LSA News Archive
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.
The LSA Executive Committee congratulates the following new Officer and Executive Committee Members who will commence their terms after the 2024 LSA Annual Meeting:
Quick Links to each Award:
Arnold Zwicky Award
Best Paper in Language Award
C.L. Baker Award
Early Career Award
We are just a few short weeks away from the kickoff on of the 2024 LSA Annual Meeting. Please review some important dates below.
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.
The LSA is accepting nominations for its prestigious L
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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We are saddened to share the news of the death of Joel Fred Sherzer, a long-time LSA member and a distinguished linguist.
The latest episode of Subtitle, the LSA's podcast sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, is now available.
Reminder: Registration for the Annual Meeting remains open
Important Dates:
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.
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.
The LSA congratulates Nadine Grimm for her 2021 book A Grammar of Gyeli.
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.
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.
The latest episode of Subtitle, the LSA's podcast sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, is now available.
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.
The LSA is seeking applications for its next Executive Director. Read the details of this job announcement.
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?
Join us for our monthly webinar, September 28 at 3:30 p.m. entitled, “Tenure, promotion, and academic review in documentary linguistics.”