English linguist | Posting in English and Estonian about the language of fake news and spoken language (my two passions!) | Academic of the world, European at […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://fediscience.org/@nelepoldvere, follow @ap.brid.gy to interacthttps://bsky.app/profile/nelepoldvere.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gyhttps://bsky.app/profile/nelepoldvere.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy/post/3mel65hznsky2🔗 Huvitav väljavõte Propastopi hiljutisest artiklist: "Venemaa mõjutustegevus on liikunud üksikute valeväidete levitamiselt süstemaatilise hirmu ja ebakindluse tekitamise suunas. Fookuses ei ole enam ühe konkreetse narratiivi kehtestamine, vaid pideva pingeseisundi hoidmine, olgu selleks […] https://fediscience.org/@nelepoldvere/11605129560670059711 Feb 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:4tozzrbc7doswbb2eqcbvbnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mel65hznsky2https://bsky.app/profile/nelepoldvere.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy/post/3meilerssgvh2If I ever have the ovaries to leave #academia, this will be the main reason (all post-PhD): 2020: SWE Research Council - rejected! 2021: SWE Research Council - rejected! 2023: NOR Research Council - rejected! 2024: NOR Research Council - rejected! 2025: SWE Research Council + Bank of SWE + MSCA […] https://fediscience.org/@nelepoldvere/11604547113877125710 Feb 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:4tozzrbc7doswbb2eqcbvbnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3meilerssgvh2https://bsky.app/profile/nelepoldvere.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy/post/3m7a2lr6uknl2Reading recommendation! 📖 Earlier this year, Vassiliki Geka published an excellent book on Imperative-Based Dialogic Constructions and Discourse Units: https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027244918 Later this year, Journal of Pragmatics published my review of the book, which you can […] https://fediscience.org/@nelepoldvere/11566598778749358305 Dec 2025 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:4tozzrbc7doswbb2eqcbvbnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7a2lr6uknl2https://bsky.app/profile/nelepoldvere.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy/post/3m273pkf7u5s2Dear readers of #mastodon! Is anyone familiar with academic literature on communicative efficiency in short-form videos like #tiktok? I'm thinking of ways in which #influencers may adjust their speech to fit into bite-sized clips? Is there any? If not specifically on language, then maybe […] https://fediscience.org/@nelepoldvere/11530352604632726502 Oct 2025 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:4tozzrbc7doswbb2eqcbvbnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m273pkf7u5s2https://bsky.app/profile/nelepoldvere.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy/post/3lzxm2rc5gmv2Ever heard of the Global Fact-Checking Network? Nope, not the International Fact-Checking Network (https://www.poynter.org/ifcn/) - the other, "alternative" one. Anyway, just reading their posts for research purposes. Was positively surprised by their awareness of the role of language, lexical […] https://fediscience.org/@nelepoldvere/11528666240180174129 Sep 2025 08:34 +0000at://did:plc:4tozzrbc7doswbb2eqcbvbnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzxm2rc5gmv2https://bsky.app/profile/nelepoldvere.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy/post/3lzngrz5yzaz2Hello everyone! 👋 After having run a project account for a while, I thought it's high time to put a face to my research. So here I am: an English linguist with an interest in the language of fake news and spoken language (not always together, actually I prefer to take a break from fake news […] https://fediscience.org/@nelepoldvere/11526377327557741325 Sep 2025 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:4tozzrbc7doswbb2eqcbvbnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzngrz5yzaz2