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| European Society for Linguistic Anthropology | |
|---|---|
| Name | European Society for Linguistic Anthropology |
| Formation | 2000s |
| Type | Learned society |
| Headquarters | Europe |
| Leader title | President |
European Society for Linguistic Anthropology is a learned society dedicated to the study of human language in social and cultural contexts across Europe and beyond. It convenes scholars working on language, communication, and culture from comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives, engaging with fields represented by institutions such as University of Cambridge, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, University of Oxford, University of Amsterdam, and University of Vienna. The society fosters networks linking researchers affiliated to organizations like the British Academy, Humboldt University of Berlin, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Sorbonne University, and the European Research Council.
The society emerged in the early 21st century from networks built at conferences including the International Congress of Linguists, the Linguistic Society of America meetings, the Manchester Phonology Meeting, and workshops hosted at the Royal Anthropological Institute and Max Planck Society. Founding figures included scholars connected to departments at University College London, Leiden University, University of Copenhagen, University of Barcelona, and Humboldt University of Berlin, reflecting transnational collaboration following projects funded by bodies such as the European Commission and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. Early milestones paralleled developments at the International Association for the Study of Language and Social Interaction and dialogues with the American Anthropological Association.
The society's governance combines elected officers—President, Secretary, Treasurer—with advisory boards drawn from academic centers such as the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Université libre de Bruxelles, Sciences Po, and the University of Glasgow. It operates committees modeled on structures used by the Royal Society and the British Academy for peer review, ethics, and outreach, and liaises with funding agencies including the European Research Council and national research councils like the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Agence nationale de la recherche. Institutional partners have included the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, University of Bergen, and University of Turin.
Annual and biennial meetings rotate through host departments such as University of Oslo, Trinity College Dublin, University of Zurich, University of Barcelona, and University of Edinburgh. The society co-organizes panels and symposia at venues such as the European Conference on Digital Libraries, the International Pragmatics Association conferences, the Sociolinguistics Symposium, and the Association for Computational Linguistics workshops. Special sessions have been held in collaboration with institutes like the British Museum, the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, and the Institute of Modern Languages Research.
The society sponsors peer-reviewed outlets and edited volumes disseminated through presses such as Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Routledge, De Gruyter, and Bloomsbury Academic. It issues newsletters and online bulletins coordinated with platforms like Project MUSE, JSTOR, and institutional repositories at University of Helsinki and University of Manchester. Collaborative publications have appeared in journals associated with Language in Society, Journal of Sociolinguistics, Journal of Pragmatics, Anthropological Linguistics, and PLOS ONE for interdisciplinary work.
Research spans multilingualism, language contact, ethnography of speaking, politeness and interaction, narrative analysis, discourse and ideology, language documentation, and computational approaches, linking projects at European Research Council-funded centers, the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, and national programs at CNRS, CNR, and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. The society promotes work on heritage languages, minority language rights associated with institutions like the Council of Europe, endangered language documentation akin to initiatives at the Endangered Languages Archive, and applied studies connected to agencies such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the World Health Organization.
Membership includes academics from departments at University College London, University of Cambridge, Trinity College Dublin, University of Warsaw, Charles University, and research institutes such as the Max Planck Society and CNRS. Affiliated groups include national linguistic anthropology associations, university research centers like the Amsterdam Centre for Language Studies, thematic networks funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology, and student groups at institutions including University of Leeds and University of Glasgow.
The society awards prizes for early-career research, lifetime achievement, and best article, modeled on award schemes at the British Academy, the Linguistic Society of America, and the European Research Council fellowship recognitions. Recipients have included scholars affiliated with University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago, Stanford University, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, and SOAS University of London for contributions to linguistic anthropology and interdisciplinary scholarship.
Category:Linguistic societies Category:Anthropology organizations