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Lauren Hall-Lew

@lhlew.bsky.social

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Professor of Sociolinguistics at the University of Edinburgh. Anti-racist, pro-trans, pro-housing, adoption-critical, Gàidhlig learner, BSL learner, musician, Trekkie, dysthymic, bleeding-heart cynic. She/her.

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Lauren Hall-Lew @lhlew.bsky.social · Oct 28

My inaugural lecture is now online 🥰
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#sociophonetics #sociolinguistics #linguistics #phonetics #semiotics #Peirce #indexicality #social #meaning #research #academic #academia #lecture #Arizona #SanFrancisco #Gaelic #Gàidhlig #Scots #English #professor #babyphotos

Professor Lauren Hall-Lew Inaugural Lecture

Professor Lauren Hall-Lew's Inaugural Lecture from 25th September 2024. Sociophonetic indexicality as a window onto language and society.

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Amy K @amyklassen.bsky.social · 8h

We call it greed when people go for seconds before everyone has had firsts.

But when landlords do it with housing, it’s “the market.” 🙄

Happy #socialistsunday to those who celebrate.

And happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

🦃 🍽️ 🍂 🥧

tweet by user @pvnkpilled (display name: killjoy, with a red heart emoji) reads: “ ‘everyone gets a plate before you can have seconds’ but for housing.”

Lauren Hall-Lew @lhlew.bsky.social · 5d

Hat Tip = Props = Credit goes to

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Where did that h/t come from?

And what exactly does it mean?

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Lauren Hall-Lew @lhlew.bsky.social · 5d

h/t Jaspal Naveel Singh 🙏🇵🇸

TheGurkenkaiser @thegurkenkaiser.bsky.social · 24d

der globale Ohrwurm www.youtube.com/watch?v=quWn...

YouTube video by Lowkey - Topic

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Lauren Hall-Lew @lhlew.bsky.social · 5d

h/t Jaspal Naveel Singh 🙏🇵🇸

th3rm @th3rm.bsky.social · Jun 12

I have a dream
one day to see
the liberation
of Palestine..

#Free_Free_Palestine

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMTz...

YouTube video by Genocide - Topic

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Machine Pun Kelly @kellyscaletta.bsky.social · 8d

Somewhere in America, a young Hispanic girl is hiding in an attic writing a diary.

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 8d

ICE agents arrest Alderperson Jessie L. Fuentes (26th Ward of Chicago city council) after she questions them on whether they have a signed judicial warrant to arrest a person at Humboldt Park Hospital.

“He has Constitutional rights.”

“No.”

ICE’s exact mindset: no one is allowed any rights now.

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Katie Franich @kfran.bsky.social · 8d

Tenure-track phonology position at UChicago!

Linguist List @linguistlist.bsky.social · 10d

Jobs: English; Phonetics, Phonology, Semantics: Assistant Professor in Phonology, The University of Chicago

Jobs: English; Phonetics, Phonology, Semantics: Assistant Professor in Phonology, The University of Chicago

Description: Position Title: Assistant Professor in Phonology Location: Chicago, IL Position Type: Faculty - Tenure Track/Tenured Position URL: apply.interfolio.com/174988 Position Description: The Department of Linguistics invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Phonology with an expected start date of July 1, 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. The selected candidate will pursue their own research agenda, collaborate with faculty in the Department

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Rosanne Rademaker @rademaker.bsky.social · 13d

We’re looking for a postdoc to join our Max Planck group in Germany some time in 2026. If you have computational and/or neuroimaging expertise, and are interested in questions intersecting perception and cognition, please reach out! I’ll also be happy to chat at the #Bernsteinconference this week.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 16d

Perpetually enraging that there is a bipartisan belief, widely shared among Democrats and Republicans, that the role of Democrats in DC is to protect Republican politicians and voters from the consequences of their own actions and policy positions

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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 19d

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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TheGurkenkaiser @thegurkenkaiser.bsky.social · 24d

der globale Ohrwurm www.youtube.com/watch?v=quWn...

YouTube video by Lowkey - Topic

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Lauren Hall-Lew @lhlew.bsky.social · 24d

Academics: Please read and consider signing this open letter.

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Lauren Hall-Lew @lhlew.bsky.social · 24d

Needed now more than ever 💪

Show Racism the Red Card @srtrcengland.bsky.social · Sep 7

Register and Support Wear Red Day👇🏽
🔗 theredcard.org/wear-red-day/

Together We Are Stronger @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social

#WRD25 | #UK

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 25d

NEW: The family of Delta State University student Trey Reed is calling for an independent autopsy after his body was found hanging in a tree on campus.

