The Linguistic Society of America (LSA), founded in 1924, is the leading U.S. professional organization dedicated to advancing the scientific study of language. We are teaching and research professors, data scientists, Natural Language Processing and Understanding experts, K-12 teachers, community language revitalization specialists, language documentarians, UX researchers, non-profit owners, translators, and software engineers.



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Kendra Calhoun
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

My research explores the intersections of language, identity, culture, power, and media. My current work focuses on digitally mediated discourse, digital communities, and African American Language on TikTok. Linguistics provides unique insights on language and interaction that shed light on nuances of digital discourse often taken for granted and facilitates many “Aha!” moments in my Digital Cultures and Communication course.
 

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The LSA Comment on Proposal to Rescind Regulations on Title VI and Fulbright-Hays 

Reflecting our ongoing work to bring the empirical findings of linguistics to policy makers, the LSA submitted a comment on a Department of Education Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would rescind all regulations governing the Title VI and Fulbright-Hays programs. As explained in our comment, the proposed change would reduce the nation's ability to respond to emerging needs, not bolster it. 

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