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American Dialect Society @americandialect.org · 30/09/2026

Submit your nominations for 2026 word-of-the-year: bit.ly/WOTYNOMS2026 You can make as many nominations as you want between now and New Year’s Eve. Winners will be picked live at our annual meeting in January. Will your pick be the next slop, rawdog, or enshittification? Only time will tell!

Title at top of image: Submit your picks for 2026 word of the year!
Underneath title: Scannable QR code
Underneath QR code in blue oval: American Dialect Society.

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Very important thread about why requiring random control trials testing the value of ASL for deaf children is unethical. It’s clear that supplying early access to language is critical and withholding such access is unacceptable.

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The UConn department of Social and Critical Inquiry (which I am affiliated with) is hiring a new department head! See this thread for a description of our department and the position. 🧵 jobs.hr.uconn.edu/en-us/job/49...

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UConn Careers | UConn Careers | University of Connecticut

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Matt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Deadline Dec 1: Asst prof (tenure track), open area, ‼️NU Linguistics‼️ "an integrated approach to the scientific study of language, utilizing experimental, computational, and/or data-intensive approaches to inform linguistic theory and its applications" linguistics.northwestern.edu/about/open-p...

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

In the Netherlands I am always moved by the Stumble Stones or Stolpersteine (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolper...). Some day we must have them in the US to mark the victims of ICE

View of brick sidewalk with a sequence of brass plates (four, gap, one, gap, three, gap, one, etc. )

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

2️⃣ Chen Pichler, Deborah & Lillo-Martin, Diane. Referential Use of Space: Early Exposure makes a Difference.

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Two Family ASL presentations at FEAST 2026 in Amsterdam. 1️⃣ Barrett, Bonnie, Gan, Linghui Eva, Chen Pichler, Deborah & Lillo-Martin, Diane. Syntactic Development of ASL by L2 Hearing Parents of Deaf Children.

Distance view of Deb (speaking English) and Diane (signing IS) and NGT interpreter with title slide projected on a large screen.

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Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

step one in accountability is always Stop Doing The Harm and Don't Do It Again. i don't think the soul of the political body we call "america" can be clean until we stop enslavement utterly, stop separating families, stop torturing and imprisoning and kidnapping and deporting and murdering

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

It’s my plan for next year. I haven’t worked out all the details yet - and may well still use a limited number of slides. But no more online tests, no laptops 🧑‍💻 in class, no posting lecture recordings. I used to embrace it all.

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Congratulations to Jenni! Her work is super interesting 🎉

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Be sure to include the phrase, “all the doors will not open” which is my favorite train announcer sentence proving wide scope negation is possible

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Open letter calling for the reinstatement of the National Science Board. This letter is from leaders of the National Academies Note: This does not refer to the leaders on paper such as presidents of the NAS, NAM, and NAE. www.standupforscience.net/nasem-letter... @standupforscience.net

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NASEM Open Letter to Congress demanding the restoration of the NSB — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Support NASEM's open letter to Congress by signing your endorsement now!

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

At Schiphol on May 4 at 8 PM and everything went quiet while people stood and remembered those whose lives were cut short by war. How can humanity continue the inhumane practice of war? #Dodenherdenking

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

… solely because it’s in a city I’d love to visit?

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Looks like an interesting study. The authors may be interested in our research on morphological accuracy with deaf and hearing bimodal bilinguals. We found lowest accuracy for the DHH participants on plural -s. academic.oup.com/jdsde/articl... academic.oup.com/jdsde/articl...

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Morphological Accuracy in the Speech of Bimodal Bilingual Children with CIs

Abstract. Sign language use in the (re)habilitation of children with cochlear implants (CIs) remains a controversial issue. Concerns that signing impedes s

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

What, and work oneself out of a job?

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Linguistic Society of America @lingsocam.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Language shapes everything, from how we think to how we connect and innovate. Linguists are essential to understanding communication, and to creating ethical, responsible AI. We need more linguists. #TalkAboutSocialSciences #TalkAboutHumanities

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Um … do protests not count if they are in the streets?

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

You can set up your journals to log in through your ORCID or other Web of Science ID

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Congratulations and well deserved!!

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

This is such a great loss to Linguistics, Social Sciences, and the whole country

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Oh, thanks, Emily! Love having you as my colleague

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Very honored to have been elected as a AAAS Fellow. My thanks to Section Z Linguistics for all the good work you do.

