The LSA periodically issues news releases about research findings published in its journal Language, newsworthy research being presented at its Annual Meeting, the election of new leadership, and other items of interest. This archive includes all LSA news releases since January 2008.

(For an archive of all LSA stories appearing on the previous LSA website from 2003 to 2012, click here.)

LSA News Releases and Media Advisories

2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008

2022

• June 6: Sign languages change, too! The evolution of SELF in ASL
• March 10: New Linguistic Research Debunks Age-Old Theory about Language’s Influence on Cognition [pdf]
• March 8: Anticipation and Accents: Talking like a southerner even if you’re not [pdf]

2021

• December 21: Linguists Gather in Nation’s Capital to Showcase Cutting-Edge Research [pdf]
• December 6, 2021: Persistent Gender Bias Found in Scientific Research and Related Course Materials: A Long-term Linguistic Analysis [pdf]
• August 31, 2021: Exploring the past: computational models shed new light on the evolution of prehistoric languages [pdf]

2020

• December 23: Linguists Gather Virtually to Showcase Cutting-Edge Research [pdf]
• November 30: The Surprising Grammar of Touch: Language Emergence in DeafBlind Communities [pdf]
• May 27: No Laughing Matter: New Linguistic Findings on the Prevalence of “LOL” [pdf]
• February 26: Bilingual Mash Ups: Counterintuitive Findings from Sociolinguistics [pdf]

2019

• December 10: New Orleans to Host Cutting-Edge Linguistic Research in January [pdf]
• August 8: Great Scots! It’s A Unique Linguistic Phenomenon [pdf]
• May 21: Testifying While Black: A Linguistic Analysis of Disparities in Court Transcription [pdf]
• March 4: The political power of the: a linguistic analysis [pdf]

2018

• December 10: Scientific Assessment of Endangered Languages Produces Mixed Results [pdf]
• December 7: New York City to Host Cutting-Edge Linguistic Research in January [pdf]
• September 5: Knowledge of African-American Language and Culture Benefits Teachers in STEM Fields [pdf]
• June 11: American Sign Language and English Language Learners: New Linguistic Research Supports the Need for Policy Changes [pdf]
• March 1: Songs in the Key of Life: The Linguistic Universals of Adapting Sound to Artistic Expression [pdf]

2017

• December 14: Salt Lake City to Host Cutting-Edge Linguistic Research in January [pdf]
• September 1: The "Reality" of Accent Change [pdf]
• June 15: Gender, Race & Class: Language Change in Post-Apartheid South Africa [pdf]
• March 10: The Hazards of English Spelling [pdf]

2016

• December 20: Black Language Matters: A Linguistic Analysis [pdf]
• December 15: Austin to Host Cutting-Edge Linguistic Research in January [pdf]
• September 19: The Versatility of Pronouns and Shifting Identity [pdf]
• June 23: Sign languages provide insight into universal linguistic short-cuts [pdf]
• March 17: The linguistics of signifying time: the human gesture as clock [pdf]

2015

• December 18: Which-Hunting and the Hegemony of Style Guides [pdf]
• December 16: Nation’s Capital to Host Cutting-Edge Linguistic Research in January [pdf]
• September 28: How sign language users learn intonation
• June 17: "What don't you understand about 'yes' and 'no'?"
• February 13: Indo-European languages emerged roughly 6,500 years ago on Russian steppes, new research suggests

2014

• December 15: LSA Annual Meeting brings world's leading linguists to Portland
• September 26: New Linguistic Tools Can Predict Your Dialect Characteristics
• June 2: New Analysis Contradicts Findings Published in Science
• May 22: CoLang Institute to Address Crisis of Global Language Endangerment
• March 12: Sound Trumps Meaning in First Language Learning

2013

• 11 December: Overcoming Linguistic Taboos: Lessons from Australia
• 6 December: Linguists to Gather in Minneapolis for National Meeting
• 10 September: Language change: from London’s “EastEnders” to Glasgow
• 5 September: Linguistic Society Explores Diverse Publishing Models
• 19 June: Hundreds of Linguists Gather in Ann Arbor for Biennial Linguistic Institute
• 18 June: New Language Discovery Reveals Linguistic Insights
• 26 March: Philadelphia shifts to a Northern accent

2012

• 26 December: Linguists to Gather in Boston for National Conference
• 4 September: How language change sneaks in
• 9 March: Literal Lucy to the Rescue: A New Way to Distinguish Between Literal Meaning and Contextual Meaning

2011

• 23 December: Linguists to Gather in Portland for National Conference
• 10 December: Survival of the Fittest: Linguistic Evolution in Practice
• 1 September: Language Speed Versus Efficiency: Is Faster Better?
• 15 March: New Research Demonstrates Language Learners' Creativity

2010

• December: Linguists to Gather in Pittsburgh for National Conference
• 10 December: Sign Languages help us understand the nature of metaphors
• 18 October: LSA Calls on Presidential Science Council to Include the Social Sciences in STEM Education
• 27 September: Coalition on the Academic Work Force launches national survey of adjunct faculty
• 18 August: Linguists Critique Arizona Education Policy for Language Teachers
• 21 June: The "Bumpy Ride" of Linguistic Change
• 29 March: Predicting What They Say: New Research Findings in Linguistics

2009

• December: Linguists to Gather in Baltimore for National Conference
• 1 June: Linguists Grapple with Professional Ethics

2008

• 22 December: Rochester Professor to Serve as Editor of Prestigious International Journal
• 22 December: NSF Leader to Serve as Vice President of Linguistic Society
• 22 December: UMASS Linguistics Professor to Serve on National Board
• 22 December: USC Linguistics Professor to Serve on National Board
• 8 December: Linguists to Gather in San Francisco for National Conference