abstract:The Linguistic Society of America (LSA) is a learned society for linguists. It was founded in 1924 to advance linguistics, the scientific study of human language.
The linguisticSocietyof Americaservesitsmembersthroughscholarlymeetings, publications, andspecialactivitiesdesignedtoadvance the disciplineoflinguistics.
The importance of gathering information on such minority languages was emphasised by Professor Peter Ladefoged, a member of the endangered languages committee of the LinguisticSocietyofAmerica.