31.3245, Fun Facts: Student Resources

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LINGUIST List: Vol-31-3245. Sat Oct 24 2020. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 31.3245, Fun Facts: Student Resources

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Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2020 22:18:16
From: LINGUIST List [linguist at linguistlist.org]
Subject: Fun Facts: Student Resources

 
Hello Linguist Listers,

Many people think of LINGUIST List primarily as a resource for professional
academic linguists. While this demographic does make up a large portion of 
our subscribers, LINGUIST List is also dedicated to serving the needs of
up-and-coming linguists. 

Our student portal is specifically designed to aid students in their entry
into the field. Prospective linguists will find information on the field as a
whole, stories about how various linguists became involved in the field, and
what types of work is currently going on in the field. Our recently developed
Programs platform serves as a database for linguistics programs at
universities around the world. Prospective students can search by geographical
area, subdiscipline, and type of program. If your university’s program isn’t
yet listed, we encourage you to add it here
(https://linguistlist.org/programs/). 

LINGUIST List also provides resources for those whose studies are already in
progress. LINGUIST List helps publicize numerous conferences geared towards
graduate and undergraduate linguists each year. Our Queries section connects
student or postgraduate researchers with the larger linguistics community,
oftentimes helping them find native speakers or data for ongoing research
projects. Our ‘Ask a Linguist’ feature is also an invaluable resource for
those who may be new to the field and unsure where to look for answers to
questions of a linguistic nature. The student portal includes several writing
resources, such as MLA/APA resources, information on language codes
(MultiTree), and more. Graduates and postgraduates can also find information
on funding opportunities in our Supports section. After completing their
studies, LINGUIST List helps connect qualified linguists with employment in
their field through our Jobs section, which just this year has advertised 343
jobs so far. 

Those of you who have been keeping up with our Fund Drive posts thus far will
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means that there are potentially up to 200 linguists working in the field
today whose studies were directly supported by YOU, the subscribers of
LINGUIST List! 

We’re very proud that a large part of our work these past thirty years has
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resources and insight into our vibrant community of study. Since LINGUIST List
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throughout the years. You have enabled countless young linguists to find the
resources and support they needed to pursue their work in the field. We hope
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