- Nominations are now open for many LSA Awards and for 2013 LSA Fellows.
- Read the Call for Abstracts for the 2013 Annual Meeting (Boston, January 3-6).
- View the Call for Workshop Proposals for the 2013 Linguistic Institute.
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Awards Committee
The Awards
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Linguistics, Language and the Public Award: This award honors an individual, or a collaborative group, for a work or body of work that effectively increases public awareness and understanding of linguistics and language. Works in any medium are eligible, for example, one or more books, documentary films, articles in popular magazines or newspapers, software, or lectures series. The nominees need not be members of the Society.
In order to be considered, individuals must have published, presented, or aired some representative work during the four years immediately preceding the deadline for the receipt of entries. Note that, because an individual's representative work is eligible for four years and the award can be given in any year when warranted, work could be considered in more than one award cycles.
Entries include a letter of nomination and copies of the representative work (books, videotapes, transcripts, other recording, etc.). They may also be accompanied by evidence of the work's impact (e.g. letters of commendation, newspaper articles, public notices). Four copies of all materials are required. The awardee is invited to attend and, if appropriate, to present the work to the LSA members.
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Victoria A. Fromkin Lifetime Service Award: First presented in 2001 as the "Victoria A. Fromkin Prize for Distinguished Service", this award was established to recognize individuals who have performed extraordinary service to the Society and the discipline throughout their career.
Nominations must be accompanied by an endorsement letter outlining why the individual should be recognized and a brief citation that can be read at the presentation of the award. All nominees must be current members of the LSA.
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Kenneth L. Hale Award: First presented in 2002, the award recognizes outstanding linguistic scholarship undertaken by a scholar that documents a particular endangered or no longer spoken language or language family.
Nominations must be accompanied by a copy of the work and any other supporting material. All authors must be current members of the LSA, and works should normally be no more than 15-20 years old.
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Linguistic Service Award: This award was established to honor those members who have performed distinguished service to the Society and discipline.
Nominations must be accompanied by an endorsement letter outlining why the individual should be recognized and a brief citation that can be read at the presentation of the award. All nominees must be current LSA members.
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Early Career Award: Instituted in 2010, this award is given for a new scholar who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of linguistics. It provides travel reimbursement (up to $500) and complimentary registration for the next Annual Meeting.
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Student Abstract Award: Instituted in 2010, this award provides a $500 award for the best abstract submitted by a student for a paper or poster presentation at the next Annual Meeting, and $300 for the submitters of the abstracts rated second and third.
