Panos Athanasopoulos
@panosathanas.bsky.social
linguist researching language-cognition interactions and multilingualism; decision-making; linguistic relativity | musician and keen rock n roller | views own
A computational analysis of lexical elaboration across languages | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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May 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A computational analysis of lexical elaboration across languages | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Always nice to see more multilingualism in the pub #LinguisticLandscape of Seoul, and especially nice to see some Irish here!
December 6, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Always nice to see more multilingualism in the pub #LinguisticLandscape of Seoul, and especially nice to see some Irish here!
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The idea that replication is a 'cardinal rule' or 'cornerstone' of the scientific method follows directly from a methodological falsificationist philosophy of science. Popper (1959) discusses how we increase our confidence in theories that make predictions that withstand >
December 6, 2024 at 4:09 AM
The idea that replication is a 'cardinal rule' or 'cornerstone' of the scientific method follows directly from a methodological falsificationist philosophy of science. Popper (1959) discusses how we increase our confidence in theories that make predictions that withstand >
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Exponentially growing number of open-source AI models over the course of the past 30 months – from a few thousands to over 1 million and more
Interactive data viz: huggingface.co/spaces/huggi...
Interactive data viz: huggingface.co/spaces/huggi...
December 6, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Exponentially growing number of open-source AI models over the course of the past 30 months – from a few thousands to over 1 million and more
Interactive data viz: huggingface.co/spaces/huggi...
Interactive data viz: huggingface.co/spaces/huggi...
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"A #Bayesian approach to (re)examining learning effects of cognitive linguistics–inspired instruction. A close #replication of Wong, Zhao, and MacWhinney (2018)" by Wong & Prange (2024, SSLA) doi.org/10.1017/S027... #skyling #skylang
A Bayesian approach to (re)examining learning effects of cognitive linguistics–inspired instruction | Studies in Second Language Acquisition | Cambridge Core
A Bayesian approach to (re)examining learning effects of cognitive linguistics–inspired instruction
doi.org
November 27, 2024 at 2:34 PM
"A #Bayesian approach to (re)examining learning effects of cognitive linguistics–inspired instruction. A close #replication of Wong, Zhao, and MacWhinney (2018)" by Wong & Prange (2024, SSLA) doi.org/10.1017/S027... #skyling #skylang
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Week 9 of Francis Bacon’s epistemology: it is conventionally understood that Bacon championed experimental observation. What is often neglected is that his empiricism was EXTREMELY cautious. E.g. he describes in detail and w/examples ~30 DISTINCT KINDS of observation.
#philsci #sts
#philsci #sts
November 27, 2024 at 6:58 PM
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Finding weaknesses in the Bayesian Confidence hypothesis: www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1... - are we pushing normative models too far?
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
November 27, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Finding weaknesses in the Bayesian Confidence hypothesis: www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1... - are we pushing normative models too far?
Reposted by Panos Athanasopoulos
My first Starter Pack called Linguists is absolutely full!
But I have more amazing people for you to connect with in my new Starter Pack, More Linguists! If you want to be added, let me know 📚 go.bsky.app/Fg8An3G
But I have more amazing people for you to connect with in my new Starter Pack, More Linguists! If you want to be added, let me know 📚 go.bsky.app/Fg8An3G
November 25, 2024 at 10:02 PM
My first Starter Pack called Linguists is absolutely full!
But I have more amazing people for you to connect with in my new Starter Pack, More Linguists! If you want to be added, let me know 📚 go.bsky.app/Fg8An3G
But I have more amazing people for you to connect with in my new Starter Pack, More Linguists! If you want to be added, let me know 📚 go.bsky.app/Fg8An3G
Super useful list, resonates with my experience at both ends of the process
The basic principle is that reviewers are tired, they're rushed, they're reading your and 10 other grants on top of their normal workload.
Anything you can do to make it easy for them will help.
Here's a list of my suggestions.
Anything you can do to make it easy for them will help.
Here's a list of my suggestions.
As a grant reviewer, what do you really wish people would do/not do?
Not big things, like find a significant question/innovative method/be consistent with aims
Little things, like bold each acronym the first time it’s used.
Add your pet peeves ⬇️
#HiddenCurriculum #Research
Not big things, like find a significant question/innovative method/be consistent with aims
Little things, like bold each acronym the first time it’s used.
