Cynthia Lukyanenko
@clukyanenko.bsky.social
asst prof of linguistics: acquisition, morphosyntax, variation. also featured: my cats, garden, crafts, new baby and whatever else I feel like posting. she/her
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sad to see this resource will disappear-- what other arabic corpora are out there? this was one of the only ones I knew of for Egyptian
November 14, 2025 at 4:28 AM
sad to see this resource will disappear-- what other arabic corpora are out there? this was one of the only ones I knew of for Egyptian
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I find academics particularly awkward about telling audiences something some people might already know, even though I've found that when someone repeats some things I already know as background it enhances my perception of their credibility
Don't fear the repetition, embrace it!
Don't fear the repetition, embrace it!
November 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I find academics particularly awkward about telling audiences something some people might already know, even though I've found that when someone repeats some things I already know as background it enhances my perception of their credibility
Don't fear the repetition, embrace it!
Don't fear the repetition, embrace it!
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#BUCLD50 Countdown — 3 weeks to go!
Join us and celebrate the 50th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD) from November 6th to 9th, 2025!
Location: 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
Learn more and register at:
www.bu.edu/bucld/
#BUCLD #LanguageDevelopment
Join us and celebrate the 50th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD) from November 6th to 9th, 2025!
Location: 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
Learn more and register at:
www.bu.edu/bucld/
#BUCLD #LanguageDevelopment
October 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
#BUCLD50 Countdown — 3 weeks to go!
Join us and celebrate the 50th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD) from November 6th to 9th, 2025!
Location: 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
Learn more and register at:
www.bu.edu/bucld/
#BUCLD #LanguageDevelopment
Join us and celebrate the 50th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD) from November 6th to 9th, 2025!
Location: 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
Learn more and register at:
www.bu.edu/bucld/
#BUCLD #LanguageDevelopment
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The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
October 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
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neat
Revealing new insights into how the mind represents and processes language, this book gives a full overview of linguistic illusions.
Linguistic Illusions by Dan Parker, Coming Soon
#LangSky #Linguistics 🐦🐦
https://cup.org/4mwHEnC
Linguistic Illusions by Dan Parker, Coming Soon
#LangSky #Linguistics 🐦🐦
https://cup.org/4mwHEnC
September 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
neat
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We are also thrilled to share the complete schedule for BUCLD50, which is available here! www.bu.edu/bucld/attend...
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.
www.bu.edu
September 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We are also thrilled to share the complete schedule for BUCLD50, which is available here! www.bu.edu/bucld/attend...
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George Mason's president is likely safe in his job for now because Virginia Democrats blocked the Republican governor's board appointments, leaving the board without quorum. That's an interesting development.
Virginia Democrats Block College Board Appointees, Leaving George Mason’s Without a Quorum
A roiling debate over faculty and student diversity in the politically split state has led to the recent ousting of two leaders. Thursday’s vote could spare George Mason’s.
www.chronicle.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
George Mason's president is likely safe in his job for now because Virginia Democrats blocked the Republican governor's board appointments, leaving the board without quorum. That's an interesting development.
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The table of contents for Issue 1:1 of the journal Arabic Linguistics is now online. We expect the full issue to be published in September 2025. benjamins.com/catalog/arli...
Arabic Linguistics 1:1
Issue of Arabic Linguistics
benjamins.com
August 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The table of contents for Issue 1:1 of the journal Arabic Linguistics is now online. We expect the full issue to be published in September 2025. benjamins.com/catalog/arli...
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Linguists know babies come from the 14th century diminutive of 'babe', but the origin of that word (and hence all babies) is ultimately uncertain.
August 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Linguists know babies come from the 14th century diminutive of 'babe', but the origin of that word (and hence all babies) is ultimately uncertain.
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The 2025 @aaup.org Faculty in the South Survey is live. If you are a professor in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, or Texas it's for you. Ends 8/29 at 5pm Eastern forms.gle/v7T3BH2w9LXs...
