LINGUIST List 23.356 Thu Jan 19 2012 Qs: Sociolinguists Outside Academia Editor for this issue: Elyssa Winzeler <elyssalinguistlist.org> We'd like to remind readers that the responses to queries are usually best posted to the individual asking the question. That individual is then strongly encouraged to post a summary to the list. This policy was instituted to help control the huge volume of mail on LINGUIST; so we would appreciate your cooperating with it whenever it seems appropriate. In addition to posting a summary, we'd like to remind people that it is usually a good idea to personally thank those individuals who have taken the trouble to respond to the query. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Dave Sayers , Sociolinguists Outside Academia Message 1: Sociolinguists Outside Academia Date: 16-Jan-2012 From: Dave Sayers <dave.sayerscantab.net> Subject: Sociolinguists Outside Academia E-mail this message to a friend I've already sent this query to some discipline-specific email lists, and had a good number of responses, but none positive. What I was asking is about people doing sociolinguistic research who, for one reason or another, are not employed within academic institutions. This could include people who have finished their PhD but not yet found academic employment (like me!), or people who engage in paid sociolinguistic research but not through an academic institution (for example Pamela McKensie's excellent work on mother tongue based education in India and Bangladesh, for the International Network for Development). I'm interested to know about any groups specifically for sociolinguists in this sort of position. An example of such a group in another discipline is the British Sociological Association's ''Sociologists Outside Academia'' study group: http://www.britsoc.co.uk/specialisms/SOA.htm. Is anyone out there aware of any organisations or associations (or groups within those) dedicated to bringing together sociolinguists outside academia? Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 19-Jan-2012       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.