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Reminder: BUCLD 51 Call for Submissions
by Language Development, BU Conference on 08 Jun '26

08 Jun '26

Dear colleagues, This is a friendly reminder that BUCLD 51 abstracts are due June 15, 2026. Submission guidelines and the submission portal can be found on the conference website: https://www.bu.edu/bucld/calls/abstract-submission/ Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your work and hope to see you at BUCLD 51! Best, The BUCLD 51 Organizing Committee ---------------------------------- We are pleased to announce that the 51st Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD 51) will be held on November 5-8, 2026. We are honored to announce the keynote and plenary speakers for BUCLD 51: Keynote: Prof. Jesse Snedeker (Harvard University, Department of Psychology) Plenary: Prof. Kathryn Schuler (University of Pennsylvania, Department of Linguistics) SPECIAL TOPIC FOR BUCLD 51: "Acquiring Rules" Beginning with BUCLD 51, we are adding a new annual feature: a special topic. Each year, the special topic will be selected by our invited plenary speaker, who will also join the conference organizing committee as a visiting faculty advisor. We hope this new feature will highlight exceptional work in particular domains of language acquisition research and create new opportunities for conversation across subfields. This year's inaugural special topic is entitled "Acquiring Rules" and focuses on how children acquire rules and generalizations in language. We invite work from any domain or at their interfaces, including phonology, morphology, syntax, and variation. Contributions to this special topic may address how children acquire and/or represent linguistic structure, and may explore the theories and mechanisms underlying this process from any theoretical perspective. CALL FOR GENERAL AND TOPIC-RELATED SUBMISSIONS: We welcome abstracts for 20-minute talks and posters related to language acquisition from any theoretical perspective. We encourage submissions related to the special topic for 2026: Acquiring Rules. Abstracts are limited to 500 words and must not exceed two pages. A suggested format and style for abstracts is available on our website. If your work aligns with the special topic, please check the box in the submission form. Deadline: Please submit your abstracts using the submission portal on our website. All submissions are due June 15, 2026, by midnight anywhere on Earth. Abstract decisions will be made by the end of July. Submissions: https://www.bu.edu/bucld/calls/abstract-submission/ CALL FOR SYMPOSIUM PROPOSALS: We are soliciting 1,000-word proposals for 90-minute symposium slots for BUCLD 51. We strongly encourage submissions on the special topic, but proposals on any topic likely to be of broad interest to conference attendees are welcome. Proposals should include a list of the participants, topics, and format, and should name at least one organizer. Please send submissions to langconf(a)bu.edu<mailto:langconf@bu.edu> with "Symposium proposal" in the subject line. Please indicate at the top of your email whether the proposal aligns with the special topic. Deadline: All symposium proposal submissions must be received by June 15, 2026, by midnight anywhere on Earth. Symposium decisions will be made by the end of July. Further information General conference information: http://www.bu.edu/bucld Questions: langconf(a)bu.edu<mailto:langconf@bu.edu> Best regards, The BUCLD 51 Organizing Committee

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BUCLD 51 Call for Submissions
by Language Development, BU Conference on 06 Apr '26

