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JLA Language Machines Articles
Nonhuman situational enmeshments—How participants build temporal infrastructures for ChatGPT
Nonhuman situational enmeshments—How participants build temporal infrastructures for ChatGPT
This paper investigates how participants recruit Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT as interactional co-participants depending on their temporal enmeshment within an interactional flow. Using ...
The algorithm's hidden layers: Nurturant matrices, quantitative poetry, and the religious ethics of language technology
The algorithm's hidden layers: Nurturant matrices, quantitative poetry, and the religious ethics of language technology
This paper builds on conversations at the intersection of artificial intelligence research and the linguistic anthropology of religion by exploring a mathematical technique that connects contemporary...
Co-textual dopes: How LLMs produce contextually appropriate text in chat interactions with humans without access to context
Co-textual dopes: How LLMs produce contextually appropriate text in chat interactions with humans without access to context
“It doesn't give a s*** about Arabic or English”: Semiotic ideologies and demarcation among LLM engineers in Amman, Jordan - Adely - 2026 - Journal of Linguistic Anthropology - Wiley Online Library
“It doesn't give a s*** about Arabic or English”: Semiotic ideologies and demarcation among LLM engineers in Amman, Jordan - Adely - 2026 - Journal of Linguistic Anthropology - Wiley Online Library
The chatbot's real self: On the archaeology of artificial personas - Handman - 2026 - Journal of Linguistic Anthropology - Wiley Online Library
The chatbot's real self: On the archaeology of artificial personas - Handman - 2026 - Journal of Linguistic Anthropology - Wiley Online Library
Language machines: Toward a linguistic anthropology of large language models Siri Lamoureaux, Michael Castelle, Anna Weichselbraun
Language machines: Toward a linguistic anthropology of large language models Siri Lamoureaux, Michael Castelle, Anna Weichselbraun
Human tests for machine models: What lies “Beyond the Imitation Game”? Noya Kohavi, Anna Weichselbraun
Human tests for machine models: What lies “Beyond the Imitation Game”? Noya Kohavi, Anna Weichselbraun
Prizes
Student Essay Prize
Student Essay Prize
General Information on Prizes & Awards On this page, you can learn about the SLA prizes including details regarding submissions such as deadlines. Please also check for Announcements! You may learn about Previous Winners here. Annual Student Essay Prizes: Call for Papers Submissions for the Annual Student Essay Prizes are now open. The Gumperz Graduate Student Prize… Read More »Prizes & Awards
Edward Sapir Book Prize 2026
Edward Sapir Book Prize 2026
Please submit your SLA Sapir Prize application by March 15, 2026. More information about the prize can be found here: https://linguisticanthropology.org/about/prizes/
Anthropology News
Pigs, Pokes, and Power: Sovereign Silence and Sustainable Futures in Central Appalachia - Anthropology News
Pigs, Pokes, and Power: Sovereign Silence and Sustainable Futures in Central Appalachia - Anthropology News
In a southwestern Virginia county, yellow yard signs, bumper stickers, and billboards pepper lawns, cars, and roadsides. They read, “Don’t Nuke SWVA” and
How Zohran Mamdani Subverted America’s White Public Space with Uncles, Knafeh, and Arabic - Anthropology News
How Zohran Mamdani Subverted America’s White Public Space with Uncles, Knafeh, and Arabic - Anthropology News
On January 1st, 2026, democratic socialist Zohran Kwame Mamdani, a thirty-four-year-old African-born South-Asian American, was sworn in as New York City
Anthropological Quarterly
Project MUSE - Anthropological Quarterly-Volume 98, Number 4, Fall 2025
Project MUSE - Anthropological Quarterly-Volume 98, Number 4, Fall 2025
Events
Language Machines: Sociotechnical Practices and Ideologies at Work in Large Language Models – An Online Launch
Language Machines: Sociotechnical Practices and Ideologies at Work in Large Language Models – An Online Launch
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Creating Belonging: Ritual Recruitment of Hanoi Sign Language Interpreters A talk by Aron Marie (University of Virginia) Friday, February 13th 12pm EST. PASSWORD: drig
Creating Belonging: Ritual Recruitment of Hanoi Sign Language Interpreters A talk by Aron Marie (University of Virginia) Friday, February 13th 12pm EST. PASSWORD: drig
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Journal for Linguistic Anthropology
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Journal of Linguistic Anthropology | AAA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology | AAA Journal | Wiley Online Library
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Journal of Linguistic Anthropology: Vol 35, No 3
