FAQ Pamphlets
The LSA publishes a series of educational and authoritative pamphlets on language-related issues. Written with the layperson in mind, FAQs have been used as instructional aids in Linguistics courses, at information sessions for undergraduates and prospective majors interested in linguistics courses, and as part of outreach program to professionals in other fields. Click on a title below to view a FAQ on-line or to download a pdf version.
How Many Languages Are There in the World?
What is an Endangered Language?
Does the Language I Speak Influence the Way I Think?
How Can I Communicate With a Relative Who's Had a Stroke?
Why Do Some People Have an Accent?
Linguistics and National Security
Raising Bilingual Children (En Español)