02/16/2024

The following statement is in support of our colleagues in linguistics and other disciplines at the University of Kent, where there are plans to close courses in nine areas, including English Language and Linguistics, putting 58 jobs at risk.

11/29/2023

The LSA Executive Committee congratulates the following new Officer and Executive Committee Members who will commence their terms after the 2024 LSA Annual Meeting:

11/29/2023

We are just a few short weeks away from the kickoff on of the 2024 LSA Annual Meeting. Please review some important dates below.

08/31/2023

Voting is now open for the election of the LSA Officers as well as At-large Members of the Executive Committee, and Student Representatives to the Executive Committee.

04/03/2023

The LSA is accepting nominations for its prestigious L

02/01/2023

We are saddened to share the news of the death of Harold F. Schiffman, a long-time LSA Life Member and a distinguished linguist. In his memory, we share this obituary written by Professor Francis M. Hult.

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12/01/2022

We are saddened to share the news of the death of Joel Fred Sherzer, a long-time LSA member and a distinguished linguist.

11/21/2022

The latest episode of Subtitle, the LSA's podcast sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, is now available.

10/20/2022

The LSA announced Andrew Leland, Robert Bayley, Nicole Holliday, Brady Dailey, Katherine Russell, Gabriella Licata, Valerie Fridland, Rachel Nordlinger, Gabriela Garrido Rodriguez, Evan Kidd, Andrew Garrett, Sammy Andersson, Jane Chandlee, and Xinye Zhang as recipients of LSA awards.

10/10/2022

The Committee on LGBTQ+ [Z] Issues in Linguistics  (COZIL) and the LSA Executive Committee are pleased to announce that Dr. Rusty Barrett is the LSA’s 2023 Arnold Zwicky Award recipient.

10/06/2022

The LSA congratulates Nadine Grimm for her 2021 book A Grammar of Gyeli.

10/03/2022

We are saddened to share the news of the death of Dr. Joseph Malone, a long-time LSA member, and distinguished linguist and professor at Columbia University and Barnard College.

09/29/2022

LSA’s 2023 Annual Meeting program is available, and registration is open. We hope you will join us in person, January 5–8, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.

09/21/2022

The latest episode of Subtitle, the LSA's podcast sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, is now available.

09/21/2022

Check out cutting-edge research from the LSA's flagship journal!  The latest issue includes articles on Scottish Gaelic rhotics, factive predicates, documentary linguistics, ergativity and object movement across Inuit, and more. 

09/07/2022

The LSA is seeking applications for its next Executive Director. Read the details of this job announcement.

09/07/2022

Si lingua Latina mortua est, quare facile homines Latine loquentes reperire? If Latin is dead, why is it easy to find groups of people speaking it?

09/06/2022

Join us for our monthly webinar, September 28 at 3:30 p.m. entitled, “Tenure, promotion, and academic review in documentary linguistics.”

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