Institution

Linguistic Society of America

Also Known As LSA

Learned Societies and Associations

The Linguistic Society of America is a professional association founded in New York City on 28 December 1924 to advance the scientific study of language in the United States. Leonard Bloomfield was among its founders and served as its president in 1935. The society publishes the journal Language, among others, and has run a biennial Linguistic Institute offering advanced training to linguists since 1928.

Facts

Founded Year

1924 1

Founder

About 75 linguists meeting on 28 December 1924, including Leonard Bloomfield and Edgar Sturtevant. 2

Seat

Lexington, Kentucky, United States 1

Linguistic Society of America

50 entries

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Founded By

Leonard Bloomfield

Source Linguistic Society of America (Wikipedia)

Has Member

Andrew Garrett

Source Wikipedia: Andrew Garrett (linguist)

Arnold Zwicky

Source Arnold Zwicky - Wikipedia

Arthur S. Abramson

Source Wikipedia: Arthur S. Abramson

Barbara Partee

Source Barbara H. Partee (Wikipedia)

Bernard Comrie

Source Bernard Comrie, Wikipedia

Bruce Hayes

Source Bruce Hayes (linguist) - Wikipedia

Calvert Watkins

Source Calvert Watkins (Wikipedia)

Charles J. Fillmore

Source Charles J. Fillmore, Wikipedia

Dan Slobin

Source Dan Slobin - Wikipedia

David Lightfoot

Source Wikipedia: David Lightfoot (linguist)

Dell Hymes

Source Dell Hymes (Wikipedia)

Elizabeth Closs Traugott

Source Elizabeth C. Traugott (Wikipedia)

Ellen F. Prince

Source Ellen Prince - Wikipedia

Emmon Bach

Source Wikipedia: Emmon Bach

Eugene Nida

Source Eugene Nida (Wikipedia)

Geoffrey Pullum

Source Wikipedia: Geoffrey K. Pullum

Gregory Ward

Source Gregory Ward - Wikipedia

Howard Lasnik

Source Howard Lasnik - Wikipedia

Ivan Sag

Source Ivan Sag - Wikipedia

Janet Dean Fodor

Source Janet Dean Fodor (Wikipedia)

Jay Jasanoff

Source Jay Jasanoff, Wikipedia

Jerrold Sadock

Source Wikipedia: Jerrold Sadock

Joan Bresnan

Source Joan Bresnan (Wikipedia)

Joan Bybee

Source Joan Bybee - Wikipedia

John Goldsmith

Source Wikipedia: John Goldsmith (linguist)

John Ohala

Source Wikipedia: John Ohala

Judith Aissen

Source Wikipedia: Judith Aissen

Keren Rice

Source Wikipedia: Keren Rice

Larry M. Hyman

Source Larry Hyman - Wikipedia

Leonard Bloomfield

Source Linguistic Society of America (Wikipedia)

Lila Gleitman

Source Lila R. Gleitman (Wikipedia)

Lise Menn

Source Wikipedia: Lise Menn

Marianne Mithun

Source Marianne Mithun - Wikipedia

Mark Aronoff

Source Mark Aronoff - Wikipedia

Michael E. Krauss

Source Michael E. Krauss - Wikipedia

Noam Chomsky

Source Noam Chomsky (Wikipedia)

Otto Jespersen

Source Otto Jespersen (Wikipedia)

Paul Kiparsky

Source Paul Kiparsky - Wikipedia

Peter Culicover

Source Wikipedia: Peter Culicover

Ray Jackendoff

Source Ray Jackendoff, Wikipedia

Richard S. Kayne

Source Wikipedia: Richard S. Kayne

Roger Shuy

Source Wikipedia: Roger Shuy

Sally McConnell-Ginet

Source Wikipedia: Sally McConnell-Ginet

Sandra A. Thompson

Source Sandra Thompson (linguist) - Wikipedia

Sandra Chung

Source Wikipedia: Sandra Chung

Sarah G. Thomason

Source Sarah Thomason - Wikipedia

Shana Poplack

Source Shana Poplack - Wikipedia

Sheila Blumstein

Source Sheila E. Blumstein (Wikipedia)

Steven Pinker

Source Steven Pinker, Wikipedia

Walt Wolfram

Source Walt Wolfram - Wikipedia

In the Other Atlases

Also in Geography Atlas: United States, located there.

Sources

1. Linguistic Society of America (LSA About)

Linguistic Society of AmericaAbout page

Quote, About page

The Linguistic Society of America (LSA), founded in 1924, is the leading U.S. professional organization dedicated to advancing the scientific study of language.