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Linguistics, Language and the Public Award
2008
Background
Established in 1995 as the Linguistics, Language, and the Public Interest Award. Current name adopted in 2002. The award is presented at the Annual Meeting in odd-numbered years.
Responsibilities
In even-numbered years, the Committee evaluates all works submitted and recommends one title, or one and an alternate, to the Executive Committee who must formally approve the recommendation. The recommendation and a citation is sent to the Secretariat by 15 April. The Committee also prepares a 50-word citation which is read at the award ceremony during the Business Meeting and later published in the LSA Bulletin. Works entered for this prize need not be returned.
The 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 is biennial, work could be considered in two 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.
Membership
This committee is appointed for even-numbered years with 3 members, each serving a one-year term. The chair is to be the Past President of the Executive Committee.
Any member of the Committee who feels him/herself to be in a position of possible conflict of interest (such as sponsorship of work, principal consultant, colleague of contestant, etc.) should make this fact known to the other members of the Committee at the onset.
Committee Members
Steve Anderson, Chair, Yale University (2008)
Geoffrey Nunberg (2008)
John Rickford, Stanford University (2008)
