Alex Johnston

At this year's @lingcomm.bsky.social conference, we learned that the UK has been celebrating National Linguistics Day on November 26th, and everyone immediately went, hey, can't we make that World Linguistics Day?

Well, now it's only 20 days away, so time to get your celebration plans in order!

GURT 2026 Call for Papers - Georgetown University Round Table The GURT 2026 Organizing Committee is proud to announce that the call for papers is now open! THEME: FUTURING LINGUISTICS: Content, Curriculum & Careers What does the future of linguistics look like? ...

Call for papers: The Georgetown University Round Table on Languages & Linguistics (GURT), will take place in person in Washington DC, March 6-8, 2026! Theme: "FUTURING LINGUISTICS". Plenary by @acharityhudley.bsky.social #GURT2026 #futuringlinguistics #linguistics gurt.georgetown.edu/gurt-2026-un...

I am thrilled you're a plenarist! Thank you for being a key part of GURT2026! Can't wait

Mastering LinkedIn as a Linguist - Career Talks Series - Talk 4 YouTube video by LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee

Last week's Career Talk was a blast! @alexandrajohnston.bsky.social talked about LinkedIn and how to make it work for linguists interested in industry jobs 👀

If you've missed it, you can watch the recording on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPWB...

Among Linguists, the Word of the Year Is More of a Vibe The American Dialect Society selected a term that refers to the deterioration of online platforms.

Great metaphor by Dr. Kelly Wright in this NYT writeup of #woty2023

(The red carpet event of #LSA2024!)

www.nytimes.com/2024/01/15/c...