The LAGB is the leading professional association for academic linguists in Great Britain, and welcomes new members. Its scope includes all branches of linguistics – formal or functional, theoretical or descriptive, synchronic or diachronic, social or psychological (or neither), concerned with one language or many. Its members individually favour a wide range of different theories of language structure, and all theoretical persuasions are welcome.
The LAGB’s main activities are:
- Publication of the Journal of Linguistics, a highly respected international journal.
- An annual conference, which includes an invited overseas speaker of renown, a workshop, a language tutorial and various specialist sessions, as well as papers reflecting a wide range of views and approaches.
- Representation of linguistics and linguists in matters such as research funding and quality assessment.
- Bridging the gap between academic linguistics and language education through the activities of the LAGB Education Committee. This committee organizes specialist Linguistics at School sessions at LAGB meetings.
- Maintenance of discussion forums for discussion of general issues.
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