Amy Lieberman @amymlieberman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Together, these studies build our understanding of how deaf children learning sign language use attentional cues (gaze) and word learning constraints (mutual exclusivity) to build their lexicons. 010
Amy Lieberman @amymlieberman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Caregivers waited for children’s spontaneous gaze shifts rather than eliciting their attention, suggesting that they let children be agents of their own attention from an early age. 10.1016/j.cogdev.2026.101738 110
Amy Lieberman @amymlieberman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026When labeling novel objects, caregivers were especially sensitive to child attention and produced ASL labels when their child was looking at them. 110
Amy Lieberman @amymlieberman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026We found that caregivers tend to label objects to which the child was previously attending, using a follow-in approach. 110
Amy Lieberman @amymlieberman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026And second, Follow-in joint attention supports word learning in American Sign Language. We coded caregiver-child interactions in ASL to determine how caregivers sequence object labels with child attention. 110
Amy Lieberman @amymlieberman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026In addition, deaf ASL learners relied on adult gaze as reliable referential cue, highlighting the importance of gaze in deaf children's word-to-world mapping. doi.org/10.1111/desc...doi.orgDeaf Children's Use of Mutual Exclusivity and Eye Gaze to Determine Word Meanings in American Sign LanguageWhen determining the meaning of new words, young children have a variety of cues available to them. Two types of such cues are referential attention (e.g., gaze and point cues), and lexical constrai... 110
Amy Lieberman @amymlieberman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026However, deaf bimodal bilingual (ASL and spoken English) learners were less likely to rely on mutual exclusivity, suggesting that children are flexible in assigning multiple labels to an object both within and across modalities. 110
Amy Lieberman @amymlieberman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026First up: Deaf Children’s Use of Mutual Exclusivity and Eye Gaze to Determine Word Meanings in American Sign Language. In this Registered Report we found that deaf, ASL learning children demonstrate a mutual exclusivity bias when mapping novel signs to novel labels. 110
Amy Lieberman @amymlieberman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Happy to share two new papers just out with @fiotch.bsky.social exploring word learning in deaf children acquiring ASL. 110
Amy Lieberman @amymlieberman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026At #ICIS2026 and interested in deaf children's visual attention? Come hear @emsaunders.bsky.social in breakout session 4 this morning talk about gaze and attention in deaf children's ASL interactions with their parents. @infantstudies.bsky.social 031
Reposted by Amy LiebermanBoston University Conference on Language Development @bucld.bsky.social · 11/06/2026This is a friendly reminder that BUCLD 51 abstracts are due June 15, 2026. Submission guidelines and the submission portal can be found on the conference website: www.bu.edu/bucld/calls/... #BUCLD51 #BUCLD #languagedevelopment 002
Amy Lieberman @amymlieberman.bsky.social · 04/11/2025BUCLD starts on Thursday! If you are attending, please consider signing up to be a PUMP mentor--it is a fun, easy, one-hour commitment to talk with a student or junior scholar. We are still seeking mentors--sign up here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 031
Reposted by Amy LiebermanBoston University Conference on Language Development @bucld.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Looking for an opportunity to mentor or be mentored at #BUCLD50? PUMP is what you need — you still have one week to register! All BUCLD 50 attendees are welcome to join! You can register as a mentor or mentee at: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #BUCLD #PUMP #LanguageDevelopment #AcademicGrowth 033
Reposted by Amy LiebermanBoston University Conference on Language Development @bucld.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Meet Aditya Yedetore, a co-organizer at #BUCLD50! Learn more about Aditya Yedetore and his research at: adityayedetore.github.io Learn more about BUCLD and its committee members at: www.bu.edu/bucld/ #BUCLD #BostonUniversity #LanguageDevelopment 011
Reposted by Amy LiebermanBoston University Conference on Language Development @bucld.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Meet Romi Hill, a co-organizer at #BUCLD50! Learn more about BUCLD and its committee members at: www.bu.edu/bucld/ #BUCLD #BostonUniversity #LanguageDevelopment 011
