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Last Chance for the Discounted Hotel Rate! Headed to the LSA 2026 Annual Meeting? Book your stay at the New Orleans Marriott!
Discounted Rate: $199/night
Deadline: TODAY!
Booking within the LSA room block helps support LSA by avoiding penalties for unused rooms. web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Discounted Rate: $199/night
Deadline: TODAY!
Booking within the LSA room block helps support LSA by avoiding penalties for unused rooms. web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
December 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Last Chance for the Discounted Hotel Rate! Headed to the LSA 2026 Annual Meeting? Book your stay at the New Orleans Marriott!
Discounted Rate: $199/night
Deadline: TODAY!
Booking within the LSA room block helps support LSA by avoiding penalties for unused rooms. web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Discounted Rate: $199/night
Deadline: TODAY!
Booking within the LSA room block helps support LSA by avoiding penalties for unused rooms. web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
The LSA Awards Committee is excited to announce John Rickford as the winner of the 2026 Victoria A. Fromkin Lifetime Service Award!
John Rickford is Stanford University professor of Linguistics, emeritus & was LSA President in 1985. Join us in celebrating at #LSA2026! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
John Rickford is Stanford University professor of Linguistics, emeritus & was LSA President in 1985. Join us in celebrating at #LSA2026! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
December 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The LSA Awards Committee is excited to announce John Rickford as the winner of the 2026 Victoria A. Fromkin Lifetime Service Award!
John Rickford is Stanford University professor of Linguistics, emeritus & was LSA President in 1985. Join us in celebrating at #LSA2026! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
John Rickford is Stanford University professor of Linguistics, emeritus & was LSA President in 1985. Join us in celebrating at #LSA2026! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Season’s greetings from the LSA Staff! Please note that the offices of our staffing provider, AMR Management Services, will be closed from December 24 - Jan 2, reopening on Jan 5, 2026. AMR staff will be addressing any urgent messages during that time, but responses may be delayed. Happy holidays!
December 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Season’s greetings from the LSA Staff! Please note that the offices of our staffing provider, AMR Management Services, will be closed from December 24 - Jan 2, reopening on Jan 5, 2026. AMR staff will be addressing any urgent messages during that time, but responses may be delayed. Happy holidays!
COGEL is proud to announce Jennifer Kaplan as a winner of the 2026 COGEL Travel Grants! Jennifer Kaplan is a 6th year student at UC Berkeley, working on language usage and linguistic attitudes among trans & non-binary francophones.
Join us in celebrating at #LSA2026! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Join us in celebrating at #LSA2026! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
December 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
COGEL is proud to announce Jennifer Kaplan as a winner of the 2026 COGEL Travel Grants! Jennifer Kaplan is a 6th year student at UC Berkeley, working on language usage and linguistic attitudes among trans & non-binary francophones.
Join us in celebrating at #LSA2026! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Join us in celebrating at #LSA2026! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
LSA hotel room block rates of $199/night are only guaranteed through Dec 29! Booking within the LSA room block not only gets you the best rate—it also helps support the LSA by avoiding penalties for unused rooms.
Reserve today & stay in the heart of the meeting! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Reserve today & stay in the heart of the meeting! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
December 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
LSA hotel room block rates of $199/night are only guaranteed through Dec 29! Booking within the LSA room block not only gets you the best rate—it also helps support the LSA by avoiding penalties for unused rooms.
Reserve today & stay in the heart of the meeting! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Reserve today & stay in the heart of the meeting! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
The PR Committee is excited to announce their 2026 Award Winners! Congratulations to Cathleen O’Grady for winning the Linguistics Journalism Award. And congratulations to the winner of the Linguistics, Language, and the Public Award, Charlotte Vaughn!
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December 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The PR Committee is excited to announce their 2026 Award Winners! Congratulations to Cathleen O’Grady for winning the Linguistics Journalism Award. And congratulations to the winner of the Linguistics, Language, and the Public Award, Charlotte Vaughn!
web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Last Chance! Today is the LAST DAY to lock in regular registration rates for the LSA 2026 Annual Meeting!
Don’t wait—prices increase tomorrow. Secure your spot and join us for four days of exciting sessions, community, and connection in New Orleans.
Register now: web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Don’t wait—prices increase tomorrow. Secure your spot and join us for four days of exciting sessions, community, and connection in New Orleans.
