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Language Science Station at Planet Word
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We do language science research and engagement with the public! Find us at the Planet Word museum in Washington D.C., and here: https://go.umd.edu/LanguageScienceStationAtPlanetWord
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UMD Language Science Center @umd-lsc.bsky.social · Aug 19
(THREAD 2/2) Explore family-friendly language science activities, try a study on climate change perception with @langscistation.bsky.social, and grab some free stickers!

👉When: September 6th • 8:30 to 6:00
👉Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center
👉What: go.umd.edu/lsc-nbf-2025
National Book Festival 2025 | Language Science Center
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UMD Language Science Center @umd-lsc.bsky.social · Aug 19
THREAD 1/2 Join us on September 6th at the @librarycongress.bsky.social #NationalBookFestival, our 2nd year as a Featured STEM District Organization! 🎉

Details in the thread below 👇🚨
"Library of Congress National Book Festival" is written in bold brown text in a white circle, layered over a pattern that reads "25 years" several times at different orientations
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Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · Aug 2
Cool work by @charlottevaughn.bsky.social describing different types of museum-based linguistic research, including @planetworddc.bsky.social, and reminding us that this work helps the community understand what scientists do!
Slide text: Research as engagement Challenge: Consider ourselves ambassadors of our field whenever we do human subjects research, wherever it is, whatever itis • Research as Engagement Model: Scholars should consider human subjects research as occasions to do intentional public engagement with research participants (Vaughn, in revision) Our participants are datapoints, but first and foremost they're people
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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · Jul 23
Meanwhile, our director @charlottevaughn.bsky.social is teaching at the Linguistic Society of America (LSA) Summer Institute in Oregon @lsa2025uo.bsky.social. And, back in DC, our RAs are holding down the fort at Planet Word, running our studies with museum visitors. Come see us at Planet Word soon!
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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · Jul 23
An exciting month for the The LSS crew! A delegation of our team traveled to Milledgeville, Georgia in early July, where they ran studies with attendees at the Sandra Dunagan Deal Center Governor's Summit on Early Language and Literacy & talked about making language science engaging & interactive!
Our LSS team runs Word Island at the Summit. Our LSS team enjoys downtown Milledgeville, GA. Our LSS team runs Guess the Story at the Summit. Our LSS team standing in front of the Governor's Summit sign.
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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · Jun 17
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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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · Jun 16
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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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · Jun 10
Language Science Fair photos are finally here! We hosted 8 engaging talks at Planet Word, covering everything from Large Language Models to dogs understanding language.

Learn more about the event here: go.umd.edu/languagesciencefair2025
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Desirée Kirst @dizydesi.bsky.social · May 30
May 10th, we celebrated NSF's 75th Language Science Fair with Dr. Deanna Gagne, Lilly Berggoetz, & @bonniebarrett.bsky.social at the @langscistation.bsky.social!
Four volunteers smile for a selfie while standing in front of the ‘guess the story” and ‘in your hands’ booths with flyers, stickers, mini brain toys on the tables.
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Jessi Grieser @jessgrieser.com · May 19
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)
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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · May 9
Are you going to the Language Science Fair tomorrow? Repost to let us know 😎
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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · May 9
Which talk are you most excited for? Attend them all at the Language Science Fair TOMORROW, May 10th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM!\
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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · May 9
Final activity announcement! Mark your calendars 📅
for the Language Science Fair at Planet Word TOMORROW from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM!
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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · May 9
Announcing our final speaker! Join Dr. Shenika Hankerson for "Myths and Realities About African American Language"! This talk uses a “Fact or Fiction” game to uncover the story behind AAL + explore its significance.

Saturday, May 10 | Language Science Fair
Planet Word | Free, all ages
Link in bio 🔗
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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · May 8
What else can you enjoy at the Language Science Fair? A cotton candy machine, balloon animals, and a raffle! Raffle drawings at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm. Must be present to win!

Saturday, May 10 | Language Science Fair
Planet Word | Free, all ages
Learn more: sites.google.com/umd.edu/plan...
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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · May 8
A few more fun things to expect at the Language Science Fair: a cotton candy machine, balloon animals, and a raffle! Raffle drawings at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm. Must be present to win!

📅 Saturday, May 10 | Language Science Fair
📍 Planet Word | Free & open to all ages
🔗 Link in bio to learn more
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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · May 8
Get ready to test your puzzle-solving skills in our Linguistics Puzzle Room! Work with a group or on your own to see how many puzzles you can solve, win prizes, + make it onto the leaderboard!

📅 Saturday, May 10 | Language Science Fair
📍 Planet Word | Free, all ages
🔗 Link in bio to learn more
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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · May 8
As promised, part two
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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · May 8
Introducing the next round of activity announcements! Part 2 coming soon!
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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · May 8
The announcements keep coming, it's time for a thread!
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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · May 8
🚨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
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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · May 8
Can you tell the difference between how an AI + human learn language? Join Katherine Howitt for "Top 3 Ways to Tell Your LLM is NOT a Human Child" + explore why LLMs like ChatGPT no match for complex human language.

Saturday, May 10 | Language Science Fair
Planet Word | Free, all ages
Link in bio
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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · May 8
🚨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
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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · May 8
🐾 Ever wonder what your dog actually understands when you talk? Join Dr. Rochelle Newman (UMD) for "What Do Dogs Understand About Language?" + explore the latest research on what our canine companions really grasp from speech.

Saturday, May 10 | Language Science Fair
Planet Word | Free, all ages
Rochelle Newman's picture, name, and title, in front of an event graphic, alongside a speech bubble containing the title of her talk.
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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · May 7
We're excited to have you 🎪
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Language Science Station at Planet Word @langscistation.bsky.social · May 7
Join Georgetown's Dr. Jennifer Nycz for "Catching Accents: How We Learn & Use New Dialect Features" + explore why we change the way we speak just by spending time with new people!

Saturday, May 10 | Language Science Fair
Planet Word | Free, all ages
🔗 Learn more: sites.google.com/umd.edu/plan...
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