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Why Swedish-speaking Finns are hoping to be sent to Eurovision by Sweden.

A fascinating read on the complexity of official languages and language attitudes within and across national boundaries.

I have a few thoughts about Eurovision 2025, mostly because it overlaps with language attitudes in Finland www.elizabethpeterson.org/post/when-la...

Mitä suomalaiset ajattelevat englannista? LAIF-kyselyn alustavia tuloksia Englannin kielen käyttö Suomessa ja englannin kielen vaikutus suomen kieleen herättää monenlaisia ajatuksia suomalaisissa. Kyselytutkimuksen osallistujat pitivät englantia monella tavalla tärkeänä ja ...

Fresh results from @lhekanaho.bsky.social @laifproject.bsky.social survey about language attitudes in Finland. Finnish people, you’ll want to see this! Not listing takeaways because … well, what do YOU think? Let us know! www.laifproject.org/post/mit%C3%...

Of course! If I’m not able to answer your question @scientifical.bsky.social I will be able to find someone who can.

0 comments0 comments0 comments Tietenkin siksi, koska ne ovat niin mielenkiintoisia! Helppo vastaus, mutta toki taustalla on monta muutakin syytä. Kieliasenteet ja –ideologiat kertovat paljon siitä, miten ihmiset suhtautuvat kielen...

UUSI BLOGI: Miksi tutkia kieliasenteita ja -ideologioita?

Tässä kirjoituksessa Laura Hekanaho pohtii kieliasenteiden ja ideologioiden merkitystä. Toivomme, että löydätte aiheen yhtä ajatuksia herättäväksi.

Linkki blogiin: www.laifproject.org/post/miksi-t...

#Kielitiede #Suomenkieli #Kieliasenteet

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So what are you all doing next week? I’m hosting a conference on swearing. Seems appropriate blogs.helsinki.fi/swisca9hel/ #linguistics

It’s a new year, it’s my birthday, and I just started my new position as Associate Professor of English linguistics @UniversityofJyväskylä. So please send me all the #linguistics love you can, and I send it right back at you.

Thank you, Betsy, for sharing this gift! I love how you can hear Bill’s voice in it. Cried my way through it just now 😭

languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=67399...

I’m just sitting here reading all the #languagelog tributes to Bill Labov and ugly crying. What a legacy.

What a tremendous loss. But we are so lucky in this field to have him as our pioneer and mentor. Thanks for sharing the news and your stories ❤️ Can’t wait to read about the bunny paper.

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It was my last lecture as an employee at the University of Helsinki. What a way to go! The student had only known me for a few months, but wow were they paying attention 🥰💫 #linguistics

An image of 6 homemade, hand-drawn magnets. Magnet 1 shows a picture of a bottle with a label that reads "Prescriptivism repellent." Magnet 2 shows a drawing of a bored cat and reads "Sounds prescriptivist, but okay." Magnet 3 is a picture of a bottle of jam, with a label on the drawing reading "Sociolinguistics is my jam." Magnet 4 is written like a dictionary definition. It reads: "Sociolinguistics (noun) 1. Like normal linguistics, but cooler." Magnet 5 reads: "How many sociolinguists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" Followed by a small drawing of a light bulb and the words "It varies." Magnet 6 shows this text: "Miss Ms Mrs Prof Dr, ACTUALLY"

A student stayed after class to give me the most amazing gift basket of homemade goodies, including these magnets. I LOVE them. We could totally sell these as merch at NWAV, Sociolinguistics Symposium, etc.

Yayyy! So happy to read this post 🤩

I am switching from a mostly university teaching to mostly research career. Here are my top 10 teaching “confessions” as I switch roles. Who can relate? www.elizabethpeterson.org/post/univers...

I loved doing this interview and our discussion. And it is so great to get feedback on the textbook I wrote. Use it; it’s free thanks to Open Access funding!

Thank you so much 😊

Could you add me too, please? Or maybe I’ve already been added and don’t know it 😆

Multilingualism at Helsinki's Herring Market | Strömmingsmarknad | Silakkamarkkinat YouTube video by LAIF Language Awareness and Ideologies in Finland

Our Language Awareness and Ideologies in Finland project made this video on multilingualism at Helsinki’s famous herring festival! www.youtube.com/watch?v=odV_... It includes discussion questions for students. In three languages #suomi #linguistics #svenska

Live worm in my salad

It was a great presentation! What a shame you couldn’t be there in person to enjoy the vibe. We will get you here sometime 👏🏻

Voi paska!! I was so looking forward to meeting you in person 😞 Get better soon!

Thanks! So, as usual, I’m way behind. As in, 15 years behind. Typical 😅

Oooh, nice one ☝️

#uk #english #linguistics Is this a thing?? Or a one-off at this particular harbor?

A sign at a beach reads “No swimming” in quotation marks, followed by other text which reads: between hello floats and slip. (Without quote marks on the latter text)

Lots of beware of this and that on this sign, but my question has to do with the only text (out of a lot of text) to be in quotation marks: “ Persons enter Slipway at their own risk.”

This is not me complaining about language. This is me trying to understand what the quotation marks mean on these signs. Er, it’s the UK: the inverted commas. Minus points if your response includes complaints about apostrophes and the demise of grammar.