Joey Stanley
@joeystanley.com
Sociolinguist at BYU. American English (Utah, Georgia, and Latter-day Saints), mostly vowels, some methods. Organist, bread maker, fan of succulents, beginning knitter.
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Since moving to Utah, I’ve tried to pause and appreciate the mountains at least once a day. Days like today make that easy.
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Since moving to Utah, I’ve tried to pause and appreciate the mountains at least once a day. Days like today make that easy.
After talking about density plots today, I moved on to violin plots and, in a genuine no-pun-intended moment, I said "plot twist: it's just a density plot turned on its side." It was hilarious. And then someone made this for me.
October 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
After talking about density plots today, I moved on to violin plots and, in a genuine no-pun-intended moment, I said "plot twist: it's just a density plot turned on its side." It was hilarious. And then someone made this for me.
It was SUCH AN HONOR to speak in the Michigan State University Linguistics Colloquium Series and hang out with their awesome faculty and students! Beautiful weather and beautiful campus!
I forgot to take a decent photo of so here's an awkward one of me with a scoop of the Spartan Swirl ice cream.
I forgot to take a decent photo of so here's an awkward one of me with a scoop of the Spartan Swirl ice cream.
October 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
It was SUCH AN HONOR to speak in the Michigan State University Linguistics Colloquium Series and hang out with their awesome faculty and students! Beautiful weather and beautiful campus!
I forgot to take a decent photo of so here's an awkward one of me with a scoop of the Spartan Swirl ice cream.
I forgot to take a decent photo of so here's an awkward one of me with a scoop of the Spartan Swirl ice cream.
It’d be cool to have a Midwest grammar toggle and make this say “needs charged” instead.
September 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It’d be cool to have a Midwest grammar toggle and make this say “needs charged” instead.
Thankfully, the #BuckleyDrawFire appears smaller than it was last night, but it’s still a bit concerning to see a natural disaster so close to my office.
August 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Thankfully, the #BuckleyDrawFire appears smaller than it was last night, but it’s still a bit concerning to see a natural disaster so close to my office.
This is Penny Eckert's references section for her tribute to Bill Labov in Language in Society this month. It's not far off from the references sections in some of the stuff I write. 😆
August 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This is Penny Eckert's references section for her tribute to Bill Labov in Language in Society this month. It's not far off from the references sections in some of the stuff I write. 😆
Yes, this is true. Yes, pun intended. Yes, it’s whiter than I expected. And—for those of you aware of BYU’s dress and grooming standards—yes, I got a beard waiver because I’ve auditioned to be an extra in a small movie.
July 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Yes, this is true. Yes, pun intended. Yes, it’s whiter than I expected. And—for those of you aware of BYU’s dress and grooming standards—yes, I got a beard waiver because I’ve auditioned to be an extra in a small movie.
I got an Airbnb with some colleagues to do a writing retreat and hopefully knock out a big chunk of our tenure portfolios. Here we go!
July 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I got an Airbnb with some colleagues to do a writing retreat and hopefully knock out a big chunk of our tenure portfolios. Here we go!
And Andor and Rogue One–style prequel to the Incredibles. Gazerbeam couldn’t have been the only one involved in getting that computer’s password. He was probably the (second-to-last) in a long line of supers dying to get one step closer.
July 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
And Andor and Rogue One–style prequel to the Incredibles. Gazerbeam couldn’t have been the only one involved in getting that computer’s password. He was probably the (second-to-last) in a long line of supers dying to get one step closer.
Box, when I try to open a file I closed five minutes ago:
July 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Box, when I try to open a file I closed five minutes ago:
These three dads just being dads together.
June 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
These three dads just being dads together.
At the very bottom of that post, I have a delightful recording of someone who says "both" with l-intrusion and with LTH-affrication. So it's [boɫt̪͡θ] and it's amazing.
June 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
At the very bottom of that post, I have a delightful recording of someone who says "both" with l-intrusion and with LTH-affrication. So it's [boɫt̪͡θ] and it's amazing.
So, it ended up taking about 5 days, but it's done!
June 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
So, it ended up taking about 5 days, but it's done!
MFAing. A million words down and about three million to go.
June 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
MFAing. A million words down and about three million to go.
Makes me think of this line by C-3PO.
(But also this is super awesome and thanks for going above and beyond.)
(But also this is super awesome and thanks for going above and beyond.)
May 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Makes me think of this line by C-3PO.
(But also this is super awesome and thanks for going above and beyond.)
(But also this is super awesome and thanks for going above and beyond.)
Found this in my kid's room. Looks like she's gathering "evidence" to make a case for staying up later.
May 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Found this in my kid's room. Looks like she's gathering "evidence" to make a case for staying up later.
No one is allowed to coin any new terms.
April 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
No one is allowed to coin any new terms.
And this is why we call it *Winter* Semester. Today’s the first day of finals.
April 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
And this is why we call it *Winter* Semester. Today’s the first day of finals.
Me after taking over some new departmental service assignment.
April 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Me after taking over some new departmental service assignment.
I didn’t realize my elected officials are taking moves from Parks and Rec. 🤡
March 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I didn’t realize my elected officials are taking moves from Parks and Rec. 🤡
I also had some fun and tried some things like adding triple-color cardAs and removing candy cards entirely to see what happens.
March 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I also had some fun and tried some things like adding triple-color cardAs and removing candy cards entirely to see what happens.
Here are plots showing some highlights: number of turns a typical game has, how many shortcuts are taken, how many candy cards are taken, and how many tiles you move forward/ahead when you get candy cards.
March 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Here are plots showing some highlights: number of turns a typical game has, how many shortcuts are taken, how many candy cards are taken, and how many tiles you move forward/ahead when you get candy cards.
Almost four years ago, I picked up a leaf off the ground at Lowe’s and called it “Goff” when it started to push out roots and baby leaves. Not sure why, but it has always been super lopsided and grows slowly in haphazard ways. But this year it flowered for the first time and they are gorgeous.
March 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Almost four years ago, I picked up a leaf off the ground at Lowe’s and called it “Goff” when it started to push out roots and baby leaves. Not sure why, but it has always been super lopsided and grows slowly in haphazard ways. But this year it flowered for the first time and they are gorgeous.