For my international colleagues who are wondering what the heck is going in in the Netherlands: Dutch Academia is facing the largest budget cuts since the 1980s. Programs will disappear, work load will go up, students will be penalised. It's grim 1/x

Good news! Deadline has been extended to the 24th of November so there is still plenty of time to submit an abstract for the #archaeogaming session if you are planning to join us at #CAA2025!

Red de Opleiding Keltisch/Save the Bachelor Celtic! - Sign the Petition! chng.it/vRR9VRPZcb via Change.org

De meest radicale verbouwing van de Geesteswetenschappen ooit dub.uu.nl/nl/opinie/de-m…

Dear linguistics Twitter, I'm looking for a book on raising kids bilingually for friends of mine (English-French couple in the UK). Does anyone have any tips for a research-based practical book on this topic? I want to gift it to them :-)

📢 Please spread the word! I’m seeking PhD candidates with a passion for language, bilingualism, and their intersection with cognition, culture, and emotion. The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme applications are opening soon—and further opportunities may also be available.

Wil je hier wat aan doen of straks gewoon vijfduizend euro per jaar betalen om te mogen studeren? Demonstreer mee a.s. 14 november om 13u in Utrech. Samen stoppen we de sloop van de universiteit: woinactie.blogspot.com/2024/09/save-d…

My favourite Korean idiom is a version of “looking for a needle in a haystack” that goes 서울에 가서 김서방 찾기. It means “searching for a Mr. Kim in Seoul”

'Talen bieden vensters op geschiedenis, cultuur, en de ander. Snijden in de studie van taal sluit die vensters.' -Marian Klamer, taalkundige Kabinet, stop met onverantwoorde #bezuinigingen op #wetenschap. Bezuinigen op wetenschap is bezuinigen op de toekomst van Nederland.

Zeer teleurgesteld en volledig in verwarring. Ik heb niets concreets mogen vernemen over de dreiging en kan slechts zeggen dat als het morgen in Utrecht hierom niet kan, het overmorgen elders ook niet zal kunnen. Wash, rinse, repeat. Wat blijft er zo over van ons grondrecht om te

SAVE THE DATE: 25 november in Den Haag nieuwe protesten tegen de bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs #woinactie

The presenters at this concert in the Netherlands use both Dutch and English, but without translation. Linguists call this receptive multilingualism. I’m curious if people know of other examples in different contexts where this happens?

I like this better than the dot airplane

Do you work on religion and language? Join our panel! In 'Access to the Divine', we explore the impact of language choices in religious practice, both historical and contemporary. Here's our abstract, let me know if you've got any questions! #callforpapers European Academy of Religion Elise Alberts

Come and join our panel at the European Academy of Religion in Vienna!

#EuARe2025 #CallForPapers 👇

Reminder: Tomorrow is your last chance to submit an abstract to our panel on language and religion!