Editing Linguistic Society of America (section)

==Organizational structure==
The Linguistic Society of America (LSA) is governed by three officers and an executive committee. The three officers—president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer—are elected by the members of the LSA. The president, elected to a one-year term, serves as the chair of the executive committee, as well as presiding over the annual meeting of the society. The president is first elected to the vice-presidency for a one year-term, which also carries the title of president-elect, and then assumes the presidency at the conclusion of the annual meeting. The secretary-treasurer is nominated by the executive committee and elected by the membership to a five-year term. They serve as the [[chief financial officer]] of the LSA.<ref name=Constitution>{{cite web|url=http://www.linguisticsociety.org/about/what-we-do/constitution-bylaws| title=Constitution and Bylaws of the LSA |year=n.d.| publisher=Linguistic Society of America| access-date=13 January 2016}}</ref> [[Heidi Harley]] currently serves as president for 2025, with [[Alicia Beckford Wassink]] serving as vice-president. The current secretary-treasurer, having taken office in January 2018, is [[Frederick Newmeyer]] who will serve until at least 2027.<ref>{{cite web |title=Governance |url=https://www.lsadc.org/executive_committee |access-date=February 6, 2025 |publisher=Linguistic Society of America}}</ref>

The executive committee has ultimate authority over all policy decisions of the LSA. The committee is composed of 12 members, 11 of which have voting privileges. The executive director serves ''[[ex officio]]'' without a vote, while the three officers and the previous year's president serve as voting members of the body. The remaining seven positions are specifically elected and held by members of the LSA. One is a student member, elected to a two-year term, while the remaining six are full members elected to three year terms. The elections for the three-year terms are [[staggered elections|staggered]], with two members elected each year. The executive director is nominated by the executive committee and appointed by the president. They serve as the [[chief administrative officer]], overseeing the society's application and adherence to policies, and report directly to the executive committee.<ref name=Constitution />

Membership in the LSA is open to any person who pays dues and entitles the member to receive the society's flagship publication, ''Language'', as well as submit manuscripts to LSA publications and abstracts to be considered for the annual meeting. Scholars who live outside of the United States may be elected as honorary members of the LSA after being nominated by the executive committee.<ref name=Constitution /> There are currently about 3,500 members.<ref name="Linguistic Society of America" />

The LSA has a number of standing committees and special-interest groups on various issues in linguistics, including:<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.linguisticsociety.org/about/who-we-are/committees|title = Committees and Special Interest Groups|access-date = 28 March 2015|publisher = Linguistics Society of America}}</ref>
*Committee on Endangered Languages and their Preservation (CELP)
*Ethics Committee
*Committee on Ethnic Diversity in Linguistics (CEDL)
*Linguistics in the School Curriculum Committee (LiSC)
*Linguistics in Higher Education Committee (LiHeC)
*Public Relations Committee
*Committee on Public Policy (CoPP)
*Committee on Student Issues and Concerns (COSIAC)
*Committee on Gender Equity in Linguistics (COGEL), formerly on the Status of Women in Linguistics (COSWL)
*Committee on Scholarly Communication in Linguistics (COSCIL)
*Committee on LGBTQ+ Issues in Linguistics (COZIL)
*Linguistics Beyond Academia Special Interest Group
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