Journal of Linguistic Anthropology 20(2)
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Call for Papers: Language, Interaction, and Social Organization
CFP: 17th Annual Conference on Language, Interaction, and Social Organization
Piecemeal Comments on Language and Gender (or PCs)
I currently have the privilege of TAing Intro to linguistic anthropology at the University of Toronto and in the previous weeks the students read and… Read More »Piecemeal Comments on Language and Gender (or PCs)
Complex orthography and advertising
I continue my observations on Japan’s complex writing system with notes on two texts: the cardboard covers enclosing two six-packs of happoshu, or low-cost beer.
Linguistic Anthropology Roundup #15
There hasn’t been a Roundup post made since September, and I have a horrible sinking feeling that the person who was meant to post the missing Roundups was me. So with apologies and without further delay, here is Roundup #15.
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
Ellen F. Prince
Ellen F. Prince, Professor Emerita of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania, died in her home in Philadelphia on Sunday 24 October. The Linguistics Society… Read More »Ellen F. Prince
Multikulti in context
Ingrid Piller at Language on the Move looks and English-medium news coverage of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s recent declaration, “Multikulti ist absolut gescheitert.” Piller says that the English language press largely seems to misunderstand the comments.
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.
Macaronic Orthography; or The Devill Kis his 肛門
My commute to my new job at Nagoya University this morning revealed that macarone is alive and well among Japanese taggers.
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
Baby babbling and irony
New York Times reviews the latest research on baby babbling:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/12/health/12klass.html?src=me&ref=health
and an article on children’s use of irony. Tape recording of naturally occurring speech, but not laboratory experiments, reveal even quite young children can understand irony.
Language in the Media 4: Second Call for Papers (November 15)
2nd Call for papers 4th International Language in the Media Conference Language(?) in the Media(?): Rethinking the Field Monday 6th to Wednesday 8th June 2011… Read More »Language in the Media 4: Second Call for Papers (November 15)
Second Call for Papers, International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB8)
ISB8 – International Symposium on Bilingualism Oslo 2011 – Institutt for lingvistiske og nordiske studier. ISB8 will be hosted by The Department of Linguistics and… Read More »Second Call for Papers, International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB8)
Call for Papers: Language Death, Endangerment, Documentation and Revitalization
CALL FOR PAPERS: LANGUAGE DEATH, ENDANGERMENT, DOCUMENTATION AND REVITALIZATION 26th UWM Linguistics Symposium University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI, USA October 20-22, 2011 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Fred… Read More »Call for Papers: Language Death, Endangerment, Documentation and Revitalization
Romansh
Discussion of the revitalization of and resistance to Romansh, the fourth official Swiss language related to Latin used during Roman times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/29/world/europe/29swiss.html?_r=2&hp
The Joke’s on You
P. Kerim Friedman, NDHU Paul Chambers, a 27-year old accountant in training from South Yorkshire got fined £1,000 for posting the following text to Twitter… Read More »The Joke’s on You
The Naming of Africa
Steven Black, UCSD
This morning (Sept. 20, 2010) while drinking my coffee I did a perfunctory survey of the news on Africa, only to be jolted out of my pre-coffee stupor by an article on cnn.com with the title, “Group: Use of ‘Sub-Saharan Africa’ Disparaging.” This immediately concerned me. While I prefer to describe ‘southern Africa’ generally or ‘South Africa’ specifically, I myself have unquestioningly used the term ‘sub-Saharan’ in past work in order to indicate the boundary of Arabic-dominant cultural practices. Some academics prefer the (inevitably more bulky) phrase, “Africa south of the Sahara,” but I wonder if this shift in terminology is really enough for the phrase to point to a different set of indexical meanings.
Guy Deutscher responds
Kathryn Woolard, SLA President In response to my original posting on this website, I received the following email message a few days ago from the… Read More »Guy Deutscher responds
Linguistic Anthropology Roundup #14
Leila Monaghan, SLA Digital Content Editor I wanted to use this blog to write about the opportunities that linguistic anthropologists have to get together in… Read More »Linguistic Anthropology Roundup #14