Register now: web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
December 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Last Chance! Today is the LAST DAY to lock in regular registration rates for the LSA 2026 Annual Meeting!
Don’t wait—prices increase tomorrow. Secure your spot and join us for four days of exciting sessions, community, and connection in New Orleans.
Register now: web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Don’t wait—prices increase tomorrow. Secure your spot and join us for four days of exciting sessions, community, and connection in New Orleans.
Register now: web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Headed to the #LSA2026 in New Orleans? Don’t forget to secure your stay at the New Orleans Marriott, our host hotel!
Discounted Rate: $199/night
Deadline: Dec 19, 2025
Booking within the LSA room block helps support LSA by avoiding penalties for unused rooms. web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Discounted Rate: $199/night
Deadline: Dec 19, 2025
Booking within the LSA room block helps support LSA by avoiding penalties for unused rooms. web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
December 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Headed to the #LSA2026 in New Orleans? Don’t forget to secure your stay at the New Orleans Marriott, our host hotel!
Discounted Rate: $199/night
Deadline: Dec 19, 2025
Booking within the LSA room block helps support LSA by avoiding penalties for unused rooms. web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Discounted Rate: $199/night
Deadline: Dec 19, 2025
Booking within the LSA room block helps support LSA by avoiding penalties for unused rooms. web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
5 days left to lock in the regular registration rates for #LSA2026 before they increase! These rates are good until Monday, December 15 at 11:59pm PT. We can’t wait to see you in New Orleans!
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December 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
5 days left to lock in the regular registration rates for #LSA2026 before they increase! These rates are good until Monday, December 15 at 11:59pm PT. We can’t wait to see you in New Orleans!
web.cvent.com/event/d45318... #LSA2026 #RateIncrease #NewOrleans #AnnualMeeting
web.cvent.com/event/d45318... #LSA2026 #RateIncrease #NewOrleans #AnnualMeeting
LSA is excited to announce the winners of the Best Paper in Language Award! Congrats to Danny Law, Justin M. Power, & David Quinto-Pozos, the authors of the article, “Bringing signed languages into the study of regular sound change.” Join us in celebrating at #LSA2026! muse.jhu.edu/pub/24/artic...
December 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
LSA is excited to announce the winners of the Best Paper in Language Award! Congrats to Danny Law, Justin M. Power, & David Quinto-Pozos, the authors of the article, “Bringing signed languages into the study of regular sound change.” Join us in celebrating at #LSA2026! muse.jhu.edu/pub/24/artic...
COGEL is proud to announce Cassie Davenport as a winner of the 2026 COGEL Travel Grant! Cassie Davenport is a 5th year student at Northwestern University, working on psycholinguistic investigations of syntactic & pragmatic phenomena. Join us in celebrating at #LSA2026! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
December 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
COGEL is proud to announce Cassie Davenport as a winner of the 2026 COGEL Travel Grant! Cassie Davenport is a 5th year student at Northwestern University, working on psycholinguistic investigations of syntactic & pragmatic phenomena. Join us in celebrating at #LSA2026! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Can’t make it to New Orleans? You can still be part of the Annual Meeting from anywhere in the world! This year’s virtual format is a pilot program designed to test a cost-effective approach to hybrid meetings — and if it’s successful, we plan to expand in the future. web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Can’t make it to New Orleans? You can still be part of the Annual Meeting from anywhere in the world! This year’s virtual format is a pilot program designed to test a cost-effective approach to hybrid meetings — and if it’s successful, we plan to expand in the future. web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
We are excited to introduce the newly elected members of the LSA Executive Committee and the new Co-Editor of Language!
Tracey Weldon
Sharon Hargus
Alexandra Johnston
Kelly Kendro
Michael Putnam
These leaders bring to their positions a wealth of knowledge & passion for advancing our field.
Tracey Weldon
Sharon Hargus
Alexandra Johnston
Kelly Kendro
Michael Putnam
These leaders bring to their positions a wealth of knowledge & passion for advancing our field.
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We are excited to introduce the newly elected members of the LSA Executive Committee and the new Co-Editor of Language!
Tracey Weldon
Sharon Hargus
Alexandra Johnston
Kelly Kendro
Michael Putnam
These leaders bring to their positions a wealth of knowledge & passion for advancing our field.
