So excited to see that IASCL now has a group Zotero library of research on language acquisition in under-represented languages. 👏👏. All information here: www.childlanguage.org/underreprese...
Repository of Papers on Underrepresented Languages — IASCL
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September 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
So excited to see that IASCL now has a group Zotero library of research on language acquisition in under-represented languages. 👏👏. All information here: www.childlanguage.org/underreprese...
The IASCL has joined Blue Sky! Hello!
August 25, 2023 at 10:59 AM
The IASCL has joined Blue Sky! Hello!
Following the vote of the IASCL Executive Board, the IASCL is pleased to announce the 2027-2030 IASCL Officers (www.childlanguage.org/officers#off...). Congratulations to:
- President: Aylin Küntay (Turkey)
- Vice-President: Mele Taumoepeau (New Zealand)
- Treasurer: Gary Morgan (Spain) (2ndTerm)
- President: Aylin Küntay (Turkey)
- Vice-President: Mele Taumoepeau (New Zealand)
- Treasurer: Gary Morgan (Spain) (2ndTerm)
July 28, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Following the vote of the IASCL Executive Board, the IASCL is pleased to announce the 2027-2030 IASCL Officers (www.childlanguage.org/officers#off...). Congratulations to:
- President: Aylin Küntay (Turkey)
- Vice-President: Mele Taumoepeau (New Zealand)
- Treasurer: Gary Morgan (Spain) (2ndTerm)
- President: Aylin Küntay (Turkey)
- Vice-President: Mele Taumoepeau (New Zealand)
- Treasurer: Gary Morgan (Spain) (2ndTerm)
Do you conduct research on child learning languages that are under-researched? Add your papers to our repository! www.childlanguage.org/underreprese...
January 22, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Do you conduct research on child learning languages that are under-researched? Add your papers to our repository! www.childlanguage.org/underreprese...
We recently added a list of keynote speeches and presentations by child language scholars. Check it out! www.childlanguage.org/resources-fo...
Resources for Researchers — IASCL
The IASCL staff members wish you a Happy New Year!
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January 29, 2026 at 8:01 AM
We recently added a list of keynote speeches and presentations by child language scholars. Check it out! www.childlanguage.org/resources-fo...
Dr. Rowena Garcia has won the IASCL inaugural Early Career Award! She will be recognized at the IASCL 2024 Congress in Prague, and give the ECA Plenary. Read more: www.childlanguage.org/earlycareera...
Also, stay tuned for a video interview with Dr. Garcia!
Also, stay tuned for a video interview with Dr. Garcia!
March 25, 2024 at 7:47 AM
Dr. Rowena Garcia has won the IASCL inaugural Early Career Award! She will be recognized at the IASCL 2024 Congress in Prague, and give the ECA Plenary. Read more: www.childlanguage.org/earlycareera...
Also, stay tuned for a video interview with Dr. Garcia!
Also, stay tuned for a video interview with Dr. Garcia!
Rowena Garcia, Postdoctoral Fellow in my team, is the winner of the 2024 IASCL early career award! 👏
In this clip, we congratulate Dr. Rowena Garcia for winning the inaugural, 2024 IASCL Early Career Award. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1k0...
Make sure to catch Dr. Garcia's plenary “Casting a wider linguistic net: Language acquisition insights from an Austronesian language" at #IASCL2024 in Prague!
Make sure to catch Dr. Garcia's plenary “Casting a wider linguistic net: Language acquisition insights from an Austronesian language" at #IASCL2024 in Prague!
Dr. Rowena Garcia, 2024 IASCL Early Career Award Winner
In this clip, our Media Coordinator Dr. Katie Von Holzen congratulates Dr. Rowena Garcia for winning the inaugural, 2024 IASCL Early Career Award and asks he...
