Latest posts tagged with #LanguageChange on Bluesky
A panel from Fantastic Four where a police officer uses the phrase "we might as well toss in the sponge."
In #FantasticFour c1967: "toss in the sponge". Throwing in the "towel" is instead much much more frequent in #American #English literature today, but these were pretty evenly used up until about the 1970s ( […]
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More broadly, arguments like this tend to frame language as declining. But language isn’t deteriorating—it’s adapting. What we’re seeing here is not degradation, but evolution in response to shifting workplace norms & identities.
#langsky #linguistics #language #jargon #languagechange
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Here, the language signals expertise, manages tone, and enables efficient, context-dependent communication within professional settings.
#langsky #linguistics #language #jargon #languagechange
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From a linguistic perspective, though, this critique feels familiar. Forms of language change are often dismissed as unnecessary “jargon,” when in reality they frequently serve important functions.
#langsky #linguistics #language #jargon #languagechange
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The piece frames this as a kind of linguistic performance: a way for white-collar workers to project agency, productivity & authority.
#langsky #linguistics #language #jargon #languagechange
I came across an article in The Spectator this morning criticising what it calls “LinkedIn speak”—language like 'synergise' instead of 'combine' or 'diarise' instead of 'put in the diary'.
🔗 tinyurl.com/494b3437
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#langsky #linguistics #language #jargon #languagechange
LChange’26 is happening today at #EACL2026 in Rabat.
I am honored to be co-organizing this year’s workshop and am looking forward to a great program on computational approaches to language change.
Program: www.changeiskey.org/event/2026-e...
#LChange26 #LanguageChange #DiachronicNLP #EACL
Grateful to my co-author Nick Haslam for his collaboration and support.
Paper: aclanthology.org/2026.lchange...
Slides: www.changeiskey.org/event/2026-e...
#LanguageChange #LexicalSemanticChange #SemanticChange #WSD #WordSenseDisambiguation #DiachronicNLP #HistoricalNLP #CorpusLinguistics #NLP
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If you pronounce "dour" to rhyme with "sour", instead of like "doer", or "quai" like "kay" instead of "key", well, I don't know what to say.
#languageChange #wordsOnlyRead
I feel like the character #Rizzo in the opening of The #Muppets #Christmas Carol has a name that takes on a different meaning these days.
#rizz #film #films #linguistics #languagechange #semantics
https://youtu.be/Y3n_T3SiMyM?si=rPewWpKFxzocK4gQ
New research shows how Chinese words change when they enter Mongol-ic languages, picking up new sounds and endings to fit the local grammar. A great example of languages shaping each other. scitube.io/how-chinese-... #Linguistics #LanguageChange
#EACL2026 #LChange #LanguageChange #LanguageVariation #ComputationalLinguistics #SemanticChange #DigitalHumanities #NLP #HistoricalLinguistics
Study Finds Older Adults Quickly Adopt New Word Meanings
Analysis of 7.9 million U.S. Congressional speeches (1873‑2010) finds older speakers adopt new word meanings about two to three years after younger colleagues. Read more: getnews.me/study-finds-older-adults... #languagechange #olderadults #semanticshift
OED case study about semantic change research, with an image of a chameleon to illustrate
🌐 Words evolve — but how?
Professor Chris Smith (Université Caen Normandie) explores the fascinating world of semantic change and how meanings shift over time.
🔗 Dive in: oxford.ly/4nVZpxB
#Linguistics #LanguageChange
Ever wondered who really fuels language change? 🔗 www.mpi.nl/news/young-c... with @metafrasis.bsky.social @vickyloras.bsky.social @ceciletamura.bsky.social #LanguageChange #Linguistics #MaxPlanck #LanguageEvolution #SocialChange #AdolescentsSpeak #LanguageInnovation
So, who else is going to #UKLVC15 this week?? 🥳
wp.lancs.ac.uk/uklvc15/
#linguistics #variation #languagechange #language #change #sociolinguistics #LVC #conference #academia #follow
He has now written a great post on language models and language change!! #LLM #linguistics #languagechange
seantrott.substack.com/p/language-m...
WhatsApp's new AI feature for grammar fixes and tone changes can be useful, sure. But do you trust its creators enough to let it on the conversation? I guess they're already there anyway...
#AIwriting #LanguageChange
I keep hearing tech people in podcasts consistently using "phenomena" as the singular. ngram (below) shows it's marginal. any idea how that happened?
#langsky #etymology #languagechange
We had an incredible Forum Lecture last Sunday with Joan Bybee (University of New Mexico)! ✨
She gave a fascinating talk on Usage-Based Theory and Language Change.
Thanks to everyone who joined talk
#LSA2025 #Linguistics #ForumLecture #JoanBybee #LanguageChange #UsageBased
Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro
+INFO in: archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2025/07/abor...
#Linguistics #celticstudies #celticlinguistics #philology #celticlanguages #languagechange #palaeolinguistics #books #openaccess
Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro
+INFO in: archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2025/07/abor...
#Linguistics #celticstudies #celticlinguistics #philology #celticlanguages #languagechange #palaeolinguistics #books #openaccess
Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro
+INFO in: archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2025/07/abor...
#Linguistics #celticstudies #celticlinguistics #philology #celticlanguages #languagechange #palaeolinguistics #books #openaccess
Join the July 13th Forum Lecture by Joan Bybee!
"Usage-Based Theory and Language Change"
#LSA #LSA2025 #SummerInstitute #ForumLecture #JoanBybee #Usagebased #languagechange #linguistics
Examples: “Kleenex” for tissues, “Band-Aid” for adhesive bandages, “Thermos” for insulated flasks. Some companies actively fight genericide to protect trademarks; language habits often win. #LanguageChange #Etymology
Looking forward to the second priming session at #ISB15 starting now with a talk on the fascinating connection between #CLI and #priming as potential #psycholinguistic mechanisms of contact-induced #languagechange.
@isbilingualism.bsky.social
research I propose a “Min-Max” theory of language behavior that can account for a variety of linguistic patterns crosslinguistically. #languagechange #processing #efficiency #evolution #historical #linguistics #nlp 5/6
Words change over time—now there's a smarter way to track it. Associate Professor Nina Tahmasebi uses AI to detect shifts in meaning at scale. Listen here: www.scipod.global/associate-pr... #LanguageChange #AI
#LSA #LSA2025 #Linguistics #Bayesian #BayesianInference #LanguageEvolution #ProbabilisticModels #QuantitativeMethods #Statistics #R #LanguageChange #Typology #LanguagePhylogenies
Remember when HR was just “the folks with the pay slips”? Dive into a Swedish blogger’s funny & thoughtful take on the evolution of HR.
www.tjamedia.se/2025/04/17/h...
#tjamedia #HRtalk #workculture #languagechange
