Join us this Thursday for our next Language Science Lunch Talk, "Understanding Misalignment In Mixed-Neurotype Collaborative Communication In A Moon Landing Scenario" with Victoria Chang. Read the full abstract here: languagescience.umd.edu/events/langu...
We’re so grateful for everyone who supported our Giving Day campaign. Thank you for supporting our interdisciplinary community and helping us advance language science.
Greetings from the LSC team! Today is Giving Day and we are fundraising for our Student and Postdoc Mini-Grants! Donate here: givingday.umd.edu/.../maryland....
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Save the date 📅 Giving Day is on Wednesday, March 4th! Check out our fund and learn more about our cause: go.umd.edu/mlscgivingday
We still have our UMD Language Scientist Starter Pack! Who should we add next? go.bsky.app/75ZZntU
🚨 This week's talk has been canceled, but lunch will still be provided 🚨
Language Science Lunch Talks are back! 🗣️ Head to the LSC this Thursday, February 5th, for "Challenging Language Norms in Education." 📚
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Mark your calendars 🗓️ On February 12th at Tawes Hall, the Studio for Literary Technology is hosting a lecture and conversation on what LLMs mean for writing with Dr. Hannes Bajohr (Berkeley) and conversant Dr. Matthew Kirschenbaum (UVA).
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Spring 2026 Course: TLPL788P: Black Language and Culture
Examine the history and evolution of Black Language from a linguistics perspective, discussing topics such as BL and culture, geography, gender, sexuality, identity, ideologies, racism, and discrimination.
go.umd.edu/tlpl788p
The @lingsocam.bsky.social awarded the Linguistics, Language, & the Public Award to our founder and director, @charlottevaughn.bsky.social! We're feeling very grateful today that our work is being recognized by our community.
Graphic with tree branches and bare trees in the background. Bold text in yellow and white reads 'Language Science Reading Group.' Red arrows point to the text. Subtext reads “Led by Samer Nour Eddine. Reading: "A predictive coding model for online sentence processing.” Winter setting with light snow on the ground.
This Thursday is our last Language Science Reading Group of the semester 📚 Meet us on December 11th at 12:15 PM at the Language Science Center!
Weizhen (Zane) Xie wrapped up the LSLT season with "Visual Working Memory and Its Deep Circuits: A Story Beyond Patient H.M." See everyone next semester!
Head shot of Weizhen (Zane) Xie. To the right, text reads "Language Science Lunch Talk, Weizhen (Zane) Xie," and “Visual Working Memory and Its Deep Circuits: A Story Beyond Patient H.M.”
Head to the LSC this Thursday, December 4th, for our Language Science Lunch Talk, "Visual Working Memory and Its Deep Circuits: A Story Beyond Patient H.M." with Weizhen (Zane) Xie. Lunch served at 12:15 PM, talk begins at 12:30 PM!
Learn more: languagescience.umd.edu/events/langu...
A graphic written in Spanish features an image of two parents and a child looking at a book in the top right corner, with logos for the Language Diversity Lab, University of Maryland, and Maryland Initiative for Literacy & Equity (MILE). The image reads: Estudio sobre el lenguaje en niños bilingües. Invitamos a las familias bilingües (español y inglés) a participar en un estudio de investigación sobre cómo los niños bilingües usan sus idiomas. Criterios de participación: Niños (de 4 a 9 años de edad; hablan o escuchan español e inglés; niños con o sin trastornos de lenguaje y habla), padres de 18 años o más. Qué esperar de esta investigación: Una sesión de 30 minutos (presencial o en línea). La sesión será grabada en audio. Compensación por su participación: $20. Si está interesada/o en participar, contáctenos: ldl@umd.edu, (301) 531-4864. PI: Dr. José Ortiz. Esta investigación ha sido aprobada por UMD IRB: 2358739-3.
El Laboratorio de Diversidad Lingüística busca familias bilingües (español/inglés) para un estudio sobre el uso del idioma en la infancia.
Niños de 4 a 9 años (Padres mayores de 18 años) | 30 min | $20 | En línea o presencial | ¿Te interesa? Haz clic en el enlace de la biografía
A graphic features an image of two parents and a child looking at a book in the top right corner, with logos on the page for the Language Diversity Lab, University of Maryland, and Maryland Initiative for Literacy & Equity (MILE). The graphic reads: Study of Language in Bilingual Children. Bilingual (Spanish-English) families are invited to participate in a study about how bilingual children use their languages. Eligibility: Children (4 to 9 years old; speak or hear both Spanish and English; with or without language disorders/disabilities) and parents ages 18 or older. What to expect: One 30-minute session (in person or online). The session will be audio recorded. Compensation for participation: $20. If you’re interested in participating, contact us: ldl.hesp@umd.edu, (301) 531-4864. PI: Dr. José Ortiz. This study is approved by UMD IRB: 2358739-3.
