Talks at lengthabout languageshe's studiedwithout explainingto what extent he'sstudied themSelectivelycalls somelanguagesbeautifulDoes a landacknowledgementAll of theexamples ofsounds areFrench vowelsoundsSays that hespeaks otherlanguageswhen hedoesn't want tobe understoodMentionsendangeredlanguages but onlyin the context ofnon-WesterncountriesMentions alanguage he'sstudied but says"I can't evenpronounce thename"Dodgesquestionabout whatlanguage hespeaks.Couldn'tstudyRussianbecause ofthe Cold WarDismissesheritagelanguagespeakers tosome extentOnlyspeaksEnglishfluentlyAttempts todemonstratea clickHas written papersabout languageshe doesn't knowanything aboutoutside of thescope of the paperCalls clicklanguages"interesting"Was "forced" tospeak alanguage whenthe locals didnot speakEnglishAsks studentswhat languagesthey speak andnames the regionof the world eachoriginates in"My wifespeaks [eastAsianlanguage]natively"Is not okaywith beingcalled "Mr.""Linguistsaren'tpolyglots""I can read[SpanishorFrench]"Drops the term"third worldcountries" whentalking aboutthe importanceof linguisticsAssumeseveryone inthe class is anative EnglishspeakerWhen asked whatlanguage he'dchoose to learninstantly, names acentral or westernEuropeanlanguageTells stories ofacademics he'sworked withwho speakEnglish as ifnativeTalks at lengthabout languageshe's studiedwithout explainingto what extent he'sstudied themSelectivelycalls somelanguagesbeautifulDoes a landacknowledgementAll of theexamples ofsounds areFrench vowelsoundsSays that hespeaks otherlanguageswhen hedoesn't want tobe understoodMentionsendangeredlanguages but onlyin the context ofnon-WesterncountriesMentions alanguage he'sstudied but says"I can't evenpronounce thename"Dodgesquestionabout whatlanguage hespeaks.Couldn'tstudyRussianbecause ofthe Cold WarDismissesheritagelanguagespeakers tosome extentOnlyspeaksEnglishfluentlyAttempts todemonstratea clickHas written papersabout languageshe doesn't knowanything aboutoutside of thescope of the paperCalls clicklanguages"interesting"Was "forced" tospeak alanguage whenthe locals didnot speakEnglishAsks studentswhat languagesthey speak andnames the regionof the world eachoriginates in"My wifespeaks [eastAsianlanguage]natively"Is not okaywith beingcalled "Mr.""Linguistsaren'tpolyglots""I can read[SpanishorFrench]"Drops the term"third worldcountries" whentalking aboutthe importanceof linguisticsAssumeseveryone inthe class is anative EnglishspeakerWhen asked whatlanguage he'dchoose to learninstantly, names acentral or westernEuropeanlanguageTells stories ofacademics he'sworked withwho speakEnglish as ifnative

White Male Linguistics Professor - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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