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Charles B. Chang

@cbchang.bsky.social

Linguist & cognitive scientist at CityU of Hong Kong ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ PI @pamlab.bsky.social. Phonetics, phonology, speech, bilingualism, multilingualism, DEI. he/him ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆโ›ธ๐Ÿคธ Views my own โœŒ๏ธ More: linktr.ee/charlesbchang

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LexKO: A quick, reliable lexical test of Korean language proficiency - Behavior Research Methods To facilitate objective measures of proficiency for language users of diverse backgrounds, recent research in second language acquisition and multilingualism has developed short, yet reliable, tests o...

New paper alert: congrats to Profs. @cbchang.bsky.social, Sunyoung Ahn & Youngjoo Kim on the publication of "LexKO: A quick, reliable lexical test of Korean language proficiency"! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

link.springer.com/article/10.3...

#OpenAccess #Korean #LanguageProficiency #LanguageAssessment #langsky ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ

22.10.2025 08:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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LINGUIST List 36.3129 Jobs: Phonetics, Phonology: Assistant Professor in Phonetics and Phonology, University of Georgia The LINGUIST List, International Linguistics Community Online.

#Linguistics at the University of Georgia is hiring a tenure-track faculty member in #phonetics and #phonology. Spread the word and let me know if you have questions!

linguistlist.org/issues/36/31...

17.10.2025 14:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ Linguistics & Translation @ CityU is recruiting PhD students for the '26-27 intake! ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ

Prospectives should contact potential supervisors well before the Dec 1 deadline. Our faculty: lt.cityu.edu.hk/people/acade...

Happy to answer questions re: our programme & application process! #langsky ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ

13.10.2025 11:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
SPONSORPSHIP for INPHINIT PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP - SPOKEN LANGUAGE GROUP at the BCBL- Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastiรกn, Basque Country, Spain)ย www.bcbl.eu

๐Ÿ“ขPhD fellowships

The Spoken Language group at #BCBL (Spain) offers sponsorship for the #INPhINIT Predoctoral Fellowships

Potential PhD projects can be related to:
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธSpeech perception
๐Ÿง Language learning

โ„น๏ธInfo about the position and application process: tinyurl.com/2kcfsjr3

๐Ÿ“†Deadline: October 30

01.10.2025 11:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Mark your calendars! LSA has a lineup of events for linguists at every career stage. From webinars and professional development sessions to the 2026 Annual Meeting, LSA provides opportunities to connect, learn, & share your work.

๐Ÿ”— Register today: www.lsadc.org/calendar_lis...
#Linguistics #LSA

02.10.2025 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New book examines language loss among multilingual speakers Penn State Professor of German and Linguistics Michael Putnam has spent a good part of his career thinking about language attrition, or "language loss," among bi- and multilingual speakers. Now, it's ...

New book examines language loss among multilingual speakers

02.10.2025 18:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Curious / terrified about peer review? We are here to help! Join @mariamaly.bsky.social and I October 30th!

02.10.2025 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Assistant Professor in Phonology - Chicago, Illinois (US) job with The University of Chicago | 37894671 The Department of Linguisticsย invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Phonology with an expected start date of July...

๐Ÿ“ข My department is hiring! University of Chicago is hiring an Assistant Professor in Phonology! (EOE/Vet/Disability) See the link for more information. ๐Ÿ“ข

jobs.chronicle.com/job/37894671...

02.10.2025 15:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸšจOpen immediately!! (rolling application review)๐Ÿšจ: Postdoc w/ the amazing Tamar Gollan, Uni. Cal. San Diego, bilingual speech production and cognitive control in aging and Alzheimerโ€™s disease psychiatry.ucsd.edu/about/LAB_Go...

30.09.2025 18:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PhD Position: Accented Speech Processing | Radboud University Do you want to work as a PhD: Accented Speech Processing at the Faculty of Arts? Check our vacancy!

PhD Position: Accented Speech Processing - Apply now!

Come work with Mirjam Broersma, @davidpeeters.bsky.social, and me at the Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University in the Netherlands.

Application deadline: 19 October 2025

For more information, see
www.ru.nl/en/working-a...

02.10.2025 14:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We're seeking the next Director of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics! Lead cutting-edge research in language & cognition. Nominations (incl. self) due 19 Dec 2025.
mpi.nl/career-education/vacancies/vacancy/nominations-and-self-nominations-sought-position-director-max

03.10.2025 07:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 45    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Postdoc (flexible start): child language development across different populations and contexts, methods including behavioral studies, large-scale data analysis, and/or computational modeling. M. Cychosz, Linguistics, Stanford Univ. postdocs.stanford.edu/prospective/...

03.10.2025 01:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Flyer for Jupitara Ray's talk in Northeastern's Linguistics Program on October 7, 2025

Flyer for Jupitara Ray's talk in Northeastern's Linguistics Program on October 7, 2025

Look who's talking: our own @jupitararay.bsky.social will speak about "L2 change and L1 stability in early sequential bilinguals of Indian English" in Northeastern Linguistics' Speaker Series next week!

@bulinguistics.bsky.social #langsky ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ #bilingualism #phonetics #phonology

29.09.2025 12:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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LINGUIST List 36.2713 Jobs: Phonetics: Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Pomona College The LINGUIST List, International Linguistics Community Online.

