77/365: Arrived at uni to see a cannon in the parking lot and costumed men walking around. Asked one about it, but struggled to understand due to his missing teeth (a common issue in Croatian dialectology ๐ ). But they were so nice and took a photo with me. ๐
As you can see, the workshop was really inspiring. Thanks to Emerging Linguists for organising it! Canโt wait for your upcoming events ๐ค
[8] Last presentation discovered ways of using the famous language portraits developed by Brigitta Busch in the context of language and queerness. Hannah Lechner and Hanna Doppler therefore conducted a very inspirational interview and showed us their first analysis
[7] Lisza Neumeier is currently researching English in the lives of Australian youth and it was probably the best work presented at the workshop. She focuses on informal second language acquisition and gave me a lot of new input. Canโt wait to hear more of her in the future ๐
[6] The CEFR is highly discussed within language acquisition RS for being โsystemic unsystemicโ, and it is even worse for professional language skills such as Medicine and Engineering. This is a problem Carmen Peresich is tackling within her PhD project at university Klagenfurt
[5] Linguistics intersects with climate change through analyzing its discourse, from political inaction to activist movements. Andreas Moserโs approach explores Austrian climate debates, offering insights on communicating societal discussions and scientific findings graphically.
[4] Exploring word memorability and aesthetics, David Koลกiฤโs study found appealing and neutral pseudowords easier to remember, hinting at a connection between aesthetics and word recall. That raises the question if appealing patterns boost language learning or not.
[3] Sigmund Freud loved metaphors! As supporter of machinism, he coined the term โpsychischer Apparatโ (eng. psychic apparatus). Also he extensively paraphrased concepts before defining terms, and when he did, he did not use them consequently. Interesting work by Jana Dietzel!
[2] Aja ฤelhar studied how writers describe childrenโs POV. In โWhat Maisie Knewโ, the author prefers using similes over metaphors symbolising the complexity of Maisieโs life and how she is handling it as a child, it becomes not only a puzzle for her, but also for the reader.
[1] After a nice introduction from Dina Stankovic and the other members of Emerging Linguists, Dimitrios Meletis from university Vienna shared his personal story about how he found his โnicheโ within the linguistic landscape and shared his advice for aspiring linguists.
Here is my summary of the โEmerging Linguistsโ workshop within รLT2023 ๐
Stereotypes about Kajkavian speakers? NLP tools for language attitude research? Aspect-based sentiment analysis? If any of this sounds interesting to you, join my presentation about ABSA for language attitude research by the example of BCMS @emerginglings within #รถlt2023 at 11 AM
Eating (vegan) Viennese Schnitzel in Graz ๐ it was delicious ๐คค #รถlt
On my way to the โรsterreichische Linguistiktagungโ in Graz, where I will present my research on aspect-based sentiment analysis for BCMS within the emerging linguists workshop. ๐
47/365: I always mocked the language learning scene in โthe 13th Warriorโ but 47 days ago, I didnโt know what โslogโ, โzvukโ or โglagolโ meant. I learned them not by looking them up but through listening and context.
And that feels like โจmagicโจ
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My academic year in Zagreb is my version of โEat, pray, loveโ, but instead, I drink coffee, get tattooed and research language attitudes. If you want to hear my findings for the latter one, join my talk @div-ling.org in July 2024 โ๏ธ
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