Darin Flynn
@phono-logical.bsky.social
assoc. prof. linguistics @ucalgary.bsky.social
“Distinguishing two types of topics in Mandarin Chinese: evidence from syntax-phonology interface” by Yidi Xiao and Chen Zhao (Nov. ’25) papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
November 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
“Distinguishing two types of topics in Mandarin Chinese: evidence from syntax-phonology interface” by Yidi Xiao and Chen Zhao (Nov. ’25) papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
“Gestures and signs are phrases not words: a high definition account” by Luis Escobar L.-Dellamary (Nov. ’25) www.preprints.org/frontend/man...
November 28, 2025 at 8:43 AM
“Gestures and signs are phrases not words: a high definition account” by Luis Escobar L.-Dellamary (Nov. ’25) www.preprints.org/frontend/man...
“No additional strata, no loop! A reanalysis of Malayalam compound morphophonology” by Katie McCann and Jochen Trommer (Nov. ’25) direct.mit.edu/ling/article...
November 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
“No additional strata, no loop! A reanalysis of Malayalam compound morphophonology” by Katie McCann and Jochen Trommer (Nov. ’25) direct.mit.edu/ling/article...
BA thesis that’s over a hundred pages long: “Deep-time diversity: the Oriomo languages of Southern New Guinea” by Michael Josefsson (July ’25) openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/server/api/c...
openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au
November 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
BA thesis that’s over a hundred pages long: “Deep-time diversity: the Oriomo languages of Southern New Guinea” by Michael Josefsson (July ’25) openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/server/api/c...
L’attaque des attaques
November 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM
L’attaque des attaques
Scrat — scleral squirrel
/ˈskɹæt/ /ˈsklɛɹl̩/ /ˈskwɜɹl/
/ˈskɹæt/ /ˈsklɛɹl̩/ /ˈskwɜɹl/
November 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Scrat — scleral squirrel
/ˈskɹæt/ /ˈsklɛɹl̩/ /ˈskwɜɹl/
/ˈskɹæt/ /ˈsklɛɹl̩/ /ˈskwɜɹl/
I hope Sklenar is the next Batman — to help popularize the complex onset /skl/, which is unjustifiably freakish (pace ‘sclerosis’) www.mensjournal.com/entertainmen...
‘1923’ Star Brandon Sklenar Adds Fuel to ‘Batman’ Casting Rumors With New Post
‘1923’ actor Brandon Sklenar sparked more intrigue about a potential future in James Gunn’s upcoming DCU ‘Batman’ reboot.
www.mensjournal.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
I hope Sklenar is the next Batman — to help popularize the complex onset /skl/, which is unjustifiably freakish (pace ‘sclerosis’) www.mensjournal.com/entertainmen...
“Igpay Atinlay inway Igpay Atinlay: ethay igpay atinlay ictionaryday orjectpay” ybay Ianbray Ray. Irshmanhay, Aurielay Away. Onesjay andway Oesephjay Day. Onoughmcday (2008) www.sigbovik.org/2008/proceed...
November 28, 2025 at 4:06 AM
“Igpay Atinlay inway Igpay Atinlay: ethay igpay atinlay ictionaryday orjectpay” ybay Ianbray Ray. Irshmanhay, Aurielay Away. Onesjay andway Oesephjay Day. Onoughmcday (2008) www.sigbovik.org/2008/proceed...
Reposted by Darin Flynn
Join us tomorrow (Friday) for a discussion of connections between linguistics and medicine with Dr. Beverly Collisson, from the Cumming School of Medicine, Jomanna Sleiman, R. SLP-Registered Speech-Language Pathologist, and our very own Prof. Dimitrios Skordos
Our last Brownbag Series this semester is on Friday! 👏
Friday, Nov 28 | 3pm | CHE 212
During this series, we will explore transdisciplinary connections with Linguistics!
Friday, Nov 28 | 3pm | CHE 212
During this series, we will explore transdisciplinary connections with Linguistics!
November 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Join us tomorrow (Friday) for a discussion of connections between linguistics and medicine with Dr. Beverly Collisson, from the Cumming School of Medicine, Jomanna Sleiman, R. SLP-Registered Speech-Language Pathologist, and our very own Prof. Dimitrios Skordos
Reposted by Darin Flynn
Call for Papers
ICHoLS XVII (23–27 August 2027), Niterói (Rio de Janeiro)
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#Histlx
ICHoLS XVII (23–27 August 2027), Niterói (Rio de Janeiro)
🔗 hiphilangsci.net/2025/11/26/c...
#Histlx
November 26, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Call for Papers
ICHoLS XVII (23–27 August 2027), Niterói (Rio de Janeiro)
🔗 hiphilangsci.net/2025/11/26/c...
#Histlx
ICHoLS XVII (23–27 August 2027), Niterói (Rio de Janeiro)
🔗 hiphilangsci.net/2025/11/26/c...