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Like several others, I took an undergrad intro Ling course to fulfill a gen ed requirement and fell for it. I was taking ASL courses and went for Deaf Ed to satisfy that side of my interest. It took several years before I understood how to combine my interests.

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Thank you for sharing this important information

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Linguistic Discovery @linguisticdiscovery.com · 03/02/2026

The Linguistic Society of America (LSA) recently launched a new Resource Hub, offering “easy access to essential materials, professional development tools, teaching resources, and more”. It’s a large database of recordings and documents related to linguistics careers, scholarship, and teaching.

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 27/01/2026

My friend Tina Smith is right, we need to stop what is happening in Minnesota now, not just because of the danger it’s creating, but if we don’t Trump’s slide toward authoritarianism will continue.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

February 11: Diane Lillo-Martin (@dclm.bsky.social) (University of Connecticut/Yale University) will present on The Truth about Sign Language Acquisition, in collaboration with ASL and Deaf Studies in Penn’s Department of Linguistics. For more information: wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/events/lillo...

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I’d have been very interested, but unfortunately it’s not possible for me at that time. Hope it goes well!

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Will Fertman @willfertman.com · 21/01/2026

Coming to Connecticut this April to talk about reading to #deafkids and to promote my new book, The Deaf Baby Instruction Manual. If you're a parent or pro in the Hartford area, you can come see me at Language First's Early Language Center in Manchester for free: language1st.org/booking-ct

Ad for live event. Two circular cameo images on a brown background with text on the left side. Text: You're Invited: Hands to Pages, reading with your deaf child + book signing. Join Author and father Will Fertman as he dives into books as essential parenting tools. He will also be selling and signing his new book, The Deaf Baby Instruction Manual, a guide for hearing parents of deaf and hard of hearing children from birth through kindergarten. April 26, 2026, Manchester, CT. Top image: a book on a lectern with an audience in the background. Bottom Image: a cozy modern library nook lined with books.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

My quote of the day Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

A lot of things are bad and we keep building joy in the cracks between. buttondown.com/signs+wonder...

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New Year, New Book

Announcing MOTHER TONGUE, 5 totally free things you can do to support a new book, and mutual aid for MN

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Shall I include that horse that is partially a stick figure?

Drawing of a horse. Back portion is realistic but front is a stick figure

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

What a nice suggestion. I won’t manage it every page but you have inspired me to add a conceptual figure

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Nelson Flores @nelsonlflores.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

The targeting of immersion schools points changing racial logic. Under neoliberal multiculturalism the teaching of racialized languages was permissible if done in ways that benefited white people. Under neofascism the very idea of racialized languages being taught in school is being criminalized.

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

VD: slide w title “Language & Meaning in the Balance: Linguists Respond to the Sociopolitics of Contemporary Discourse” and photos of the presenters: John Baugh, PhD, Moderator; Robert Henderson, PhD; Scott Kiesling, PhD; Wesley Leonard, PhD; Tracey Weldon, PhD; Kelly Wright, PhD, Lal Zimman, PhD.

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

@lingsocam.bsky.social Plenary session on “Language & Meaning in the Balance: Linguists Respond to the Sociopolitics of Contemporary Discourse”

Photo of a slide with the title “Language & Meaning in the Balance: Linguists Respond to the Sociopolitics of Contemporary Discourse” and circular photos of the presenters: John Baugh, PhD, Moderator; Robert Henderson, PhD; Scott Kiesling, PhD; Wesley Leonard, PhD; Tracey Weldon, PhD; Kelly Wright, PhD, Lal Zimman, PhD.

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Linguistic Society of America @lingsocam.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

The LSA Centennial Student Fund Committee is excited to announce the winners of the Centennial Student Scholarship! Established in 2024, the fund supports student attendance and participation at the meeting. Join us in celebrating this achievement at #LSA2026! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Glad you liked it. Thanks for the mention!

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Linguistic Society of America @lingsocam.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

LSA is excited to announce the winners of the Best Paper in Language Award! Congrats to Danny Law, Justin M. Power, & David Quinto-Pozos, the authors of the article, “Bringing signed languages into the study of regular sound change.” Join us in celebrating at #LSA2026! muse.jhu.edu/pub/24/artic...

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

And how will it affect your H-index?

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Diane Lillo-Martin @dclm.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Tips on handling such a huge conference are welcome. I usually hide at huge events

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