U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson is calling for a federal investigation, citing "Mississippi’s painful history of lynching and racial violence."

Trey Reed’s Family Calls for an Independent Autopsy After Tree Hanging Death

Demartravion “Trey” Reed’s family is seeking an independent autopsy after the Delta State University student was found hanging in a tree.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 26d

UN Commission of Inquiry verifies the existence of birth PREVENTION in Gaza 👇

"Attacks on healthcare have affected 545,000 woman (…) Clinic was shelled in December 2023, reportedly destroying around 4,000 embryos"

UN also reported Israel shot and exploded nitrogen tanks which can harm pregnancy

Document page by OHCHR discussing Analysis and conclusion of birth prevention

Document page by OHCHR discussing the prevention of births in Gaza, Legal framework and summary of factual findings

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 26d

🚨BREAKING -- The UN Commission of Inquiry has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

Will the UK government continue to engage in genocide denial, @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social?

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g0lgrim @g0lgrim.bsky.social · 26d

1. Cory Zukatis - found around 10:30am hanging in Vicksburg MS. He was homeless.

2. Trey Reed - found hanging around 7:05am at Delta State University.

Black folks are calling it for what it is: a lynching. Because no Black man takes his own life by hanging himself from a tree.

Rest in peace

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Che @chesaysthings.bsky.social · 26d

Fear will try to convince us to isolate, to hoard resources, to avoid community, to build the least threatening campaigns making little impact.

A grounded risk assessment will move us closer to each other, it’ll remind us of that we are millions, it’ll make our work more bold and more brave.

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Paul van der Meer @paulvandermeer.bsky.social · 27d

America is now the country where people who just quote Charlie Kirk face more consequences than pedophiles in the Epstein files.

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Tennessee Brando @tnbrando.bsky.social · 28d

The only thing Charlie Kirk had in common with Jesus is that Christians get mad when you quote him to them.

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Jonathan Kasstan @jrkasstan.bsky.social · 28d

September issue of @jslx.bsky.social is out with some very touching contributions @lhlew.bsky.social @betsysneller.bsky.social #linguistics

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 28d

Did the right wing idiots who are screaming for us to mourn Charlie Kirk mourn her, her husband or even her dog? The hypocrisy is appalling.

#USDemocracy

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Beth Lew-Williams @bethlewwilliams.bsky.social · 29d

Excited to share this essay on racial violence, civic apology, and the elusive dream of racial reconciliation.

www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...

The Ritual of Civic Apology

More than a century after driving out their Chinese residents, cities across the West are saying sorry, with parks, plaques, and proclamations. But it’s seldom clear who they’re talking to—or what the...

www.newyorker.com

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LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · Sep 12

Pete Buttigieg says leftist “scolding” has alienated young men - buff.ly/8TpJIDZ

Lauren Hall-Lew @lhlew.bsky.social · Sep 12

Please consider donating to Clean Shelter www.cleanshelter.org, an organisation formed by two women, an Israeli and a Palestinian, that works to provide clean water and shelter.

#Palestine #donate #support 🇵🇸

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · Sep 12

UC-Berkeley gives Trump administration 160 names “related” to anti-semitism, mostly for voicing support for Palestinians. Judith Butler is among them, she calls this “McCarthyism” UC Berkeley gives Trump administration 160 names in antisemitism probe

www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

UC Berkeley gives Trump administration 160 names in antisemitism probe

UC Berkeley gave the Trump administration the names of 160 students, faculty and staff and info about their “potential connection to reports of alleged antisemitism” — sparking due-process...

www.sfchronicle.com

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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · Sep 11

Don't forget raping girls is a violent act too.
RELEASE THE TRUMPSTEIN FILES!

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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · Sep 10

Cancel student evaluations now.

www.psypost.org/students-rat...

Students rate identical lectures differently based on professor's gender, researchers find

When philosophy students were asked to evaluate identical lectures assigned to men or women professors, their responses varied by gender. The study suggests gender bias plays a role in how teaching is...

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Lauren Hall-Lew @lhlew.bsky.social · Sep 10

Absolutely. I noted in one of my #uklvc15 posts how much I loved that there was a session on kids. There's so much more for us to learn about the relationship between acquisition and stylisation (for example).

Great paper! So many Halls :)

Lauren Hall-Lew @lhlew.bsky.social · Sep 10

I spent a couple years attending the Evolang talks and meetings in my department. I am still friendly with its practitioners, but we've never had any real collaboration.