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Charles B. Chang @cbchang.bsky.social · 1d

🚨🚨 Linguistics & Translation @ CityU is recruiting PhD students for the '26-27 intake! 🚨🚨

Prospectives should contact potential supervisors well before the Dec 1 deadline. Our faculty: lt.cityu.edu.hk/people/acade...

Happy to answer questions re: our programme & application process! #langsky 🐦🐦

Linguist List @linguistlist.bsky.social · 1d

Support: Applied Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, General Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Translation: PhD, City University of Hong Kong

The Department of Linguistics and Translation (LT) at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) is currently recruiting creative and motivated postgraduate students interested in pursuing a doctoral degree in language research at CityU. At CityU, we view language as a dynamic and multifaceted system deeply connected to cognition, culture, and society. Our research-driven approach positions us as a global leader in modern linguistic studies and fosters an innovative and interdisciplinary environmen

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PAMLab at CityU @pamlab.bsky.social · 1d

PAMLab is recruiting new PhD students! 🎉🎉

#phonetics #bilingualism #multilingualism #phd #gradschool #langsky 🐦🐦

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Boston University Conference on Language Development @bucld.bsky.social · 8d

We are excited to celebrate the 50th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD 50)! Join us and honor this milestone year.

Location: 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
Find more information at www.bu.edu/bucld

#BUCLD #BUCLD50 #BostonUniversity #LanguageDevelopment

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Linguistic Society of America @lingsocam.bsky.social · 8d

Big news! Starting in 2027, @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org will publish the Journal of Black Language and Culture (JBLAC)—a new LSA journal highlighting the richness of Black language & culture across the globe.
Learn more: www.lsadc.org/content.asp?... @acharityhudley.bsky.social

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ASHA Journals @ashajournals.bsky.social · 14d

#ResearchTuesday! Language exposure at home and school contribute differently to bilingual language development. This article in #JSLHR shows the importance of exposure to both languages. Read more: https://at.asha.org/MG @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social #SLPeeps

Relationships Between Home and School Language Exposure and Changes in Bilingual Oral Language Performance From Kindergarten to First Grade

Purpose: With over one third of students in the United States exposed to languages other than English at home, there is a growing need to examine...

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Fernanda Ferreira @fernandaedi.bsky.social · 14d

Posting on behalf of Tamar Gollan, who is not on Bluesky:

A postdoc position is open and available immediately in Dr. Tamar Gollan’s Laboratory of Aging Bilingualism at the University of California, San Diego, funded by NIH & NSF. See link for details!

psychiatry.ucsd.edu/about/LAB_Go...

psychiatry.ucsd.edu

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Natalie Boll-Avetisyan @natalieboll.bsky.social · 12d

How do multilingual babies acquire their languages? In Africa, multilingualism is the norm. In our new study with 9-11 month old Ghanaian babies learning up to 5 languages simultaneously, we found that they were able to recognize words in text passages in Akan, one of their languages.

Tongue root harmony cues for speech segmentation in multilingually raised infants learning languages with and without vowel harmony in Ghana (Africa) | Bilingualism: Language and Cognition | Cambridge...

Tongue root harmony cues for speech segmentation in multilingually raised infants learning languages with and without vowel harmony in Ghana (Africa)

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Reviewer Zero @reviewerzero.bsky.social · 12d

🚨 We are seeking a Digital Presence Coordinator!

Open to psych/neuro grad students, postdocs & faculty who are passionate about improving fairness in peer review.

Job details:

💻 Managing website, socials, newsletters

🕒 4–8 hrs/month | 💵 $500 honorarium | 📅 1-year term

Apply 👉 go.iu.edu/8vxh

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Matt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · 12d

Deadline 19 Oct: PhD position on accented speech processing with S. Brouwer at Radboud University : www.ru.nl/en/working-a...

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Allison Shapp, PhD @schwadevivre.bsky.social · 12d

Does anyone know of good resources for conlanging? For a v. creative HS student that I'd like to help work through the process a little more methodically. I'm thinking smthg that introduces the ideas of phono inventory, typology of possible morph and syntax systems, etc. Thx! #linguistics #conlang

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Association for Laboratory Phonology @labphon.bsky.social · 11d

Q: How does tonal coarticulation in disyllabic words of #Cantonese contribute to tone merging and inform research on #soundchange? A: The two interact dynamically, with carryover effects in extreme tonal contexts emerging as an important source of change. #LabPhon #openaccess doi.org/10.16995/lab...

The effects of contextual tonal variation on Cantonese tone merging

Previous studies on Cantonese tone merging have examined monosyllabic materials so far, yet disyllabic words are common in daily conversation. Sound change often originates from a pool of synchronic v...

www.journal-labphon.org

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Matt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · 14d

🚨Open immediately!! (rolling application review)🚨: Postdoc w/ the amazing Tamar Gollan, Uni. Cal. San Diego, bilingual speech production and cognitive control in aging and Alzheimer’s disease psychiatry.ucsd.edu/about/LAB_Go...

