about

We work with numerous other institutes across the globe. We are a small subsection of CIOL and the Linguistics Association of Britain. A membership with our institute is therefore also valid with over 200+ institutes worldwide.

The British Linguistics Institute (BLI) is the leading professional association for academic linguists in Great Britain, and welcomes new members. Its scope includes all branches of linguistics – formal or functional, theoretical or descriptive, synchronic or diachronic, social or psychological (or neither), concerned with one language or many. Its members individually favour a wide range of different theories of language structure, and all theoretical persuasions are welcome.

The LAGB’s main activities are:

• Publication of the Journal of Linguistics, a highly respected international journal.

• An annual conference, which includes two invited overseas speakers of renown, a workshop, a language tutorial, a summer school and various specialist sessions, as well as papers reflecting a wide range of views and approaches.

• Representation of linguistics and linguists in matters such as research funding and quality assessment.

• Bridging the gap between academic linguistics and language education.

• Maintenance of discussion forums for discussion of general issues.