Sofia Rüdiger

@sofiaruediger

Linguist by day, foodie by night (or the other way around?). Guest Professor in English Linguistics @FU Berlin, PI of DFG Project on Carnivalesque Consumption Online

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Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· 24d

Aaaaaaand departure! Doing a bit of digital detox too, see you in two weeks 👋🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· 25d

What a pleasure and an absolute honor to speak at the English Studies graduation ceremony in Heidelberg today 🎓 of course I had to make it about my two favorite subjects: #LanguageAndFood! Thank you so much to fellow foodie @theresaheyd.bsky.social for the invitation 😍

Tiny Sofia on big stage. Ppt a delicious celebration: language, food, and becoming

Graduation ceremony program including Sofia

Theresa & Sofia in front of rainy Heidelberg university lawn. Both are formally dressed & happy :)

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· 25d

Und die andere Seite des Tisches 😀🤩 was für ein grandioser Semesterabschluss!

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· 25d

Another day, another guest office with a view ☺️

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· 25d

Last bit of train-ing until September 😱

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· 25d

Word formation in the wild #LanguageAndFood

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· 28d

And I ❤️ the k- prefix!

Sign in pharmacy window:
We (heart emoji) k-beauty

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· 29d

Today's office (aka when staying with your host feels like a writing retreat) 💚

Desk in front of large window looking into a green garden

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· 29d

Final #BæFoLa talk of Season 10 coming up this Friday, July 17, 12:30-13:30 CEST 🍩🤩🍩 Join us to hear Revathi Suresh's talk on "Chattichoru as Spectacle: Constructing Malayali Identity and Food Narratives in Online Spaces". #LanguageAndFood #CulinaryLinguistics

Abstract:
The talk presents the semantic shift associated with the word chattichoru in Malayalam by exploring how Malayalam social media food content functions as a discursive project. In Kerala homes, chattichoru used to refer to a simple leftover meal directly eaten from a chatti or pan, usually by the women of a house. In contrast, the new chattichoru meal is a viral spectacle of abundance. The study examined ten YouTube Shorts on the chattichoru meal; the audio tracks were annotated, translated and transcribed using the tool ELAN and further glossing and lexical analysis was done using FLEx, a linguistics database software. Further analysis involved adapting the critical discourse approach (Fairclough 1995) by treating YouTube Shorts as multimodal texts, in line with Benson (2015). The findings show that along with the discourse structure of the short-form video, textual aspects such as repeated or exaggerated use of modifiers and sensorial language function as authenticity markers, thereby playing a crucial role in conventionalising the new meaning of chattichoru. The analysis attempts to place Malayalam food trends, such as the chattichoru videos, as a crucial meaning making and identity forming online practice in the contemporary gastro-political context in India.

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jul 12

Re-energizing for the final week of the semester #DonkeyPower

Donkey in front of Sofia sitting on the ground

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jul 11

💛 back in the hood (aka Bayreuth)

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jul 9

On it!

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jul 9

🤞🤞🤞 any ideas what I should offer to the peer review deities to make this both quick and positive?

Screenshot:

Dear Sofia Rüdiger,

Thank you for your submission.

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jul 9

Couldn't resist the tradwive novel! (Actually a wonderful friend knew I wouldn't be able to resist and gave this to me) Going in 😅

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jul 8

Heute mal wieder hieran erinnert worden:

A chart showing how often male and female professors are called 'brilliant', in all fields male teachers are more often called 'brilliant' than their female colleagues

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jul 7

#ISLE also just opened the call for the Teaching Innovation Prize (for teaching projects/resources/initiatives related to English linguistics). Also comes with a bit of cash and other goodies. Submission deadline: November 30. More info can be found here: www.isle-linguistics.org/activities/i...

Flyer ISLE Teaching Innovation Prize:
Eligibility

The prize is open to ISLE members*

*The following individuals are not eligible to apply: (a) Non-ISLE members; (b) ISLE Board members; (c) Previous winners (within the same category, for a period of four years).

