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From a linguistic perspective, what really matters is interaction. Children develop vocabulary through meaningful communication: conversation at the dinner table, storytelling, collaborative play, & asking “why?” approximately 400 times before breakfast.
#langsky #childlanguage
From a linguistic perspective, what really matters is interaction. Children develop vocabulary through meaningful communication: conversation at the dinner table, storytelling, collaborative play, & asking “why?” approximately 400 times before breakfast.
#langsky #childlanguage
February 13, 2026 at 11:03 AM
🧵 5/5
From a linguistic perspective, what really matters is interaction. Children develop vocabulary through meaningful communication: conversation at the dinner table, storytelling, collaborative play, & asking “why?” approximately 400 times before breakfast.
#langsky #childlanguage
From a linguistic perspective, what really matters is interaction. Children develop vocabulary through meaningful communication: conversation at the dinner table, storytelling, collaborative play, & asking “why?” approximately 400 times before breakfast.
#langsky #childlanguage
Question for #neuroscience, #neuroskyence, #psychology #Linguistics, #SpeechScience, #CommunicationScience, #ChildLanguage researchers in #academicSky doing auditory stimulus presentation.
Do you have speakers you recommend for free-field auditory presentation? Extra points if you can say why!
Do you have speakers you recommend for free-field auditory presentation? Extra points if you can say why!
December 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Question for #neuroscience, #neuroskyence, #psychology #Linguistics, #SpeechScience, #CommunicationScience, #ChildLanguage researchers in #academicSky doing auditory stimulus presentation.
Do you have speakers you recommend for free-field auditory presentation? Extra points if you can say why!
Do you have speakers you recommend for free-field auditory presentation? Extra points if you can say why!
We've been active on Bluesky for a year, but we've doubled our followers in the past month. If you're new to Bluesky and interested in #childlanguage, #languageacquisition, #languagedevelopment, and developmental #linguistics, give us a follow!
November 29, 2024 at 1:15 PM
We've been active on Bluesky for a year, but we've doubled our followers in the past month. If you're new to Bluesky and interested in #childlanguage, #languageacquisition, #languagedevelopment, and developmental #linguistics, give us a follow!
German language elicited production task based on IpSyn, with normative data #childlanguage #grammar #assessment
🆓🔓🇩🇪 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #slpeeps
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES @annettefox-boyer.bsky.social @kerstinschauss.bsky.social @wiebkefreese.bsky.social @giskid.bsky.social @julianeleinweber.bsky.social @carinalueke.bsky.social @anjastarke.bsky.social @annamahmood.bsky.social @susanebbels.bsky.social
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES @annettefox-boyer.bsky.social @kerstinschauss.bsky.social @wiebkefreese.bsky.social @giskid.bsky.social @julianeleinweber.bsky.social @carinalueke.bsky.social @anjastarke.bsky.social @annamahmood.bsky.social @susanebbels.bsky.social
Exploring grammatical development in children aged 2;6 to 7: a novel approach using elicited production
The assessment of children’s grammatical skills is a crucial component of diagnosing language disorders. Elicited production is a commonly used method for obtaining data on a child’s productive lan...
www.tandfonline.com
June 29, 2025 at 6:11 AM
German language elicited production task based on IpSyn, with normative data #childlanguage #grammar #assessment
Recent research presented to UK MPs reveals that verbal abuse—like shouting—can physically alter a child’s brain, impacting circuits related to threat and reward.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2s49hxf8
#childlanguage #langsky #linguistics
🔗 tinyurl.com/2s49hxf8
#childlanguage #langsky #linguistics
Being shouted at by parents can alter child’s brain, experts tell UK MPs
Meeting will hear how exposure to verbal abuse leads to biological changes and can make mental ill-health likelier
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Recent research presented to UK MPs reveals that verbal abuse—like shouting—can physically alter a child’s brain, impacting circuits related to threat and reward.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2s49hxf8
#childlanguage #langsky #linguistics
🔗 tinyurl.com/2s49hxf8
#childlanguage #langsky #linguistics
Did you know that the IASCL maintains a list of videos of children talking? Want to use more real-world examples in your next child language course or have your own go-to videos that other #childlanguage researchers would benefit from? Then check it out: www.childlanguage.org/resources-fo...
