The Kenneth L. Hale Award, named after linguist Kenneth L. Hale, is an award given to a member of the Linguistic Society of America in order to recognize "scholars who have done outstanding work on the documentation of a particular language or family of languages that is endangered or no longer spoken." It has been described as one "response to the urgency of recording endangered languages before they disappear."
Recipients
- Kathleen Bragdon (2002): Massachusett
- Ives Goddard (2002): Massachusett
- Robert W. Young (2006): Navajo
- Nicholas Evans (2011): Aboriginal languages: Mayali, Kunwinjku and Kune, Kayardild, Dalabon
- Nancy Dorian (2012): Scots Gaelic
- Claire Bowern (2014): Bardi
- Anvita Abbi (2015): Great Andamanese
- Melissa Axelrod (2017): Koyukon, Dene, Tanoan, and Ixil
- Nora England (2016): Mam and Mayan
- Tucker Childs (2018): Bolom group, Kisi, Bom, Mani, Kim, and Sherbro
- Judith Aissen (2019): Mayan languages
- Patience Epps (2020): Naduhup languages
See also
References
- ^ "LSA Honors and Awards". LinguisticSociety.org. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- Thomason, Sarah G. (2015). Endangered Languages: An Introduction, p.14. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316298008. Cites: "The Need for the Documentation of Linguistic Diversity", policy statement, LinguisticSociety.org. Accessed: 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Kenneth L. Hale Award Previous Holders", LinguisticSociety.org. Accessed: 23 July 2019.
- "2019 Award Winners Announced: Early Career Award, Kenneth L. Hale Award, & Linguistics, Language, and the Public Award | Linguistic Society of America". www.linguisticsociety.org. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- "2020 Award Winners Announced: Early Career Award, Kenneth L. Hale Award, & Linguistics, Language, and the Public Award | Linguistic Society of America". www.linguisticsociety.org. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
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