Dear all,

Happy new year from London!  I’m looking forward to seeing you all in Chicago!

Here is some info on our sessions and a new idea we have this year for an informal get-together for members of all forums/fora with an interest in language, linguistics or ‘lang-lit’ on Friday evening.

Theater as Communication and Where Do The Voices Com…[Read more]

Dear all,

We are looking forward to seeing (some of) you in Chicago.

Before emailing you about the convention, here is a call for papers which I meant to pass on earlier in the year.

Best wishes,

Billy

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Call for Papers | Women & LanguageEditor: Leland G. Spencer, PhD | Miami University

Women & Language, an international,…[Read more]

The next election for this forum’s Delegate Assembly representative will be held in the fall of 2019, and the forum’s executive committee will take up the matter of nominations for this election when it meets during the January 2019 convention in Chicago. Though the executive committee is responsible for making nominations, it is required to nom…[Read more]

The next election for this forum’s Delegate Assembly representative will be held in the fall of 2019, and the forum’s executive committee will take up the matter of nominations for this election when it meets during the January 2019 convention in Chicago. Though the executive committee is responsible for making nominations, it is required to nom…[Read more]

In a society where urban life recreates otherness, dissolves geographical and social borders, creates transnational spaces and crafts new identities, how do Latinos and Hispanic immigrants of various Latin American regions living in cities in the US (re)build the local and global from inter- and cross-cultural perspectives: language, history,…[Read more]

The Forum on Language Change extended its CFP for the 2019 MLA in Chicago to March 15.  See details below for each session.

“Performing Identity through Textual Transactions”
Papers should address mutually constitutive engagements of speakers/writers, texts, and/or their contexts in the area(s) of language change and identity performance. 300-…[Read more]

The Forum on Language Change is accepting proposals on two planned sessions for the 2019 MLA in Chicago. See details below for each session.

“Performing Identity through Textual Transactions”
Papers should address mutually constitutive engagements of speakers/writers, texts, and/or their contexts in the area(s) of language change and identity per…[Read more]

We are pleased to share the CFP for our RCWS Literacy Studies Forum sponsored sessions and the CFP for a collaborative session with the LSL Language and Society Forum. Please share with colleagues who may be interested in submitting a proposal for either session.

RCWS Literacy Studies sponsored session:
The MLA RCWS Literacy Studies Forum…[Read more]

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<div class=””><b class=””><i class=””><span class=””>Can Language Shift be Reversed? Insights from and for Galician</span></i></b><span class=””><b class=””> (</b>Guaranteed Session, MLA Convention, Chicago, 3-6 January, 2…[Read more]

Date: January 03-06, 2019.
Location: Chicago
Contact Person: Carolina González (cgonzalez3@fsu.edu)

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Romance Linguistics; Historical Linguistics

Language Family(ies): Romance

Call Deadline: March 15, 2018

Meeting Description and Call for Papers:

The Romance Linguistics Forum welcomes a…[Read more]

Date: January 03-06, 2019.
Location: Chicago
Contact Person: Carolina González (cgonzalez3@fsu.edu)

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Romance Linguistics; Historical Linguistics

Language Family(ies): Romance

Call Deadline: March 15, 2018

Meeting Description and Call for Papers:

The Romance Linguistics Forum welcomes a wide range of…[Read more]

The Forum on Language Change is accepting proposals on two planned sessions for the 2019 MLA in Chicago. See details below for each session.

“Performing Identity through Textual Transactions”
Papers should address mutually constitutive engagements of speakers/writers, texts, and/or their contexts in the area(s) of language change and identity per…[Read more]

The Language Change Forum is seeking to fill one position on its Executive Committee. The position will be for the duration of 5 years. Eligible nominees should be MLA members and should not be currently serving on another MLA Forum’s Executive Committee. Please send your nominations (including self-nomination) to Brian Mann, D…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues:

We cordially invite you to join us for the following sessions at MLA 2018 organized by the Forum on Applied Linguistics (online convention program). We look forward to seeing you.

67: Language Learning, Identity, and Intercultural Understanding
Thursday, January 4, 2018
1:45 PM – 03:00 PM
Hilton – Beekman

Presider: Mary Wil…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues:

We cordially invite you to join us for the following sessions at MLA 2018 organized by the Forum on Applied Linguistics (online convention program). We look forward to seeing you.

67: Language Learning, Identity, and Intercultural Understanding
Thursday, January 4, 2018
1:45 PM – 03:00 PM
Hilton – Beekman

Presider: Mary Wil…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues:

We cordially invite you to join us for the following sessions at MLA 2018 organized by the Forum on Applied Linguistics (online convention program). We look forward to seeing you.

67: Language Learning, Identity, and Intercultural Understanding
Thursday, January 4, 2018
1:45 PM – 03:00 PM
Hilton – Beekman

Presider: Mary Wil…[Read more]