Posted on behalf of the SLA Nominations Committee: Charles Zuckerman ([email protected])Elaine Chun ([email protected])Cheryl Yin ([email protected]) The Society for Linguistic Anthropology invites nominations for seven positions… Read More »SLA Call for Nominations – Deadlines December 15, 2026 & January 15, 2027
On August 12, AAA announced the 2026 award recipients. Two recipients, Alejandro Ivan Paz and Michael Min-Torresday, are SLA members! Awards will be presented to… Read More »SLA Members Awarded by AAA for Work Advancing the Field of Anthropology
The Executive Board of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology invites applications for the position of Editor(s)-in-Chief of the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology. The editorship is… Read More »Call for applications: Editor(s)-in-Chief of the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology – Deadline October 15, 2026
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology invites nominations for four positions this fall. We encourage you to consider nominating yourself or another member. Each position has a three-year… Read More »SLA Call for Nominations
An SLA Online Conversation Friday, April 4, 2025 12pm to 1:30pm Central Time (UTC-6) Register for the Zoom meeting at: https://tinyurl.com/slaonline2 This online panel gathers… Read More »What I Wish I Knew Then… Reflections on Building a Career in Linguistic Anthropology
Please join the Society for Linguistic Anthropology for this important conversation, the first installment of its SLA Online programming. What Does Free Speech Discourse Do?… Read More »What Does Free Speech Discourse Do? An SLA Online Discussion
We’re just under a month from the submission deadline for proposals to the Society for Linguistic Anthropology’s 2025 Conference: Imagination, Creation, Critique. As you work to… Read More »SLA Conference 2025: Panel Matchmaker Forum, Program Committee Office Hours, and more
Join us for the 2025 Society for Linguistic Anthropology Biennial Conference! Focused on Imagination, Creation, and Critique, the conference will be held from May 29-31,… Read More »2025 SLA Conference!
Check out the Demystifying Language Project’s (DLP) new site for high school teachers, students, and academics: https://demystifyinglanguage.fordham.edu/ This week features a great article, “Speech or Silence,”… Read More »Demystifying Language Project
May 29–31, 2025 | The University of Chicago, Hyde Park, Chicago What does it mean to imagine today? The 2025 Society for Linguistic Anthropology Conference invites… Read More »Announcing the 2025 Society for Linguistic Anthropology Conference: Imagination, Creation, Critique
The 3rd Biennial Society of Linguistic Anthropology Conference will be held from May 29-31, 2025, at the University of Chicago/Hyde Park. Watch out for a… Read More »Save the Date: 3rd Biennial SLA Conference (2025)
Nominations are now open. The submission deadline is October 15, 2023. This award honors an SLA member or members for work that effectively impacts public awareness of social… Read More »SLA AWARD FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY SERVICE: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Congratulations to our 2023 Winners! New Voices Book Prize Piers Kelly for The Last Language on Earth: Linguistic Utopianism in the Philippines Scott MacLochlainn for… Read More »2023 Book Prize Winners
Submissions for the Annual Student Essay Prizes are now open. The Gumperz Graduate Paper Prize is due on February 1, 2025. The Undergraduate Paper Prize is… Read More »Annual Student Essay Prizes: Call for Papers
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology holds an annual student essay competition at both undergraduate and graduate levels. In order to be eligible for one of… Read More »Reminder: Annual Student Essay Prizes (Undergrad & Grad)
Dear all, We hope you have had a good holiday time. We would like to share with you the poster for the event “Reclaiming New Speakers, Revising Old Authenticities:… Read More »October 6 Event, 12-2pm EST: Reclaiming New Speakers, Revising Old Authenticities: Basque, Catalan, and Galician in 2022
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology holds an annual student essay competition at both undergraduate and graduate levels. In order to be eligible for one of… Read More »Annual Student Essay Prizes: Call for Papers
This award honors an SLA member or members for work that effectively impacts public awareness of social issues involving language and communication and/or represents a… Read More »SLA Award for Public Outreach and Community Service: Call for Nominations
Hi all, Friendly reminder that the deadline to register for AAA and complete all Speaker- Portal tasks has been extended next Monday, September 26th, 2022.… Read More »Reminder about AAA Registration/Speaker Portal
Dear SLA members: SLA 2022 is only a few weeks away! Our dedicated team of 7 faculty and 55 student volunteers is looking forward to… Read More »SLA Equitable Access Fund
The upcoming SLA Boulder 2022 conference (Apr. 7-9) will have 450+ presentations taking place in-person and on Gather. You won’t want to miss it! Today… Read More »SLA Boulder 2022- Important Deadlines Today! (Mon. Feb. 14)
Today marks the one-week countdown to the SLA 2022 Updates and New Submissions deadline of Monday, February 14. Please join our keynotes Letícia Cesarino, Michel DeGraff, Angela Reyes, and Virginia Zavala in Boulder on April 7-9 and/or… Read More »One-Week Countdown for SLA 2022 Updates & Submissions (due Feb. 14)
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology (SLA) announces the John Gumperz Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize competition. Each year the Society for Linguistic Anthropology confers an… Read More »SLA 2022 John Gumperz Graduate Student Essay Prize
Every year the Society for Linguistic Anthropology (SLA) confers an award for a distinguished undergraduate research paper. The selected winner will be given a cash… Read More »SLA Undergraduate Essay Contest
Congratulations to 2021 Awardees (2021 Prizes & Awards) Congratulations to 2021 awardees for the New Voices Book Prize, Edward Sapir Book Prize, Public Outreach and… Read More »Congratulations to 2021 Awardees & Welcome to New Incoming Officers!
