calling all researchers who collect data from humans 🧠🧪 we are running a very brief survey (<1 min) about jsPsych, the software ecosystem for browser-based data collection. if you use jsPsych, or if you collect data with any other software, please fill it out at tinyurl.com/jspsych-census!

New article out in RMAL with @reycabreraperez.bsky.social! In this paper, we introduce Terminological Review as a research synthesis framework that helps quantify terminological drift/variation to better understand the scope of a single term. 🧵 Share link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1nMrm9sT3h...

wow — the preprint host, arxiv, is banning authors for a year if they submit papers with hallucinated citations 🤖

Helen Branswell 🇨🇦@helenbranswell.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I find this unsettling: A new study in #Lancet shows that the number of faux citations in scientific articles is on the rise, and #AI is likely to blame. @aniloza.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/2026/05/07/l...

New solo paper in International Journal of Language and the Law! In this article, based on my MA thesis, I explore whether the lexical diversity in an eyewitness statement can predict perceptions of its integrity (accuracy, credibility, deceptiveness) and status (eloquence and prestige).

we need more linguists because i don't want to have to explain to otherwise educated people that there's no such thing as a "biological pronoun"

Linguistic Society of America@lingsocam.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Language shapes everything, from how we think to how we connect and innovate. Linguists are essential to understanding communication, and to creating ethical, responsible AI. We need more linguists. #TalkAboutSocialSciences #TalkAboutHumanities

Afternoon ROLE sessions continue: first, @kellykendro.bsky.social & @reycabreraperez.bsky.social on systematic terminological review as a methodological approach to metaresearch, and Vilani Rajapakse on individual differences in picture naming RTs amongst bilinguals

savithry@savithry.bsky.social · 4mo ago

ROLE conf started now! You can still register and join — and presentations will be online! We started with an inspiring intro by Dani who stated that our research must reflect a reality where mobility, migration, and multilingualism are the norm

Dra Elizabeth Buenabad has worked for decades on the education of Indigenous children in the state of Puebla — she highlights the multilingual and multicultural reality of the area across centuries (i can’t keep up the crossling live posting but this talk is 🔥 and plz check out the recording after!)

savithry@savithry.bsky.social · 4mo ago

ROLE conf started now! You can still register and join — and presentations will be online! We started with an inspiring intro by Dani who stated that our research must reflect a reality where mobility, migration, and multilingualism are the norm

If you're staying till the end of #AAAL2026 today, I'll be presenting (one of) the first research syntheses of language attrition research to explore the variation in definitions of "language attrition" through the lens of terminological review. Hope to see you at 11:55!

#AAAL2026 is off to a great start! Be sure to stop by our talk "Testing the comprehensibility of Utah jury instructions through empirical linguistic methods" today at 4:35 to learn how linguists can help identify difficult legal language and assess layperson comprehension.

Last call! The LSA Nominating Committee & COSIAC are seeking nominations for VP/President-Elect, EC Members-at-Large, and Student Rep to the EC. We especially encourage nominations from those historically underrepresented in LSA governance. Deadline: 3/13. buff.ly/EkqLh7j

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I’m thrilled and honored to be one of the 🦉 Duolingo English Test’s 2025 Doctoral Dissertation Awardees. (I knew my 2221-day streak would come in handy someday!) My dissertation research helps clarify the role of language attrition in language assessment and dynamic multilingualism.

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Meet the 2025 Duolingo English Test Doctoral Dissertation Award winners and the research shaping the future of language assessment worldwide.

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Applications are open for 2026-2027 doctoral dissertation grants from The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF)! This is a competitive international grant to help PhD candidates (like me) carry out their planned language research. www.tirfonline.org/doctoral-dis...

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The LingComm Grants are back! These grants started in 2020, as "hey let's help get lingcomm projects going during lockdown" They've since run in 2022 and 2024, and thanks to generous folks we've always given out more than expected But they only work if people apply!!! Please share this!!

LingComm@lingcomm.org · 7mo ago

Working on a project bringing linguistics to broader audiences? The 2026 LingComm Grants are $300 USD grants to help you with your project! Please apply and/or share with any up and coming lingcommers you know! Details: lingcomm.org/grants #linguistics #langsky #lingcomm

Our new paper (my first first-author!) is out at International Journal of Applied Linguistics. Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1111/ijal.... We analyzed the lexical diversity in texts written by 240 human participants and four ChatGPT models to investigate whether they differed, and they did! 🧵

Do Large Language Models Produce Texts With “Human‐Like” Lexical Diversity? Evidence From Four ChatGPT Models

The degree to which large language models produce writing that is truly human-like remains unclear despite the extensive empirical attention that this question has received. The present study address...

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The ROLE Collective Symposium has had its abstract deadline extended to January 30th! This year's symposium will take place April 9-10, held jointly online and in-person at UNAM (Mexico). Keynote speaker is Dr. Elizabeth Martínez Buenabad. More info here: www.rolecollective.org/events/3rd-r...

The ROLE Collective - 3rd ROLE Symposium

The third Reframing Our Language Experience (ROLE) Symposium will be held on April 9-10, 2026.