06 Apr '26

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the 51st Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD 51) will be held on November 5-8, 2026. We are honored to announce the keynote and plenary speakers for BUCLD 51: Keynote: Prof. Jesse Snedeker (Harvard University, Department of Psychology) Plenary: Prof. Kathryn Schuler (University of Pennsylvania, Department of Linguistics) SPECIAL TOPIC FOR BUCLD 51: "Acquiring Rules" Beginning with BUCLD 51, we are adding a new annual feature: a special topic. Each year, the special topic will be selected by our invited plenary speaker, who will also join the conference organizing committee as a visiting faculty advisor. We hope this new feature will highlight exceptional work in particular domains of language acquisition research and create new opportunities for conversation across subfields. This year's inaugural special topic is entitled "Acquiring Rules" and focuses on how children acquire rules and generalizations in language. We invite work from any domain or at their interfaces, including phonology, morphology, syntax, and variation. Contributions to this special topic may address how children acquire and/or represent linguistic structure, and may explore the theories and mechanisms underlying this process from any theoretical perspective. CALL FOR GENERAL AND TOPIC-RELATED SUBMISSIONS: We welcome abstracts for 20-minute talks and posters related to language acquisition from any theoretical perspective. We encourage submissions related to the special topic for 2026: Acquiring Rules. Abstracts are limited to 500 words and must not exceed two pages. A suggested format and style for abstracts is available on our website. If your work aligns with the special topic, please check the box in the submission form. Deadline: Please submit your abstracts using the submission portal on our website. All submissions are due June 15, 2026, by midnight anywhere on Earth. Abstract decisions will be made by the end of July. Submissions: https://www.bu.edu/bucld/calls/abstract-submission/ CALL FOR SYMPOSIUM PROPOSALS: We are soliciting 1,000-word proposals for 90-minute symposium slots for BUCLD 51. We strongly encourage submissions on the special topic, but proposals on any topic likely to be of broad interest to conference attendees are welcome. Proposals should include a list of the participants, topics, and format, and should name at least one organizer. Please send submissions to langconf(a)bu.edu<mailto:langconf@bu.edu> with "Symposium proposal" in the subject line. Please indicate at the top of your email whether the proposal aligns with the special topic. Deadline: All symposium proposal submissions must be received by June 15, 2026, by midnight anywhere on Earth. Symposium decisions will be made by the end of July. Further information General conference information: http://www.bu.edu/bucld Questions: langconf(a)bu.edu<mailto:langconf@bu.edu> Best regards, The BUCLD 51 Organizing Committee

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BUCLD 50 - Registration is now open!
by Language Development, BU Conference on 24 Sep '25

24 Sep '25

Dear all, We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the 50th Boston University Conference on Language Development, taking place November 6 - 9, 2025. Click here to register<https://www.bu.edu/bucld/attending/registration/> and secure your spot! Early registration pricing is available until October 24, 2025. We are also thrilled to share the complete schedule for BUCLD 50<https://www.bu.edu/bucld/attending/schedule-for-bucld50/> available on the BUCLD website (some presentation times have been updated, so please check the most recent schedule). To commemorate the 50th anniversary, we have a particularly exciting program, including: * A keynote talk by Jean Berko Gleason * Four symposia reflecting on retrospective and prospective perspectives in the field * A student workshop on defending American science, led by Science Homecoming founders Jessica Cantlon and Steven Piantadosi * Commemorative 50th swag * A video tribute highlighting 50 years of BUCLD We have arranged discounted hotel rates for BUCLD attendees at several nearby hotels. Please note that the cut-off dates for these rates fall in early to mid-October, so we encourage you to book your accommodations soon. Details are available here: https://www.bu.edu/bucld/attending/accommodations/ BUCLD attendees are once again invited to participate in the LSA Committee on Gender Equity in Linguistics (COGEL) Pop-up Mentoring Program. PUMP matches one or more mentees with mentors who can provide quick but personalized career advice to linguists at any stage, in any location, and in any career: anyone can be a mentee or mentor, the more the merrier. You can register as a mentor or mentee here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSch6vBHw6H6aZaDcA3GedzZlS30e32JHR9…>. The sign-up deadline is October 31st. Stay connected with us by following BUCLD on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/BUCLD/> and BlueSky<https://bsky.app/profile/bucld.bsky.social> for the latest updates. We look forward to welcoming you to BUCLD 50 this November! Warm regards, The BUCLD50 Organizing Committee

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BUCLD 50: Important Updates about this year's conference
by Language Development, BU Conference on 24 Apr '25