2025 AAUP Faculty in the South Survey
The Georgia conference of the American Association of University Professors [AAUP] and its partners in states across the South have been at the forefront of fighting attacks on higher education. To as...
forms.gle
August 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The 2025 @aaup.org Faculty in the South Survey is live. If you are a professor in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, or Texas it's for you. Ends 8/29 at 5pm Eastern forms.gle/v7T3BH2w9LXs...
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GMU President Keeps Job Amid Tensions
Faculty members feared @georgemasonu.bsky.social's board would fire its president Friday in the face of ongoing federal investigations they deem politically motivated. The board gave him a raise instead. bit.ly/3ITdDAp
#HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky
Faculty members feared @georgemasonu.bsky.social's board would fire its president Friday in the face of ongoing federal investigations they deem politically motivated. The board gave him a raise instead. bit.ly/3ITdDAp
#HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky
GMU President Keeps Job Amid Tensions
Faculty members feared George Mason’s board would fire its president Friday in the face of ongoing federal investigations they deem politically motivated. The board gave him a raise instead.
bit.ly
August 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
GMU President Keeps Job Amid Tensions
Faculty members feared @georgemasonu.bsky.social's board would fire its president Friday in the face of ongoing federal investigations they deem politically motivated. The board gave him a raise instead. bit.ly/3ITdDAp
#HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky
Faculty members feared @georgemasonu.bsky.social's board would fire its president Friday in the face of ongoing federal investigations they deem politically motivated. The board gave him a raise instead. bit.ly/3ITdDAp
#HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky
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Completely outrageous:
"the Trump administration said it would seek drafts of the faculty resolution, all written communications among the Faculty Senate members who drafted the resolution, and all communications between those faculty members and the office of the university’s president"
"the Trump administration said it would seek drafts of the faculty resolution, all written communications among the Faculty Senate members who drafted the resolution, and all communications between those faculty members and the office of the university’s president"
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation
www.nytimes.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Completely outrageous:
"the Trump administration said it would seek drafts of the faculty resolution, all written communications among the Faculty Senate members who drafted the resolution, and all communications between those faculty members and the office of the university’s president"
"the Trump administration said it would seek drafts of the faculty resolution, all written communications among the Faculty Senate members who drafted the resolution, and all communications between those faculty members and the office of the university’s president"
A little sad that @tkingfisher.com moved to the southwest, because where am I going to get my tomato recs now?
Growing Coyote for the first time this year, and it's amazing.
tomatogrowers.com/products/coy...
Growing Coyote for the first time this year, and it's amazing.
tomatogrowers.com/products/coy...
Coyote Tomato
Delightful little cherry tomatoes are creamy ivory with hints of yellow and an absolutely unforgettable taste. The flavor is not only sweet but is also marked by a fruity complexity. They are so irres...
tomatogrowers.com
July 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A little sad that @tkingfisher.com moved to the southwest, because where am I going to get my tomato recs now?
Growing Coyote for the first time this year, and it's amazing.
tomatogrowers.com/products/coy...
Growing Coyote for the first time this year, and it's amazing.
tomatogrowers.com/products/coy...
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this is very good to see. i actually think there is a legislative coalition to build here, as Youngkin's assault on virginia higher education threatens prospects for virginians across the commonwealth
this (from @jaaavis.bsky.social) is good. i hope that @ssurovell.bsky.social @vasenatedems.bsky.social consider some other reforms for BOVs, specifically related to COMPOSITION
right now, students and faculty - the fabric of the university itself - don't have voting rights. give it to them.
right now, students and faculty - the fabric of the university itself - don't have voting rights. give it to them.
