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This popular and newly expanded guide offers linguistics students clear, practical advice on how to succeed in graduate school, earn a degree, and find a job. Along the way, the author explains how to speak at conferences, publish journal articles, write grant applications, and complete a dissertation, all while developing vital skills and making important connections within the field and in the wider world. Throughout Surviving Linguistics, Macaulay emphasizes the importance of working well with professors and fellow graduate students.
Linguistics students everywhere will find valuable guidance about writing and research, publishing, seeking advice and working collaboratively, networking, and preparing for both academic and industry career paths. The book's discussion of the structure and funding of graduate school and the process of applying for academic jobs focuses on North America.
"Playful and collaborative—this new edition is inclusive, inviting, and community-building. In giving us the guidelines for supportive and collaborative participation, Macaulay reminds us that community is built, and that we all can do our part in fostering and maintaining ours!" —Anna Marie Trester, Career Linguist (See more reviews)
What's new in the 3rd edition
The third edition of Monica Macaulay's Surviving Linguistics is a major update with new resources and expanded topics throughout the book. The book overall is about 50% longer than the second edition while retaining the focus on clear, practical advice that has made it such a trusted resource in the field. The book has lots of new practical exercises, as well as a new annotated bibliography of recent books and web resources.
The author has added a new chapter about jobs in industry, and the entire book is now more inclusive of a greater range of student experiences. Other significant added or much-expanded discussions throughout the book include:
imposter phenomenon, parenting, and institutional resources
professional presence, social media, and preparing for life after grad school
LaTeX and R
how to start participating in conferences
diversity, equity, and inclusion
new approaches to finding a topic and starting research
AI
writing prompts
preparing and using slides in conference presentations
conference poster sessions
sources of grants and fellowships
open access and predatory journals
manuscript reviews
depositing and publishing your dissertation
preparing research, teaching, and DEI statements for job applications
temporary academic positions and starting an academic job
Surviving Linguistics is available in paperback as single copies and as 10-packs for professors, advisors, and departments who want to give this popular guide to their students. These 10-packs are 10 copies of the paperback edition packed together and offered at a 35% discount. Bookstores and resellers should note that the 10-pack is non-returnable after 30 days, and that no further discounts apply to the 10-pack.
About the author
Monica Macaulay is the Ada Deer Professor of Language Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she teaches a research methods and materials course for linguistics graduate students. Macaulay received her PhD in linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley in 1987. Her research is primarily on the morphology of Native American Languages, and she works closely with the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin on language reclamation and revitalization. She has received five NSF/NEH research grants and is a Past President of the Endangered Language Fund, a nonprofit organization that funds language revitalization and preservation projects around the world. She cofounded the Women in Linguistics Mentoring Alliance, has served on the LSA Committee on the Status of Women in Linguistics, and is a past member of the LSA Executive Committee. She is a Fellow of the LSA, and was the recipient of the first LSA Mentoring Award.
