The LSA heartily congratulates members Dr. Michael Erard, Dr. Natalia Knoblock, and Dr. Veronika Drake on receiving grants from the National Endowment of the Humanities.

Michael Erard, Writer & Linguist (Maastricht University)

• Project Title: First Words and Last Words: A Linguistic Biography
• Project Description: A book exploring the linguistic, historical, and cultural dimensions of first words spoken after birth and last words spoken before death

Natalia Knoblock, Associate Professor of English & Veronika Drake, Associate Professor of English (Saginaw Valley State University)

• Project Title: Language and Linguistic Prejudice Related to Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Identity
• Project Description: A two-week residential institute for 30 K-12 teachers to study linguistic prejudice.