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology: Vol 35, No 3
Job Opportunities
University of Oklahoma -- Assistant Professor of Linguistic Anthropology
University of Oklahoma -- Assistant Professor of Linguistic Anthropology
News Articles
GLOBALIZING LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND PRESERVING MOTHER TONGUE: THE CASE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BASIC SCHOOL - Society for Linguistic Anthropology
GLOBALIZING LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND PRESERVING MOTHER TONGUE: THE CASE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BASIC SCHOOL - Society for Linguistic Anthropology
Rajvir Rai, UCSB This case study examines language education at the University Basic School (UBS) in Accra, Ghana. A linguistic anthropological perspective is used to address concerns in public Ghanaian language education, showing how linguistic anthropology can support educational research Discourse analysis from structured interviews with four UBS language teachers (Twi, Ga, French, and English) explores key… Read More »GLOBALIZING LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND PRESERVING MOTHER TONGUE: THE CASE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BASIC SCHOOL
Making English the official US language can’t erase the fact that the US has millions of Spanish speakers and a long multilingual history
Making English the official US language can’t erase the fact that the US has millions of Spanish speakers and a long multilingual history
Rosalía, Bad Bunny, and the Debate on Language and Identity in Music - HipLatina
Rosalía, Bad Bunny, and the Debate on Language and Identity in Music - HipLatina
What is the Maine Accent? | Maine Explained
What is the Maine Accent? | Maine Explained
From A for algebra to T for tariffs: Arabic words used in English speech | Arts and Culture News | Al Jazeera
From A for algebra to T for tariffs: Arabic words used in English speech | Arts and Culture News | Al Jazeera
A Linguist’s Night at the Ball
A Linguist’s Night at the Ball
Registration link for SLA Online webinar: "What I Wish I Knew Then… Reflections on Building a Career in Linguistic Anthropology": An SLA Online Conversation.
Registration link for SLA Online webinar: "What I Wish I Knew Then… Reflections on Building a Career in Linguistic Anthropology": An SLA Online Conversation.
Registration link for the Interdisciplinary Roundtable: Examining (Anti-)Wokeism Beyond Borders
Registration link for the Interdisciplinary Roundtable: Examining (Anti-)Wokeism Beyond Borders
William Labov (1927–2024)
William Labov (1927–2024)
Language Log » Bill Labov
Language Log » Bill Labov
2025 SLA Conference
2025 SLA Conference
SLA business meeting registration
SLA business meeting registration
Researching the Right in the Era of Hurricane Truthers - Society for Linguistic Anthropology
Researching the Right in the Era of Hurricane Truthers - Society for Linguistic Anthropology
Talking Politics presents: Speaking and Listening Politically with Juan Luis Rodríguez and James Slotta
Talking Politics presents: Speaking and Listening Politically with Juan Luis Rodríguez and James Slotta
Submissions - Society for Linguistic Anthropology
Submissions - Society for Linguistic Anthropology
Announcing the 2025 Society for Linguistic Anthropology Conference: Imagination, Creation, Critique - Society for Linguistic Anthropology
Announcing the 2025 Society for Linguistic Anthropology Conference: Imagination, Creation, Critique - Society for Linguistic Anthropology
American Paranoia: Media Narratives of AI as an “Amoral Superman”
American Paranoia: Media Narratives of AI as an “Amoral Superman”
Free chapter from The Indigenous Languages of the Americas: History and Classification by Lyle Campbell
Free chapter from The Indigenous Languages of the Americas: History and Classification by Lyle Campbell
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Charles Briggs on his book, Incommunicable
Charles Briggs on his book, Incommunicable
A UC Berkeley linguist explores what Kamala Harris's voice and speech reveal about her identity - Berkeley News
A UC Berkeley linguist explores what Kamala Harris's voice and speech reveal about her identity - Berkeley News
Making Sense Language, Ethics, and Understanding in Deaf Nepal
Making Sense Language, Ethics, and Understanding in Deaf Nepal
E-book | Making Sense: Language, Ethics, and Understanding in Deaf Nepal by E. Mara Green
E-book | Making Sense: Language, Ethics, and Understanding in Deaf Nepal by E. Mara Green
The Romani language is finally in Google Translate, one of 110 languages added in the biggest expansion of the program ever - Romea.cz - Everything about Roma in one place
The Romani language is finally in Google Translate, one of 110 languages added in the biggest expansion of the program ever - Romea.cz - Everything about Roma in one place
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