August 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Did you know that the IASCL maintains a list of videos of children talking? Want to use more real-world examples in your next child language course or have your own go-to videos that other #childlanguage researchers would benefit from? Then check it out: www.childlanguage.org/resources-fo...
Just finished reviewing chapters for an edited volume on #Indigenous #ChildLanguage research and #revitalization practice (with Ryan Henke & Melvatha Chee, not on bsky). So excited about this project and our amazing authors!!
February 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Just finished reviewing chapters for an edited volume on #Indigenous #ChildLanguage research and #revitalization practice (with Ryan Henke & Melvatha Chee, not on bsky). So excited about this project and our amazing authors!!
I am looking for a downloadable list of English transitive verbs. Anyone know of a good resource? #childLanguage #languagedisorders #languagetherapy
November 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I am looking for a downloadable list of English transitive verbs. Anyone know of a good resource? #childLanguage #languagedisorders #languagetherapy
Have a book/thesis to announce? A workshop/conference you'd like to advertise or write about? Something else interesting for #childlanguage researchers? Publish it in the IASCL Child Language Bulletin! Send your contribution to editor Angel Chan by Aug 4th (editor.iascl.clbulletin@gmail.com ).
June 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Have a book/thesis to announce? A workshop/conference you'd like to advertise or write about? Something else interesting for #childlanguage researchers? Publish it in the IASCL Child Language Bulletin! Send your contribution to editor Angel Chan by Aug 4th (editor.iascl.clbulletin@gmail.com ).
Never heard of this journal? Check it out and follow!! Completely open access - great editorial team - all about language development. What more do you want!! #speechies #childlanguage #openaccess
Do preschool children grasp metaphors? Check out new work by Ariel Starr, Taylor Petersen, and Sahana Sridhar to learn more. ldr.lps.library.cmu.edu/article/id/7...
May 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Never heard of this journal? Check it out and follow!! Completely open access - great editorial team - all about language development. What more do you want!! #speechies #childlanguage #openaccess
I’ve just read this interesting article about children’s vocabulary development & reading habits, & I have slightly complicated feelings about it.
🔗 tinyurl.com/49nb26ps
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#langsky #linguistics #language #languagedevelopment #childlanguage #languageacquisition
🔗 tinyurl.com/49nb26ps
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#langsky #linguistics #language #languagedevelopment #childlanguage #languageacquisition
Children’s vocabulary shrinking as reading loses out to screen time, says Susie Dent
Exclusive: Countdown lexicographer urges families to read, talk and play word games to help language development
tinyurl.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:03 AM
I’ve just read this interesting article about children’s vocabulary development & reading habits, & I have slightly complicated feelings about it.
🔗 tinyurl.com/49nb26ps
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#langsky #linguistics #language #languagedevelopment #childlanguage #languageacquisition
🔗 tinyurl.com/49nb26ps
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#langsky #linguistics #language #languagedevelopment #childlanguage #languageacquisition
Ever noticed how young children sometimes mix up b and d — or p and q? New research suggests the answer may lie not just in literacy, but in spatial reasoning.
🔗 tinyurl.com/5f2cvxjd
TLDR 👇
#langsky #languageacquisition #linguistics #childlanguage
🔗 tinyurl.com/5f2cvxjd
TLDR 👇
#langsky #languageacquisition #linguistics #childlanguage
Even before they can read, young children are visualizing letters and other objects with the same strategies adults use
Recent research shows that young children typically manipulate and rotate entire objects in their minds to understand challenges such as puzzles.
tinyurl.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Ever noticed how young children sometimes mix up b and d — or p and q? New research suggests the answer may lie not just in literacy, but in spatial reasoning.
