professing linguistics

a blog/newsletter about academic linguistics

Your paper needs a claim and a pitch

Oct 13, 2026

by Amy Rose Deal

Your paper needs a claim and a pitch

tell us why we should care

How to talk to a visiting speaker

Sep 8, 2026

How to talk to a visiting speaker

Why I have opt-out office hours (in grad classes)

Sep 1, 2026

Why I have opt-out office hours (in grad classes)

What's in your tenure letters?

Jun 16, 2026

What's in your tenure letters?

Good journals, bad publishers

Jun 5, 2026

Good journals, bad publishers

The academic job market in linguistics: beyond vibes

Jun 2, 2026

The academic job market in linguistics: beyond vibes

What is even the point of a (linguistics) PhD?

May 26, 2026

What is even the point of a (linguistics) PhD?

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Oct 13, 2026

by Amy Rose Deal

Your paper needs a claim and a pitch

tell us why we should care

Your paper needs a claim and a pitch

Oct 6, 2026

by Amy Rose Deal

Linguists don't agree about AI

how to do linguistics in the meantime?

Linguists don't agree about AI

Sep 29, 2026

by Amy Rose Deal

What happens when you send your paper to a journal

with charts & graphs & strongly held opinions

What happens when you send your paper to a journal

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