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Linguistic organisations

Organisations

• Linguistics Association of Great Britain
• Where is linguistics taught in the UK?
• Linguistic Society of America
• International Phonetic Association
  Phonetics information and resources (e.g. downloadable IPA charts and sound files).
• International Speech Communication Association
  ISCA's mission is 'to promote speech communication science and technology, both in the industrial and academic areas', covering all the aspects of speech communication (acoustics, phonetics, phonology, linguistics, natural language processing, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, signal processing, pattern recognition, etc.).
• Internet Institute for Speech and Hearing
  Described as 'a virtual centre of expertise in the science and technology of human spoken communication', this page links to dozens of interesting and useful tutorials, demonstrations and resources connected with the phonetic sciences.
• British Association for Applied Linguistics
  Professional association providing a forum for people interested in language and the applications of linguistics.
• LTSN Subject Centre for Language, Linguistics and Area Studies
  For dissemination of information relating to teaching and learning in these disciplines.
• The Linguistic Data Consortium
  Organisation supporting language-related education, research and technology development by creating and sharing linguistic resources: data, tools and standards.
• Linguistics Proceedings Directory
  Cascadilla Press is compiling a searchable on-line directory of published proceedings from linguistics conferences.
• SIL International (formerly Summer Institute of Linguistics)
  Lots of language-related information (e.g. Ethnologue) and useful free downloads (e.g. IPA fonts, Speech Analyzer).
• Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
  See also under Careers.
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
  Information on, among other things, communication and communication disorders, careers in speech and language therapy, etc.
• International Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics Association
  Formed in 1991, ICPLA's stated aim is to stimulate thought and research in phonetics and linguistics in relation to disordered speech and language, and to facilitate interactions and communications between researchers and clinicians.
• International Association for the Study of Child Language
  Founded to promote international and interdisciplinary cooperation in the study of child language.
• Dyslexic.com
  A page of links to articles about dyslexia.
• The Rosetta Project
  'A global collaboration of language specialists and native speakers [whose] goal is a meaningful survey and near permanent archive of 1,000 languages. Our intention is to create a unique platform for comparative linguistic research and education as well as a functional linguistic tool that might help in the recovery or revitalization of lost languages in unknown futures.'
• Foundation for Endangered Languages
• International Association of Forensic Linguists
• LANGUAGEandLAW.org
  An online institute 'devoted to the study of all the ways in which language and the law intersect', run by Peter Tiersma of the Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.
• International Association for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics
• Forensic Linguistics Institute (FLI)
  FLI was set up in 1995 by John Olsson to investigate texts of a legal nature on behalf of clients, and to undertake research into the best ways of analysing and measuring such texts. Features a database of forensically-relevant texts categorised by type (appeals, confessions, police statements, etc.).
• Linguistics and Phonetics Institutions Worldwide
  Note that this page was last updated in 1999.
• Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen
  The Institute's research topic is psycholinguistics, i.e. the study of mental processes involved in language production, language comprehension and language acquisition, as well as the relation between language, thought, and culture ('cognitive anthropology').
• International Society for Gesture Studies
  Founded in 2002, the Society is the only international scholarly association devoted to the study of human gesture. Note that the page is under construction
• Talkin' about Talk
  'Part of a national celebration for the year 2005, soon to be proclaimed by the U.S. Senate as the Year of Languages in the United States... Its purpose is to encourage the study of languages, stimulate interest in linguistics, and raise awareness of the nature of language and the diversity of languages on the planet.'
• Network of Applied Anthropologists
  The network's aim is to provide an online space for the promotion, discussion and development of applied anthropology in the UK.
• BBC Languages 'Better at Listening' pages
  These resources are aimed at language learners wishing to practise their listening skills using recordings of native speakers talking at 'normal' (i.e. fast) rates. The languages on offer are French, Spanish, German and Italian.

Linguistics conferences

• Language conferences worldwide
  Upcoming events in language, linguistics, speech and hearing therapy, translation, TESOL and related fields.
• LinguistList's calls and conferences page
  Here you can find out about current calls and conferences, search for a particular conference or browse conferences by year. You can also submit an announcement or program for a conference, or a call for papers.