M. Carmen Parafita Couto

@parafitacouto.bsky.social

Multilingualism, code-switching | Editor Current Issues in Bilingualism/Language Science Press | Editor Isogloss. Open journal of Romance Linguistics | Universidade de Santiago de Compostela & Universiteit Leiden

🎉 Parabéns, Ana Rita! A nosa antiga compañeira e colaboradora do IPsiUS, Ana Rita Sá Leite, recibiu o III Premio ao Talento Investigador Emerxente, outorgado pola @sepex.bsky.social. Un merecido recoñecemento á súa excelente traxectoria científica. Estamos moi orgullosas de verte medrar e triunfar🏆

Carmen Parafita, Montse Recalde e Carme Silva, membros do ILG, presentan "Authority, Authenticity, and Variation: The Sociolinguistic Ecology of Galician" no congreso de AILASA sobre diversidade lingüística en España. 🗓️20/02 en Australia - 19/02 en Galicia ⌚8:30 Canberra / 22:30 Galicia 📹 Zoom 👇

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In our recent manuscript, we invite cognitive scientists to be critical of the labels they choose to describe language users. We argued that the term native speaker is problematic as it distorts scholarly inquiry and introduces bias. Cognition link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Finding our ROLE: How and why to reframe essentialist approaches to language

Essentialist categorizations of language users, such as native speaker, are widely used but lack empirical validity and reinforce social inequities. T…

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Reinaldo Cabrera Pérez@reycabreraperez.bsky.social · 7mo ago

First paper of 2026 in the Cognition Journal! 🥳 Led by @savithry.bsky.social, @ethankutlu.bsky.social, and co-authored with many wonderful collaborators from the ROLE Collective (www.rolecollective.org). Honored to work alongside scholars who enrich my learning and make me feel I belong.🤩🙌

📢 Nova sesión do ciclo Os Luns do Ateneo! 🗓️ O 19 de xaneiro, ás 19:30 h, no Ateneo de Santiago (Rúa do Vilar), temos unha cita imprescindible: "O Atlas Lingüístico Galego, 50 anos despois". 📚✨ 👨‍🏫 Con Francisco Fernández Rei, investigador do ILG.

📣O 12 de decembro celebramos unha nova edición de LingüisticaMente na Facultade de Psicoloxía! 🎤🗣️12 h - Lucía Vieitez: identidade de xénero, gramática e emoción. 🎤🗣️13 h Francisco Dubert: variación e competencia lingüística. Entrada libre ata completar a capacidade da sala!! @ipsius.bsky.social

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Non perdas a conferencia que o próximo día 11 terá lugar na Facultade de Filoloxía e Tradución (Aula A5, ás 12:00). Esta palestra organizada por Alexandre Rodríguez Guerra, membro do iLingua, será impartida por Manuel Delicado Cantero, profesor da Australian National University

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Hoxe tamén estamos a gozar da palestra de Manuel Delicado Cantero profesor en The Australian National University. Hoxe está a falar sobre sintaxe histórica. Están sendo de moito interés os seus traballos sobre fenómenos gramaticais periféricos!

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Three fully funded positions on multilingualism @usc.gal (ATRAE program), starting in 2026: • 2 PhDs (multilingualism in Galicia & Gibraltar) • 1 Postdoc (both regions) Research includes fieldwork, corpora, social network analysis & pupillometry. 📩 m.parafita.couto@hum.leidenuniv.nl Please share!

BHL 2026- Bilingualism in the Hispanic and Lusophone world 🗓️ 12–14 January 2026 📍 Reading, UK & Online (yes, it's hybrid!) 📝 Deadline: 25 July 2025 Posters are in-person only! Virtual posters haven’t learned to stand up yet 😅 👉 linguistlist.org/issues/36/19... bhlmultilingualism.wixsite.com/2026

LINGUIST List 36.1966 Calls: Bilingualism in the Hispanic and Lusophone World Conference (United Kingdom)

The LINGUIST List, International Linguistics Community Online.

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Let's work together to ensure that the science of bi/multilingualism reflects the diversity and richness of the communities it serves! 🌐 📅 June 10, 15:30 📍 Room 10A – Kursaal Auditorium 🎟️ Register (limited spots!): www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/embracing-... ⚠️ Conference registration required to attend.

Embracing EDI Practices in the Science of Bi/Multilingualism

Satellite event by Women in Cognitive Science Europe (WiCS-E) at the ISB Symposium – San Sebastián (https://www.bcbl.eu/events/isb15/en/)

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The Crossing Language Borders project hosts research partner Annie Beatty for a talk titled "Bilingualism reveals how experience shapes language and the brain." 🗓 April 4, 2025 | ⏰ 16: 00 – 17:30 CEST 📍 Attend in person (Bushuis, E1.02, Amsterdam) or online. aclc.uva.nl/shared/subsi...

ACLC Seminar | Annie Beatty-Martinez - ACLC

Dr Annie Beatty-Martinez is the guest speaker for this ACLC seminar. The title of this talk is: "Bilingualism reveals how experience shapes language and the brain."

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📚 Are you an early career researcher (undergrad to postdoc) in psych, neuro, or a related field? Are you seeking feedback on an unsubmitted manuscript or a response to reviews? Our “pre-review” program offers feedback from experienced reviewers! 👇 Learn more & apply: go.iu.edu/rzfair

Trainee Interest for Formative and Interactive Review (FAIR)

To participate in FAIR, you must be an early career researcher (undergraduate to post-doc) in psychology, neuroscience, or a related field. We offer multiple ways to engage in FAIR, depending on your...

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