Membership
What is the SLE?
- SLE is the only continental professional organization of linguists and, besides the Comité International Permanent des Linguistes, the only international linguistic association.
- SLE is a democratically constituted organization. The Executive Committee, including the President, the Secretary and the Treasurer, are responsible to the Annual Members’ Meeting, which takes place at the annual conferences. If you want to engage in SLE activities, you are welcome as a candidate for an office.
- SLE Annual Meetings are professionally organized high-quality conferences that cover all of linguistics. They are the events of choice if you want to be updated on current work in different subdisciplines and in different countries. The conferences are held at renowned universities all over Europe, every year in another country.
Why join the Societas Linguistica Europaea?
As a member, you are welcome at our annual SLE meeting, which over the last decade has become one of the key gatherings for linguists.
As a member you are entitled to access to Folia Linguistica and Folia Linguistica Historica, two refereed linguistic journals of internationally recognized standing. Folia Linguistica and Folia Linguistica Historica publish, first and foremost, articles by SLE members.
As a member you receive our Newsletters, with updates on the community of linguists and the dynamic field of linguistics.
Ready to join?
To become a member of the Societas Linguistica Europaea, and to pay your membership fees online, simply begin by filling in the on-line application form for SLE membership. [please do not use a Gmail account for the first registration, as validation is blocked by this provider]. This will take you to our secure server site, where you can enter your credit or debit card details. Alternatively, you may pay by bank transfer. Upon receipt of your payment, your membership becomes operative, and you are instantly entitled to all the rights of a member.
Existing members
Existing members may renew their subscription online by credit card or by completion and return of the membership renewal form. To renew your membership please log in to the Members’ Area.
Standard Membership
The standard annual membership fee for the current calendar year is €30. It applies to all members with a salary or with institutional funding. Members who pay three years in advance, i.e. for the current calendar year plus the next two, may apply the reduced rate of €75.
Student Membership
The annual membership fee for MA students or PhD students without a salary/scholarship is €15. This criterion applies at the time of payment. Members whose status changes must let this be known to the secretary.
Unemployed Membership
The annual membership fee for unemployed colleagues is €15. This criterion applies at the time of payment. Members whose status changes must let this be known to the secretary.
Retired Membership
The annual membership fee for retired colleagues is €15.
Reduced Rate Membership
There is a reduced rate of €10 per annum for members currently active as linguists in countries whose per capita nominal GDP (accordingly to the latest IMF data) lies below $20,000. Currently, these countries include: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia, Brazil, Bulgaria, PR China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ecuador, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, Nepal, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Togo, Turkey, Ukraine and Venezuela. Members whose location changes must let this be known to the secretary. Please note that someone from one of the listed countries but currently active in a country whose per capita nominal GDP lies above $20,000 is not entitled to this reduced rate.