Linguist, U of Helsinki, teaching and researching (online) studying (online) discourse and pragmatics through corpus methods. /'ʏlva 'bɪrɪ/, she/her.https://bsky.app/profile/ylvabiri.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ylvabiri.bsky.social/post/3m7aplq356s2lI'm giving an online lecture Wed 17 December. 🎓 "Expertise and Engagement in YouTube informational videos". What makes finance influencers compelling? Financial advice on social media is not just information, it's also entertainment and peer-support. 💸 Link to lecture in image, feel free to share!05 Dec 2025 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:bsq2wvtn32f2eqoij4divsaz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7aplq356s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ylvabiri.bsky.social/post/3lyx7lhhh322oVery excited about this autumn's programme. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2025 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:bsq2wvtn32f2eqoij4divsaz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyx7lhhh322ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ylvabiri.bsky.social/post/3lrpigkiins2fAn academic highlight from this spring: the conferment ceremony, where recent (or not-so-recent) graduates receive their academic emblems. Three days of white tie festivities. I've had my degree for some 18 months, but now I am also the proud owner of a Finnish doctoral hat and sword.🎩⚔️16 Jun 2025 07:46 +0000at://did:plc:bsq2wvtn32f2eqoij4divsaz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrpigkiins2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ylvabiri.bsky.social/post/3l3i5tlwuk32eAs the first week of the academic year is ending, there is suddenly a day without teaching, lesson-prepping, student advising... 😮 A day to just read and write, it's like back in the good ol' days.06 Sep 2024 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:bsq2wvtn32f2eqoij4divsaz/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3i5tlwuk32ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ylvabiri.bsky.social/post/3l3bex3jdru2mFirst day of teaching!🧑‍🎓There is a lot of new stuff to learn both for me and the students. Until end of 2026, I'll be working as a lecturer in English at @helsinkiuni. So there's still time to learn.03 Sep 2024 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:bsq2wvtn32f2eqoij4divsaz/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3bex3jdru2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ylvabiri.bsky.social/post/3kxkvruz5352w#cads2024 attendees studying discourses around minorities, homelessness or fascism might want to know that on the riverbank just outside the Agnes-Heller-Haus venue is a Memorial against the Industrial Handling of Minorities. wolfgangtschernutter.at18 Jul 2024 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:bsq2wvtn32f2eqoij4divsaz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kxkvruz5352whttps://bsky.app/profile/ylvabiri.bsky.social/post/3kxkdbcoztb2s2nd day of #cads2024 in Innsbruck.18 Jul 2024 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:bsq2wvtn32f2eqoij4divsaz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kxkdbcoztb2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ylvabiri.bsky.social/post/3kx3hdhfxas2fSince I research language online, it felt appropriate to come over to bluesky. Hi.12 Jul 2024 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:bsq2wvtn32f2eqoij4divsaz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kx3hdhfxas2f