Virginia Democrats look to reform university board appointment system in response to GOP influence
Virginia Democrats said Thursday they plan to introduce legislation during the next General Assembly session to reform how members are appointed to the governing boards of public universities.
virginiapoliticalnewsletter.substack.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
this is very good to see. i actually think there is a legislative coalition to build here, as Youngkin's assault on virginia higher education threatens prospects for virginians across the commonwealth
Tis the season for coveting my neighbors' crepe myrtles
July 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Tis the season for coveting my neighbors' crepe myrtles
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15. Not enough IT departments understand the balance between "optimal security" and "security that people will actually comply with" (or, well, right now I've been forced into compliance, but it's actively making me worse at my job)
July 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
15. Not enough IT departments understand the balance between "optimal security" and "security that people will actually comply with" (or, well, right now I've been forced into compliance, but it's actively making me worse at my job)
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It takes a lot to get university spokespeople to react with anything approaching snark like this. The level of bad-faith shittiness from the Trump administration is absolutely off the charts
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
July 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It takes a lot to get university spokespeople to react with anything approaching snark like this. The level of bad-faith shittiness from the Trump administration is absolutely off the charts
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Bleh. Positive COVID test this morning ends my 5-year run of not (knowingly) having had COVID.
June 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Bleh. Positive COVID test this morning ends my 5-year run of not (knowingly) having had COVID.
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With one last round of photos, we'd like to thank the National Science Foundation for helping us celebrate their 75th anniversary! Alongside other areas of science, the NSF has enabled many critical innovations and breakthroughs in the language sciences, and we are grateful for their support.
June 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
With one last round of photos, we'd like to thank the National Science Foundation for helping us celebrate their 75th anniversary! Alongside other areas of science, the NSF has enabled many critical innovations and breakthroughs in the language sciences, and we are grateful for their support.
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From a trivia-playing robot to seeing your speech to learning about American Sign Language, there was an activity for everyone at the Language Science Fair!
June 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
From a trivia-playing robot to seeing your speech to learning about American Sign Language, there was an activity for everyone at the Language Science Fair!
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This 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...
May 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This 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...
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Please share widely: The dates for New Ways of Analyzing Variation 53 have changed to November 5-7, 2025, due to a late-breaking university calendar change.
Abstracts due June 15. Visit us at nwav53.ling.lsa.umich.edu (also accessible via nwavconference dot org but BlueSky doesn't like redirects)
Abstracts due June 15. Visit us at nwav53.ling.lsa.umich.edu (also accessible via nwavconference dot org but BlueSky doesn't like redirects)
UM | NWAV53
nwav53.ling.lsa.umich.edu
May 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Please share widely: The dates for New Ways of Analyzing Variation 53 have changed to November 5-7, 2025, due to a late-breaking university calendar change.
Abstracts due June 15. Visit us at nwav53.ling.lsa.umich.edu (also accessible via nwavconference dot org but BlueSky doesn't like redirects)
Abstracts due June 15. Visit us at nwav53.ling.lsa.umich.edu (also accessible via nwavconference dot org but BlueSky doesn't like redirects)
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Please help: Do you know a baby, less than 12 months old, who can walk? We are trying to complete a project, 7 years in the works. And all we need are 3 infants who are less than a year old and can walk, to do a short online looking-time study.
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May 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Please help: Do you know a baby, less than 12 months old, who can walk? We are trying to complete a project, 7 years in the works. And all we need are 3 infants who are less than a year old and can walk, to do a short online looking-time study.
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Join us at Planet Word tomorrow!
🚨Announcement Alert🚨 Check out these activities that you won't want to miss.
📅 Saturday, May 10 | Language Science Fair
📍 Planet Word Museum | Free & open to all ages
🔗 Link in bio to learn more
📅 Saturday, May 10 | Language Science Fair
📍 Planet Word Museum | Free & open to all ages
🔗 Link in bio to learn more
May 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Join us at Planet Word tomorrow!
Well crap
BREAKING: NSF has frozen all grant funding, as of yesterday. It's unclear when they will resume funding awards, or why the pause has been put in place. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
www.nature.com
May 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Well crap