ManyLanguages is a globally distributed network of language science laboratories that coordinates data collection for democratically selected studies. http://many-languages.com account managed by @congzhang.bsky.social and @timoroettger.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social/post/3mp6tzmsfm22gThis month, we’re turning our attention to the realities of project management in academia — something that affects every Big Team Science project.26 Jun 2026 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:graectaicz74fvtg4dmp3zph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp6tzmsfm22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social/post/3mn7mb4hrck2nIf you want to contribute to any of our three projects (ManyTones, CLAPS, Many Uses), you can reach out to the project leads. You will find their contact information here: many-languages.com/projects.html https://many-languages.com/projects.html01 Jun 2026 07:58 +0000at://did:plc:graectaicz74fvtg4dmp3zph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn7mb4hrck2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social/post/3mmyalvr4uc2xThis month’s #ManyLanguagesChallengeOfTheMonth focuses on something many of us grapple with every year: seasonal recruitment difficulties.29 May 2026 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:graectaicz74fvtg4dmp3zph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyalvr4uc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social/post/3mkaoecvt322kThis month’s #ManyLanguagesChallengeOfTheMonth focuses on gamification in linguistic data collection. Gamifying data collection in linguistics has many benefits. https://lnkd.in/eGei3v7F24 Apr 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:graectaicz74fvtg4dmp3zph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaoecvt322khttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social/post/3mi2i7f67dt2m2️⃣ Scaling Projects Without Direct Access to Target Populations thread #ManyLanguagesChallengeOfTheMonth [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Mar 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:graectaicz74fvtg4dmp3zph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2i7f67dt2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social/post/3mi2i6s4hmt2m1️⃣ Recruiting and Incentivising Adult Participants Across Contexts thread #ManyLanguagesChallengeOfTheMonth [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Mar 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:graectaicz74fvtg4dmp3zph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2i6s4hmt2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social/post/3mi2hkmv5r22mThis month, we’re highlighting two interconnected #ManyLanguagesChallengeOfTheMonth challenges that sit at the heart of scaling ManyLanguages projects across diverse linguistic and cultural contexts.27 Mar 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:graectaicz74fvtg4dmp3zph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2hkmv5r22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social/post/3mfu6y7fbl22pThis month’s #ManyLanguagesChallengeOfTheMonth comes from the world of **grammatical acceptability judgments** by the ML2 CLAPS team. @ambridge.bsky.social27 Feb 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:graectaicz74fvtg4dmp3zph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfu6y7fbl22phttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social/post/3mdn5keevxs2sWe’re trialling a new social activity: #ManyLanguagesChallengeOfTheMonth Running large-scale projects means encountering puzzles, hiccups, and the occasional “why is this happening” moment.30 Jan 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:graectaicz74fvtg4dmp3zph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdn5keevxs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social/post/3mdn3o5x7uc2sManyLanguages is on two social platforms: ✨ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/110756103/ ✨ Bluesky (this page): https://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social Follow us to stay in the loop, join discussions, and help us spread the word about Big Team Science.30 Jan 2026 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:graectaicz74fvtg4dmp3zph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdn3o5x7uc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social/post/3mcd4en4j4c2yThe recently accepted ManyLanguages project CLAPS - A Crosslinguistic Approach to Passive Semantics led by @ambridge.bsky.social is looking to fill four key leadership roles (Analysis Lead, Scaling Coordinator, Translation Coordinator, Ethics Coordinator). ⏰Deadline: 30th Jan.13 Jan 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:graectaicz74fvtg4dmp3zph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcd4en4j4c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social/post/3m7pwp4ipbk2jNew BTS paper out🎉! 'Investigating object orientation effects across 18 languages' in Current Psychology. Check it out here: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-08304-x11 Dec 2025 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:graectaicz74fvtg4dmp3zph/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7pwp4ipbk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social/post/3m2jc6aaj6c2o🔔Today🕒 17:30–18:25 UTC 🔔at the BTS conference [𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧] 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞, 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐭 – 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐗 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 📹Zoom link: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/91719304509?pwd=fXVTdIURmRTV6uiOyWcnCFg194pGGz.1&jst=306 Oct 2025 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:graectaicz74fvtg4dmp3zph/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2jc6aaj6c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social/post/3m2jc3fbgus2o🔔Today🕒 14:30–14:55 UTC 🔔at the BTS conference 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬: 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 📹Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82880254394?pwd=kxsHgZxmT1OL9LAC79C1fYV1Ucazf5.106 Oct 2025 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:graectaicz74fvtg4dmp3zph/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2jc3fbgus2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social/post/3lwr5mqdhw22wThe ManyTones project is looking for several lead positions. See poster for details. 📢📣✨ Get involved! 🎉🤝🌟19 Aug 2025 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:graectaicz74fvtg4dmp3zph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwr5mqdhw22whttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social/post/3lvvjlenqrs2v📢Come visit ManyLanguages at AMLaP 2025! Erin Buchanan @aggieerin.bsky.social will present at the *Big Data workshop* before the conference about a large scale language study and discuss how #BigTeamScience can improve our linguistic studies (amlap2025.ff.cuni.cz). You can also check out our poster!08 Aug 2025 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:graectaicz74fvtg4dmp3zph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvvjlenqrs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social/post/3lu7rmjftt22c@ambridge.bsky.social is currently working on a ManyLanguages proposal on "Semantic Affectedness as a Universal of Passive Constructions”. Methodological details depend on the target languages, so Ben has asked us to help find experts. Get in touch with Ben if you would like to be involved 🤓18 Jul 2025 06:04 +0000at://did:plc:graectaicz74fvtg4dmp3zph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu7rmjftt22chttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social/post/3lsk2v7ymq22tExciting!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jun 2025 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:graectaicz74fvtg4dmp3zph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsk2v7ymq22thttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social/post/3lsbigcgxss2h🎉ManyLanguages received some funding to work on a data collection website that would engage participants in citizen science by sharing their language results with them. 🧠🌍 More details will be shared with the network soon on how to get involved.23 Jun 2025 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:graectaicz74fvtg4dmp3zph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsbigcgxss2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/manylanguagesc.bsky.social/post/3lrfq7vm3oc2tGood morning/afternoon/evening/night everyone! Here's a little update on our Big Team Science paper titled 'Big Team Science for language science: Opportunities and Challenges': it has been accepted (pending minor corrections) by *Linguistics* (the journal)🎉. Preprint: osf.io/3pkj6 https://osf.io/3pkj612 Jun 2025 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:graectaicz74fvtg4dmp3zph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrfq7vm3oc2t