24 Apr '25

We are pleased to announce that the submission site is now open for BUCLD 50! Please read below for important announcements and submission instructions. Request for Donations for the Diversity Travel Fellowship: In March, the NIH grant that funded our Diversity Travel Fellowship was terminated. This grant provided $10,000 annually, which we used to support approximately eight student fellowship recipients. The fellowship covered all travel costs for recipients, who are also invited to special events and networking opportunities. We have submitted an appeal to NIH that argues for a reversal of their termination decision. Unfortunately, a reversal is unlikely, and so we are also seeking community support in hopes that we can continue to offer the travel fellowship this year. If you would like to provide support, please make a donation here: https://www.bu.edu/bucld/donations/ Commemorate BUCLD 50: Share your Photos, Videos, and other Memories! To mark BUCLD’s 50th anniversary, we will be putting together some retrospective material that will be displayed during the conference. If you have photos, videos, or other digital material regarding BUCLD that you would like to contribute, please upload them here: https://tinyurl.com/BUCLD50-memories Call for Submissions for Talks and Posters: Submissions are open for 500-word abstracts for 20-minute talks and posters. Submissions that present work related to language acquisition from any theoretical perspective will be fully considered. Abstracts are limited to 500 words and must not exceed two pages. A suggested format and style for abstracts is available here<http://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/abstract-format/>. Please submit your abstracts starting on April 1, 2025 using this submission portal<https://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/abstract-submission/> on our website. All submissions are due June 1, 2025 by midnight anywhere on Earth. Decisions on abstracts will be made by the end of July. BUCLD 50 Call for Special Symposium Proposals: To commemorate our 50th anniversary, we are seeking 1000-word proposals for 90-minute symposia of two kinds: retrospective or prospective. Retrospective proposals should reflect on how language development research has grown over the years and where we have made substantial progress. Prospective proposals should address evidence of how the field is currently changing and discuss how the field is likely to continue evolving. Prospective symposia could focus on new methods afforded by technology, inclusion of expanded and more diverse populations in research, theory building, or other areas of likely growth. All proposals should include a list of participants, topics, format, and at least one organizer. Send submissions to langconf(a)bu.edu<mailto:langconf@bu.edu> with the title “BUCLD 50 Special Symposium” in the subject line. All submissions are due June 1, 2025 by midnight anywhere on Earth. Symposia decisions will be made in July. BUCLD 50 Organizing Committee

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Announcement and Call for Submissions: BUCLD50!
by Language Development, BU Conference on 11 Mar '25

11 Mar '25

BUCLD is turning 50 years old! We hope you will join us in November to celebrate this incredible milestone. We are pleased to announce that the student-run annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD) will be held on November 6-9, 2025. We are honored to have Dr. Jean Berko Gleason as our keynote presenter for BUCLD 50. We have also planned some exciting events to commemorate this anniversary: * A film presentation that recounts the past 50 years of BUCLD, including stories from behind the scenes and interviews with members of our community. * A curated exhibit that displays written memories, pictures, videos, and artifacts. * A celebratory banquet on Saturday evening for interested attendees. * Invited symposia that reflect on our progress as a field and chart a course for the next 50 years of research. * Commemorative swag, merchandise, and so much more! The BUCLD 50 organizing committee would love your thoughts and contributions: If you are interested in helping our team or have ideas to share with us, please reach out to us by sending an email to langconf(a)bu.edu<mailto:langconf@bu.edu>. *****CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS****** Conference submission details: BUCLD 50 will also feature regular talks and poster sessions. There are two kinds of submissions: Abstracts for 20-minute talks or posters, and proposals for symposia that address the special topics described below. Instructions for submitting a Special Symposium to commemorate BUCLD 50: To commemorate our 50th anniversary, we are seeking 1000-word proposals for 90-minute symposia of two kinds: retrospective or prospective. Retrospective proposals should reflect on how language development research has grown over the years and where we have made substantial progress. Prospective proposals should address evidence of how the field is currently changing and discuss how the field is likely to continue evolving. Prospective symposia could focus on new methods afforded by technology, inclusion of expanded and more diverse populations in research, theory building, or other areas of likely growth. All proposals should include a list of participants, topics, format, and at least one organizer. Send submissions to langconf(a)bu.edu<mailto:langconf@bu.edu> with the title "BUCLD 50 Special Symposium" in the subject line. All submissions are due June 1, 2025 by midnight anywhere on Earth. Symposia decisions will be made in July. Instructions for submitting an abstract: We are seeking 500-word abstracts for 20-minute talks and posters. Submissions that present work related to language acquisition from any theoretical perspective will be fully considered. Abstracts are limited to 500 words and must not exceed two pages. A suggested format and style for abstracts is available here<http://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/abstract-format/>. Please submit your abstracts starting on April 1, 2025 using this submission portal<https://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/abstract-submission/> on our website. All submissions are due June 1, 2025 by midnight anywhere on Earth.

