Association for Linguistic Typology

The Association for Linguistic Typology (ALT) is a professional society for linguists interested in linguistic typology (general comparative linguistics, as opposed to historical-comparative linguistics). It was founded in 1995.{{cite web | title=Conferences | website=Association for Linguistic Typology | date=1997-09-14 | url=https://linguistic-typology.org/conferences/ | access-date=2023-04-20}} The ALT has several hundred members; and through its website, its annual meetings, and its journal Linguistic Typology it works to disseminate and highlight current research in comparative grammar.

The founding of ALT was initiated by Frans Plank in 1994, after the European Science Foundation's EUROTYP programme (1990–1994) had for the first time brought together dozens of typologists from Europe and beyond.

Publications

Since 1997, the ALT has published the journal Linguistic Typology in association with De Gruyter Mouton. It was first edited by Frans Plank, followed by the current editor, Maria Koptjevskaja-Tamm.

Meetings

Since 1997, the ALT has organized biennial conferences on different continents.

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15 \| Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, China{{cite web \| title=ALT 2024 \| date=2021-10-15 \| url=https://sites.google.com/view/alt2024/home \| access-date=2024-01-15}} \| 2024
14 \| University of Texas, Austin, USA{{cite web \| title=ALT 2022 \| date=2021-10-15 \| url=https://sites.google.com/view/alt2022/home \| access-date=2023-04-20}} \| 2022
13 \| University of Pavia, Italy{{cite web \| title=ALT2019 \| website=Università di Pavia \| date=2019-09-06 \| url=https://sites.google.com/universitadipavia.it/alt2019/home \| access-date=2023-04-20}} \| 2019
12 \| Australian National University, Canberra, Australia \| 2017
11 \| University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA \| 2015
10 \| Leipzig University, Germany[https://www.eva.mpg.de/lingua/conference/2013_ALT10/ ALT10 (2013)]. \| 2013
9 \| Hong Kong, China \| 2011
8 \| University of California at Berkeley, USA{{cite web \| title=ALT8 Home \| website=LSA 2009 \| date=2009-01-12 \| url=https://lsa2009.berkeley.edu/alt8/ \| access-date=2023-04-20}} \| 2009
7 \| Paris, France \| 2007
6 \| Padang, Indonesia \| 2005
5 \| University of Cagliari, Italy \| 2003
4 \| University of California at Santa Barbara, USA \| 2001
3 \| University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands \| 1999
2 \| University of Oregon, Eugene, USA \| 1997
1 \| University of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain \| 1995

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! Meeting !! place !! date

| Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, China{{cite web | title=ALT 2024 | date=2021-10-15 | url=https://sites.google.com/view/alt2024/home | access-date=2024-01-15}}

| 2024

| University of Texas, Austin, USA{{cite web | title=ALT 2022 | date=2021-10-15 | url=https://sites.google.com/view/alt2022/home | access-date=2023-04-20}}

| 2022

| University of Pavia, Italy{{cite web | title=ALT2019 | website=Università di Pavia | date=2019-09-06 | url=https://sites.google.com/universitadipavia.it/alt2019/home | access-date=2023-04-20}}

| 2019

| Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

| 2017

| University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA

| 2015

| Leipzig University, Germany[https://www.eva.mpg.de/lingua/conference/2013_ALT10/ ALT10 (2013)].

| 2013

| Hong Kong, China

| 2011

| University of California at Berkeley, USA{{cite web | title=ALT8 Home | website=LSA 2009 | date=2009-01-12 | url=https://lsa2009.berkeley.edu/alt8/ | access-date=2023-04-20}}

| 2009

| Paris, France

| 2007

| Padang, Indonesia

| 2005

| University of Cagliari, Italy

| 2003

| University of California at Santa Barbara, USA

| 2001

| University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

| 1999

| University of Oregon, Eugene, USA

| 1997

| University of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

| 1995

Presidents

The following persons have been president of the Association for Linguistic Typology:{{cite web | title=Officers | website=Association for Linguistic Typology | url=https://linguistic-typology.org/officers/ | access-date=2023-04-20}}

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Bernard Comrie 1995–1999
Marianne Mithun 1999–2003
Nicholas Evans 2003–2007
Anna Siewierska 2007–2011
Johanna Nichols 2011–2015
Jeff Good 2016–2019
Keren Rice 2020–2022
Johan van der Auwera 2023–

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References

External links

[https://linguistic-typology.org/ ALT website]
[http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/lity Linguistic Typology, a journal of the ALT]

Category:Scientific organizations established in 1995

Category:Linguistic societies

Category:Linguistic typology