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Mariam Aly @mariamaly.bsky.social · 12d

Are you an early career scholar interested in learning more about peer review?

Join us for our virtual @reviewerzero.bsky.social workshop! We will help you understand how peer review works and give advice on responding to reviewer comments.

9-10:30am PT / 12-1:30pm ET on October 30th. Register👇🏼

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Peer Review 101. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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PAMLab at CityU @pamlab.bsky.social · 15d

Look who's talking: our own @jupitararay.bsky.social will speak about "L2 change and L1 stability in early sequential bilinguals of Indian English" in Northeastern Linguistics' Speaker Series next week!

@bulinguistics.bsky.social #langsky 🐦🐦 #bilingualism #phonetics #phonology

Flyer for Jupitara Ray's talk in Northeastern's Linguistics Program on October 7, 2025

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcc.bsky.social · 17d

Hey. The fragmentation of the social media landscape has been hard on indie #scicomm 🧪 projects

So if you'd like to follow a podcast that's enthusiastic about #linguistics, could you check out @lingthusiasm.bsky.social?

And if you think your followers might like to, could you give this a repost?

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PAMLab at CityU @pamlab.bsky.social · 22d

Kudos to PhD student @jupitararay.bsky.social & Prof @cbchang.bsky.social on their acceptance to #LSA2026, the upcoming @lingsocam.bsky.social Annual Meeting! Their talk is titled "L2 accommodation-led drift: Asymmetries between L1 production and perception" 🙌

@bulinguistics.bsky.social #langsky 🐦🐦

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Amy Lieberman @amymlieberman.bsky.social · Sep 5

Come help us celebrate 50 years of BUCLD!

Boston University Conference on Language Development @bucld.bsky.social · Sep 5

We are also thrilled to share the complete schedule for BUCLD50, which is available here! www.bu.edu/bucld/attend...

Schedule for BUCLD50 | Conference on Language Development

Boston University is a leading private research institution with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.

www.bu.edu

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Boston University Conference on Language Development @bucld.bsky.social · Sep 5

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the BUCLD50, taking place November 6 - 9, 2025! Click here to register and secure your spot: www.bu.edu/bucld/attend...

Early bird pricing is available until October 25, 2025.

Registration | Conference on Language Development

Boston University is a leading private research institution with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.

www.bu.edu

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Association for Laboratory Phonology @labphon.bsky.social · Sep 6

CALL FOR PAPERS, #LabPhon20:
Deadline to submit abstracts is Dec 1, 2025. Abstract guidelines and submission link available in Oct 2025.

CALL FOR SATELLITE WORKSHOP PROPOSALS: Deadline for satellite workshop proposals is Nov 1, 2025. Events' date is June 25, 2026.

labphon.org/labphon20/ca...

Call for Papers & Satellite Workshops | Labphon

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Association for Laboratory Phonology @labphon.bsky.social · Sep 6

Convening for #LabPhon20 in Montreal is an opportunity to celebrate 40 years of #LabPhon.

We invite the ALP community to gather videos, pictures, memories, & artifacts from the last 4 decades, for presentation in Montreal. To help curate and organize materials, please contact [email protected].

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Association for Laboratory Phonology @labphon.bsky.social · Sep 6

Take a short SURVEY to help #LabPhon20 organizers understand what might constrain in-person conference attendance, given issues of immigration, funding, and accessibility. We strive to make a realistic and equitable conference plan, including for students.

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The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

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Jonathan Kasstan @jrkasstan.bsky.social · Sep 5

Haverford College is looking for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of #Linguistics, with a primary specialization in #Sociolinguistics, secondary specialization(s) open -> www.haverford.edu/provost/news...

Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Sociolinguistics

Haverford College seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Linguistics.

www.haverford.edu

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Prof Tamara Rathcke @tamarathcke.bsky.social · Sep 6

PR for a new book by an excellent team of colleagues! Preorders available under the link global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Gavin Lamb @gavinlamb.org · Sep 6

Assistant Professor - Language Revitalization - Linguistics, UC Berkeley: research interests or skills in "..language documentation, description, and analysis; sociolinguistics; anthropological linguistics; language acquisition; language education; areal and language-family expertise" (Oct 31)

Assistant Professor - Language Revitalization - Linguistics

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

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Ayelet Landau @ayeletlandau.bsky.social · Aug 26

📣new and exciting paper alert! 📣
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Ever wonder what's the rhythm of speech -- across languages?

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W/ Maya Inbar and Eitan Grossman, we analyzed over 650 recordings from 48 languages, focusing on intonation units—short prosodic phrases that structure speech in time.

A universal of speech timing: Intonation units form low-frequency rhythms | PNAS

Intonation units (IUs) are a hypothesized universal building block of human speech [W. Chafe, Discourse, Consciousness and Time: The Flow and Displ...

www.pnas.org

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