LSA News Archive
The LSA is pleased to announce the creation of a new Special Interest Group, "Linguistics Beyond Academia".
Update (6/1/15): The "CJS Appropriations Bill" (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016; H.R. 2578) is scheduled to be debated by the House of Representatives this week.
The list of plenary speakers for the 2016 LSA Annual Meeting has been finalized. The LSA is pleased to invite the following linguists to give plenary talks:
The United States Senate may soon discuss legislation which could support the teaching and revitalization of Native American languages.
The Society reports with regret the passing of Lowell Bouma, on August 20, 2014. Dr. Bouma served as chair of the Georgia Southern University Foreign Language department for nearly 20 years. He was a Life Member of the LSA and first joined the Society in 1965.
Many of the most popular and influential articles published in Language over the past 40 years have now been made available to read and download on Project MUSE.
In honor of Leonard Bloomfield, linguistic pioneer and co-founder of the Linguistic Society of America, each year the LSA presents the Leonard Bloomfield Book Award for "the volume which makes the most outstandi
"Linguistics and Human Rights", a live video presentation organized by the LSA and the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition, is now freely available to watch online.
Registration is now open for the 2015 LSA Summer Linguistic Institute! This July, hundreds of students and professionals will come together in Chicago for a month-long program of courses, workshops, special lectures, social events, and much more.
The LSA's 90th Annual Meeting will take place in Washington, DC, January 7-10, 2016.
Each year, the LSA recognizes figures who make outstanding contributions to the field of linguistics through our annual awards. Nominations for the following awards are now open:
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The LSA Member Spotlight highlights the interests and accomplishments of a different LSA member each month.
Please join us on March 20, 2015 for a presentation and discussion on the intersection between Language, Linguistics, Science and Human Rights. The webinar is scheduled from 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET.
CoLang, the Institute for Collaborative Language Research, will hold its 2016 session at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks from June 20 to July 23, 2016.
This weekend, leading linguists and LSA representatives are taking part in the Annual Meeting for the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), the world's largest scientific society, being held in San Jose, CA.
The proceedings of the 24th Semantics and Linguistic Theory Conference (SALT 24), held at New York University, May 30 - June 1, 2014, have been published and are now available open-access on the LSA website
The Linguistic Society of America is now accepting nominations for the LSA Executive Committee, as well as the LSA's next Vice-President/President-Elect.
At the LSA Business Meeting held on January 9 in Portland, Oregon, a resolution was proposed opposing the use of Native American-themed mascots and symbols by sports teams.