Linguistic Society of America

The Linguistic Society of America was founded in 1924 for the advancement of the scientific study of language. The Society serves its nearly 7,000 personal and institutional members through scholarly meetings, publications, and special activities designed to advance the discipline. An interest in linguistics is the only requirement for membership.

The Society is an affiliate of the Permanent International Committee of Linguists (CIPL), a constituent society of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS ), a member of the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA), the National Humanities Alliance (NHA), the Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL)/National Council for Languages and International Studies (NCLIS), the National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Membership includes the quarterly journal Language (March, June, September, December), LSA Bulletin (issued a minimum of four times per year, one issue a membership directory), and the privilege of submitting papers for the Annual Meeting held in early January and to the journal Language.

The Society also publishes an electronic Directory of Programs in Linguistics in the United States and Canada. Among its special educational activities are the Linguistic Institutes held every other summer in the odd years and co-sponsored by a host university. Inaugurated in 1928, these Institutes provide intensive training in applied and theoretical linguistics on the graduate and undergraduate level. Fellowships for students are available; visiting scholars are welcome.