Deaf signers read more efficiently (faster with equivalent comprehension) and have wider reading spans than hearing readers. Our new paper shows that reading comprehension skills are positively linked with reading span size only for deaf readers. Open Access: jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx...
Even though the U.S. Congress gave the National Institutes of Health budget a modest increase, the Trump administration may be using other ways to cut the NIH budget.
The University of North Texas is closong the linguistics and languages department and phasing out dozens of other majors, monors, and master’s degree programs. www.unt.edu/budget-updat...
New paper on fingerspelling (deaf) and print (hearing) spelling errors with @zedsehyr.bsky.social! One cool result: deaf fingerspellers are more accurate in preserving double letters (phonologically marked in FS), highlighting how FS can support writing. Open access paper here: tinyurl.com/5n728jpd
@dereklowe.bsky.social asking a simple question and bringing the heat!
www.science.org/content/blog...
We are looking to fill an open-rank position in Sociolinguistics in Oxford, in conjunction with Worcester College. Come be a part of the exciting developments in language and linguistics in Oxford! www.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2026/05...
Many of you asked how we create those pretty whole-brain plots with the cortical outline.
We just made it available as a Python package:
pni-lab.github.io/quickbrain/
📢 BREAKING! TiCS just published a paper by @lamalab.bsky.social and me that synthesizes co-registration (and related) studies of reading that resolve the apparent paradox that the eyes move faster through the text than the brain can understand it!
Undergraduate, graduate and certificate program mergers and changes effective Fall 2026.
Confirmed speakers for Genetics & Neurobiology of Language 2026 include Bsky folk @piperbelow.bsky.social @bergelsonlab.bsky.social @jonrbrennan.bsky.social @kemmorey.bsky.social @evfedorenko.bsky.social @julxf.bsky.social @tecumsehfitch.bsky.social @libertysays.bsky.social @nakedprimate.bsky.social
