Linguistics: Internet sites

LITASA is dedicated to promoting teaching and research in reading and writing at all levels in South African society. Literacy is about much more than reading and writing. It encompasses many different forms of literacy including visual literacy, information literacy and digital literacy amongst others.

The Linguistics Society of Southern Africa is broadly dedicated to promoting the discipline of Linguistics and to fostering research excellence concerning all the languages of Southern Africa.

The South African Translators' Institute (SATI) is a professional association for language practice professionals in South Africa. Membership is open to all translators, interpreters, editors, proofreaders, text reviewers, terminologists, copywriters and anyone else involved in the language practice industry.

The Pan South African Language Board was established to develop the 11 official langauages, plus the Khoe, San and South African sign language and promote multilingualism in South Africa.

The aim of Afrilex is the promotion and co-ordination of the research, study and teaching of lexicography.

BAAL is a professional association based in the UK, which provides a forum for people interested in language and applied linguistics.

The Institute of Translation & Interpreting (ITI) is the UK’s only dedicated association for practising translation and interpreting professionals.

AILA is the acronym for Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée or International Association of Applied Linguistics. AILA is the international federation of national or regional associations of Applied Linguistics.

The Linguistics Association of Great Britain (LAGB) is the leading professional association for academic linguists in Great Britain, and welcomes new members. Its scope includes all branches of linguistics.

Advancing the scientific study of language.

The most important objective of the Association is to serve language practitioners at all levels and in all spheres with an information and networking forum concerning issues in language teaching, e.g. new trends and developments, syllabi etc.

The Southern African Applied Linguistics Association (SAALA) is a professional association of scholars who are interested in, and actively contributing to, the multidisciplinary field of applied linguistics.

The Modern Language Association promotes the study and teaching of languages and literatures through its programs, publications, annual convention, and advocacy work. The MLA exists to support the intellectual and professional lives of its members.

The Cambridge University Linguistic Society (CU LingSoc) brings together members of the University who are interested in the field of linguistics, and language in general.

The Center for Applied Linguistics is dedicated to providing a comprehensive range of research-based information, tools, and resources related to language and culture.

Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a comprehensive reference work cataloging all of the world’s known living languages. Since 1951, the Ethnologue has been an active research project involving hundreds of linguists and other researchers around the world.

The Institute of Linguistics (IoL) is the academic home of faculty and students researching and teaching in linguistics, the scientific study of human language, and its subfields.

The list provides a forum where academic linguists can discuss linguistic issues and exchange linguistic information.

The Philological Society is the oldest learned society in Great Britain devoted to the scholarly study of language and languages.