Tracey Weldon
Sharon Hargus
Alexandra Johnston
Kelly Kendro
Michael Putnam
These leaders bring to their positions a wealth of knowledge & passion for advancing our field.
The Committee on Ethnic Diversity in Linguistics is proud to announce Linda Jazmin Melendez as one of four winners of the 2026 CEDL Travel Grants!
Linda Jazmin Melendez is a first-year MA student at CSU, Dominguez Hills studying TESOL. web.cvent.com/event/d45318... #LSA2026
Linda Jazmin Melendez is a first-year MA student at CSU, Dominguez Hills studying TESOL. web.cvent.com/event/d45318... #LSA2026
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Committee on Ethnic Diversity in Linguistics is proud to announce Linda Jazmin Melendez as one of four winners of the 2026 CEDL Travel Grants!
Linda Jazmin Melendez is a first-year MA student at CSU, Dominguez Hills studying TESOL. web.cvent.com/event/d45318... #LSA2026
Linda Jazmin Melendez is a first-year MA student at CSU, Dominguez Hills studying TESOL. web.cvent.com/event/d45318... #LSA2026
The Linguistic Society of America wishes you a warm and joyful Thanksgiving! We’re grateful for our community of linguists, students, teachers, and language enthusiasts who make our field vibrant and inspiring. Thank you for all you do.
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Linguistic Society of America wishes you a warm and joyful Thanksgiving! We’re grateful for our community of linguists, students, teachers, and language enthusiasts who make our field vibrant and inspiring. Thank you for all you do.
The Committee on Ethnic Diversity in Linguistics is proud to announce Dema Smadi as a winner of the 2026 CEDL Travel Grants! Dema Smadi is a PhD candidate in Linguistics at UT Arlington researching phonetic attrition, bilingualism, & second language acquisition. web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Committee on Ethnic Diversity in Linguistics is proud to announce Dema Smadi as a winner of the 2026 CEDL Travel Grants! Dema Smadi is a PhD candidate in Linguistics at UT Arlington researching phonetic attrition, bilingualism, & second language acquisition. web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
CEDL is proud to announce Oluwasegun Amoniyan as one of four winners of the 2026 CEDL Travel Grants! Oluwasegun Amoniyan is a PhD student in Linguistics at the Univ of Pittsburgh & his interests include socio-phonetics and co-speech. Join us in celebrating at #LSA2026! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
CEDL is proud to announce Oluwasegun Amoniyan as one of four winners of the 2026 CEDL Travel Grants! Oluwasegun Amoniyan is a PhD student in Linguistics at the Univ of Pittsburgh & his interests include socio-phonetics and co-speech. Join us in celebrating at #LSA2026! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Join Us as a Session Chair at the 2026 LSA Annual Meeting! We’re seeking PhD holders to volunteer as Session Chairs and play a vital role in ensuring sessions run smoothly and on time.
Explore your preferred sessions in the online program and sign up today! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Explore your preferred sessions in the online program and sign up today! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Join Us as a Session Chair at the 2026 LSA Annual Meeting! We’re seeking PhD holders to volunteer as Session Chairs and play a vital role in ensuring sessions run smoothly and on time.
Explore your preferred sessions in the online program and sign up today! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Explore your preferred sessions in the online program and sign up today! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
CEDL is proud to announce Shabnam Alizadeh Incheh as a winner of the 2026 CEDL Travel Grants!
Shabnam Alizadeh Incheh is a Ph.D. student at the Univ of Connecticut studying bilingualism’s cognitive mechanisms, including interference, sentence, & speech processing. web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Shabnam Alizadeh Incheh is a Ph.D. student at the Univ of Connecticut studying bilingualism’s cognitive mechanisms, including interference, sentence, & speech processing. web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
CEDL is proud to announce Shabnam Alizadeh Incheh as a winner of the 2026 CEDL Travel Grants!
Shabnam Alizadeh Incheh is a Ph.D. student at the Univ of Connecticut studying bilingualism’s cognitive mechanisms, including interference, sentence, & speech processing. web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Shabnam Alizadeh Incheh is a Ph.D. student at the Univ of Connecticut studying bilingualism’s cognitive mechanisms, including interference, sentence, & speech processing. web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
It’s here! The 2026 LSA Annual Meeting Program is live!