Add your pet peeves ⬇️
#HiddenCurriculum #Research
November 24, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Super useful list, resonates with my experience at both ends of the process
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Humans learn a new word by attaching it to a set of concepts in the real world. Computers “learn” a new word by creating associations with other words
In this episode we get enthusiastic about how computers process language with @emilymbender.bsky.social
In this episode we get enthusiastic about how computers process language with @emilymbender.bsky.social
98: Helping computers decode sentences - Interview with Emily M. Bender
When a human learns a new word, we're learning to attach that word to a set of concepts in the real world. When a computer
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November 22, 2024 at 2:56 AM
Humans learn a new word by attaching it to a set of concepts in the real world. Computers “learn” a new word by creating associations with other words
In this episode we get enthusiastic about how computers process language with @emilymbender.bsky.social
In this episode we get enthusiastic about how computers process language with @emilymbender.bsky.social
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I am thrilled to share our new paper which investigates the role of continuous measures in linguistic diversity research. We found that children who are exposed to more linguistic diversity (e.g., language, dialect, accent) are perceptually more flexible. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Linguistic diversity shapes flexible speech perception in school age children - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Linguistic diversity shapes flexible speech perception in school age children
www.nature.com
November 21, 2024 at 10:40 AM
I am thrilled to share our new paper which investigates the role of continuous measures in linguistic diversity research. We found that children who are exposed to more linguistic diversity (e.g., language, dialect, accent) are perceptually more flexible. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Want to learn/teach R? I'm still actively developing my package of learnr tutorials at github.com/profandyfiel... Just added a tutorial on multilevel models and repeated measures.
GitHub - profandyfield/discovr: discovr package for R to accompany Discovering Statistics Using R and RStudio
discovr package for R to accompany Discovering Statistics Using R and RStudio - profandyfield/discovr
github.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Want to learn/teach R? I'm still actively developing my package of learnr tutorials at github.com/profandyfiel... Just added a tutorial on multilevel models and repeated measures.
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Come join us as a post-doc on NWO project 'Multimodal Signalling in Face-to-Face Communication' 😃 at the Donders Centre for Cognition. Deadline 8th December! Dutch language proficiency required.
ru.varbi.com/what:job/job...
ru.varbi.com/what:job/job...
Postdoc Position: Multimodal Signalling in Face-to-Face Communication at the Donders Centre for Cognition
1. Introduction How do we communicate our intentions to one another in conversational face-to-face interaction? What role do visual bodily signals play in this process, and how do they interact with l
ru.varbi.com
November 19, 2024 at 10:59 AM
Come join us as a post-doc on NWO project 'Multimodal Signalling in Face-to-Face Communication' 😃 at the Donders Centre for Cognition. Deadline 8th December! Dutch language proficiency required.
ru.varbi.com/what:job/job...
ru.varbi.com/what:job/job...
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PSA: starter packs are capped at 150 people, so we're following back everyone we find who has linguist (or a subfield/interdisciplinary field thereof) in their bio to try to help create a longer list so people can find each other!
So far over 600, yay!
If we've missed you let us know!
#linguistics
So far over 600, yay!
If we've missed you let us know!
#linguistics
November 17, 2024 at 12:22 AM
PSA: starter packs are capped at 150 people, so we're following back everyone we find who has linguist (or a subfield/interdisciplinary field thereof) in their bio to try to help create a longer list so people can find each other!
So far over 600, yay!
If we've missed you let us know!
#linguistics
So far over 600, yay!
If we've missed you let us know!
#linguistics
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We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:
docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
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Authors, websites, and apps can use action intent links to implement "Share on Bluesky" buttons, or similar in-app actions. Logged-in users will be directed to the corresponding action view in the Blu...
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November 18, 2024 at 2:48 PM
We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:
docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
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Hierarchical Factor Models For Analysis in Experimental Designs: http://osf.io/cetwz/
November 18, 2024 at 2:45 AM
Hierarchical Factor Models For Analysis in Experimental Designs: http://osf.io/cetwz/
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In response to OpenAI’s recent ‘A Student’s Guide to Writing with ChatGPT’, Arthur Perret (maître de conferénces, Jean Moulin Lyon 3) writes a line-by-line rebuttal — A Student’s Guide to Not Writing with ChatGPT www.arthurperret.fr/blog/2024-11...
A Student’s Guide to Not Writing with ChatGPT
Site web d’Arthur Perret, enseignant-chercheur en SIC.
www.arthurperret.fr
November 15, 2024 at 7:41 AM
In response to OpenAI’s recent ‘A Student’s Guide to Writing with ChatGPT’, Arthur Perret (maître de conferénces, Jean Moulin Lyon 3) writes a line-by-line rebuttal — A Student’s Guide to Not Writing with ChatGPT www.arthurperret.fr/blog/2024-11...
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Zotero is great and I think that anyone who needs to organise and cite more than a handful of references should be using it. Here's an intro to Zotero that I made for my undergrad students (but the info is relevant for anyone new to Zotero).
Full vid [13 mins]: youtu.be/SlUHjOqVCyU
Preview ⬇️
Full vid [13 mins]: youtu.be/SlUHjOqVCyU
Preview ⬇️
November 15, 2024 at 7:49 AM
Zotero is great and I think that anyone who needs to organise and cite more than a handful of references should be using it. Here's an intro to Zotero that I made for my undergrad students (but the info is relevant for anyone new to Zotero).
