Chicago Linguistic Society
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The Chicago Linguistic Society (or CLS) is one of the oldest student-run organization in the United States, based at the University of Chicago
. Although its exact foundation date is obscure, according to Eric Hamp, it is generally believed to antedate the Second World War, and possibly extends back to Bloomfield
's and Sapir
's tenure at the University in the 1920s and 1930s.
Since the mid-60s, CLS has run an annual conference that has received an international status in linguistics comparable to BLS, the LSA
, WCCFL and NELS.
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. Although its exact foundation date is obscure, according to Eric Hamp, it is generally believed to antedate the Second World War, and possibly extends back to Bloomfield
Leonard Bloomfield
Leonard Bloomfield was an American linguist who led the development of structural linguistics in the United States during the 1930s and the 1940s. His influential textbook Language, published in 1933, presented a comprehensive description of American structural linguistics...
's and Sapir
Edward Sapir
Edward Sapir was an American anthropologist-linguist, widely considered to be one of the most important figures in the early development of the discipline of linguistics....
's tenure at the University in the 1920s and 1930s.
Since the mid-60s, CLS has run an annual conference that has received an international status in linguistics comparable to BLS, the LSA
Linguistic Society of America
The Linguistic Society of America is a professional society for linguists. It was founded in 1924 to advance linguistics, the scientific study of human language. The LSA has over 5,000 individual members and welcomes linguists of all kinds. It works to advance the discipline and to communicate...
, WCCFL and NELS.