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Catherine Laing @cathelaing.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

It made Pick of the Week as well! A listener said the episode is "a joyful celebration of the sound of words" and my partner's little girl presented it at Show and Tell. Career goals complete ✔️

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Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Our forensic speech scientists Dr James Tompkinson & Lauren Harrington recently provided expert evidence to a House of Lords inquiry on the use of police transcripts in the criminal justice system. Their research is helping to inform UK policy. Learn more: www.york.ac.uk/language-lin...

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Forensic speech scientists contribute to House of Lords inquiry

Academics provided evidence to the parliamentary inquiry on the production of transcripts in the criminal justice system.

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kirstyrgreen.bsky.social @kirstyrgreen.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I've enjoyed the Child Language Symposium at the University of Reading. It was especially fun to present my work on the iconicity advantage for young children learning onomatopoeia as part of our Iconicity Symposium @suzanneaussems.bsky.social @cyberming.bsky.social @cathelaing.bsky.social

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Catherine Laing @cathelaing.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

a lovely morning with @yorktoolkit.bsky.social - I always love being part of these events and so great to learn how my work is relevant to A level teaching. Thanks so much for having me!

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Catherine Laing @cathelaing.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

The exact reason I deleted my account yesterday!

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Catherine Laing @cathelaing.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

New paper available in Language & Speech 🤓 another look at phonological networks, this time analysing network graphs for a (I think) zoomed-in view of systematicity in early production 🐣 Systematicity Over the Course of Early Development: An Analysis of Phonological Networks doi.org/10.1177/0023...

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Catherine Laing @cathelaing.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Awful news. University for public good?

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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Not that we in the library wish to encourage profanity, but if you want to get rid of these AI-search summaries (which are often absolute nonsense), just swear in your search terms. It really works.

a Google search for 'the effect of UX on libraries' showing an AI overview before the search results

a Google search for 'the effect of UX on [expletive] libraries' showing no AI overview, just the search results

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Catherine Laing @cathelaing.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

My latest article, "Vocal gestures in early multimodal communication: A commentary on Karadöller, Sümer and Özyürek", is now available to read in First Language. There is a paywall, but I can share the electronic version with anyone who needs it. doi.org/10.1177/0142...

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Emma Moore @scillym.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Open-ended professorial position at University of Sheffield. We are seeking a Head of the School of English (any EGH discipline, including Language & Linguistics). Deadline 23rd Feb. Details here: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Head-of-.... Please share.

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Head of School (School of English)

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Catherine Laing @cathelaing.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I bought my gifts last night! I usually hate buying Christmas presents but here is a way to make it really meaningful 🎄

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Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

academics who boast about overworking are being bad role models and should stop overworking and barring that should shut thee fuck up about it in front of students. <-- general complaint not subtweet of anyone in particular, just pissed off about this today and always

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Catherine Laing @cathelaing.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

How lovely to reconnect with colleagues from all over - very much looking forward to hearing what everyone has been up to! As for me: I'm currently running a project called SENFM, where we use ultrasound to scan babies' tongues, alongside daylong audio recordings taken across the first year.

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