#Histlx
Reposted by Darin Flynn
On the growth of Irish-language learning in Britain
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
Celtic revival: The growth of Gaeilge in Britain
There's been a significant surge in interest in learning the Irish language in Britain, according to those involved in teaching it. One of the largest online education providers in the UK, City Lit, s...
www.rte.ie
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
On the growth of Irish-language learning in Britain
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
Reposted by Darin Flynn
#OTD 152 years ago, Osborn Bergin (1873–1950) was born 🎂 Bergin was an expert on (Old) Irish language and literature, a translator of early Irish texts, and a poet. He formulated the so-called Bergin’s Law pertaining to word order in Old Irish.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 AM
#OTD 152 years ago, Osborn Bergin (1873–1950) was born 🎂 Bergin was an expert on (Old) Irish language and literature, a translator of early Irish texts, and a poet. He formulated the so-called Bergin’s Law pertaining to word order in Old Irish.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
Book review by Miki Mori (Nov. ’25): “On Under-reported Monolingual Child Phonology” edited by Elena Babatsouli (’20/’25) journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Book review by Miki Mori (Nov. ’25): “On Under-reported Monolingual Child Phonology” edited by Elena Babatsouli (’20/’25) journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Reposted by Darin Flynn
#OTD 175 years ago, Gustav Meyer (1850–1900) was born 🎉 A pioneer in the study of Albanian, he is famous for demonstrating that it belongs to the Indo-European family. A school in Tirana is named after him, and the Albanian Post has issued a stamp with his name.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
#OTD 175 years ago, Gustav Meyer (1850–1900) was born 🎉 A pioneer in the study of Albanian, he is famous for demonstrating that it belongs to the Indo-European family. A school in Tirana is named after him, and the Albanian Post has issued a stamp with his name.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
“The science of screaming” by Karen Perta, Zhaoyan Zhang, Donna Erickson, Ryoko Hayashi and Toshiyuki Sadanobu (Nov. ’25) acoustics.org/the-science-...
The Science of Screaming
The purpose of this study is to analyze and compare angry, emotional screaming with trained, “healthy” yelling using MRI and acoustic measures.
acoustics.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
“The science of screaming” by Karen Perta, Zhaoyan Zhang, Donna Erickson, Ryoko Hayashi and Toshiyuki Sadanobu (Nov. ’25) acoustics.org/the-science-...
“Vowel devoicing as prosodic augmentation in Mẽbêngôkre” by Bernat Bardagil (Oct. ’25) www.benjamins.com/catalog/nb.0...
Vowel devoicing as prosodic augmentation in Mẽbêngôkre
This paper explores an instance of prosodic augmentation (Lovick 2023: 382) via devoicing in Mẽbêngôkre, a Jê language spoken in Brazilian Amazonia. While segment lengthening is usually associated...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
“Vowel devoicing as prosodic augmentation in Mẽbêngôkre” by Bernat Bardagil (Oct. ’25) www.benjamins.com/catalog/nb.0...
“Prosodic structures and the cognition of prominence in speech and song” by Baris Kabak (Nov. ’25) www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de/en/dcl/veran...
November 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
“Prosodic structures and the cognition of prominence in speech and song” by Baris Kabak (Nov. ’25) www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de/en/dcl/veran...
Job: postdoc in phonology at the University of Barcelona with Dr. Clàudia Pons-Moll, now leading a project on “The interaction between phonology and the phonetic and morphosyntactic components: current challenges for the study of linguistic variation” linguistlist.org/issues/36/36...
LINGUIST List 36.3620 Support: Phonology, Syntax: Sponsorship for Juan de la Cierva/Beatriu de Pinós Postdoctoral Contracts at UB Barcelona
The LINGUIST List, International Linguistics Community Online.
linguistlist.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Job: postdoc in phonology at the University of Barcelona with Dr. Clàudia Pons-Moll, now leading a project on “The interaction between phonology and the phonetic and morphosyntactic components: current challenges for the study of linguistic variation” linguistlist.org/issues/36/36...
Good syntax tree drawing exercise
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Good syntax tree drawing exercise
“Onomatopoeia: The Colorful World of Sounds” by Lívia Körtvélyessy (Nov. ’25) www.cambridge.org/core/books/o...
Onomatopoeia
Cambridge Core - Phonetics and Phonology - Onomatopoeia
www.cambridge.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“Onomatopoeia: The Colorful World of Sounds” by Lívia Körtvélyessy (Nov. ’25) www.cambridge.org/core/books/o...
Balanced literacy instruction hilariously destroyed in a single glorious minute
November 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Balanced literacy instruction hilariously destroyed in a single glorious minute
Reposted by Darin Flynn
One of the Harvard report’s most compelling findings is that students almost universally speak about grades in terms of how much effort they put in. If they spend a lot of time studying and do all of the work asked of them, they believe, they should get an A. https://chroni.cl/4iiaoA3
Grading Is Broken
A growing number of professors say A’s have lost their meaning. They’re divided on the right solution.
chroni.cl
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
One of the Harvard report’s most compelling findings is that students almost universally speak about grades in terms of how much effort they put in. If they spend a lot of time studying and do all of the work asked of them, they believe, they should get an A. https://chroni.cl/4iiaoA3
“The position of Tomoip in the Oceanic family” by Russell Barlow and Malcolm Ross (Nov. ’25) doi.org/10.1353/ol.2...
November 25, 2025 at 6:27 AM
“The position of Tomoip in the Oceanic family” by Russell Barlow and Malcolm Ross (Nov. ’25) doi.org/10.1353/ol.2...
Congrats Segun!
CEDL is proud to announce Oluwasegun Amoniyan as one of four winners of the 2026 CEDL Travel Grants! Oluwasegun Amoniyan is a PhD student in Linguistics at the Univ of Pittsburgh & his interests include socio-phonetics and co-speech. Join us in celebrating at #LSA2026! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Congrats Segun!