Kenneth L. Hale Award Explained

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."^[1] It has been described as one "response to the urgency of recording endangered languages before they disappear."^[2]

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^[3]
• Melissa Axelrod (2017): Koyukon, Dene, Tanoan, and Ixil^[3]
• Nora England (2016): Mam and Mayan^[3]
• Tucker Childs (2018): Bolom group, Kisi, Bom, Mani, Kim, and Sherbro^[3]
• Judith Aissen (2019): Mayan languages^{[1] [4]}
• Patience Epps (2020): Naduhup languages^[5]

See also

• Victoria A. Fromkin Lifetime Service Award

External links

• Kenneth L. Hale Award (Linguistic Society of America)

Notes and References

1. Web site: LSA Honors and Awards. 23 July 2019 . LinguisticSociety.org .
2. Thomason, Sarah G. (2015). Endangered Languages: An Introduction, p.14. Cambridge University Press. . Cites: "The Need for the Documentation of Linguistic Diversity", policy statement, LinguisticSociety.org. Accessed: 23 July 2019.
3. "Kenneth L. Hale Award Previous Holders", LinguisticSociety.org. Accessed: 23 July 2019.
4. Web site: 2019 Award Winners Announced: Early Career Award, Kenneth L. Hale Award, & Linguistics, Language, and the Public Award Linguistic Society of America. www.linguisticsociety.org. 2019-03-01.
5. Web site: 2020 Award Winners Announced: Early Career Award, Kenneth L. Hale Award, & Linguistics, Language, and the Public Award Linguistic Society of America. www.linguisticsociety.org. 2021-03-08.