Full vid [13 mins]: youtu.be/SlUHjOqVCyU
Preview ⬇️
Full vid [13 mins]: youtu.be/SlUHjOqVCyU
Preview ⬇️
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Doing #bilingualism or #multilingualism research and wondering which lang background measure to use?
We examined if #language solidarity biased self-evaluation accuracy. doi.org/nrvz
Bottom line: %use self-evals were less biased than value-laden (how good am I?) self-evals.
%use wins, to us!
We examined if #language solidarity biased self-evaluation accuracy. doi.org/nrvz
Bottom line: %use self-evals were less biased than value-laden (how good am I?) self-evals.
%use wins, to us!
Self-evaluations and the language of the beholder: objective performance and language solidarity predict L2 and L1 self-evaluations in bilingual adults - Cognitive Research: Principles and Implication...
People are often asked to self-evaluate their abilities, and these evaluations may not always reflect objective reality. Here, we investigated this issue for bilingual adults’ self-evaluations of lang...
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November 13, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Doing #bilingualism or #multilingualism research and wondering which lang background measure to use?
We examined if #language solidarity biased self-evaluation accuracy. doi.org/nrvz
Bottom line: %use self-evals were less biased than value-laden (how good am I?) self-evals.
%use wins, to us!
We examined if #language solidarity biased self-evaluation accuracy. doi.org/nrvz
Bottom line: %use self-evals were less biased than value-laden (how good am I?) self-evals.
%use wins, to us!
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A bilingualism/multilingualusm starter pack!
Reach out if you’d like me to add or remove you.
go.bsky.app/C5Lhp1C
Reach out if you’d like me to add or remove you.
go.bsky.app/C5Lhp1C
November 12, 2024 at 10:15 PM
A bilingualism/multilingualusm starter pack!
Reach out if you’d like me to add or remove you.
go.bsky.app/C5Lhp1C
Reach out if you’d like me to add or remove you.
go.bsky.app/C5Lhp1C
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Our department is looking for a tenure-track faculty member in Language Learning & English Linguistics!
apply.interfolio.com/158799
I'll be happy to answer any questions re: my experience at UPF, the department, Barcelona, etc.
All help spreading the word will be appreciated😁
apply.interfolio.com/158799
I'll be happy to answer any questions re: my experience at UPF, the department, Barcelona, etc.
All help spreading the word will be appreciated😁
Apply - Interfolio
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November 11, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Our department is looking for a tenure-track faculty member in Language Learning & English Linguistics!
apply.interfolio.com/158799
I'll be happy to answer any questions re: my experience at UPF, the department, Barcelona, etc.
All help spreading the word will be appreciated😁
apply.interfolio.com/158799
I'll be happy to answer any questions re: my experience at UPF, the department, Barcelona, etc.
All help spreading the word will be appreciated😁
Now hiring! I'm looking to recruit a full-time Postdoc researcher to join projects on language-cognition interactions in speakers of different languages and multilinguals. The ideal candidate has a PhD in Psycholinguistics/CogLing/ExpPsych. Apply here! lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Postdoc in language and cognition
Description of the workplace The successful applicant will be working in the English unit at the Centre for Languages and Literature , the largest department in the Joint Faculties of Humanities and T
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May 10, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Now hiring! I'm looking to recruit a full-time Postdoc researcher to join projects on language-cognition interactions in speakers of different languages and multilinguals. The ideal candidate has a PhD in Psycholinguistics/CogLing/ExpPsych. Apply here! lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Research participants wanted! We are looking for Spanish native speakers who are teachers living in a non-Spanish speaking country. For more info click below! forms.gle/jjGFTse9HNi7...
March 19, 2024 at 7:01 AM
Research participants wanted! We are looking for Spanish native speakers who are teachers living in a non-Spanish speaking country. For more info click below! forms.gle/jjGFTse9HNi7...
Had a lot of fun presenting our latest linguistic relativity findings to philosophers and philosophy students at Madrid Complutense. Out of my comfort zone, for sure, but the discussions were extremely fruitful. And I learned a lot about experimental philosophy! filosofia.ucm.es/congreso-rel...
Congreso: Relatividad Lingüística y Filosofía Experimental | Facultad de Filosofía
Facultad de Filosofía, 15 y 16 de enero de 2024
filosofia.ucm.es
January 17, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Had a lot of fun presenting our latest linguistic relativity findings to philosophers and philosophy students at Madrid Complutense. Out of my comfort zone, for sure, but the discussions were extremely fruitful. And I learned a lot about experimental philosophy! filosofia.ucm.es/congreso-rel...