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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Troy Messick
Rutgers University
Receiving the Bloch Fellowship for the Linguistic Institute was pivotal for my career. The networking opportunities and courses were invaluable. They have inspired my conference presentations, publications and ultimately helped me secure a role as an assistant professor at Rutgers University. Now, I’m committed to mentoring young linguists, Just as others supported me. LSA's role in my career journey cannot be overstated.

 

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Cambridge University Press and the Linguistic Society of America are excited to announce that Cambridge University Press will publish the Society's new Journal of Black Language and Culture (JBLAC) from 2027. JBLAC fosters a transdisciplinary conversation on Black language and culture through a global, diasporic lens, publishing original, high-quality research that explicitly engages Blackness as a social, cultural, and theoretical construct—examining the intersections of language, identity, and cultural practices across Black communities worldwide.

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