Reposted by Amy LiebermanBoston University Conference on Language Development @bucld.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Meet Xinhan Jiang, a co-organizer at #BUCLD50! Learn more about BUCLD and its committee members at: www.bu.edu/bucld/ #BUCLD #BostonUniversity #LanguageDevelopment 001
Amy Lieberman @amymlieberman.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Early registration ends tonight!!! Don’t miss your chance to see epic foliage and phenomenal science. 🍁 030
Reposted by Amy LiebermanBoston University Conference on Language Development @bucld.bsky.social · 08/10/2025All BUCLD attendees, mentorship opportunities await! BUCLD 50 is proud to host a Pop-Up Mentoring Program (PUMP) event. Learn more at: www.bu.edu/bucld/attend... See you there! #BUCLD #BUCLD50 #PUMP #Mentorship #LanguageDevelopment #BostonUniversity 001
Reposted by Amy LiebermanBoston University Conference on Language Development @bucld.bsky.social · 05/09/2025We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the BUCLD50, taking place November 6 - 9, 2025! Click here to register and secure your spot: www.bu.edu/bucld/attend... Early bird pricing is available until October 25, 2025.bu.eduRegistration | Conference on Language DevelopmentBoston University is a leading private research institution with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world. 022
Reposted by Amy LiebermanBoston University Conference on Language Development @bucld.bsky.social · 29/05/2025This is a reminder that #bucld50 abstracts are due June 1st, which is this upcoming Sunday. See this link for more details: www.bu.edu/bucld/abstra... 015
Reposted by Amy LiebermanErin Campbell @erinecampbell.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Listen to @naomicaselli.bsky.social explain the results of this paper! We're so excited to have it out in the world 😊 0104
Reposted by Amy LiebermanErin Campbell @erinecampbell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Out now in @pnas.org! 🌹Is a rose by any other name still as roselike?🌹 We study the prevalence of iconicity (does a word look/sound like what it means?) and systematicity (are pronunciation/meaning relationships shared across multiple words?) in large datasets of ASL, English, and Spanish. 🧵1/N 1189
Amy Lieberman @amymlieberman.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Wow!!! Congrats Liz, can’t think of a more deserving scientist! 120
Amy Lieberman @amymlieberman.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Thanks for sharing! We were disappointed not to be able to share our poster yesterday, glad to hear there is a plan! 110
Amy Lieberman @amymlieberman.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Yes we are anxiously awaiting info on how to join remotely, including as a poster presenter! 110
Reposted by Amy LiebermanBoston University Conference on Language Development @bucld.bsky.social · 17/10/2024Meet Dr. Cindy Blanco at #BUCLD49: “Understanding industry job ads: How to match your (existing!) skills to companies’ requirements”. #LanguageLearning #Duolingo #BULinguistics #BUCLD #CindyBlanco 053
Reposted by Amy LiebermanBoston University Conference on Language Development @bucld.bsky.social · 15/10/2024Are you attending BUCLD 49? Join us for the Pop-Up Mentoring Program (PUMP)! PUMP provides on-site, one-off mentoring meetings. PUMP matches one or more mentees with mentors. 🔗 Register as a mentee: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS... 🔗 Register as a mentor: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS... 076
Reposted by Amy LiebermanBoston University Conference on Language Development @bucld.bsky.social · 25/09/2024Have you booked your accomdations for #BUCLD49? You can get discounted rates at this link, but the offers end soon: bu.edu/bucld/travel... 044
Reposted by Amy LiebermanBoston University Conference on Language Development @bucld.bsky.social · 14/07/2024#BUCLD49 A reminder that applications for the Paula Menyuk Award and the Diversity Travel Fellowship are due tomorrow, July 15th: www.bu.edu/bucld/venue/...bu.eduTravel & Hotel | Conference on Language DevelopmentBoston University is a leading private research institution with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world. 021
Reposted by Amy LiebermanBoston University Conference on Language Development @bucld.bsky.social · 19/05/2024We are officially less than 2 weeks away from the #BUCLD49 symposium proposal deadline and the abstract submission deadline for 20-minute talks and posters. We look forward to receiving your submissions! www.bu.edu/bucld/abstra... 057
Reposted by Amy LiebermanCharles B. Chang @cbchang.bsky.social · 08/11/2023Deadline for BU's search in child language acquisition coming up on Nov 10 (this Fri)! I'm on the search committee, happy to answer questions. Please consider applying and/or reposting 🙏 linguistlist.org/issues/34.27... #linguistics @bostonu.bsky.social @bucas.bsky.sociallinguistlist.org LINGUIST List 34.2714 Jobs: Language Acquisition: Assistant Professor of Linguistics (specializing ...The LINGUIST List, International Linguistics Community Online. 012