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May 2, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Rowena Garcia, Postdoctoral Fellow in my team, is the winner of the 2024 IASCL early career award! 👏
The journal "Language Development Research" is now an official journal of the IASCL! LDR's intended audience is all researchers and professionals with an interest in language development and related fields. Read more on our website: www.childlanguage.org/ldr
February 11, 2026 at 8:01 AM
The journal "Language Development Research" is now an official journal of the IASCL! LDR's intended audience is all researchers and professionals with an interest in language development and related fields. Read more on our website: www.childlanguage.org/ldr
The latest Child Language Bulletin is now available! It includes plans for the future of IASCL and a look back on what we've accomplished, as well as new publications, resources, and conference announcements. Take a peek today! www.childlanguage.org/latestbulletin
January 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The latest Child Language Bulletin is now available! It includes plans for the future of IASCL and a look back on what we've accomplished, as well as new publications, resources, and conference announcements. Take a peek today! www.childlanguage.org/latestbulletin
Want to join #IASCL In São Paulo, Brazil but don't know any Portuguese? Dr. Felipe Venâncio Barbosa, Organizing Committee Chair of IASCL 2027 has you covered! Make sure you submit your abstract by Sept 30! iascl2027.fflch.usp.br
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Interview with Dr. Felipe Venâncio Barbosa, Organizing Committee Chair of IASCL 2027
IASCL Media Coordinator Dr. Katie Von Holzen interviewed Dr. Felipe Venâncio Barbosa, associate professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of São Paulo, Brazil and the Organizing…
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September 22, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Want to join #IASCL In São Paulo, Brazil but don't know any Portuguese? Dr. Felipe Venâncio Barbosa, Organizing Committee Chair of IASCL 2027 has you covered! Make sure you submit your abstract by Sept 30! iascl2027.fflch.usp.br
youtu.be/wOjBLHuKjC0?...
youtu.be/wOjBLHuKjC0?...
IASCL 2027 will be the first edition in South America, with the appropriate theme "Language Acquisition Beyond Borders and Modalities: Exploring Diversity". Read more about the plans from the organization team in the latest issue of the Child Language Bulletin: buff.ly/4hY7MWn
March 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
IASCL 2027 will be the first edition in South America, with the appropriate theme "Language Acquisition Beyond Borders and Modalities: Exploring Diversity". Read more about the plans from the organization team in the latest issue of the Child Language Bulletin: buff.ly/4hY7MWn
The Child Language Bulletin, Vol 46, No 1 is now available! It contains all kinds of IASCL updates, including IASCL 2027 & our Repository for Child Language Research in Underrepresented Languages, as well as CHILDES, conferences, & journal announcements. Enjoy! www.childlanguage.org/latestbulletin
February 3, 2026 at 8:01 AM
The Child Language Bulletin, Vol 46, No 1 is now available! It contains all kinds of IASCL updates, including IASCL 2027 & our Repository for Child Language Research in Underrepresented Languages, as well as CHILDES, conferences, & journal announcements. Enjoy! www.childlanguage.org/latestbulletin
We conducted an interview with Brian last year where we briefly touched on this: youtu.be/jt1Ed8okk7o?...
Interview with Dr. Brian MacWhinney
YouTube video by IASCL Child Language
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April 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
We conducted an interview with Brian last year where we briefly touched on this: youtu.be/jt1Ed8okk7o?...
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?...
We recently talked with Prof. Shanley Allen, incoming President of IASCL, about diversity in child language research, The Acquisition Sketch Project, career changes, & the many hats she’s worn in IASCL over the years. Watch the interview on our YouTube channel (and subscribe!): youtu.be/cBmg9nV3RoE
January 16, 2024 at 4:12 PM
We recently talked with Prof. Shanley Allen, incoming President of IASCL, about diversity in child language research, The Acquisition Sketch Project, career changes, & the many hats she’s worn in IASCL over the years. Watch the interview on our YouTube channel (and subscribe!): youtu.be/cBmg9nV3RoE
Deadline extended! Due to numerous requests from our international community, we are pleased to announce that the deadline for abstract and symposium submissions to IASCL 2027 has been extended to October 18, 2026. Details and submission here: iascl2027.fflch.usp.br
October 2, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Deadline extended! Due to numerous requests from our international community, we are pleased to announce that the deadline for abstract and symposium submissions to IASCL 2027 has been extended to October 18, 2026. Details and submission here: iascl2027.fflch.usp.br
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...
In her "Letter from the IASCL President", Shanley Allen asks us: why is diversity important in language acquisition research? Read more about researching and working with the communities of understudied languages in our latest issue of the Child Language Bulletin: https://buff.ly/4hY7MWn
February 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
In her "Letter from the IASCL President", Shanley Allen asks us: why is diversity important in language acquisition research? Read more about researching and working with the communities of understudied languages in our latest issue of the Child Language Bulletin: https://buff.ly/4hY7MWn
Calls: XVIIth International Congress for the Study of Child Language
Calls: XVIIth International Congress for the Study of Child Language
Call for Papers:
Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to October 18, 2026
Due to numerous requests from our international community, we are pleased to announce that the deadline for abstract and symposium submissions to IASCL 2027 has been extended to October 18, 2026.
