@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social2026-06-01 02:32:11
#language #linguistics
I’m doing the Apple News #Quartiles puzzle, there’s an interesting pair of words, amatory and defamatory. At first glance they look similar and one might think they were close…
@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social2026-06-01 02:32:11
@tschfflr@fediscience.org2026-04-21 10:29:06
🚀 One week left to apply for my postdoc position in emoji semantics! Join us for:
🔬 linguistic experiments
🔍 semantic theory
🤝 interdisciplinary collaboration
🧑💼 developing your own research agenda
💻 digital communication
🤩 a wonderful team
💪 a supportive supervisor
#bochum #emoji #linguistics @… @…
https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/f5001c40d914e7ce325557bfe526aa88415f75bb0
@sascha_wolfer@fediscience.org2026-04-20 07:58:53
Stellenausschreibung: Professur für Deutsche Sprachwissenschaft an der Uni Basel zum 1.2.2027
Bewerbungen bis 26.5.2026
#jobs #linguistics
https://jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stellen/professur-fur-deutsche-sprachwissenschaft-open-rank/2cda3ba2-a8d3-4008-b167-962479b8007e
@tschfflr@fediscience.org2026-05-13 06:32:04
One for the semanticists… 🤪
“Remember, today’s pickup is today” (Signal message from the farm share) #semantics #linguistics
@colinpurrington@flipping.rocks2026-05-31 21:26:23
Why a story LEAD is now, often, spelled LEDE. #etymology #journalism #newspaper #news #language #linguistics https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/bury-the-lede-versus-lead
@sascha_wolfer@fediscience.org2026-06-24 14:12:22
#linguistics #jobs
14(!) Ph.D. positions are available in the international, interdisciplinary and intersectorial research and training network "MultiLAwa – Multilingual Language Awareness in the European Digital Society".
The network focusses on the interconnections between #language #awareness, pluri-/ #multilingualism and #digitality.
Find more information on the open #PhD positions here: https://www.multilawa.eu/open-phd-positions/