Huge thanks to everyone who submitted abstracts, the 200+ reviewers, and the 2026 Program Committee for making this possible! Start planning your New Orleans experience! We can’t wait to see you there! #LSA2026 web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Huge thanks to everyone who submitted abstracts, the 200+ reviewers, and the 2026 Program Committee for making this possible! Start planning your New Orleans experience! We can’t wait to see you there! #LSA2026 web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
November 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It’s here! The 2026 LSA Annual Meeting Program is live!
Huge thanks to everyone who submitted abstracts, the 200+ reviewers, and the 2026 Program Committee for making this possible! Start planning your New Orleans experience! We can’t wait to see you there! #LSA2026 web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Huge thanks to everyone who submitted abstracts, the 200+ reviewers, and the 2026 Program Committee for making this possible! Start planning your New Orleans experience! We can’t wait to see you there! #LSA2026 web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Join the Halle Award and Fromkin Prize Committee in congratulating Jian-Leat Siah on receiving the Victoria Fromkin Memorial Prize for Student Excellence in Phonology award!
Please help us congratulate Jian-Leat on this achievement. web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Please help us congratulate Jian-Leat on this achievement. web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Join the Halle Award and Fromkin Prize Committee in congratulating Jian-Leat Siah on receiving the Victoria Fromkin Memorial Prize for Student Excellence in Phonology award!
Please help us congratulate Jian-Leat on this achievement. web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Please help us congratulate Jian-Leat on this achievement. web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Last Day to Save on Early Bird Registration!
The #LSA2026 Program includes an impressive lineup of research presentations, thought-provoking plenaries, and specialized networking opportunities.
Today is your final chance for early bird savings—register now! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
The #LSA2026 Program includes an impressive lineup of research presentations, thought-provoking plenaries, and specialized networking opportunities.
Today is your final chance for early bird savings—register now! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Last Day to Save on Early Bird Registration!
The #LSA2026 Program includes an impressive lineup of research presentations, thought-provoking plenaries, and specialized networking opportunities.
Today is your final chance for early bird savings—register now! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
The #LSA2026 Program includes an impressive lineup of research presentations, thought-provoking plenaries, and specialized networking opportunities.
Today is your final chance for early bird savings—register now! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Only 2 Days Left for Early Bird Registration!
Why pay full price when you can act now and save substantially? Register now! web.cvent.com/event/d45318... #EarlyBird #NewOrleans #LSA2026 #Register
Why pay full price when you can act now and save substantially? Register now! web.cvent.com/event/d45318... #EarlyBird #NewOrleans #LSA2026 #Register
November 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Only 2 Days Left for Early Bird Registration!
Why pay full price when you can act now and save substantially? Register now! web.cvent.com/event/d45318... #EarlyBird #NewOrleans #LSA2026 #Register
Why pay full price when you can act now and save substantially? Register now! web.cvent.com/event/d45318... #EarlyBird #NewOrleans #LSA2026 #Register
Join the Linguistics Beyond Academia Special Interest Group in congratulating Mark Mandel on receiving the Linguistics in Practice Award.
Please help us congratulate Mark on this achievement! Come celebrate with us at the 2026 LSA Annual Meeting Awards Ceremony! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Please help us congratulate Mark on this achievement! Come celebrate with us at the 2026 LSA Annual Meeting Awards Ceremony! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Join the Linguistics Beyond Academia Special Interest Group in congratulating Mark Mandel on receiving the Linguistics in Practice Award.
Please help us congratulate Mark on this achievement! Come celebrate with us at the 2026 LSA Annual Meeting Awards Ceremony! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
Please help us congratulate Mark on this achievement! Come celebrate with us at the 2026 LSA Annual Meeting Awards Ceremony! web.cvent.com/event/d45318...
The Elizabeth Dayton Award Committee is excited to announce Emma Breslow as the recipient of this award for 2026! Emma Breslow, a PhD candidate at UHM, examines sociophonetic variation and language attitudes in secular Yiddish. Come celebrate with us in New Orleans! bit.ly/43xmxuT
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The Elizabeth Dayton Award Committee is excited to announce Emma Breslow as the recipient of this award for 2026! Emma Breslow, a PhD candidate at UHM, examines sociophonetic variation and language attitudes in secular Yiddish. Come celebrate with us in New Orleans! bit.ly/43xmxuT