Linguistic Society of the Philippines

Linguistic Society of the Philippines
Formation1969; 55 years ago (1969)
TypeScientific institute
PurposeResearch in Philippine languages, linguistics and language education
HeadquartersDe La Salle University, Manila, Philippines
Key people
Bonifacio P. Sibayan (co-founder)
Ernesto Constantino (co-founder)
Parent organization
Philippine Social Science Council
AffiliationsSIL International
Website(in English)

The Linguistic Society of the Philippines, Inc. (or LSP) is a learned society for linguists and language educators based in Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1969 primarily to rally for increased domestic research work on Philippine languages. The organization currently hosts and co-hosts local and international conferences and three memorial lectures. The LSP also publishes its own international peer-reviewed scholarly journal entitled the Philippine Journal of Linguistics (PJL).[1]

Among notable people involved with the organization were linguists R. David Zorc and Lawrence A. Reid[2] and former Department of Education, Culture and Sports secretary Andrew Gonzalez. For years, the LSP has also been an active partner of SIL International, known publisher of the Ethnologue.[3][4]

  1. ^ Linguistic Society of the Philippines, Inc. "Philippine Journal of Linguistics".
  2. ^ Lawrence Reid. "Publications".
  3. ^ Domini M. Torrevillas (21 May 2013). "SIL turns 60". Philstar. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. ^ Domini M. Torrevillas (11 March 2003). "Summer Institute of Linguistics on its 50th year". Philstar. Retrieved 13 May 2015.