LingComm @LingComm

Communicating linguistics with broader audiences (#LingComm25, 23, 21 conferences, classes @CoEDLang 2018 & #lingstitute 2017). Tweets by @becauselangpod lingcomm.org Joined June 2017

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LingComm @LingComm

5 months ago

That's a wrap for #LingComm25! And it was the biggest LingComm ever. We'll be back next time for more panels, talks, how-tos, posters, and great chats with all the linguistic communicators. Thanks to everyone who attended and made this conference such a success.

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LingComm @LingComm

5 months ago

Plenary: @emilymbender on text extruders: "Why are we automating that? How does it fit into the context we're trying to use it…? Who gets hurt if it goes poorly, if it puts errors? Who gets hurt if it works as intended, and who's benefiting from that being automated? #LingComm25

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LingComm @LingComm

5 months ago

Doing a Linguistics Day for high schoolers? Take a tip on terms from Frances Blanchette. Morphology? ❌ Wordmaxxing ✅ #LingComm25

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5 months ago

"You take a complicated subject that everyone THINKS they understand and explain it in a way that people REALLY understand." @GrantBarrett on a huge value of linguistics and lingcomm training #LingComm25

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5 months ago

Author Hedde Zeijlstra on publishing: "The hardest thing about writing was that there was a linguist sitting on my shoulder" playing the part of a critic. "You just have to beat up that person on your shoulder." #LingComm25

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LingComm @LingComm

5 months ago

Tips on podcast audio from @becauselangpod How hard do you go on the edit? - UMs and UHs have a function, so try to leave them. - Honour the conversation you had. Don't overwork it. - Serve the show — if it's distracting, cut it. And always record more than one way. #LingComm25

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LingComm @LingComm

5 months ago

Valerie Friedman has an important tip on publishing (on the English-speaking scene): Agents get paid when you do. "If an agent is asking you for money up front — run." #LingComm25

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5 months ago

Evangelia Adamou: Writing a popsci book is a great way to consolidate yourself as an expert. But: "popular books don't always count the same [as academic books], especially early in your career. You may want to wait to get tenure first, before writing a popular book." #LingComm25

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LingComm @LingComm

5 months ago

Valerie Friedman on writing a popular book: "There's a point at which you have the confidence to say what *WE* do, rather than just what *I* do." #LingComm25

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LingComm @LingComm

5 months ago

Valerie Friedman has studied "vowel movement". "I know I can say that in this crowd and not be mistaken for a gastroenterologist." #LingComm25

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LingComm @LingComm

5 months ago

Laura Wagner, on measuring impact in lingcomm: “Not that any of us would ever have wrong ideas… but itš useful to have data to back up that we’re doing things the right way.” #LingComm25

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5 months ago

An interesting insight from Ionica Smeets: In Netherlands, one goal is to increase public trust in science. Another is increasing the trust scientists have in the public. Mutual trust. #LingComm25

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5 months ago

Ionica Smeets road-tested their youth-oriented maths book. They used this chart to gauge emotional response; this is a good predictor for retention of material. #LingComm