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Diane Nelson @gplady

Leeds linguist and tree hugger. All views my own.

Joined March 2009
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Cambridge Prisms@CambridgePrisms
9 Apr 2024
Recently published in #CPExtinction: Snake words in Estonia: Language, nature & extinction in Andrus Kivirähk’s The Man Who Spoke Snakish by @alfie_howard66a & @gplady. Find out more about language #extinction & #biocultural diversity here: bit.ly/4atxTS2
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Prof Becky Muradás-Taylor@DrBeckyMT
26 Sep 2023
New paper, co-authored with @ScienceAndMaps, published open access: ‘Cold spots’ in language degree provision in England tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

‘Cold spots’ in language degree provision in England

People have been raising the alarm about a language education crisis in the UK, particularly in England, for twenty years. Yet the crisis continues: the number of young people studying languages at...

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Cambridge Prisms@CambridgePrisms
21 Sep 2023
CALL FOR PAPERS! Contribute to the #CPExtinction special issue on 'Extinction Studies across the Disciplines', with guest Editors Graham Huggan, @DollyJorgensen, @gplady, @KateElizRigby, @KatyJWright1 & @DrAlisonDunn. Find out more here: bit.ly/3OLKqIr #extinction
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Cambridge Prisms@CambridgePrisms
6 Aug 2023
CALL FOR PAPERS! Contribute to the #CPExtinction special issue on 'Extinction Studies across the Disciplines', with guest Editors Graham Huggan, @DollyJorgensen, @gplady, @KateElizRigby, @KatyJWright1 & @DrAlisonDunn. Find out more here: bit.ly/3OLKqIr #extinction
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Cambridge Prisms@CambridgePrisms
9 Jul 2023
CALL FOR PAPERS! Contribute to the #CPExtinction special issue on 'Extinction Studies across the Disciplines', with guest Editors Graham Huggan, @DollyJorgensen, @gplady, @KateElizRigby, @KatyJWright1 & @DrAlisonDunn. Find out more here: bit.ly/3OLKqIr #extinction
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Cambridge Prisms@CambridgePrisms
2 Jun 2023
CALL FOR PAPERS! Contribute to the #CPExtinction special issue on 'Extinction Studies across the Disciplines', with guest Editors Graham Duggan, @DollyJorgensen, @gplady, @KateElizRigby, @KatyJWright1 & @DrAlisonDunn. Find out more here: bit.ly/3OLKqIr #extinction
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Diane Nelson@gplady
26 Feb 2023
Deadline extended to 6 March! Join our brilliant interdisciplinary @LeverhulmeTrust #PhD cohort in #Extinction studies. We welcome topics in language and cultural evolution @EvolangConf @SimonKirby @lagbling
Extinction Studies DTP (University of Leeds)@ExtinctionDTP
26 Jan 2023
The @LeverhulmeTrust @ExtinctionDTP are recruiting the final cohort of our #PhD programme in #Extinction Studies Deadline 6th Feb Click below & make the first step towards joining 12 current students working in a fascinating & interdisciplinary group. phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/224-…
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The @LeverhulmeTrust @ExtinctionDTP are recruiting the final cohort of our #PhD programme in #Extinction Studies Deadline 6th Feb Click below & make the first step towards joining 12 current students working in a fascinating & interdisciplinary group. phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/224-…

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Deagh chothrom! Westminster inquiry on minority languages in the UK. Open for submissions until 10 March. committees.parliament.uk/com…

DCMS Committee to examine health and future of minority languages - Committees - UK Parliament

The future of minority languages in the British Isles and the Government’s role in supporting and developing them is the subject of a new inquiry from the DCMS Committee.

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Diane Nelson@gplady
10 Feb 2023
If you're looking for grassroots orgs to donate #turkeysyriaearthquake, Aman Project is helping refugee LGBTQ persons in Turkey and MENA region. LGBTQ sometimes lack strong family networks and may be more vulnerable than others 🏳️‍🌈 justgiving.com/crowdfunding/…
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Jessica Lee@jessofarabia
15 Jan 2023
Oh Akhenaten, you big old megalomaniac monotheistic weirdo.
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juliakate@juliaka77978961
10 Jan 2023
Fascinating talk!
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Inkblot Films@inkblotfilms
6 Jan 2023
Had a wonderful time with @gplady Dr Diane Nelson filming and live streaming for her @OneGardenHQ talk on "Why Do Languages Die?". Thanks for having us over!
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Inkblot Films@inkblotfilms
5 Jan 2023
Join us tonight as we film and stream with @OneGardenHQ for their first broadcast of 2023! "How do languages die?" with Dr Diane Nelson at 7:30pm GMT
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AJ
@ajplus
17 Sep 2022
Do you know how Hawaiʻi became a part of the U.S.?
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Normal Island News
@NormalIslandNws
29 Jun 2022
BREAKING: The BBC has reported that a woman protesting in Hong Kong could receive up to 10 years in prison. I bet you're glad you live in a western democracy like the UK where the punishment for peaceful protest is only 10 years in prison x
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Graham Simpson@grahambsi
22 May 2022
Brexit visually represented.
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Diane Nelson@gplady
18 Apr 2022
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