UMD’s Language Diversity Lab is seeking bilingual (Spanish/English) families for a study on how children use their languages.
👧 Ages 4-9 (Parents ages 18+) | 🕐 30 min | 💰 $20 | Online or in person
Learn more: www.mile.umd.edu/news/study-o... | Contact: ldl.hesp@umd.edu (301) 531-4864
Alexus Ramirez presents while standing at a computer, in front of a whiteboard with a projection
Alexus Ramirez presents while standing at a computer, in front of a whiteboard with a projection
Thank you to @alexusgramirez.bsky.social for an insightful Language Science Lunch Talk on how language practices, beliefs, and context shape children’s pathways to school readiness 📚🗣️
Language Science Reading Group. Led by Samer Nour Eddine. Continued reading: "Evaluating the neurophysiological evidence for predictive processing as a model of perception"
Join us this Thursday, November 6th at 12:30 PM (lunch served at 12:15!) at 2130 HJ Patterson Hall for a continued discussion led by Samer Nour Eddine (LSC) on “Evaluating the neurophysiological evidence for predictive processing as a model of perception.” 🧠
The Language Science Center presents… Language Science Lunch Talks: Alexus Ramirez. Language practices, beliefs, and contexts: pathways to school readiness. October 30, 2025. Lunch served at 12:15 PM. Language Science Center. 2130 HJ Patterson Hall. Graphic features a headshot of Alexus Ramirez.
Join us on October 30th for our latest LSLT: Language Practices, Beliefs, and Contexts: Pathways to School Readiness with Alexus Ramirez.
It's been a while since we updated our UMD Language Scientist starter pack. Who do you think is missing? 🤔 go.bsky.app/75ZZntU
We had such a fantastic time at Rebel with a Clause! 📚✨ From Ellen Jovin’s Grammar Table in Stamp to the screening and Q&A at Hoff Theater, it was a day full of language fun, curiosity, and great conversations. Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the event so special!
Yi Ting Huang shares remarks with a large crowd of Language Science Day attendees
Shevaun Lewis presents to a room of people in front of a projector screen that reads "More Than One Brain: Studying Conversation"
Language Science Day panelist sit at the front of the room sharing their expertise
Graduate students and faculty share their poster presentations at the Language Science Day poster session
We captured so many great moments from Language Science Day, thanks to Andrea Zukowski! We wish we could share them all here, but you can see the full gallery on our Flickr page. Click here to check them out: flickr.com/photos/umd-l...
3/3 If you are interested in participating or would like to find out more, please email action.brain.lab@gallaudet.edu. Please use the subject line "Iconicity Study". This study has been approved by the Gallaudet Institutional Review Board
2/3 You may qualify if you:
-Are a native English speaker
-Do not know ASL
-Did not learn another language before the age of six
-Are right-handed
-Have normal/corrected-to-normal vision
-Have no history of severe head injury/neurological disorders
-Can come to the lab for 1 study session (~1 hr)
(THREAD 1/3) Volunteers Needed for Language Study!
The Action and Brain Laboratory (ABL) at Gallaudet is researching ASL. They will collect brainwaves (EEG) while participants watch videos of ASL signs and name a series of pictures. Participants are paid for their participation (20/hr)
Photos from the National Book Festival are finally here! Big thanks again to our volunteers and everyone who visited us at the STEM District 📚📖
Rebel with a Clause: film screening and Q&A with author Ellen Jovin and director Brandt Johnson, October 6 at 3:30 PM, Hoff Theater, UMD (www.go.umd.edu/rwac). Image shows Ellen Jovin at a “Grammar Table” with Brandt Johnson and a collage of travel images. Logos of event co-sponsors appear at the bottom: Maryland Language Science Center, Linguistics Dept., UMD Writing Center, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, and Teaching & Learning, Policy & Leadership.
Register now!🚨📣 Join us on October 6th at UMD’s Hoff Theater for a screening of Rebel with a Clause and a live Q&A with author Ellen Jovin. Follow her 50-state grammar road trip, proof that even comma debates can bring us together. 🔗 Click here to register on Eventbrite: go.umd.edu/rwac
We didn’t have an LSLT today, but here are some great shots from Sanshiroh Ogawa’s talk last week to make up for it!
Two of our fantastic @umdleadlab.bsky.social undergrads will be presenting posters at Language Science Day next Friday, 9/19. We hope to see you there!
Language Science Day is right around the corner! Register by THIS MONDAY, September 15th, for our signature annual event: go.umd.edu/lsd25