The XVIIth International Congress for the Study of Child Language (IASCL 2027) will take place July 26–30, 2027, at the University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil.
Under the theme “Language Acquisition Beyond Bo
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October 2, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Calls: XVIIth International Congress for the Study of Child Language
In this clip, we congratulate Dr. Rowena Garcia for winning the inaugural, 2024 IASCL Early Career Award. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1k0...
Make sure to catch Dr. Garcia's plenary “Casting a wider linguistic net: Language acquisition insights from an Austronesian language" at #IASCL2024 in Prague!
Make sure to catch Dr. Garcia's plenary “Casting a wider linguistic net: Language acquisition insights from an Austronesian language" at #IASCL2024 in Prague!
Dr. Rowena Garcia, 2024 IASCL Early Career Award Winner
In this clip, our Media Coordinator Dr. Katie Von Holzen congratulates Dr. Rowena Garcia for winning the inaugural, 2024 IASCL Early Career Award and asks he...
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May 2, 2024 at 6:14 AM
In this clip, we congratulate Dr. Rowena Garcia for winning the inaugural, 2024 IASCL Early Career Award. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1k0...
Make sure to catch Dr. Garcia's plenary “Casting a wider linguistic net: Language acquisition insights from an Austronesian language" at #IASCL2024 in Prague!
Make sure to catch Dr. Garcia's plenary “Casting a wider linguistic net: Language acquisition insights from an Austronesian language" at #IASCL2024 in Prague!
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 ).
With the upcoming Sept 30. abstract deadline for #IASCL2024, nominations are also open for for the inaugural IASCL Early Career Award, to be awarded in Prague. Nominations are due Jan 1, details in IASCL Bulletin: www.childlanguage.org/latestbulletin & website: www.childlanguage.org/earlycareera...
September 12, 2023 at 3:17 PM
With the upcoming Sept 30. abstract deadline for #IASCL2024, nominations are also open for for the inaugural IASCL Early Career Award, to be awarded in Prague. Nominations are due Jan 1, details in IASCL Bulletin: www.childlanguage.org/latestbulletin & website: www.childlanguage.org/earlycareera...
In the latest of the IASCL's Child Language Bulletin, IASCL Pres. Shanley Allen highlights how IASCL is working to contribute to the infrastructure for research on underrepresented languages & plans for the 2027 IASCL Congress in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Read more: www.childlanguage.org/latestbulletin
March 18, 2026 at 8:00 AM
In the latest of the IASCL's Child Language Bulletin, IASCL Pres. Shanley Allen highlights how IASCL is working to contribute to the infrastructure for research on underrepresented languages & plans for the 2027 IASCL Congress in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Read more: www.childlanguage.org/latestbulletin
In the latest issue of our bulletin, President Annick De Houwer reminds us what a busy, exciting time this is for the IASCL: #IASCL2024, the hard work of our Bulletin editor Angel Chan and Media Coordinator Katie Von Holzen, and the many IASCL Awards.
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October 19, 2023 at 2:48 PM
In the latest issue of our bulletin, President Annick De Houwer reminds us what a busy, exciting time this is for the IASCL: #IASCL2024, the hard work of our Bulletin editor Angel Chan and Media Coordinator Katie Von Holzen, and the many IASCL Awards.
www.childlanguage.org/latestbulletin
www.childlanguage.org/latestbulletin
We recently asked Dr. Rebecca Defina for their most important message to students enrolled in a language acquisition course: youtu.be/dSXVf-IiHyA?...
Interview with Dr. Rebecca Defina
IASCL Media Coordinator Dr. Katie Von Holzen interviewed Dr. Rebecca Defina, a DECRA research fellow at the University of Melbourne, School of Languages and Linguistics. They talked about fieldwork,…
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October 1, 2026 at 7:46 AM
We recently asked Dr. Rebecca Defina for their most important message to students enrolled in a language acquisition course: youtu.be/dSXVf-IiHyA?...