🔗 tinyurl.com/5f2cvxjd
TLDR 👇
#langsky #languageacquisition #linguistics #childlanguage
🔗 tinyurl.com/5f2cvxjd
TLDR 👇
#langsky #languageacquisition #linguistics #childlanguage
Another day, another conference... finishing up at #childlanguage Symposium at @uniofreading.bsky.social (conference organisation 10/10, food, drink and accommodation 0/10) and off to @royalholloway.bsky.social for @bpsdevsection.bsky.social - polishing my talk on autism & sex/gender understanding
September 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Another day, another conference... finishing up at #childlanguage Symposium at @uniofreading.bsky.social (conference organisation 10/10, food, drink and accommodation 0/10) and off to @royalholloway.bsky.social for @bpsdevsection.bsky.social - polishing my talk on autism & sex/gender understanding
TLDR (2/4):
These same visual skills underpin early reading. When a child learns to tell b from d, they’re not just decoding letters — they’re mentally rotating them, connecting shape, orientation, & meaning.
#langsky #linguistics #languageacquisition #childlanguage
These same visual skills underpin early reading. When a child learns to tell b from d, they’re not just decoding letters — they’re mentally rotating them, connecting shape, orientation, & meaning.
#langsky #linguistics #languageacquisition #childlanguage
October 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
TLDR (2/4):
These same visual skills underpin early reading. When a child learns to tell b from d, they’re not just decoding letters — they’re mentally rotating them, connecting shape, orientation, & meaning.
#langsky #linguistics #languageacquisition #childlanguage
These same visual skills underpin early reading. When a child learns to tell b from d, they’re not just decoding letters — they’re mentally rotating them, connecting shape, orientation, & meaning.
#langsky #linguistics #languageacquisition #childlanguage
careers.udel.edu/cw/en-us/job... My lab is hiring a postdoc to help wrap up a clinical trial (data wrangling/data sharing/stats and and analytics /publications related to child psycholinguistics). Position begins immediately. #rstats #slpeeps #childlanguage #DLD please reach out if interested!
University of Delaware - Details - Post Doctoral Researcher, College of Health Sciences
careers.udel.edu
August 25, 2026 at 1:18 PM
careers.udel.edu/cw/en-us/job... My lab is hiring a postdoc to help wrap up a clinical trial (data wrangling/data sharing/stats and and analytics /publications related to child psycholinguistics). Position begins immediately. #rstats #slpeeps #childlanguage #DLD please reach out if interested!
Registration for #IASCL2024 in beautiful and historic Prague, Czech Republic is now open! #childlanguage researchers, make sure you register before May 1st to secure the Early Bird pricing!
iascl2024.com/registration...
iascl2024.com/registration...
February 20, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Registration for #IASCL2024 in beautiful and historic Prague, Czech Republic is now open! #childlanguage researchers, make sure you register before May 1st to secure the Early Bird pricing!
iascl2024.com/registration...
iascl2024.com/registration...
Dr. Elena Lieven was one of the recipients of the IASCL's 2024 Roger Brown Award, which honors outstanding #childlanguage researchers. It was established in 2011 as Elena herself was president of the IASCL! We recently asked her what it means to win it: youtu.be/sXwfJLnwJsM?...
July 10, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Dr. Elena Lieven was one of the recipients of the IASCL's 2024 Roger Brown Award, which honors outstanding #childlanguage researchers. It was established in 2011 as Elena herself was president of the IASCL! We recently asked her what it means to win it: youtu.be/sXwfJLnwJsM?...
We recently sat down to talk with Dr. Elena Lieven, winner of the 2024 IASCL Roger Brown Award. In our interview, she reflects on the progress made in the #childlanguage field has made over the past decades. Check it out! youtu.be/sXwfJLnwJsM?...
Interview with Dr. Elena Lieven
IASCL Media Coordinator Dr. Katie Von Holzen interviewed Dr. Elena Lieven, Emeritus Professor at the University of Manchester. They talked about how she came...
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July 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
We recently sat down to talk with Dr. Elena Lieven, winner of the 2024 IASCL Roger Brown Award. In our interview, she reflects on the progress made in the #childlanguage field has made over the past decades. Check it out! youtu.be/sXwfJLnwJsM?...
The Language Development Department at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics is hiring a Max Planck Group Leader. This is an excellent and unique opportunity for #childlanguage researchers! Applications due January 5th, more details here: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...
December 18, 2023 at 7:49 AM
The Language Development Department at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics is hiring a Max Planck Group Leader. This is an excellent and unique opportunity for #childlanguage researchers! Applications due January 5th, more details here: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...