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BUCLD Hotel Accommodations and Early Registration Deadline
by Language Development, BU Conference on 06 Oct '24

06 Oct '24

Dear BUCLD Community, As we approach the conference, BUCLD is only about five weeks away! Have you completed your registration and booked your accommodations yet? We still have discounted rooms available at the following hotels, but please note that the cut-off for booking with these discounts is only 1-4 days away! The Inn at Longwood Medical Boston Marriott Cambridge Courtyard Boston Cambridge Hotel Commonwealth For more details and booking information, please visit our website: https://www.bu.edu/bucld/travel/accommodations/ Also, our early registration deadline is October 25th, so we encourage you to take advantage of the reduced registration rates before then. We look forward to seeing you at the conference! Best regards, BUCLD Organizing Committee Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BUCLD/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bu_bucld/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bucld.bsky.social Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebucld

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Registration Now Open for BUCLD 49
by Language Development, BU Conference on 21 Aug '24

21 Aug '24

Dear all, We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the 49th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD 49), taking place from November 7th to 10th, 2024. You can explore the registration options and secure your spot here<https://www.bu.edu/bucld/registration/>. Take advantage of the early bird pricing, available until October 25, 2024. We are also thrilled to share the complete schedule for BUCLD 49: Keynote Speaker: Dr. Diane Lillo-Martin (University of Connecticut) Plenary Speaker: Dr. Silvina Montrul (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) Student Workshop: Dr. Cindy Blanco (Duolingo) For a detailed conference schedule, please visit this link<https://www.bu.edu/bucld/schedule/>. This year’s conference will be held in person, with online participation options available. Additionally, BUCLD is proud to continue its participation in the Pop-Up Mentoring Program (PUMP). More information and sign-up details can be found here<https://www.bu.edu/bucld/participants/pump/>. Stay connected with us by following BUCLD on Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/bu_bucld/>, Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/BUCLD/>, and Twitter<https://twitter.com/TheBUCLD> for the latest updates. We look forward to welcoming you to BUCLD 49 this November! Warm regards, The BUCLD 49 Organizing Committee

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Pop-up Mentoring Program at BUCLD 49
by Language Development, BU Conference on 21 Apr '24

21 Apr '24

Hello all, We are excited to participate again this year in the LSA Committee on Gender Equity in Linguistics (COGEL) Pop-up Mentoring Program. All BUCLD 49 attendees are welcome to join! Sign up before Thursday, October 31, 2024, 11:59 PM (EDT, UTC-4). More information: BUCLD 49 is proud to host a Pop-Up Mentoring Program<http://genderinlinguistics.org/pump> (PUMP) event. PUMP (sponsored by the LSA Committee on Gender Equity<http://genderinlinguistics.org/>) provides on-site, one-off mentoring meetings at linguistics conferences around the world. PUMP matches one or more mentees with mentors who can provide quick but personalized career advice to linguists at any stage, in any location, and in any career: anyone can be a mentee or mentor, the more the merrier. You can register as a mentee here<https://forms.gle/c6H69QEskm1ePD7JA>, and as a mentor here<https://forms.gle/avaCdAWcjwSJfxQD6>. We almost always have a lot of mentee interest so we especially encourage participants to apply as mentors if they think they can. Anyone can be a mentor! PhD students can mentor MA students, postdocs can be a wonderful resource for senior grad students, Assistant professors can mentor postdocs, and so on. We keep career stage and interests in mind when matching mentors and mentees. The deadline for registering as a mentee or a mentor for this event is Thursday, October 31, 2024, 11:59 PM (EDT, UTC-4). After you register, you will receive an email matching you with your mentor or mentee, with details about how to meet. Please email langconf(a)bu.edu<mailto:langconf@bu.edu> with any questions about the PUMP event. PUMP@BUCLD 49 is scheduled on Saturday, November 9, 2024, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (EDT, UTC -4). Alternatively, matched participants are welcome to agree on a different time to meet. Looking forward to seeing you at the event! Aditya Yedetore BUCLD 49 Co-Organizer

