Junya FUKUTA
@fukuta.bsky.social
PhD, Associate professor@Chuo University. Linguistics (Psycholinguistics/SLA)/Cognitive Science
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All of them now has been accepted for publication from Second Lnguage Research, Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, and Bilingualism: Language and Cognition!
Four of my papers happened to get minor revision decisions back-to-back this month!
December 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
All of them now has been accepted for publication from Second Lnguage Research, Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, and Bilingualism: Language and Cognition!
Four of my papers happened to get minor revision decisions back-to-back this month!
December 7, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Four of my papers happened to get minor revision decisions back-to-back this month!
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Neuroscience of language has a dilemma: how do we reconcile extensive patient and imaging evidence for **language-specific** processing with the fact that naturalistic language evokes extensive activity all over the brain? We propose a framework that accounts for both.
What does it mean to understand language? We argue that the brain’s core language system is limited, and that *deeply* understanding language requires EXPORTING info to other brain regions.
w/ @neuranna.bsky.social @evfedorenko.bsky.social @nancykanwisher.bsky.social
arxiv.org/abs/2511.19757
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w/ @neuranna.bsky.social @evfedorenko.bsky.social @nancykanwisher.bsky.social
arxiv.org/abs/2511.19757
1/n🧵👇
What does it mean to understand language?
Language understanding entails not just extracting the surface-level meaning of the linguistic input, but constructing rich mental models of the situation it describes. Here we propose that because pr...
arxiv.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Neuroscience of language has a dilemma: how do we reconcile extensive patient and imaging evidence for **language-specific** processing with the fact that naturalistic language evokes extensive activity all over the brain? We propose a framework that accounts for both.
Hmm… looks like I won’t have any time for research until this semester ends...
November 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Hmm… looks like I won’t have any time for research until this semester ends...
Just opening a decision letter from a journal drains a whole day’s worth of energy.
August 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Just opening a decision letter from a journal drains a whole day’s worth of energy.
Applied linguistics has long been a field where diverse theoretical perspectives coexist, giving rise to serious and conflicting debates. But lately criticism tends to be dismissed as mere negativity rather than seen as a sign of intellectual commitment. That’s something I should consciously resist.
July 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Applied linguistics has long been a field where diverse theoretical perspectives coexist, giving rise to serious and conflicting debates. But lately criticism tends to be dismissed as mere negativity rather than seen as a sign of intellectual commitment. That’s something I should consciously resist.
The paper I’m currently writing is not so much about explaining second language phenomena per se, but rather using those phenomena to address broader questions in cognitive science. This is something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time.
July 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The paper I’m currently writing is not so much about explaining second language phenomena per se, but rather using those phenomena to address broader questions in cognitive science. This is something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time.
I’ve been asking people to take on some heavy tasks, but everyone has responded with such swift and kind acceptance. It really makes me feel how much I’m living surrounded by the kindness of others…
July 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I’ve been asking people to take on some heavy tasks, but everyone has responded with such swift and kind acceptance. It really makes me feel how much I’m living surrounded by the kindness of others…
Ever since coming back from my sabbatical leave, my research has completely stalled. A lot of things are stuck on my end…
May 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Ever since coming back from my sabbatical leave, my research has completely stalled. A lot of things are stuck on my end…
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As we look ahead to the upcoming Corpus Linguistics Summer School (#CCRSS25, 7–11 July), we’ll be spotlighting our fantastic instructors and the sessions they’ll be leading. There’s still time to register—don’t miss out!
www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac...
Corpus Linguistics Summer School 2025
Our Corpus Linguistics summer school is open to undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students, as well as researchers who want to improve their skills to apply corpus methods in their own researc...
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May 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
As we look ahead to the upcoming Corpus Linguistics Summer School (#CCRSS25, 7–11 July), we’ll be spotlighting our fantastic instructors and the sessions they’ll be leading. There’s still time to register—don’t miss out!
www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac...
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One of my former students published her undergraduate thesis in Language, Cognition and Neuroscience last year, and I recently discovered that her paper has become the second most-read article published in the journal during the past year😆
May 2, 2025 at 6:33 AM
One of my former students published her undergraduate thesis in Language, Cognition and Neuroscience last year, and I recently discovered that her paper has become the second most-read article published in the journal during the past year😆
I'm getting ready for PacSLRF in Shanghai. It'll be my first time setting foot in mainland China.
