Deeply disturbing and telling of what's in stick for universities in Australia: no Humanities representation on the new ARC Advisory Committee. Not good for this country and innovation.

"People will vote for me because I get the job done" says PM who took a week off during a national disaster

Animals show compassion and act to help each other. In our agri-culture we behave as if they’re incapable of feeling.

Do you want to be involved in our cross-linguistic project on phonetic coarticulation and phonological contrast? Do you live in (or want to live in!) Munich? Then come apply for this postdoc opportunity! phonetik.uni-muenchen.de/institut/stell…

So, for no particular reason, I asked an AI ChatBot to write a train cancellation announcement in the style of the Book of Revelation...

The idea a generalist degree leads to over-qualified graduates serving coffee is a misguided understanding of what we need. These degrees have a big part to play in the emerging higher education landscape, writes @cathycoleborne (University of Newcastle). theconversation.com/why-arts-degre…

Want to know more about where English words come from? Read my article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Linguistics: "Etymology and the lexical core of Germanic": protect-au.mimecast.com/s/oWqWCL7ExGco…

If you’re a resident or citizen of Australia sign this petition to support lifting PhD scholarship rates, it takes just a minute

Archaeologists speak out against the removal of three rock art panels to pave the way for the construction of a new fertiliser factory in Western Australia. Benjamin Smith + colleagues from UWA + Griffith University outline what destroying sacred sites does: bit.ly/3Mv8oGj

Robert Mailhammer bin present an analysis of past tense marking in the English spoken on Croker island (I added a map) #ISLE7

With polling booth data showing that Indigenous people overwhelmingly voted Yes to the Voice, should Jacinta Price apologise, and be sacked as Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians? Price not only failed to represent Indigenous people, she actively campaigned against them.

Some glimpses from ALS conference 2023, The University of Sydney. Robert Mailhammer Jakelin Troy Sasha Wilmoth #ALS2023Usyd

Very sad to see this. Linguistics in peril: An open letter - UCGAL: University Council of General and Applied Linguistics linguistics.ac.uk/university-of-…

This would genuinely make me cry if I wasn't so full of rage.

New book co-authored with Mark Harvey (Newcastle) is out! We raise important questions for the history of Australia, especially when and how this ancestor language spread across the continent. #protoaustralian degruyter.com/document/doi/1…

Discover the fascinating story of how humans developed their key features in this podcast series: blazingthetrail.pl Episode 4 is on the evolution of language.

Our new paper in the Journal of English Linguistics shows the stability of factors influencing past tense marking in English with data from Aboriginal English on Croker Island, Australia, NT! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…