SLA October Column Now Online
The latest SLA column in Anthropology News is now available! “Scales of Repair,” authored by Eve Danziger, Mark Sicoli, and Brook Hefright http://www.anthropology-news.org/index.php/2014/10/14/scales-of-repair/
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American Anthropological Association 2014 Annual Meeting schedule
This year’s list of language-related panels and activities at the American Anthropological Association’s Annual Meeting, to be held December 3-7 in Washington, DC
Jurafsky: The Language of Food
Press coverage of Dan Jurafsky’s The Language of Food exposes readers to linguistic ideas ranging from etymology and vocabulary to pragmatics, the philosophy of language, computational linguistics, corpus studies, and linguistic anthropology. Here is a brief round-up of the stories.
SLA Undergraduate Contest Update: Deadline extended to September *22*
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology would like to invite submissions of undergraduate student papers for the SLA’s Annual Student Essay Contest. The winner will receive… Read More »SLA Undergraduate Contest Update: Deadline extended to September *22*
“Selling the Language Gap” in Anthropology News
Susan Blum and Kathleen Riley offer a critical evaluation of programs designed to close the “language gap” between disadvantaged and middle-class children at Anthropology News.
SLA Anthro News August column now online!
“Linguistic Anthropology in the Current Professional Market,” by Steven P. Black is the latest SLA column in Anthropology News, and is now available on their… Read More »SLA Anthro News August column now online!
SLA Undergraduate Contest Update: Deadline extended to September 2.
(Via Jim Wilce) The Society for Linguistic Anthropology would like to invite submissions of undergraduate student papers for the SLA’s Annual Student Essay Contest. The… Read More »SLA Undergraduate Contest Update: Deadline extended to September 2.
“Club G’itmo” and semiotic status claims. Anthropology News
Linguistic anthropologist Robin Shoaps examines how American conservatives outside of media punditry engage with the American Right’s claims of embattled minority status in this month’s Anthropology News.
UPDATE on SLA Edward Sapir Book Award
The following 16 books have been submitted and are now being considered for the Edward Sapir Book Award. Winner(s) will be announced to the SLA… Read More »UPDATE on SLA Edward Sapir Book Award
Anthropology News: “Language and Social Justice Committee Activities, 2013-14” (Bonnie Urciuoli)
The latest Anthropology News features an article from Bonnie Urciuoli entitled, “Language and Social Justice Committee Activities, 2013-14.” You can access the article on the… Read More »Anthropology News: “Language and Social Justice Committee Activities, 2013-14” (Bonnie Urciuoli)
SLA Award for Public Outreach and Community Service – EXTENDED DEADLINE
The newly created SLA Award for Public Outreach and Community Service honors an SLA member or members for work that effectively impacts public awareness of social issues involving language and communication and/or represents a significant service to a particular community outside of the academy. Applicants may self-nominate or consent to the nomination of others.
Anthropology News: “Auctioning American Democracy”
Aaron Ansell of Anthropology News investigates language ideology and the US Supreme Court with a look at recent decisions related to campaign spending and First Amendment rights, “Auctioning American Democracy”.
American Anthropological Association elections
Voting in American Anthropological Association elections is open until 31 May at 5:00 pm Eastern time. Members can access the ballot by logging on to AAA’s AnthroGateway web site.
Announcing the SLA’s Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology would like to invite submissions of graduate student papers for the SLA’s Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize. Papers should be submitted… Read More »Announcing the SLA’s Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize
New SLA Column in Anthropology News: “The Lavender Languages Conference Turns 21” by William L. Leap
Visit the Anthropology News website to read the latest from the Society for Linguistic Anthropology http://www.anthropology-news.org/index.php/2014/02/03/the-lavender-languages-conference-turns-21/
Human subjects protection and oral history
A story by Beth McMurtrie in the Chronicle of Higher Education asks what ethical obligations historians have to people they interview. This is, in my opinion, an issue of tremendous importance for linguists, anthropologists, and all scholars who work with human subjects.
Video clips for teaching language ideologies
Several colleagues have suggested film and video clips that may be useful in teaching about language ideologies, including the value of standard and non-standard varieties, social stereotypes, and style shifting. This post includes several YouTube videos.
Ambiguity, jokes, and trick questions
“If you choose an answer at random, what is your probability of being correct?” The question is, I think, pragmatically ambiguous. It features neither lexical nor structural ambiguity, yet the joke hinges on understanding the question in more than one way.
Syllabus: Language and Colonialism
Syllabus for Janina Fenigsen’s 2010 graduate/undergraduate seminar, “Language and Colonialism”, at the University of Michigan Department of Anthropology
American Anthropological Association 2013 Annual Meeting
A table of language-related panels and activities at the American Anthropological Association’s 2013 Annual Meeting