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BUCLD 49 - Call for papers
by Language Development, BU Conference on 02 Apr '24

02 Apr '24

We are pleased to announce that the student-run annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD) will be held on November 7-10, 2024. Keynote Speaker Diane Lillo-Martin (University of Connecticut - Department of Linguistics) Plenary Speaker Silvina Montrul (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - Department of Linguistics) Student workshop Speaker TBD, stay tuned! BUCLD 49 will take place in person, with options for remote participation. —All invited presentations (keynote, plenary, workshop, and symposium) will be presented in person and live-streamed for remote participants. —The majority of presentations and posters will be in person. We hope to record the presentations and upload them for later viewing. —A limited number of submissions will be accepted for remote presentation. Presentations accepted in this format will be pre-recorded; posters will be part of a virtual poster session. We will be accepting two kinds of submissions<https://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/>: Symposium proposals (due June 1) and abstracts for 20-minute talks or posters (due June 1) Call for Symposium Proposals: We are currently soliciting 1000-word proposals for 90-minute symposia for the Boston University Conference on Language Development on any topic likely to be of broad interest to the conference attendees. Proposals should include a list of the participants, topics, and format, and should name at least one organizer. Send submissions to langconf(a)bu.edu with “Symposium proposal” in the subject line. DEADLINE: All symposium proposal submissions must be received by June 1, 2024. Decisions on symposia will be made by July. Call for Abstracts: Submissions of 500-word for 20-minute talks and posters will open on April 1, 2024, at https://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/abstract-submission/. DEADLINE: Thursday June 1, 2024 at 23:59 Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) Submissions that present research on any topic in the fields of first, second, and additional language acquisition from any theoretical perspectives will be fully considered. Abstracts are limited to 500 words and must not exceed two pages total. A suggested format and style for abstracts is available at: http://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/abstract-format/ With best wishes, Aditya Yedetore, Rebecca Bonney & Yuanyuan Zhang BUCLD 49 Co-Organizers

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BUCLD 48 Reminders
by Language Development, BU Conference on 27 Oct '23

27 Oct '23

Dear BUCLD Attendees, We are less than a week away from our first-ever in-person & semi-online conference! We want to remind you of a few things before you arrive. 1. We will have representatives from the NSF and the NIH who are available for consultation appointments. Appointments can be scheduled using these links: NIH Signup: https://forms.office.com/g/cAis6uUjvC NSF Signup: https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/NSFBookingsLinguisticsandDLIDELP… 2. BUCLD hosts PUMP (Pop Up Mentoring Program) We are currently looking for mentors to volunteer to sign up! Due to far more mentees than mentors, we are at risk of cancelling this year’s PUMP. Serving as a mentor is a one time, one hour commitment and a great way to support a junior scholar. If you are interested, please consider signing up here: https://www.bu.edu/bucld/conference-info/pump/ Deadline is October 31st. 3. Poster printing If you need poster printing, the Fed Ex on campus<https://local.fedex.com/en-us/ma/boston/office-5012> (115 Cummington Mall) offers same-day printing. As a reminder, we recommend a poster size of 36” width x 48" height. 4. Information for talk presenters As a reminder, all talk presenters are responsible for bringing a device to present their slides. We require HDMI connection- if you do not have an HDMI port on your device, please bring your own adaptor. 5. Masks are available We are offering face masks for anybody who needs them. They will be available at the Registration Desk during the conference days. We look forward to welcoming you to campus next week! The forecast appears to be sunny and pleasant, and we hope you will enjoy the lovely Fall scenery in Boston. Warm regards, The BUCLD 48 Organizing Committee

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