Memorial session for Barney Bate
Bernard Bate died peacefully in his sleep in March of this year. There will be a memorial session for Barney Bate on Friday, November 18th at 7:45.
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Paul Friedrich remembrance session
Paul Friedrich passed away on August 11. Below please find links to two very moving obituaries. William Beeman has arranged a remembrance session to be held at AAA on Friday November 18.
AN News: “The Gap That Won’t Be Filled: An anthropolitical critique of the ‘Language Gap'” by Avineri et. al.
Anthropology News Article Netta Avineri (Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey), Susan D. Blum (U of Notre Dame), Eric Johnson (Washington State U Tri-Cities),… Read More »AN News: “The Gap That Won’t Be Filled: An anthropolitical critique of the ‘Language Gap’” by Avineri et. al.
AN News: “Difficult Interpretations: Linguistic anthropology and access to social services” by Rusty Barrett (U Kentucky), Hilaria Cruz (U Kentucky), and María Luz García (Eastern Michigan U)
Anthropology News Article Since 2000, any agency receiving government funding is legally obligated to provide clients with access to interpreters who speak their language. However,… Read More »AN News: “Difficult Interpretations: Linguistic anthropology and access to social services” by Rusty Barrett (U Kentucky), Hilaria Cruz (U Kentucky), and María Luz García (Eastern Michigan U)
Announcement of new JLA Editor
The SLA board has concluded its search and is pleased to announce that Paul Kockelman will be the next Editor of the Journal of Linguistic… Read More »Announcement of new JLA Editor
AN News: “Interdisciplinary Collaborations around Language and Social Justice” by Jonathan Rosa (Stanford University) and Netta Avineri (Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey)
In recent years, AAA’s Society for Linguistic Anthropology (SLA) has generously supported a range of efforts intended to create interdisciplinary dialogues. In 2014, this support… Read More »AN News: “Interdisciplinary Collaborations around Language and Social Justice” by Jonathan Rosa (Stanford University) and Netta Avineri (Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey)
AN News: “Charting New Territory: The Intersection of Linguistics and Geography” by Catherine Lee (U Hawaiʻi Manoa)
Anthropology News Column When most people think about linguistic geography, if they think of it at all, they think of dialect atlases such as the… Read More »AN News: “Charting New Territory: The Intersection of Linguistics and Geography” by Catherine Lee (U Hawaiʻi Manoa)
Employment in linguistic anthropology and related fields
Tips on where to look for employment opportunities for graduates from linguistic anthropology programs. What advice would you add about considering, starting, or continuing a career in linguistic anthropology?
Lots and lots of letters
These media and social media links were recommended by SLA members or correspondents. Some appeared earlier on our Twitter or Facebook pages.
SLA Award for Public Outreach and Community Service: Call for Nominations
SLA Award for Public Outreach and Community Service The submission deadline is October 15, 2016. Created and awarded for the first time by the SLA in 2014,… Read More »SLA Award for Public Outreach and Community Service: Call for Nominations
Cuz it ain’t in the dictionary
This morning in my English composition class, composed mainly of Japanese speakers, I came upon another pitfall of relying on “in the dictionary” as a test of acceptability. The verb ‘ruralize’, which rarely appears in books published after 1940, is nevertheless present in bilingual dictionaries.
AN News: “Outreach and Engagement in a Science Museum” by Leslie C. Moore (The Ohio State University) et al.
Anthropology News Column In recent years, several sociolinguists have published accounts of successful integration of Outreach and Engagement into their research and/or teaching, including outreach… Read More »AN News: “Outreach and Engagement in a Science Museum” by Leslie C. Moore (The Ohio State University) et al.
AAA/SLA election reminder
Just a quick reminder to the SLA membership that the AAA election deadline is May 31st. So if you haven’t already voted, please do so… Read More »AAA/SLA election reminder
AN News: “Communicating Bodies: New Juxtapositions of Linguistic and Medical Anthropology” by Charles L. Briggs (U California, Berkeley) and Paja Faudree (Brown U)
Linguistic anthropology and medical anthropology are growth areas of anthropology, yet research across these two fields has been relatively limited. Recently medical and linguistic anthropologists… Read More »AN News: “Communicating Bodies: New Juxtapositions of Linguistic and Medical Anthropology” by Charles L. Briggs (U California, Berkeley) and Paja Faudree (Brown U)
SLA 2016 Undergraduate Essay Contest
Society for Linguistic Anthropology 2016 Undergraduate Student Essay Contest Deadline: June 30, 2016 Calling all linguistic anthropology undergraduates! Do you have a stellar research paper… Read More »SLA 2016 Undergraduate Essay Contest
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology seeking Editor-in-Chief
The Executive Board of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology invites applications for the position of Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology. The editorship is a three year term, beginning September 1, 2016.
Arika Okrent language-related videos
a series of videos on English vocabulary, language origins, and other language and society related topics
Irish accent and Irish language
Saoirse Ronan tries to teach Stephen Colbert to speak English with an Irish accent. Separately, Jim McCloskey discusses the Irish language on The World.
AN News: “Taking Full Accountability (but None of the Blame)” by Aaron Ansell (Virginia Tech)
Last year, in the midst of a campus mobilization led by Black students that rocked the U of Missouri (“Mizzou”), we caught a glimpse of… Read More »AN News: “Taking Full Accountability (but None of the Blame)” by Aaron Ansell (Virginia Tech)
AN News: “Working at the Border of Sister Disciplines” by Anna Babel (The Ohio State University)
Anthropology News Article One of this column’s areas of focus for the upcoming year is interdisciplinarity in linguistic anthropology. We’re excited to have contributions lined… Read More »AN News: “Working at the Border of Sister Disciplines” by Anna Babel (The Ohio State University)