(Psycho)linguist. Language science evangelist. Aging runner. Oxford, UK and Maryland, USA.
Oxford, UK & Washington, DC
Joined September 2011
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She stole the show. The audience gasped when she stood up. They might take you out, but they can’t take you down. Inspiring, actually.
We are recruiting a lab manager for our new Psycholinguistics Lab in Oxford! Good opportunity for young researchers, e.g., post-bac/masters. Open to applicants from the UK or abroad. Full details here:
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…
Oxford has tools to support retirees who want to remain active in teaching or research. It could probably do more. But the EJRA is one of few tools to limit exploitation of its massively devolved system. Also, it applies only to the higher academic grades.
Delighted to see Oxford and Cambridge launching this campaign called Academics Against Ageism to end the illegal practice of compulsory retirement based on age. No other university in England does this and it breaches the Equality Act as it’s not justified academicsagainstageism.co.uk…
Another Oxford postdoc opportunity - come work with me or any of my colleagues. This scheme requires a prior UK connection. Internal deadline: July 8. ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2026…
It was really fun to work on this short piece with @sathvikn4 . Connecting the current wave of interest in psycholinguistics and LLMs with lessons learned from the 1960s.
What (if anything) can LLMs tell us about human language processing?
I discuss this question and how psycholinguistics is moving forward with @ColinPhillips2, to appear in BBS as a commentary on Futrell & Mahowald's article about LLMs & linguistics.
arxiv.org/abs/2604.09466
ALT Title & Abstract: Across the Levels of Analysis: Explaining Predictive Processing in Humans Requires More Than Machine-Estimated Probabilities Sathvik Nair & Colin Phillips Commentary on Futrell, R. & Mahowald, K. (in press). How Linguistics Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Language Models. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. http://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X2510112X Abstract Under the lens of Marr’s levels of analysis, we critique and extend the authors’ two points about language models (LMs) and language processing: first, predicting upcoming linguistic information based on context is key to language processing, and second, that many advances in psycholinguistics would be impossible without LLMs. We also outline directions combining LLMs’ strengths with psycholinguistic models.
We are looking to fill an open-rank position in Sociolinguistics in Oxford, in conjunction with Worcester College. Come be a part of the exciting developments in language and linguistics in Oxford! ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2026…
Interested in spending 3-12 months with us in Oxford as a senior visiting academic? The Leverhulme Trust has a scheme to help. Get in touch with an Oxford colleague soon, as the internal deadline for interest is on Apr 17. leverhulme.ac.uk/visiting-pr…
Postdoc opportunity with any of my Oxford colleagues funded by the British Academy. Expressions of interest due next week! humanities.ox.ac.uk/british-…
Great to see my UMD colleague Charlotte Vaughn recognized with the "Linguistics, Language, and the Public" award from @LingSocAm . Working on the Language Science Station at Planet Word was one of the most fun research projects I've been involved in.
The PR Committee is excited to announce their 2026 Award Winners! Congratulations to Cathleen O’Grady for winning the Linguistics Journalism Award. And congratulations to the winner of the Linguistics, Language, and the Public Award, Charlotte Vaughn!
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Opportunity for early career researchers to spend 3 years working with us in Oxford. Cool surroundings, interesting people. Eligibility: need some UK academic connection. Get in touch if interested! Details: ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2025…
More postdoc opportunities in Oxford! 3-year British Academy Fellowships, for start in 2026. For work in any area of linguistics. Expressions of Interest (brief!) for internal competition due July 28. ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2025…
Yet another open-rank position in Oxford! This one is in Applied Linguistics. You get to join Oxford's excellent Dept of Education, and also be my colleague at the fabulous @SomervilleOx , which I cannot recommend too highly. Details: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…
Really excited that Devyani will soon be joining us in Oxford, strengthening connections between English and Linguistics.
ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2025…
Interested in spending a couple of years in Oxford as a Marie Curie postdoc? It's a great environment to develop your research career (and a wonderful place to live). Expressions of interest due June 2nd. Contact potential mentors now. Details: humanities.ox.ac.uk/marie-sk…
Come join us in Oxford as we move into our new home in the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities (opening Oct '25). We are looking to fill THREE fixed-term lecturer positions: in Semantics/Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics, and Linguistics with French. ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2025…
Another postdoc opportunity in Oxford. Any subfield of linguistics. Expressions of Interest for the British Academy International Fellowship due Feb 4. ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2025…
More opportunities to join us in Oxford! We have an open-rank position in Phonetics, to coincide with our move into the amazing Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. The new Phonetics Lab sits above a concert hall - both acoustically shielded! ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2024…
New paper out now in Cognitive Science, led by Masato Nakamura, with Shota Momma and Hiromi Sakai. Evidence for a striking production >> comprehension advantage in sensitivity to verb argument roles. This one took a while, but the end result is worth it.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Come join us in Oxford! Or encourage your friends to apply, so you can visit them here! We are looking to fill the Professorship in Language and Communication, a senior professor position, based in @engfac and @WorcCollegeOx . my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…
This is a good piece. Jan ( @PrincipalSomOx ) is one of the many reasons why @SomervilleOx is such a welcoming place to live, work, and play.
"Oxford's changed since most of them came here, God knows how long ago. They can read newspapers and talk to people, but they haven’t been an integral part of this uni in the way I have" @LabourRoyall on her bid for @UniofOxford top job prospectmagazine.co.uk/polit…
