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  • New in Language

    "The greatest puzzle: Labov's 'Inherent variability of the copula' and its charge to the field." Jessica A. Grieser. Volume 100.4 (2024)

  • New in Phonological Data & Analysis

    "Sensitivity to complex onsets in Iron Ossetian." Amber Lubera. Volume 6 No. 2, 2024

  • New in Semantics & Pragmatics

    "Metalinguistic gradability." Volume 17, 2024

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LSA is a scholarly society for linguists and other interested individuals. LSA members include students, faculty, and linguists working in government, non-profit organizations, and industry. The mission of LSA is to advance the scientific study of language.  LSA plays a critical role in the development and dissemination of linguistic scholarship for the advancement of knowledge and betterment of society. 


 

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Member Spotlight

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Colin Phillips
University of Oxford & University of Maryland



The LSA is my professional union. No other organization is equipped to do what it does for linguists. I support it, because I want my professional union to be successful.




 

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LSA News

LSA Announces New Publishing Partnership with Cambridge University Press

LSA and Cambridge University Press are excited to announce that Cambridge will publish the Society's journals Language and Phonological Data and Analysis from 2026 and the Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America from 2027. LSA retains full oversight over the selection of content and intellectual direction of the journals, manages the rigorous peer review and editorial processes, and appoints editors and boards. As part of the move to Cambridge, Language will become fully open access.

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