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First 2026 paper (of many, I hope!) out in Cognition! Led by the incredible @savithry.bsky.social + @ethankutlu.bsky.social, and co-written with many amazing collaborators from the ROLE Collective (www.rolecollective.org), it explores the challenges of describing diverse language experience.

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The American Dialect Society has chosen its word of the year: slop…used as both a freestanding noun, and a productive suffix! Check out all the words we nominated at the link! And while I nominated “that’s AI” (and it won for most useful), there’s no fake news here!

Jesse Sheidlower@jessesword.com · 7mo ago

The American Dialect Society (@americandialect.org) has announced the nominations for its Word of the Year—this is the one that matters, people! Vote will be tonight. americandialect.org/nominations-...

Now posted: The full list of nominees for ADS Word of the Year 2025. The final vote will be held this evening at 6:45 pm CST at the New Orleans Marriott. #WOTY2025 #ADS2026 #LSA2026 americandialect.org/nominations-...

hey, did y'all know that the Linguistic Society of America offers FREE registration to K12 teachers, K12 students, and Indigenous scholars of the Americas for the #LSA2026 Annual Meeting? And it's not too late to register for the hybrid/online portion of the conference!

Make sure to submit your abstract for the ROLE Symposium by January 14 (next Wednesday!). We're accepting abstracts in English + Spanish, and the symposium will be free and fully hybrid. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

ROLE Symposium 2026: Organizing Committee/ Simposio ROLE 2026: Comité Organizador

This form asks about your availability to score abstracts that are submitted for the 2026 Symposium. The call for papers will be sent out in early November and abstracts will be due in January. Este...

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Reinaldo Cabrera Pérez@reycabreraperez.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We are pleased to announce the third Reframing Our Language Experience (ROLE) Symposium 🥳 This year, the conference will take place over two days, with an in-person workshop (UNAM) on 9 April and an online conference on 10 April. Call for proposals: www.rolecollective.org/events/3rd-r...

It's almost time for #LSA2026! We start with the exec meeting at 8am on Thursday, then continue on with an annual weekend of excellent language science. My talk (Is my ‘bilingual’ your ‘bilingual’? Researchers’ definitions and operationalizations of multilingual terminology) is Saturday at 2:45 😊

Check out an excellent letter from @ethankutlu.bsky.social (and written accessibly for specialists AND non-specialists) regarding how bilinguals/bilingualism are viewed through a researcher's lens. He beautifully illustrates the personal and scientific consequences of narrow "bilingual" concepts 🤩

Dr. Ethan Kutlu@ethankutlu.bsky.social · 8mo ago

A few weeks ago, I went to the Psychonomics conference in Denver. During the conference, I heard a researcher saying "bilinguals have a creativity disadvantage." I raised my questions after their talk, but I also wrote a letter to talk about my emotions. open.substack.com/pub/letterst...

Abstract submissions are open for the 3rd annual ROLE Symposium! This is our first hybrid year— join us online or in-person in Mexico City next April for an excellent discussion about accurately characterizing language experience in linguistics and related fields.

Reinaldo Cabrera Pérez@reycabreraperez.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We are pleased to announce the third Reframing Our Language Experience (ROLE) Symposium 🥳 This year, the conference will take place over two days, with an in-person workshop (UNAM) on 9 April and an online conference on 10 April. Call for proposals: www.rolecollective.org/events/3rd-r...

In 2026, I join the @lingsocam.bsky.social Executive Committee as the student representative. I am so grateful to everyone who voted for me, and I look forward to contributing to the LSA’s strategic direction and initiatives to help advance the field as an ECR. See you in New Orleans for #LSA2026!

Linguistic Society of America@lingsocam.bsky.social · 9mo ago

We are excited to introduce the newly elected members of the LSA Executive Committee and the new Co-Editor of Language! Tracey Weldon Sharon Hargus Alexandra Johnston Kelly Kendro Michael Putnam These leaders bring to their positions a wealth of knowledge & passion for advancing our field.

NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research. Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪

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Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.

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I’m so excited to be a 2025-2026 recipient of a Doctoral Dissertation Grant from The International Research Foundation (TIRF) for English Language Education! My project contributes to Plurilingualism and Multilingualism research across fields. Read more: www.tirfonline.org/announcing-t...

Announcing TIRF’s 2025 DDG Awardees | TIRF

This year marks the 24th consecutive year TIRF has offered its Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDGs)  to doctoral candidates around the world. With the suppor ...

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The Speech, Sign, and Systems Lab (formerly VoiceLab) is seeking motivated PhD students to join us in Fall 2026! We are part of the University of Iowa’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, consistently ranked among the top 5 programs in speech sciences nationwide.

New preprint 🌟 Psychology is core to cognitive science, and so it is vital we preserve it from harmful frames. @irisvanrooij.bsky.social & I use our psych and computer science expertise to analyse and craft: Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. doi.org/10.31234/osf... 🧵 1/

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

It's great to wake up to a conference review that says "this is the most highly rated abstract in the strand" 🤩 See you in Chicago at AAAL this March, where I'll be giving talks on 1) layperson comprehensibility of jury instructions, and 2) how language attrition is defined and operationalized!