A lot to look foward to in #childlanguage next week! The Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists will meet online Nov 1-2: www.rcslt.org/events/rcslt... The 48th Boston University Conference on Language Development will take place in Boston & online Nov 2-5: www.bu.edu/bucld/
October 26, 2023 at 4:47 PM
A lot to look foward to in #childlanguage next week! The Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists will meet online Nov 1-2: www.rcslt.org/events/rcslt... The 48th Boston University Conference on Language Development will take place in Boston & online Nov 2-5: www.bu.edu/bucld/
"Interestingly, humans are not the only ones who respond to this style of communication. Studies have even shown that cats react more positively when people use a baby-talk voice with them." #linguistics #childlanguage #cats
May 16, 2026 at 11:21 AM
"Interestingly, humans are not the only ones who respond to this style of communication. Studies have even shown that cats react more positively when people use a baby-talk voice with them." #linguistics #childlanguage #cats
I have finished my PhD and my thesis is available with open access! 👩🎓📕
Here is a summary of what I did in my PhD...
hdl.handle.net/11343/369691
#thesis #phd #language #dld #devlangdis #childlanguage #prediction #causalinference
1/12
Here is a summary of what I did in my PhD...
hdl.handle.net/11343/369691
#thesis #phd #language #dld #devlangdis #childlanguage #prediction #causalinference
1/12
hdl.handle.net
June 25, 2026 at 7:14 AM
I have finished my PhD and my thesis is available with open access! 👩🎓📕
Here is a summary of what I did in my PhD...
hdl.handle.net/11343/369691
#thesis #phd #language #dld #devlangdis #childlanguage #prediction #causalinference
1/12
Here is a summary of what I did in my PhD...
hdl.handle.net/11343/369691
#thesis #phd #language #dld #devlangdis #childlanguage #prediction #causalinference
1/12
Don't forget to submit your contributions to the IASCL Child Language Bulletin! Send your book/thesis announcements, workshop/conference advertisements or other interesting pieces of information for #childlanguage researchers to editor Angel Chan by Aug 4th (editor.iascl.clbulletin@gmail.com).
July 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Don't forget to submit your contributions to the IASCL Child Language Bulletin! Send your book/thesis announcements, workshop/conference advertisements or other interesting pieces of information for #childlanguage researchers to editor Angel Chan by Aug 4th (editor.iascl.clbulletin@gmail.com).
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The article also tackles an important myth: learning multiple languages does not cause or worsen DLD. In fact, multilingualism brings significant social & cognitive benefits.
#langsky #linguistics #DLD #childlanguage #languageacquisition
The article also tackles an important myth: learning multiple languages does not cause or worsen DLD. In fact, multilingualism brings significant social & cognitive benefits.
#langsky #linguistics #DLD #childlanguage #languageacquisition
January 20, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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The article also tackles an important myth: learning multiple languages does not cause or worsen DLD. In fact, multilingualism brings significant social & cognitive benefits.
#langsky #linguistics #DLD #childlanguage #languageacquisition
The article also tackles an important myth: learning multiple languages does not cause or worsen DLD. In fact, multilingualism brings significant social & cognitive benefits.
#langsky #linguistics #DLD #childlanguage #languageacquisition
Heading to the Child Language Symposium in London today?
Explore our virtual exhibition for books and resources on child development and language learning: mngbookshop.co.uk/cls/
Use the discount code CLS26 to save 25% on selected titles.
@tcpress.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
#ChildLanguage
Explore our virtual exhibition for books and resources on child development and language learning: mngbookshop.co.uk/cls/
Use the discount code CLS26 to save 25% on selected titles.
@tcpress.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
#ChildLanguage
July 6, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Heading to the Child Language Symposium in London today?
Explore our virtual exhibition for books and resources on child development and language learning: mngbookshop.co.uk/cls/
Use the discount code CLS26 to save 25% on selected titles.
@tcpress.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
#ChildLanguage
Explore our virtual exhibition for books and resources on child development and language learning: mngbookshop.co.uk/cls/
Use the discount code CLS26 to save 25% on selected titles.
@tcpress.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
#ChildLanguage