Linguistics grad school recommendations

[Oona Schmid]

While not directly related to Paul's immediate question about recommendations, I did want to mention that AAA has a resource for helping students and professionals locate programs, called our eAnthroGuide.
https://avectra.aaanet.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=AAAGuidListDir

Members can access a more robust version of this resource by logging in first.

Best, Oona


Oona Schmid
Director of Publishing, American Anthropological Association
SkypeID: oona.schmid
Phone: 703-528-1902, ext 1174
Email: oschmid at aaanet.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Linguistic Anthropology Discussion Group [mailto:LINGANTH at listserv.linguistlist.org] On Behalf Of Paul Otto
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 2:48 PM
To: LINGANTH at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
Subject: Linguistics grad school recommendations

Hello all,

I am a prospective graduate student in linguistics, and I have a question that so far has gone unanswered: as an anthropology major at a university without a linguistics department, how can/should I go about getting the recommendations from linguistics scholars that I need for applying to graduate programs?

Am I mistaken in understanding that my recommendations need to be from people with specifically linguistic backgrounds? There are some professors in related fields (including one "linguistically-informed anthropologist") at my university, and I've contemplated asking them for recommendations. 

What should I do?

Gratefully and respectfully yours,

Paul Otto
Undergraduate - DePaul University
Anthropology Department