the chicago linguistic society

Announcements

Registration for CLS 57 is now open! It is free of cost - just let us know to expect you by filling out this form!
The schedule for the conference is also available for viewing here. Some details are still subject to change.

About

The Chicago Linguistic Society is the oldest student-run linguistics organization in the United States. Our linguistics conference has been held almost every year since 1965. This academic year, CLS will host its 57^th annual meeting, which will be held from Thursday, May 6, to Saturday, May 8, 2021.

Invited Presentations

Ruth Kramer (she/her) - TBA
N. Tulio Bermúdez (they/he/ellx/él) - Speech play as praxis for a cognitive map of the future
Kirby Conrod (they/them) - TBA
Vadim Kimmelman (he/him) - Lexical variation in sign languages: lessons from Russian Sign Language
Sandhya Sundaresan (she/her) - TBA
Kelly E. Wright (she/her) - Race & Language: Considering Black Linguistic Experiences

CLS 56 Online Repository: Papers accepted to CLS 56 are now being hosted on an online repository which can be found here.

Organizers

Brianna Wilson (she/her)
Saulé Tuganbaeva (she/her)
Steven Castro (he/him)
Akshay Aitha (he/him)
Aurora Martinez Del Rio (she/her)

Land Acknowledgement

The Chicago Linguistic Society is headquartered at the University of Chicago, which was built on the occupied and unceded lands ancestrally stewarded by many Native peoples. These include the people of the Council of Three Fires (the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa nations) as well as the Menominee, Kickapoo, Miami, Sac and Fox, and Ho-Chunk nations. Today, Cook County is home to 39,000 Native people representing more than 100 tribal nations.

Questions?

Please email us for any questions or issues that may arise.