and Social Practice - new in 2026!
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...

Special Issue: Social Media Influencers’ Impact on Developing Country Image in Light of GCC National Visions Volume 4, issue 4 of the journal Online Media and Global Communication was published in 2025.

Our @OMGCJOURNAL special issue on social media influencers in developing national image of Gulf countries is out with both cross-national comparisons, Gulf and Chinese perspectives. @degruyterbrill.bsky.social Special editor @abuljadailm www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...

Book cover of the collection entitled 'Battlefield Linguistics: Queer, Trans, and Feminist Interventions in Linguistics and Discursive Change', edited by Scott Burnett and Francesca Vigo.

💪 Congratulations to @burscott.bsky.social and Francesca Vigo on the publication of their impressive collection!

👉 Details here: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111351568/html#overview

@montreallx.bsky.social @kleonichka.bsky.social @helensauntson.bsky.social @robvoigt.bsky.social

The World Inequality Report 2026 highlights deep divides in income and wealth, with the richest 10% continuing to dominate economies. Here’s where inequality hits hardest. #Infograph

💚 Hate is never the answer.

📗 Learn how experts in #Linguistics and #Law can – and should – work together to explore the linguistic and legal underpinnings of #HateSpeech.

Jobs: English; Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition: Tenure-Track Professorship in Instructed Second Language Acquisition and Learning of English, University of Vienna, Austria Other Specialties: Foreign/Second language teaching Description: We are looking for an outstanding researcher in the area of Instructed Second Language Learning of the target language English. Teaching, course development and supervision will cover educational linguistics and language teaching and learning research. The position requires a background in both linguistics and foreign language teaching methodology. The ideal candidate has an excellent research profile and submits an exposé on

Jobs: English; Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition: Tenure-Track Professorship in Instructed Second Language Acquisition and Learning of English, University of Vienna, Austria