"Linguistsaren'tpolyglots"All of theexamples ofsounds areFrench vowelsoundsDrops the term"third worldcountries" whentalking aboutthe importanceof linguisticsTalks at lengthabout languageshe's studiedwithout explainingto what extent he'sstudied themDoes a landacknowledgementCalls clicklanguages"interesting"Assumeseveryone inthe class is anative EnglishspeakerAsks studentswhat languagesthey speak andnames the regionof the world eachoriginates inMentionsendangeredlanguages but onlyin the context ofnon-Westerncountries"I can read[SpanishorFrench]"Couldn'tstudyRussianbecause ofthe Cold WarOnlyspeaksEnglishfluentlyWhen asked whatlanguage he'dchoose to learninstantly, names acentral or westernEuropeanlanguageWas "forced" tospeak alanguage whenthe locals didnot speakEnglishMentions alanguage he'sstudied but says"I can't evenpronounce thename""My wifespeaks [eastAsianlanguage]natively"Has written papersabout languageshe doesn't knowanything aboutoutside of thescope of the paperSays that hespeaks otherlanguageswhen hedoesn't want tobe understoodSelectivelycalls somelanguagesbeautifulDismissesheritagelanguagespeakers tosome extentAttempts todemonstratea clickIs not okaywith beingcalled "Mr."Tells stories ofacademics he'sworked withwho speakEnglish as ifnativeDodgesquestionabout whatlanguage hespeaks."Linguistsaren'tpolyglots"All of theexamples ofsounds areFrench vowelsoundsDrops the term"third worldcountries" whentalking aboutthe importanceof linguisticsTalks at lengthabout languageshe's studiedwithout explainingto what extent he'sstudied themDoes a landacknowledgementCalls clicklanguages"interesting"Assumeseveryone inthe class is anative EnglishspeakerAsks studentswhat languagesthey speak andnames the regionof the world eachoriginates inMentionsendangeredlanguages but onlyin the context ofnon-Westerncountries"I can read[SpanishorFrench]"Couldn'tstudyRussianbecause ofthe Cold WarOnlyspeaksEnglishfluentlyWhen asked whatlanguage he'dchoose to learninstantly, names acentral or westernEuropeanlanguageWas "forced" tospeak alanguage whenthe locals didnot speakEnglishMentions alanguage he'sstudied but says"I can't evenpronounce thename""My wifespeaks [eastAsianlanguage]natively"Has written papersabout languageshe doesn't knowanything aboutoutside of thescope of the paperSays that hespeaks otherlanguageswhen hedoesn't want tobe understoodSelectivelycalls somelanguagesbeautifulDismissesheritagelanguagespeakers tosome extentAttempts todemonstratea clickIs not okaywith beingcalled "Mr."Tells stories ofacademics he'sworked withwho speakEnglish as ifnativeDodgesquestionabout whatlanguage hespeaks.

White Male Linguistics Professor - Call List

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  1. "Linguists aren't polyglots"
  2. All of the examples of sounds are French vowel sounds
  3. Drops the term "third world countries" when talking about the importance of linguistics
  4. Talks at length about languages he's studied without explaining to what extent he's studied them
  5. Does a land acknowledgement
  6. Calls click languages "interesting"
  7. Assumes everyone in the class is a native English speaker
  8. Asks students what languages they speak and names the region of the world each originates in
  9. Mentions endangered languages but only in the context of non-Western countries
  10. "I can read [Spanish or French]"
  11. Couldn't study Russian because of the Cold War
  12. Only speaks English fluently
  13. When asked what language he'd choose to learn instantly, names a central or western European language
  14. Was "forced" to speak a language when the locals did not speak English
  15. Mentions a language he's studied but says "I can't even pronounce the name"
  16. "My wife speaks [east Asian language] natively"
  17. Has written papers about languages he doesn't know anything about outside of the scope of the paper
  18. Says that he speaks other languages when he doesn't want to be understood
  19. Selectively calls some languages beautiful
  20. Dismisses heritage language speakers to some extent
  21. Attempts to demonstrate a click
  22. Is not okay with being called "Mr."
  23. Tells stories of academics he's worked with who speak English as if native
  24. Dodges question about what language he speaks.