Journal of Linguistic Anthropology

In the spirit of Spotify wrapped being released, I present you with the JLA’s Edition: AAA Wrapped! This is just a peek at all of the awesome work that was presented, but I hope you feel as if you got a taste of the AAA meeting after watching this (and maybe even inspiration to attend next year!)

Kate Arnold-Murray’s article discusses the ban of the Jewish Pride Flag in an LGBTQ+ event that led users to take different stances based on their alignment to the flag as indexical of Jewish or Israeli identity. Full article at: anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

NEW Virtual Issue from Journal of Linguistic Anthropology!

Explore how ghosts, witchcraft, and magic haunt our everyday language and lives.
From colonialism to resistance and examine the twilight realms between past and present, real and supernatural
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Who else is excited about the AAA meeting this week? 🙋‍♀️ We've assembled a collection of articles that relate to this year's theme: Ghosts! Links are below:
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Dr. Shulist discusses the main themes of her article "A translated utopia: Embodied communication, media ideologies, and Star Trek's Universal Translator." I really enjoyed our discussion and hope that you do too! Full interview is available at: youtu.be/WVkGEXk93m8

🎧 New cross-journal virtual issue!
This collection brings together Inoue’s (2003) landmark article on listening subjects with 6 pieces from @journaloflinganth.bsky.social and JSLX.
9 early-career scholars share their commentaries—senior scholar responses coming soon.
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What would the world be like if technology were advanced enough for us to understand each other without needing a physical translator? Dr. Shulist explores this idea by means of Star Trek’s “Universal Translator” anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

New book review post! I really enjoyed reading Yang’s review, I feel that she offered a very thoughtful summary of the book while providing ideas on potential future explorations on the evolutionary, rather than fixed, nature of Heritage Languages anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The Cross Journal Symposium on Listening Practices and Linguistic Perception is NOW AVAILABLE! Follow this link to take a look: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

Happy Halloween from the JLA! 🎃Here’s a Fun Friday Reader Tip, check out what you can do if you want to read more of an author’s work published to the JLA or any other AAA journal!

Here’s a clip of my interview with Dr. Sonya Pritzker! Full video available on our youtube channel: youtu.be/9Rlr3eKbYH0?...

Flashback Friday! If you’re interested in chronotopes, check these articles out!
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How does defining social justice in an embodied way reshape dominant chronotopes? Make sure to read Dr. Sonya Pritzker’s article to find out! Living Justice Project: livingjusticeproject.com and you can find the full article at anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

In this interview, Dr. Alexandra Diamond provides some background that led her to her doctoral work studying the Dovubaravi community and, more specifically, how the children of the community acquire and deploy kinship vocatives. Full interview available at: youtu.be/vke9OT7zbNk?...

Another day, another book review! I really enjoyed DeVoe’s thoughtful overview of the book’s content accompanied by his own insights of key concepts. I highly recommend you check out what he has to say! Full link to the review: anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

What information can we glean from kinship vocatives? Dr. Alexandra Diamond does a wonderful job at providing historical context alongside the many indexicalities of kinship vocatives in the Dovubaravi community, a rural Indo-Fijian community anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

What could different artistic workshops reveal about the way in which nostalgia and silence can work together? Check out Christopher Thompson’s book review of David Divita’s “Untold Stories” to find out! Full review can be found here!: anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

If you enjoyed last week's book reviews, I highly recommend you take a look at these articles! Links for all included below in the order they appear in the post!

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I was enamored by the use of multi-modal media in this article. Being able to follow Yeh's narrative alongside visuals of her participant, Paz, allowed me to fully immerse myself in the discussion. Full article at: anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this book review which highlights the importance of ethical ethnography and the diversity within deaf mobility studies! Full review here! anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Check out this book review from the August 2025 Issue! Chen provides an authentic summary of the Chapters, while providing his own insights into areas of interest and improvement. anthrosource-onlinelibrary-wiley-com.proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/doi/10.1111/...

Check out my interview with @archiecrowley.bsky.social who provided a wonderful summary of their article “And it just becomes queer slang: Race, linguistic innovation, and appropriation within trans communities in the US South.” Full video on Youtube: youtu.be/8vOqwziq6oE?...
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Do speakers of English carry with them post-colonial ideas of standardness and correctness? See what Dr. Nguyen and Dr. Hamid have to say about the “colonized” mind of an Indian audience in regards to their reactions towards a Muslim professor’s resignation letter. @wiley.com

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! To celebrate, I invite you all to check out one of our Special Curated Issues, Latines in the U.S., which was created by our previous Grad Student Assistant, Ileana Pérez! anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

YouTube video by Journal of Linguistic Anthropology Hello everyone! I’m looking forward to making some more content and sharing with all of you!

Hello, everyone! Here is my introductory video where I talk about my role as the student assistant for the JLA! I'm so excited to share the Journal's information with you all!

Many thanks to @journaloflinganth.bsky.social for featuring my recent article on online nationalism in China. It was a great opportunity to think further about the relationship between mass media and personal lives!!
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