Pomona College Ling and CogSci Dept is hiring an Assistant Professor with a specialization in phonetics! (Deadline Nov 1)

linguistlist job ad is here: linguistlist.org/issues/36/27....

Any questions can be directed to Michael Diercks, chair of the search committee (michael.diercks@pomona.edu).

28.09.2025 19:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The 50 best cities in the world for 2025 We polled thousands of locals to rank the worldโ€™s greatest cities. Ready?

Not that one should put too much stock in rankings, but nevertheless ๐Ÿ˜† - www.timeout.com/things-to-do...

Happy to answer questions re: living and working in HK ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ

29.09.2025 01:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
CityU's logo with tagline: "Innovating into the Future"

CityU's logo with tagline: "Innovating into the Future"

It's โœจ academic job application season โœจ & I hope you'll consider applying for and/or spreading the word about CityU's ongoing search for faculty in computational linguistics, psycho-/neurolinguistics, & experimental linguistics: open-rank and rolling!

www.cityu.edu.hk/hro/en/job/c...

#langsky ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ

28.09.2025 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Logo of 2026 LSA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA

Logo of 2026 LSA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA

Kudos to PhD student @jupitararay.bsky.social & Prof @cbchang.bsky.social on their acceptance to #LSA2026, the upcoming @lingsocam.bsky.social Annual Meeting! Their talk is titled "L2 accommodation-led drift: Asymmetries between L1 production and perception" ๐Ÿ™Œ

@bulinguistics.bsky.social #langsky ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ

22.09.2025 12:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Schedule for BUCLD50 | Conference on Language Development Boston University is a leading private research institution with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.

We are also thrilled to share the complete schedule for BUCLD50, which is available here! www.bu.edu/bucld/attend...

05.09.2025 13:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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You sound like ChatGPT AI isnโ€™t just impacting how we write โ€”ย itโ€™s changing how we speak and interact with others. And thereโ€™s only more to come.

AI's flattening of linguistic diversity undermines trust and human interaction
www.theverge.com/openai/68674... #AI

03.09.2025 07:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
Call for Papers & Satellite Workshops | Labphon

CALL FOR PAPERS, #LabPhon20:
Deadline to submit abstracts is Dec 1, 2025. Abstract guidelines and submission link available in Oct 2025.

CALL FOR SATELLITE WORKSHOP PROPOSALS: Deadline for satellite workshop proposals is Nov 1, 2025. Events' date is June 25, 2026.

labphon.org/labphon20/ca...

06.09.2025 01:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Calls: Scientific Reports - "Individual Differences in Speech Perception" (Jrnl) Speech perception seems to be rather effortless, yet a number of neural and cognitive processes are involved in mapping the acoustics of spoken language to meaning. These processes have been investigated extensively to date, but little is known about how they differ across individuals in clinical and non-clinical populations. Research on variability in speech perception provides important insights into our understanding of normal and impaired language processing and is critical for planning inte

Calls: Scientific Reports - "Individual Differences in Speech Perception" (Jrnl)

08.09.2025 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My first T8 in ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ! ๐ŸŒง๏ธ๐ŸŒ€๐ŸŒง๏ธ

08.09.2025 02:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nearly all PhDs take 5 years--with finishing in 4 a rare outcome. This is deliberately designed to eliminate the international powerhouse that is US postgraduate training.

29.08.2025 11:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 364    ๐Ÿ” 165    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

๐ŸšจPostdoctoral fellowship in corpus phonetics / data science for speech with me and Ann Bradlow. Position is open immediately. Apply now! ๐Ÿšจ Details: faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/matt-goldric...

28.08.2025 22:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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107: Urban Multilingualism When we try to represent languages on a map, it's common to assign each language a zone or a point which represents some idea of where it's used or where it comes from. But in reality, people move aro

Many cities are host to hundreds of languages that don't show up on official records.

In this episode we get enthusiastic about urban multilingualism!

22.08.2025 01:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Assistant Professor - Language Revitalization - Linguistics University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

Come be my colleague! UC Berkeley Linguistics has a tenure-track position in language revitalization.

aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05022

20.08.2025 00:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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TOMORROW Linguistics Careercast: AI Con
August 16 | 10aโ€“12:30p PT

Join host Laurel Sutton with guests for a deep dive into The AI Con by Emily Bender & Alex Hanna. Weโ€™ll cut through Big Techโ€™s GenAI hype & unpack what linguists really need to know. thecon.ai
Register: www.lsadc.org/ev_calendar_...

15.08.2025 14:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio

UMich Ling is hiring for a cluster hire position in AI and Linguistics! Come work in a fabulous department with great grad students, supportive colleagues, and one overly school-spirited nut who will tell you where all the fun stuff is on campus.

apply.interfolio.com/171006

15.08.2025 13:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lecturer in Linguistics and Multilingual Studies School of Humanities, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Young and research intensive, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is ranked among the worldโ€™s top universities...

Deadline 22 Sept: Lecturer, linguistics (subfield open), Division of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies, NTU Singapore ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/...

01.08.2025 16:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

TFW the university you left cuts off your access to important software and web systems right away, but continues to email you incessantly about trainings you no longer need to complete ๐Ÿซ ๐Ÿซ ๐Ÿซ 

31.07.2025 21:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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