Australian Linguistic Society

The Australian Linguistic Society is the national organisation for linguists and linguistics in Australia. Its primary goal is to further interest in and support for linguistics research and teaching in Australia. The Australian Linguistic Society is one of the two main linguistics societies in Australia.

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The ALS Newsletter is issued three times per year, in March, July and October. Information for the Newsletter should be sent to the Editor, Joe Blythe (alsonline-at-als.asn.au) during the first week of March, July and October. There is a list of people who are automatically advised that it is time to contribute material; if you wish to be added to that list, send Joe an email.

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The Australian Linguistic Society is the national organisation for linguists and linguistics in Australia. Its primary goal is to further interest in and support for linguistics research and teaching in Australia. The Australian Linguistic Society is one of the two main linguistics societies in Australia.

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Australian Journal of Linguistics

The Australian Journal of Linguistics, the journal of the Australian Linguistic Society, is published four times per year. Members can access their electronic copy via the member portal online.
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Scholarships & Prizes

The Australian Linguistic Society offers four Prizes and Scholarships to support linguistics research students: the Michael Clyne Prize; the Gerhardt Laves Scholarship; the Jalwang Scholarship; and the Susan Kaldor Scholarship 
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Research Grants

The Australian Linguistic Society offers a research grant scheme of up to $5000 per grant for research in any area of linguistics.
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What's new?

Welcome to the first newsletter of 2025, and welcome to the new year (albeit one we’re already a fair way through – how does this keep happening?).

It was great to see so many of you at the ALS conference in Canberra at the end of last year. Attendance numbers were very strong, and there were many really interesting papers… and some nice merch – in the end, and there’s still some left if anyone wants to order a mug, t-shirt or tote bag. Congratulations and thanks to the organisers for their splendid work, and to AIATSIS for their financial and administrative support in facilitating the involvement of First Nations linguists.

Don’t forget that the ALS Research Grants scheme, along with the Laves, Jalwang and Kaldor Scholarships and the Michael Clyne Prize and Barb Kelly Prize are all currently open for applications, so hurry and get your applications in.

On a different note, most of you will be aware of the recent passing of Emeritus Professor Jeff Siegel. Many of us have first-hand experience of Jeff’s outstanding research, generosity and support as a colleague, and all-round status as a great and decent human being. We send our condolences to his family, and all his friends and colleagues at UNE and beyond.

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