The submission deadline is October 1, 2021. Created and awarded for the first time by the SLA in 2014, this award honors an SLA member or members… Read More »SLA Award for Public Outreach and Community Service: Call for Nominations
In January 2020, a team of language researchers at the Ohio State University (OSU) won a grant to start offering popular science demonstrations in Spanish through the Language… Read More »Language Science, Pandemic Edition
The Language and Social Justice committee of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology (SLA) condemns all violent attacks and discrimination against Asian Americans, Asians, and Pacific… Read More »LSJ Statement on Anti-Asian Discrimination
2021 SLA Meeting Moved to Spring 2022 One More Postponement Dear members and friends of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology, I am writing in my capacity as… Read More »Postponement of SLA Conference
(Note: This email is sent on behalf of the SLA Program Chair, Sarah Shulist, at [email protected]. Please direct all questions and concerns about AAA 2021 directly to her.)… Read More »AAA 2021: Calls for SLA proposals
Submission Deadline: May 31, 2021 The Society for Linguistic Anthropology announces two book prize competitions in 2021. Books must have been published between January 2018 and December… Read More »SLA Book Prizes 2021: Edward Sapir Book Prize, New Voices Book Prize
Mass migration, displacement, economic pressures, and conflict will continue to involve large numbers of people crossing borders at a variety of scales. At the same time,… Read More »New Book Announcement! Migration Narratives: Diverging Stories in Schools, Churches, and Civic Institutions, by Wortham, Nichols, Clonan-Roy & Rhodes
Anna Babel, Ohio State University: In recognition of her exceptional service for undocumented and DACAmented students, as well as outstanding public outreach work with immigrants outside… Read More »SLA Outreach Award Winners for 2020!
Every year the Society for Linguistic Anthropology (SLA) confers an award for a distinguished undergraduate research paper. The selected winner will be given a cash… Read More »SLA 2021 Undergraduate Essay Contest
See the information below for the SLA Business Meeting: Friday Nov 13: ◦ 12:30-2:30 pm ET SLA Business Meeting (open to everyone) Join zoom meeting (passcode 292478): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87430571418?pwd=ZnFyeFMxSHNlaTk3d1FHK1RvNXl0QT09
Dear colleagues in linguistic anthropology,The SLA portion of the Raising Our Voices live-streamed program begins tomorrow! Please know that you can still register to attend… Read More »SLA Portion of Raising Our Voices Begins
Join language and politics experts across the United States as they discuss the 2020 election in this free online forum, launching Friday, October 9, 6pm (CST). The… Read More »Introducing “Talking Politics 2020” Online Forum
Dear SLA members and friends, The SLA Executive Board in please to invite you to the SLA Fall Open Forum, to be hosted on zoom on Thursday,… Read More »SLA Fall Open Forum
The submission deadline is October 16, 2020. Created and awarded for the first time by the SLA in 2014, this award honors an SLA member or members for… Read More »SLA Award for Public Outreach and Community Service: Call for Nominations
Dear Colleagues, The current COVID-19 pandemic has continued to impact our scholarly community in multiple ways. We are particularly aware of and concerned about… Read More »SLA Hardship Grants and Membership Waivers!
Dear SLA 2020 Registrants and SLA Membership, As the COVID-19 health and economic crises continue in the US, I wanted to be in touch… Read More »SLA Conference Postponed Until Spring 2021!!
Dear SLA Colleagues, Greetings! We are writing to encourage you to consider nominating yourself for the open SLA position of Secretary-Treasurer in the 2020 AAA elections. If you are… Read More »Urgent! SLA Secretary Treasurer Nominations!
Dear All, Please check out this video composed by the devoted undergraduate marketing team at U.C. Boulder to promote the SLA 2020 Spring Conference! promotional video
Every year the Society for Linguistic Anthropology (SLA) confers an award for a distinguished undergraduate research paper. The selected winner will be given a cash award,… Read More »Society for Linguistic Anthropology 2020 Undergraduate Essay Contest
Deadline: February 1, 2020 The Society for Linguistic Anthropology (SLA) announces the John Gumperz Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize competition. Each year the Society for… Read More »2020 John Gumperz Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize
Please be advised that the deadline for the SLA 2020 Spring conference has been pushed back from December 2nd, to December 16th. See the updated information on… Read More »SLA 2020 Abstract Submission Deadline Pushed Back!
Please review the updated submission information here for the most current information about the SLA 2020 conference. Submission information The submission portal is now open. Abstracts are due… Read More »Updated Information Re. SLA 2020 Conference
Announcing the 2020 Spring Conference of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology “Future Imperfect: Language in Times of Crisis and Hope” April 2-5, 2020, Boulder, Colorado… Read More »Call for Papers: SLA 2020 Spring Conference
The Society for Linguistic Anthropology is pleased to announce its second spring conference, to be held April 2-5, 2020 at the Hiltons on Canyon in Boulder, Colorado. SLA 2020… Read More »2020 Spring Conference of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology
Society for Linguistic Anthropology Interdisciplinary Public Engagement Conference Award Deadline: October 1, 2019 for conferences in 2020 SLA announces an initiative to fund conference… Read More »SLA Interdisciplinary Public Engagement Conference Award