LSA News Archive
To increase the participation of ethno-racial minorities in the LSA, the Committee on Ethnic Diversity in Linguistics (CEDL) has awarded four student travel grants in the amount of $500 for awardees to attend the 2014 LSA Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
As part of its expanding publications program, the LSA has published the first article to appear in its new section of the journal Language, Historical Syntax.
The LSA has signed on to a letter, sent by leading higher education, research, science and business organizations, urging the leaders of the U.S.
In the recently-concluded voting on the Slate of Candidates for LSA Officers and Executive Committee members and on a proposed a
The LSA is a signatory on a letter to Rep.
The LSA has now raised in excess of $50,000 in donations to the recently established charitable contribution fund in memory of Ivan Sag.
Walt Wolfram (North Carolina State University), will receive the North Carolina Award, the state's highest civilian honor, on November 21, 2014. The award is given in recognition of Woflram's work, which has transformed the appreciation and understanding of the historical and social importa
The LSA notes with regret the death of Earl W. Stevick on August 13, 2013.
The LSA is seeking student volunteers to assist with its 88th Annual Meeting, which will take place at the Hilton Minneapolis from January 2-5, 2014.
The LSA Notes with regret the death of former member Kenneth Stevens (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Emeritus) on August 19, 2013. Read more ...
The new online-only section of Language, “Perspectives,” is aimed at publishing articles that generate written responses. There are two types of contributions—longer ones (‘Target articles’) and shorter ones (‘Short shots’). Both types will have commentaries published, and a summary r
The family, friends and colleagues of Ivan Sag have joined with the LSA to create a new contribution fund in his memory.
The Linguistic Society of America is delighted to announce the winners of the 2014 Early Career Award, the Kenneth L.
The LSA notes with regret the death of Ivan Sag (Stanford University) on September 10, 2013. Sag had been an LSA member since 1972, was a Life Member, and was an LSA Fellow, Class of 2008. Read more …
CoLang 2014, the Institute on Collaborative Language Research (formerly InField), will occur in June and July 2014, hosted by The University of Texas at Arlington, with&n
A recent study provides the first empirical evidence to show that active and engaged television viewing can help to accelerate language change.
The Executive Committee of the LSA has just approved the appointment of Drs.
We are pleased to announce the new class of LSA Fellows, to be inducted at the 2014 Annual Meeting in Minneapolis. This honor is awarded to LSA members "who have made distinguished contributions to the discipline of linguistics." The 2014 class is as follows:
The New York Times recently published an article discussing the challenges of funding open access for scientific research. The LSA has made great advances in this direction in recent months, and its en
Ray Jackendoff, Seth Merrin professor of humanities, professor of philosophy and co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University, is the 2014 recipient of the David E. Rumelhart Prize, the premier award in the field of cognitive science.