Resources

The following is a list of resources that may be of interest to students who are interested in linguistics.

Linguistics

• Why Major in Linguistics? by Monica Macaulay and Kristen Syrett
• Sociolinguistics by Walt Wolfram
• Discourse Analysis by Deborah Tannen

Professional organizations

• Linguistic Society of America
• American Anthropological Association
• American Association for Applied Linguistics
• The Linguist List

Journals

• Language in Society
• Journal of Sociolinguistics
• Journal of Linguistic Anthropology
• Pragmatics
• List of undergraduate journals

For your linguistics geekdom

• Language Log
• What Should We Call Linguistics (Tumblr)
• Lingthusiasm
• The Vocal Fries

Life after UMW

I’m happy to talk with you about what career options are available after your time at UMW. Feel free to drop by in my office!

• PhD Comics (Piled Higher and Deeper)
• Occupational Finder from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Open Letter to My Students: No, You Cannot be a Professor by Larry Cebula, Eastern Washington University
• Materials for 2023 ENLI Graduate School Panel