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Information about the Fourth Workshop for Fostering Joint International Research: Tips for writing academic papers on Japanese linguistics in English: Focusing on terminology and glossing is updated. Please check the webpage.

The 21st International Congress of Linguists (ICL21) will be held in Poznan, Poland, from September 8 to September 14, 2024. Please click here for the call for presentations.

The Linguistic Society of Japan is delighted to announce the winners of the Outstanding Paper Award 2023 and the Best Presentation Award for the 166th Annual Meeting.

＜The Outstanding Paper Award of LSJ for the year 2023＞（1 winner）
Yuko Morokuma
"Differential Object Marking and Information Structure in Ayacucho Quechua" Gengo Kenkyu 163，pp. 111-138 (Sep., 2022).

＜The Best Presentation Award for the 166th Annual Meeting (June 2023)＞ （2 winners）
Terumichi Ariga
"Top-down effects of lexical pitch accent on categorization of vowel length in Japanese"
(co-authored with Risa Matsubara)

Koya Tanaka
"Verb Classification by Volitionality in Burmese"

[Paper Award 2023]
[Presentation Award LSJ 166]

Information about the 167th Meeting of the Linguistic Society of Japan is updated (handbook). Please check the webpage for the 167th Meeting.

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- Information about the 167th Meeting of the Linguistic Society of Japan is updated (program and online registration).
- The registration period is from Oct. 12th. Please register as soon as possible.
- Please check the webpage for the 167th Meeting.
- Registration page (Peatix) https://lsj167.peatix.com.
- The registration fee is 2,000 yen for general members, 1,000 yen for student members, 3,000 yen for non-members and 2,000 yen for student non-members.

The proposal for "Medium- and Long-term Research Strategies for Academia" submitted by the Linguistic Society of Japan has been accepted for "Future Academic Advancement Initiative (2023 Edition)” by the Science Council of Japan. For more information, please visit https://www.scj.go.jp/ja/info/kohyo/kohyo-25-t353-3.html (in Japanese).

A job opening for a position of lecturer or assistant professor specializing in linguistics or English language studies at Hitotsubashi University. The application deadline is November 22, 2023. For details, please visit the site.

The Institute of Liberal Arts and Science, Kanazawa University invites applications for two tenured faculty positions as professor, associate professor, or lecturer specializing in English language education, culture of English-speaking regions, English linguistics, or its related fields. The application deadline is October 31, 2023. For details, please visit the site (in Japanese).

The Faculty of International Communication, Gunma Prefectural Women's University, invites applications for a faculty member (Associate Professor or Lecturer) specializing in "Language and Society". The deadline for application is January 31, 2024. For more details, please see the site.

A job opening for a position of professor or associate professor specializing in japanese language studies at university of the ryukyus. The application deadline is October 20, 2023. For details, please visit the site (in Japanese).

A job opening for a position of associate professor and lecturer specializing in English linguistics or linguistics or English Language education at Nagoya City University. The application deadline is October 16, 2023. For details, please visit the site (in Japanese).

A job opening for a position of full-time lecturer specializing in English linguistics at Yamaguchi University. The application deadline is November 30, 2023. For details, please visit the site (in Japanese).

Japan-U.S. Educational Commission (Fulbright Japan), welcomes host institutions for the 2024 U.S. Fulbright Visiting Lecturer Program. Application deadline: Tuesday, October 31, 2023. For details, please visit the site (in Japanese).

A job opening for a full-time tenured position of English teacher (Lecturer or Assistant Professor) at Aichi Medical University. The application deadline is September 15, 2023. For details, please visit the site (in Japanese).