Deadline

All submissions must be received by November 30, 2026.

All submissions should be combined into a single document and sent to vp-teaching@isle-linguistics.org

Flyer part 2

What Can You Submit?

Descriptions of teaching-related projects
Innovative teaching resources
Other initiatives that demonstrate excellence in teaching English linguistics

What Do Prize Winners Receive?

A cash prize of 500 EUR
A dedicated section on the ISLE website to showcase their project
An announcement and recognition during the next ISLE conference
An invitation to present in the ISLE online forum

Submission Requirements

Submissions must include the following:

A Conflict-of-Interest Statement (one paragraph)
A Project Description (1–3 pages, 12-point font size, 1.5 line spacing)

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jul 7

The #ISLE Outreach Prize is open for submissions (until November 30)! Comes with a cash prize & other goodies. More info at www.isle-linguistics.org/activities/i... #EnglishLinguistics

flyer for ISLE outreach prize
Call for Submissions
The International Society for the Linguistics of English (ISLE)
is delighted to announce the ISLE Outreach Prize.
This prize seeks to recognize and celebrate outreach initiatives that
advance the public’s awareness of English linguistics.
Eligibility
The prize is open to ISLE membersi
Deadline
All submissions must be received by November 30, 2026
All submissions should be combined into a single document and sent to
vp-profession@isle-linguistics.org

Flyer for ISLE outreach prize (part 2):
What Can You Submit?
•
Descriptions of outreach initiatives, projects, or efforts
•
Other initiatives that spread awareness about English linguistics
What Do Prize Winners Receive?
•
A cash prize of 500 EUR
•
A dedicated section on the ISLE website to showcase their initiative
•
An announcement and recognition during the next ISLE conference
•
An invitation to present in the ISLE online forum
Submission Requirements
Submissions must include the following:
1.
A Conflict-of-Interest Statement (one paragraph)
2.
An Initiative Description (1–3 pages, 12-point font size, 1.5-line spacing)
The winner(s) will be announced at the next ISLE conference.
We encourage all eligible members to showcase their outreach initiatives and inspire others in the ISLE community. Apply now and join us in celebrating excellence in popularising English linguistics!

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jul 6

🛋️ 🤨

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jul 3

Aaaand the call for papers is closed! Now the real work starts (for the organizers) 💪👋 #OctoConf2026 #LanguageAndPersuasion

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jul 3

Finally on the way home 😊

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jul 2

👋 from Greifswald where we are talking about knowledge in, about and from the internet today & tomorrow

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jul 1

Ab heute auch:

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jun 30

What a lovely, sparkly (and adventurous) visit by the one and only @nounfraze.bsky.social! What a privilege to hear the latest about your work and research & share this with my students! (Ps sorry for getting you locked up in a park at night 🫠)

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jun 29

Did not have this on my Berlin bucket list: locked into a park at night, having to escape over the fence with the help of some lovely passersby 🥷

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jun 27

Our local Finnish café now carries licorice ice cream 🤩

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jun 26

A little countdown to the much needed yearly bike tour (leaving July 18): 3 talks 2 guests to be hosted 13 course sessions 1 online talk to be hosted (#BaeFoLa 🤩) 12 train rides (😱) 1 birthday to be celebrated (🥳)

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jun 20

Hot weather calls for recipes with minimal usage of the stove, recommendation of the day: napa cabbage with poached chicken & homemade rayu

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jun 19

It's a good day for those copy edits... #LanguageAndFood

view of many Word pages with mark-up and comments

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jun 15

Glad to have stocked up on a couple of volumes of Digitale Bildkulturen recently, perfect for subway rides and dinner dates with myself

Little orange book "Filter" by Berit Glanz

Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger· Jun 15

It's #BæFoLa time! This week (June 19, 3-4pm CEST) with Irene Cenni & Camilla Vásquez on Italian food granfluencers 👵🥄🍝 Join us to find out about the social capital attributed to the nonna figure and how granfluencers commodify traditional food knowledge on Instagram. #LanguageAndFood