Submissions Open Sapir Book Prize 2013
Submissions are now open for the 2013 edition of the Sapir Prize. Deadline: May 1, 2013.
SLA Graduate Student Research Paper Competition (March 11)
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology would like to invite submissions of graduate student papers for the SLA’s Annual Student Essay Prize. Papers should be submitted by the deadline, which is March 11, 2013. Detailed information is in this announcement.
SLA Undergraduate Student Essay Contest
On behalf of the SLA Executive Committee, I invite you to participate in this year’s Society for Linguistic Anthropology student essay prize competition for the… Read More »SLA Undergraduate Student Essay Contest
AAA elections open through 31 May
Elections for AAA, Society for Linguistic Anthropology, and other sections are open from 15 April until 31 May, 2012. Log in at www.aaanet.org with your username and password and click “Vote Now”.
AAA and SLA election candidates
The candidates for AAA and SLA positions, as listed in Anthropology News
Digital Content Editor self-introduction
Introducing myself, my work, and my ideas for digital content at SLA. I see the Society for Linguistic Anthropology’s digital content as serving essentially two audiences: Society members and a broader public. My goal as DCE is to continue the good work undertaken by the SLA in recent years and to carry it forward into the future. SLA members also have a role to play in digital content, contributing your knowledge and expertise.
Call for submissions for the Sapir Book Prize (2012)
Submissions are now open for the 2012 Edward Sapir book prize.
SLA STUDENTS IN FOCUS
The annual meeting in Montreal is less than a month away. Before you fill your dance cards completely, I wanted to let you know about… Read More »SLA STUDENTS IN FOCUS
SLA Nominations Committee
The Executive Board of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology is seeking someone who will serve as a member of the Nominations Committee of the SLA.… Read More »SLA Nominations Committee
SLA Position opening: Digital Content Editor
The SLA seeks an SLA member to succeed Leila Monaghan as Digital Content Editor of the SLA website when she steps down by the end of 2011.
SLA Members Elected to AAA Offices
I’m very pleased to announce that in the spring balloting, SLA member and former SLA Treasurer Monica Heller was elected Vice-President and President-Elect of the… Read More »SLA Members Elected to AAA Offices
SLA Election Results
I’m pleased to announce the results of the recent balloting for SLA offices. Paul Kroskrity was voted President-elect, a two year term after which he… Read More »SLA Election Results
SLA Undergraduate Paper Contest
From Jillian Cavanaugh (SLA Executive Committee Member at Large and organizer of this year’s competition): Dear SLA Colleagues, On behalf of the SLA Executive Committee,… Read More »SLA Undergraduate Paper Contest
Combatting Linguistic Inaccuracies in the Census
Last week, after years of urging, the Census Bureau released this statement: In response to concerns expressed by data user groups, the Census Bureau decided… Read More »Combatting Linguistic Inaccuracies in the Census
Call for papers, AAA 2011: Language Contact
Forty Years After: Tidemarks, Legacies and Futures of Research on Language Contact This year marks forty years since the publication of Pidginization and Creolization of… Read More »Call for papers, AAA 2011: Language Contact
Congratulations to our Student Essay Prize Winners!
From Jillian Cavanaugh, Brooklyn College, Chair of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology Student Essay Prize Committee The 2010 SLA Graduate Student Essay prize went to:… Read More »Congratulations to our Student Essay Prize Winners!
Sapir Book Prize 2010 Awarded
At the 2010 annual business meeting of the Society for Linguistic Anthropoology, the Sapir Book Prize was awarded to Converting Words: Maya in the Age of the Cross, by William F. Hanks, published in 2010 by the University of California Press. Hanks holds the Distinguished Chair in Linguistic Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley.
Announcing the new “Tools for Linguistic Anthropologists” SLA resource site
We are very pleased to announce the first of a series of new resource sites, Tools for Linguistic Anthropologists, a blog and archive for the… Read More »Announcing the new “Tools for Linguistic Anthropologists” SLA resource site
Nominees for the Edward Sapir Book Prize 2010
SLA is pleased to announce that the following 24 titles have been nominated and are eligible for the Edward Sapir Book Prize 2010.
Circulating Among the Language Panels in New Orleans
Mark Allen Peterson Miami University Circulation is the keyword of this year’s meeting, and it appears in the title of several of the more than… Read More »Circulating Among the Language Panels in New Orleans