SLA PRIZES

[Bambi Schieffelin]

SLA Prizes

SLA Sapir Book Prize

The Society for Linguistic Anthropology invites nominations for the Edward
Sapir Book Prize, to be awarded alternate years to a book that makes the
most significant contribution to our understanding of language in society,
or the ways in which language mediates historical or contemporary
sociocultural processes. The SLA invites nomination of books with conceptual
and theoretical focus, as well as ethnographic and descriptive works.
Single-authored or multi-authored books‹ but not edited
collections‹published within the last three years are eligible (publication
dates of 2001-2003). A substantive letter of nomination, a copy of the book,
and published reviews, if available, should be sent to Leanne Hinton, Dept
of Linguistics, 1203 Dwinelle Hall, U of California Berkeley, Berkeley CA
94720-2650. Nominations by authors are welcome. Deadline: Jan 15, 2004.

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SLA Student Essay Contest

The Society for Linguistic Anthropology invites graduate and undergraduate
students to submit a paper on linguistic anthropology. Graduate student
winners will receive $100, an invitation to submit their papers for review
in the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, and have their names and abstract
published in AN. An undergraduate prize also will be awarded if the quality
and number of entries merits it. Undergraduates will receive $100 and will
be recognized (along with the faculty member for whom the paper was written)
in AN. Unpublished papers will be judged on originality; organization,
quality, and clarity of writing; cogency of argument; contributions to
theory with use of empirical materials; and timeliness. Papers should be
limited to 45 double-spaced pages in total using the style sheet of the
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology. Snail mail four copies of the manuscript
to Elinor Ochs, SLA President, Dept of Anthro, 341 Haines Hall, Box 945553,
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1553. Be sure to include a cover letter with
mailing and email address, telephone, institutional affiliation and student
status (graduate or undergraduate). The first page of each paper should
specify paper title, but not author¹s name. Deadline: Jan 15, 2004.