Every academic I know has a folder on their computer called something like ‘reading’ that’s full of articles they’re DEFINITELY going to read one day...

Another amazing blog from my colleague Gokce Yurdakul “Thirld” world scholars are valued as long as they participate in “First”world discourses - i have to say same for studies in crosslinguistic diversity- issues matter as long as relatable to english- medium.com/@gokceyurdakul…

As someone who argues against prescriptive approaches to language and celebrates linguistic diversity, I’m not attacking ‘Standard English’ or people who use it. Neither am I saying ‘anything goes’. I’m simply suggesting that we challenge the default position of dominance...

Hands show where things are: The close similarity between sign and natural space - goo.gl/scholar/orJzzd #ScholarAlerts

Study suggests that babies living in homes with more than one language spoken are better able to change their focus between tasks. ow.ly/EjhB50yyMsq

Hello, I'm a phonetician. You may know me from my hits: "... it's the scientific study of speech." "No, phonics is a reading strategy." ... and my latest chart-topper: "Correcting someone's pronunciation is only appropriate in a pronunciation instruction setting."

Research papers have suggested that bilingual people enjoy a variety of non-linguistic advantages. Most notably, they have shown that bilinguals get dementia on average four years later than monolinguals, and that they have an edge in “executive control". ow.ly/Dja550yzuIB

New pre-print: Bilingualism and brain development christoslab.wordpress.com/2020/03/04/new…

The myth of language neutral and cultural neutral measures of intelligence. A super thread by steven t. piantadosi

It's probably time to dust the cobwebs off this account