May 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I'm getting ready for PacSLRF in Shanghai. It'll be my first time setting foot in mainland China.
I’m attending ICTEAP-5 today and tomorrow!
April 18, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I’m attending ICTEAP-5 today and tomorrow!
I have to leave for Japan tomorrow. I don’t really want to go back but there’s no choice…There’s a lot waiting for me once I return.
March 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I have to leave for Japan tomorrow. I don’t really want to go back but there’s no choice…There’s a lot waiting for me once I return.
Saying “the human mind is more complex than physics” feels too superficial.
March 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Saying “the human mind is more complex than physics” feels too superficial.
If the claim is simply that basic learning mechanisms are shared while acquisition outcomes vary across individuals, I don’t think there’s any model that would deny that.
March 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
If the claim is simply that basic learning mechanisms are shared while acquisition outcomes vary across individuals, I don’t think there’s any model that would deny that.
Why does it often happen that, when accounting for individual differences improves model fit, some claim it challenges the universality of linguistic knowledge (acquisition) and supports usage-based models?
March 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Why does it often happen that, when accounting for individual differences improves model fit, some claim it challenges the universality of linguistic knowledge (acquisition) and supports usage-based models?
Reposted by Junya FUKUTA
Explore Language Sciences at Cambridge Festival 2025! A selection of language sciences related talks from #CamFest
is published our website: www.languagesciences.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid...
is published our website: www.languagesciences.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid...
Cambridge Festival 2025 | Cambridge Language Sciences
Explore Language Sciences at the Cambridge Festival! 19 March – 4 April 2025 Join us at the Cambridge Festival for a fascinating lineup of events exploring the many dimensions of Language Sciences. Di...
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March 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Explore Language Sciences at Cambridge Festival 2025! A selection of language sciences related talks from #CamFest
is published our website: www.languagesciences.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid...
is published our website: www.languagesciences.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid...
Reposted by Junya FUKUTA
Our Corpus Linguistics Summer School will take place in person at the University of Birmingham Edgbaston campus from July 7-11, 2025! Join the local team and special guest, Joyce Lim (Aston University). Register soon as spaces are limited: www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac... #ccrss25
March 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Our Corpus Linguistics Summer School will take place in person at the University of Birmingham Edgbaston campus from July 7-11, 2025! Join the local team and special guest, Joyce Lim (Aston University). Register soon as spaces are limited: www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac... #ccrss25
The symposium at Cambrige is over! www.languagesciences.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...
Cambridge-Chuo Collaboration Research Project Symposium | Cambridge Language Sciences
Date & Time: Thursday, 13 March 2025, 10:30–12:00 (GBT) / 19:30–21:00 (JST) Venue: Room GR-05, English Faculty Building, 9 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP & Online Register for Online Participation: htt...
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March 14, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The symposium at Cambrige is over! www.languagesciences.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...
But if we look at history, paradigm shifts are rarely a one-way departure. Instead, theoretical frameworks often come back, shaped by new insights and perspectives.
March 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
But if we look at history, paradigm shifts are rarely a one-way departure. Instead, theoretical frameworks often come back, shaped by new insights and perspectives.
As AI advances to exhibit 'surface-level' behavior similar to humans, I believe discussions on realism at the mechanistic level are becoming increasingly important...
March 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
As AI advances to exhibit 'surface-level' behavior similar to humans, I believe discussions on realism at the mechanistic level are becoming increasingly important...
それってほんとに"domain-general learning bias"なの？みたいな話はできそうですねぇ。この言葉自体も結構、「language-specificなUG的仮定じゃないやつで普遍性を引き起こすもの全般」みたいなざっくりした使い方してるなみたいな印象もあるんですが、ちょっとこれはもう少し読み込まないとアレ
March 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
それってほんとに"domain-general learning bias"なの？みたいな話はできそうですねぇ。この言葉自体も結構、「language-specificなUG的仮定じゃないやつで普遍性を引き起こすもの全般」みたいなざっくりした使い方してるなみたいな印象もあるんですが、ちょっとこれはもう少し読み込まないとアレ